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Space-time coding for frequency-selective fading channels Chen, Harry Zhi Bing
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This thesis studies space-time coded transmissions over frequency-selective channels. For this, the performance of maximum likelihood sequence estimation (MLSE) decoding is analyzed, taking into account channel estimation errors. Furthermore, reduced complexity suboptimum decoding schemes are investigated. To analyze MLSE decoding performance, three lower bounds, namely, the matched filter bound (MFB), the improved MFB (IMFB), and the IMFB I, are derived. The MFB assumes no intersymbol interference (ISI) in the received symbols, while IMFB takes into account the effect of ISI of neighboring symbols, and thus provides a tighter bound. IMFB JL, which is the tightest lower bound for time-reversal and space-time block coding (TR-STBC), in addition, considers the decoupling errors of the symbols from the other transmit antenna. Our numerical results for delay diversity (DD), TR-STBC, and maximum ratio combining (MRC) show that the IMFB, and especially the IMFB JL, match well with simulation results. For reduced complexity decoding, we present three different decision-feedback sequence estimation (DFSE) schemes for TR-STBC and' DD. The first scheme, called unwhitened DFSE (U-DFSE), performs reduced-state sequence estimation based on the output of the spatial-temporal matched filter (MF) typically employed in TR-STBC. The second approach improves upon U-DFSE by subtracting a bias term caused by anti-causal interference from the U-DFSE metric. In the third scheme, the noise component in the output of the spatial-temporal MF is first whitened using a prediction-error filter that can be efficiently computed using the Levinson-Durbin algorithm. Subsequently, whitened DFSE (W-DFSE) is performed. Our results show that for binary modulation, U-DFSE and its improved version can approach the performance of W-DFSE for the full range of delay spreads relevant for the global system of mobile communication (GSM) and enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE). On the other hand, for high-level modulation, only W-DFSE gives a satisfactory performance.
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Space-time coding for frequency-selective fading channels
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University of British Columbia
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2003
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This thesis studies space-time coded transmissions over frequency-selective channels. For
this, the performance of maximum likelihood sequence estimation (MLSE) decoding is
analyzed, taking into account channel estimation errors. Furthermore, reduced complexity
suboptimum decoding schemes are investigated.
To analyze MLSE decoding performance, three lower bounds, namely, the matched
filter bound (MFB), the improved MFB (IMFB), and the IMFB I, are derived. The MFB
assumes no intersymbol interference (ISI) in the received symbols, while IMFB takes into
account the effect of ISI of neighboring symbols, and thus provides a tighter bound. IMFB JL,
which is the tightest lower bound for time-reversal and space-time block coding (TR-STBC),
in addition, considers the decoupling errors of the symbols from the other transmit antenna.
Our numerical results for delay diversity (DD), TR-STBC, and maximum ratio combining
(MRC) show that the IMFB, and especially the IMFB JL, match well with simulation results.
For reduced complexity decoding, we present three different decision-feedback sequence
estimation (DFSE) schemes for TR-STBC and' DD. The first scheme, called unwhitened
DFSE (U-DFSE), performs reduced-state sequence estimation based on the output of the
spatial-temporal matched filter (MF) typically employed in TR-STBC. The second approach
improves upon U-DFSE by subtracting a bias term caused by anti-causal interference
from the U-DFSE metric. In the third scheme, the noise component in the output of the
spatial-temporal MF is first whitened using a prediction-error filter that can be efficiently computed using the Levinson-Durbin algorithm. Subsequently, whitened DFSE (W-DFSE)
is performed. Our results show that for binary modulation, U-DFSE and its improved version
can approach the performance of W-DFSE for the full range of delay spreads relevant
for the global system of mobile communication (GSM) and enhanced data rates for GSM
evolution (EDGE). On the other hand, for high-level modulation, only W-DFSE gives a
satisfactory performance.
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eng
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2009-11-17
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0091440
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University of British Columbia
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2003-11
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