Space-time coding for MIMO kronecker channels

Space-Time coding and MIMO wireless systems are two recent technological breakthroughs in modern communications. The promises of information theoretic MIMO analysis has ignited the study of related areas such as MIMO channel modeling, Space-Time coding, Space-Time signal processing, etc. One of the most popular models because of its simplicity is the Kronecker mode1. In this paper we analyze the Alamouti coding scheme and study the impact of antenna correlation for this scheme using BPSK modulation and a 2 x 2 MIMO channeI. The MIMO Kronecker model was used in the simulation for various spatial correlation factors and the associated Doppler shifts in each branch. The results in this paper are new in this context and have not been found elsewhere.