Low-complexity maximum-likelihood decoder for four-transmit-antenna quasi-orthogonal space-time block code

被引:24
作者
Le, MT [1 ]
Pham, VS [1 ]
Mai, L [1 ]
Yoon, GW [1 ]
机构
[1] Informat & Commun Univ, Sch Engn, Taejon 305714, South Korea
关键词
diversity; maximum-likelihood (ML) detection; multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO); space-time coding; wireless communication;
D O I
10.1109/TCOMM.2005.858688
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
This letter proposes a very low-complexity maximum-likelihood (ML) detection algorithm based on QR decomposition for the quasi-orthogonal space-time block code (QSTBC) with four transmit antennas, called the LC-ML decoder. The proposed algorithm enables the QSTBC to achieve ML performance with significant reduction in computational load for any high-level modulation scheme.
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页码:1817 / 1821
页数:5
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