On the channel capacity of MIMO Rayleigh-Lognormal fading channel

Abstract

The capacity of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) system over wireless channels has been investigated analytically and by simulation over different types of wireless fading channels, such as Rayleigh, Ricain and Nakagami fading channels. This paper paper first investigates the channel capacity of the MIMO channels over the Rayleigh-Lognormal fading channel. The paper derives the analytic expression of channel capacity n of the MIMO Rayleigh-Lognormal fading channel in integral form, gives the Eigenvalue Probability Density Function (PDF) of the MIMO Rayleigh-Lognormal fading channel. Numerical calculation for the channel capacity of MIMO Rayleigh-Lognormal fading channel is explored using two numerical calculation methods, Gaussian-Laguerre numerical integration and Gaussian-Hermite numerical integration.