Variable energy adaptation for asynchronous CDMA communications over slowly fading channels

In this paper, a detailed theoretical analysis of variable energy adaptation in an asynchronous code division multiple access (A-CDMA) system is discussed. Rayleigh and Rician frequency-selective slowly fading channels are considered. The receiver, capable of measuring the received signal energy-to-noise ratio, provides the transmitter with the necessary signal-to-noise ratio measurement to control the transmitter energy through a noise-free feedback channel. System parameters such as fading margin and mean transmitter energy gain are calculated for both Rayleigh and Rician fading channels as a function of the probability of error specification and the probability of unsatisfactory operation.