Taylor, StephenSadeghi, Parastoo2015-12-07December 2http://hdl.handle.net/1885/24070We consider the problem of computing the information rate of a first-order approximation of Clarke's time-varying flat-fading channel model, and apply the recently-developed particle-filter method for estimating the information rate of a continuous-valued channel with memory. We compare the results with various bounds, both classic and recent, and we find that the information rates obtained using the particle method fall between recently-established tight bounds. We also investigate the effects of the numbers of particles and of simulated time-steps on the estimated information rate. Such results are useful in providing an upper bound on the data rates achievable in a wireless communication system.Keywords: Cellular telephone systems; Channel capacity; Communication systems; Fading (radio); Global system for mobile communications; Mobile computing; Telecommunication; Telecommunication networks; Telecommunication systems; Time varying systems; Wireless networ Channel capacity; Fading channel; Information rate; Particle method; Wireless communications200710.1109/ATNAC.2007.46652742016-02-24