Novel performance upper bounds for space-time trellis codes over quasi-static fading channels

This paper proposes new upper hounds on the performance of space-time trellis codes (STTC) over quasi-static fading channels (QSFC). The proposed bounding approach combines a new low signal-to-noise ratio upper bound together with the traditional union bound. The derived upper bounds show much improved ability to predict the performance of STTC over QSFC, as can be seen from applying them to a published example of STTC.