SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO STATISTICS FOR NONDISPERSIVE FADING IN RADIO CHANNELS WITH CROSS POLARIZATION INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION

The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) statistics of a cross-polarized interference cancellation scheme is derived in terms of the statistics of nondispersive fading of the signals in the radio channels. The results are applied to certain digital radio channels subjected to nondispersive fading. It is found that error rates not exceeding 10-6 could be maintained during 99 percent of the duration of a 30 dB fade in a 26.4 mi path. The method and data presented support the feasibility of cross polarization interference cancellation. They are applicable to the determination of SNR budget in the transmission system. Copyright © 1979 by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.