On fast-decodable space-time block codes

We focus on full-rate, fast-decodable space–time block codes (STBCs) for 2 x 2 and 4 x 2 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission. We first derive conditions and design criteria for reduced-complexity maximum-likelihood (ML) decodable 2 x 2 STBCs, and we apply them to two families of codes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Biglieri, Ezio, Hong, Yi, Viterbo, Emanuele
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/20431
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/20431
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIT.2008.2009817
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Comunicació sense fil, Sistemes de
Sistemes MIMO
Alamouti code
Decoding complexity
Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)
Quasi-orthogonal space-time block codes (STBCs)
Sphere decoder
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Sumario:We focus on full-rate, fast-decodable space–time block codes (STBCs) for 2 x 2 and 4 x 2 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission. We first derive conditions and design criteria for reduced-complexity maximum-likelihood (ML) decodable 2 x 2 STBCs, and we apply them to two families of codes that were recently discovered. Next, we derive a novel reduced-complexity 4 x 2 STBC, and show that it outperforms all previously known codes with certain constellations.