RIS ID
31132
Abstract
In a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) multiband orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MB-OFDM) ultra-wideband (UWB) system, coherent detection where the channel state information (CSI) is assumed to be exactly known at the receiver requires the transmission of a large number of symbols for channel estimation, thus reducing the bandwidth efficiency. This paper examines the use of unitary differential space-time frequency codes (DSTFCs) in MB-OFDM UWB, which increases the system bandwidth efficiency due to the fact that no CSI is required for differential detection. The proposed DSTFC MB-OFDM system would be useful when the transmission of multiple channel estimation symbols is impractical or uneconomical. Simulation results show that the application of DSTFCs can significantly improve the bit error performance of conventional differential MB-OFDM system (without MIMO).
Publication Details
Tran, L. C., Mertins, A., Dutkiewicz, E. & Huang, X. (2009). Unitary differential space-time-frequency codes for MB-OFDM UWB. Proceedings of the 9th IEEE International Symposium on Communication and Information Technology (ISCIT 2009) (pp. 1161-1166). Incheon, Korea: IEEE.