Proposal of two new space-time codes for extending the range of UWB systems

Author

Mucchi, Lorenzo ; Puggelli, Federico

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Telecommun., Univ. of Florence, Florence

Volume

3

fYear

2008

fDate

10-12 Sept. 2008

Firstpage

125

Lastpage

129

Abstract

Ultrawideband (UWB) radio is a promising solution for low and high data rate wireless communications over short ranges. Space-time (ST) coding techniques are known to be simple and practical ways to increase both the spectral efficiency and the capacity in wireless communications. So far, few contributions have looked over multiple-inputs multiple- outputs (MIMO) UWB systems. In this paper we introduce two new families of ST codes suitable for BPM UWB modulations. The codes are characterized by full-rate, full-diversity and low complexity at the receiver side. The probability of error resulting from the use of these space-time codes in a typical MIMO UWB channel is analytically derived. Simulations support analysis for various numbers of transmit and receive antennas in order to enlight that the two methods can effectively enlarge the transmission range of UWB devices.

Keywords

MIMO communication; channel capacity; channel coding; communication complexity; space-time codes; ultra wideband communication; MIMO UWB channel; high data rate wireless communication; multiple-inputs multiple-outputs system; receiver; space-time coding technique; spectral efficiency; ultrawideband radio; wireless capacity; Communication standards; MIMO; Modulation coding; Proposals; Receiving antennas; Space time codes; Transmitting antennas; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband technology; Wireless communication; Diversity; MIMO; Space-Time codes; UWB;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Ultra-Wideband, 2008. ICUWB 2008. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Hannover

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2216-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1827-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICUWB.2008.4653432

Filename

4653432