Frequency-domain method for joint equalization and decoding of space-time block codes
OwnerNaofal Al-Dhahirinventor
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Abstract
Space-time block coding is combined with single-carrier, minimum-mean-square-error, frequency-domain equalization for wireless communication through a medium characterized by multi-paths. The transmitter encodes incoming symbols into two or more streams that are transmitted over a corresponding number of transmitting antennas. The encoding employs modulo arithmetic. Decoding in the receiver proceeds by converting received signals to frequency domain, linearly combining the signals to separate contribution of the signals from the two or more transmitting antennas equalizing the separated signals, converting the equalized signals to time domain, and applying the converted signals to a decision circuit.
Claims2
A method executed in a transmitter having two antennas comprising the steps of:
- developing a first block of N incoming signals, xa(n);
- developing a second block of N incoming signals, xb(n);
- at time frame k, transmitting signal x1k(n) over said first antenna and signal x2k(n) over said second antenna, where x1k(n)=xa(n) and x2k(n)=xb(n);
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- at time frame j≠k, transmitting signal x1j(n) over said first antenna and signal x2j(n) over said second antenna, where x1j(n)=− x2k((−n)N) and x2j(n)= x1k((−n)N), x2k is the complex conjugate of x2k, and (−n)N is (−n) modulo N.
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