Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC): Getting the Absolute Most from Your Antennas
MRC weights each diversity branch by its channel gain to maximize post-combiner SNR — formula, intuition, and comparison to selection combining.
maximum ratio combining
Selection combining diversity — pick the strongest branch (Matlab intuition)
Selection combining: choose the receive branch with highest SNR each fade, BER improvement vs single-antenna Rayleigh, and when SC is enough vs MRC.
SIMO receive-diversity channel models — from one transmit antenna to several receivers
MIMO — Diversity path 1. Intro → 2. Diversity vs mux → 3. SIMO → 4. Selection combining → 5. MRC Tools: Diversity & multiplexing demo Introduction Turn off every transmit antenna but one, and keep several receive antennas. That SIMO setup is the cleanest way into spatial diversity in class: no space-time code to … Read more