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We evaluate the performance of selection combining (SC) diversity in cellular systems where binary phase-shift keying (BPSK) is employed and the desired signal as well as the cochannel interferers (CCIs) is subject to Weibull fading. A characteristic function-(CF-) based approach is followed to evaluate the performance in terms of the outage probability. Two selection criteria are adopted at the diversity receiver: maximum desired signal power and maximum output signal-to-interference ratio (SIR).We study the effect of the fading parameters of the desired and interfering signals, the number of diversity branches, as well as the number of interferers on the performance. Numerical results are presented and the validity of our expressions is verified via Monte Carlo simulations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We use the Padé approximation (PA) technique to obtain closed-form approximate expressions for the moment-generating function (MGF) of the Weibull random variable. Unlike previously obtained closed-form exact expressions for the MGF, which are relatively complicated as being given in terms of the Meijer G-function, PA can be used to obtain simple rational expressions for the MGF, which can be easily used in further computations. We illustrate the accuracy of the PA technique by comparing its results to either the existing exact MGF or to that obtained via Monte Carlo simulations. Using the approximate expressions, we analyze the performance of digital modulation schemes over the single channel and the multichannels employing maximal ratio combining (MRC) under the Weibull fading assumption. Our results show excellent agreement with previously published results as well as with simulations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]