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Beamforming techniques for the downlink of space-frequency coded decode-and-forward MIMO-OFDM relay systems

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dc.contributor.advisor Wavegedara, Dr. KCB
dc.contributor.advisor Ekanayake, Prof. EMN
dc.contributor.author Suraweera, ND
dc.date.accessioned 2012-11-09T13:18:18Z
dc.date.available 2012-11-09T13:18:18Z
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/2092
dc.description.abstract Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) techniques can be used to achieve diversity gain, multiplexing gain and/or array gain. Particularly, diversity cod- ing techniques (e.g. Space-Time (ST), Space-Frequency (SF) coding) have re- ceived tremendous attention as e ective means of achieving spatial diversity gain in MIMO systems. However, in the presence of spatial correlations the diversity gain of ST/SF coding diminishes. Beamforming techniques can be used to achieve array gains in MIMO systems. Hence, in correlated channels beamforming tech- niques can be combined with ST/SF coding to further improve the performance. In this thesis, we develop beamforming techniques relying on statistical channel state information at the transmitter (CSIT) for space-time (ST) / space-frequency (SF) coded MIMO systems to minimize the pair-wise error probability. We pro- pose beamforming techniques for SF coded MIMO-OFDM systems in correlated frequency-selective Rician fading channels. We propose two novel beamforming techniques for this channel model. Furthermore, distributed beamforming techniques are developed for correlated Rayleigh at-fading channels, relying on full-instantaneous CSIT as well as sta- tistical CSIT. Moreover, we extend these techniques for SF coded MIMO-OFDM relay networks in correlated Rician fading channels and propose optimal beam- forming techniques relying on full-instantaneous CSIT. Also, suboptimal beam- forming techniques relying on statistical CSIT are developed. The variation of error performance is thoroughly investigated and the simulation results con rm that all the proposed beamforming techniques achieve signi cant performance ad- vantages over MIMO systems using ST or SF coding only.
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject ELECTRONIC AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING - Thesis ; MIMO SYSTEMS
dc.title Beamforming techniques for the downlink of space-frequency coded decode-and-forward MIMO-OFDM relay systems
dc.type Thesis-Abstract
dc.identifier.faculty Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.degree MPhil en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering en_US
dc.date.accept 2012
dc.identifier.accno 102870 en_US


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