Journal of information and communication convergence engineering

The Korea Institute of Information and Commucation Engineering (한국정보통신학회)
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Novel Approach for Eliminating BER Irreducible Floor in the Enhanced Blind Cyclic Detection for Space-Time Coding

  • Pham, Van-Su (School of Engineering, Information and Communications University(ICU)) ;
  • Le, Minh-Tuan (School of Engineering, Information and Communications University(ICU)) ;
  • Mai, Linh (School of Engineering, Information and Communications University(ICU)) ;
  • Kabir, S.M.Humayun (School of Engineering, Information and Communications University(ICU)) ;
  • Yoon, Gi-Wan (School of Engineering, Information and Communications University(ICU))
  • Published : 2008.06.30
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Abstract

In the blind Maximum-likelihood (ML) detection for Orthogonal Space-Time Block Codes (OSTBC), the problem of ambiguity in determining the symbols has been a great concern. A possible solution to this problem is to apply semi-blind ML detection, i.e. the blind ML decoding with pilot symbols or training sequence. In order to increase the performance, the number of pilot symbols or length of training sequence should be increased. Unfortunately, this leads to a significantly decrease in system spectral efficiency. This work presents an approach to resolve the aforementioned issue by introducing a new method for constructing transmitted information symbols, in which transmitting information symbols drawn form different modulation constellations. Therefore, the ambiguity can be easily eliminated. In addition, computer simulation is implemented to verify the performance of the proposed approach.

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