Title :
Shannon capacity of STBC in Rayleigh fading channels
Author :
Maaref, A. ; Aïssa, S.
Author_Institution :
INRS- Telecommun., Montreal, Que., Canada
fDate :
6/24/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Space-time block coding (STBC) is a powerful transmit diversity scheme for multiple antenna systems. A closed-form expression for the Shannon capacity of MIMO systems is derived using STBC under independent and quasi-static flat Rayleigh fading channels. The Shannon capacity of STBC over such channels is expressed as a finite sum of functions that are easy to evaluate, thereby avoiding the need for numerical integration or Monte Carlo simulation.
Keywords :
MIMO systems; Rayleigh channels; antenna arrays; antenna theory; block codes; channel capacity; diversity reception; space-time codes; transmitting antennas; MIMO systems; Shannon capacity; multiple transmit antenna systems; quasistatic flat Rayleigh fading channels; space-time block coding;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20040514