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01:23Design Example
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Integrated Spatial Modulation and STBC-VBLAST Design toward Efficient MIMO Transmission.
Kaiyuan Huang1, Yue Xiao1,2, Lizhe Liu2
1The Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Communications, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.
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|July 9, 2022
Summary
This study integrates spatial modulation (SM) with space-time block codes (STBC)-aided VBLAST systems. The novel approach balances bit error ratio, spectral efficiency, and complexity using transmit power allocation and antenna index modulation.
Area of Science:
- Wireless communication systems
- Information theory
- Signal processing
Background:
- Space-time block codes (STBC) and Vertical Bell-labs Layered Space-Time (VBLAST) are key techniques in wireless communications.
- Existing STBC-VBLAST systems face challenges in balancing bit error ratio (BER), spectral efficiency, and computational complexity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To integrate spatial modulation (SM) into STBC-VBLAST systems.
- To enhance BER performance and spectral efficiency while managing computational complexity.
- To achieve a balanced tradeoff among key performance metrics.
Main Methods:
- Integration of spatial modulation (SM) with STBC-VBLAST architecture.
- Implementation of an effective transmit power allocation (TPA) scheme to improve BER.
- Utilizing SM by conveying information through amplitude/phase modulation (APM) symbols and antenna indices.
- Designing rotated constellation sets for STBC symbols to optimize degrees of freedom.
Main Results:
- Demonstrated enhancement in BER performance through TPA and layer division.
- Achieved improved spectral efficiency by leveraging SM's ability to use antenna indices for information.
- Theoretical derivation of a closed-form union bound expression for bit error probability.
- Simulation results validate the performance advantages over traditional STBC-VBLAST.
Conclusions:
- The proposed integrated SM-STBC-VBLAST system offers a superior tradeoff among BER, spectral efficiency, and complexity.
- The TPA scheme and SM-based information conveyance are effective in enhancing system performance.
- The study provides theoretical and simulation evidence for the benefits of the novel approach.