Binary PRCPM with differential phase detection and maximal ratio combining diversity in fading channels

We derive a formula for the bit-error probability (BEP) of binary partial-response continuous-phase modulation (PRCPM) with N-bit differential phase detection (DPD) in a Rician fading channel subject to L-branch maximum ratio combining (MRC) diversity. We compute the BEP for minimum-shift keying (MSK), Gaussian MSK (GMSK), and 2 RC (2-b-duration raised cosine) frequency signals as a function of the energy-to-noise ratio per bit E/sub b//N/sub 0/ and other system and channel parameters [N=1 and 2 and L=1, 2, and 3, Rician factor K=-/spl infin/, 0, 6, 10, and /spl prop/ dB, Doppler frequency shift f/sub D/T=0, 0.01, and 0.02, Gaussian premodulation filter bandwidth B/sub g/T=/spl infin/, 0.5, 0.25, and the presence or absence of a Doppler frequency tracking loop (DFTL) in the receiver]. In all cases, the BEP is significantly reduced by diversity.