MIMO Self-Encoded Spread Spectrum with Iterative Detection over Rayleigh Fading Channels

Abstract

Self-encoded spread spectrum (SESS) is a novel communication technique that derives its spreading code from the randomness of the source stream rather than using conventional pseudorandom noise (PN) code. In this paper, we propose to incorporate SESS in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems as a means to combat against fading effects in wireless channels. Orthogonal space-time block-coded MIMO technique is employed to achieve spatial diversity, and the inherent temporal diversity in SESS modulation is exploited with iterative detection. Simulation results demonstrate that MIMO-SESS can effectively mitigate the channel fading effect such that the system can achieve a bit error rate of with very low signal-to-noise ratio, from 3.3 dB for a antenna configuration to just less than 0 dB for a configuration under Rayleigh fading. The performance improvement for the case is as much as 6.7 dB when compared to an MIMO PN-coded spread spectrum system.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Source ID
10.1155/2010/492079

Entities

People

  • Lim Nguyen
  • Shichuan Ma
  • Won Mee Jang
  • Yaoqing (lamar) Yang

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Radio communications and signal processing.

Technology Areas

  • Space