Yacoub, M. D.da Silva, CRCMVargas, J. E.2014-05-202014-05-202000-02-17Electronics Letters. Hertford: IEE-inst Elec Eng, v. 36, n. 4, p. 382-384, 2000.0013-5194http://hdl.handle.net/11449/31172Exact and closed-form expressions for the level crossing rate and average fade duration are presented for equal gain combining and maximal ratio combining schemes, assuming an arbitrary number of independent branches in a Rayleigh environment. The analytical results are thoroughly validated by simulation.382-384engArtigo10.1049/el:20000288WOS:000085671500066Acesso restrito