Channel capacity and digital modulation schemes in correlated Weibull fading channels with nonidentical statistics

The novel closed-form expressions for the average channel capacity of dual selection diversity is presented, as well as, the bit-error rate (BER) of several coherent and noncoherent digital modulation schemes in the correlated Weibull fading channels with nonidentical statistics. The results are expressed in terms of Meijer's G-function, which can be easily evaluated numerically. The simulation results are presented to validate the proposed theoretical analysis and to examine the effects of the fading severity on the concerned quantities.