Saturday, April 16, 2011

The importance of fading


Perhaps the most challenging technical problems facing communication system engineers are fading in a mobile environment. The term fading refers to the time variation of received signal power caused by changes in the transmission medium or paths. In a fixed environment, fading is affected by changes in atmosphere conditions, such as rainfall, but in a mobile environment, where one of the two antennas is moving relative to the other. The relative location of various obstacles charges over time creating complex transmission effects.

Types of fading:

 1. Fast fading
 2. Slow fading
 3. Flat fading
 4. Selective fading.

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