Generalised FSMC model for radio channels with correlated fading

Finite-state Markov channel (FSMC) models are useful for analysing radio ch annels with nonindependent fading, which give rise to bursty channel errors . In the paper the FSMC model is constructed by partitioning the dynamic ra nge of the fade amplitude into finite number of intervals and representing each interval as a 'state' in the model. Transitions between these channel states thus characterise the physical fading process. Based on the Nakagami -m distribution, a new analytical formulation for the state transition prob ability is presented and validated for channels with arbitrary degrees of t ime-interleaving. The resultant FSMC model is shown to be applicable to a w ide range of practical fading channels, including diversity-combined channe ls and multicarrier channels.