A Novel Mgf Based Analysis of Channel Capacity of Generalized-k Fading With Maximal-ratio Combining Diversity

Abstract

In this paper, we have analyzed the channel capacity by using the maximal-ratio combing (MRC) diversity scheme for communication systems operating over a composite fading environment modeled by the Generalized-K distribution at the receiver. For the Generalized-K fading channel with arbitrary values for small and large scale fading parameters, we have derived a closed-form expression for the moment generating function (MGF) of the received signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and utilized it to obtain a novel closed-form expressions for the channel capacity under di®erent adaptive transmission schemes. The result of the proposed methods is compared with other reported literature to support the analysis.