Title :
Joint application of STBC and RAKE receivers in multipath Rayleigh fading channels
Author :
Wang, Szu-Chi ; Lin, Wei-Sen ; Chen, Hsiao-Hwa
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Eng., Nat. Ilan Univ., Ilan, Taiwan
Abstract :
This letter investigates the issues on joint application of STBC systems and RAKE receivers in a CDMA system. We show the advantages of using STBC-RAKE receivers in multipath Rayleigh fading channels via error probability analysis and extensive computer simulations. Specifically, this study leads to a better understanding of the interplay between spatial diversity by STBC and multipath diversity via RAKE receivers.
Keywords :
Rayleigh channels; code division multiple access; error statistics; receivers; CDMA system; STBC receiver; STBC system; STBC-RAKE receiver; error probability analysis; multipath Rayleigh fading channel; multipath diversity; spatial diversity; Bit error rate; Block codes; Channel estimation; Fading; Fingers; Maximum likelihood decoding; Multipath channels; Neodymium; Transmitting antennas; Wireless communication; Orthogonal STBC, RAKE receiver, BER;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LCOMM.2009.090498
