Abstract
In this paper, we expand the idea of spreading the transmitted symbols in OFDM systems by unitary spreading matrices based on the rotated Hadamard or rotated Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) matrices proposed in the literature to apply to Space-Time Coded Multiple-Input Multiple-Output OFDM (STC-MIMO-OFDM) systems. We refer the resulting systems to as STC-MIMO Block Spread OFDM (STC-MIMO-BOFDM) systems. In the proposed systems, a multi-dimensional diversity, including time, frequency, space and modulation diversities, can be used, resulting in better bit error performance in frequency selective Rayleigh fading channels compared to the conventional OFDM systems with or without STCs. Simulations carried out with the Alamouti code confirm the advantage of the proposed STC-MIMO-BOFDM systems.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings - 11th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications, ISCC 2006 |
Editors | Paolo Bellavista, Chi-Ming Chen, Antonio Corradi, Mahmoud Daneshmand |
Place of Publication | Wollongong, NSW |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
Pages | 277-282 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Print) | 0769525881, 9780769525884 |
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Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Event | 11th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications, ISCC 2006 - Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy Duration: 26 Jun 2006 → 29 Jun 2006 |
Other
Other | 11th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications, ISCC 2006 |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Cagliari, Sardinia |
Period | 26/06/06 → 29/06/06 |