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%'>&<$Analytical Tools for the Performance Evaluation ofWireless Communication SystemsMohamed-Slim AlouiniDepartment of Electrical and Computer EngineeringTAMU-Q Education CityQatar Foundation, Doha , QatarE-mail: alouini@qatar.tamu.eduTutorialNovember 2005General OutlinePart 0: Background, Motivation, and Goals.Part I: Some Basics.Part II: Diversity Systems.Part III: Co-Channel Interference.MotivationWireless communication systems have seen atremendous growth over the past decade.Recent and emerging systems have to supporta wide range of services– File transfer– E-mail– Internet accessMajor ConstraintsWireless communications are subject to threemajor constraints:– A complex and harsh radio propagation envi-ronment (multipath and shadowing)– Limited radio spectrum (co-channelinterference).– Limited power and size for hand-heldterminals.Effective fading and interference mitigation tech-niques are required.Design of Wireless Comm. SystemsOften the basic problem facing the wireless sys-tem designer is to determine the “best” schemein the face of his or her available constraints.An informed decision/choice relies on an accu-rate quantitative performance evaluation and com-parison of various options and techniques.Performance of wireless communication systemscan be measured in terms of:– Outage probability.– Average outage/fade duration.– Average bit or symbol error rate ...