In this thesis a new class of space time block codes is proposed. Space time code is one solution for the multipath fading communication... Show moreIn this thesis a new class of space time block codes is proposed. Space time code is one solution for the multipath fading communication systems that limit the reliability and data rate of the communication link. By organizing multiple antennas at the transmitter and receiver, multipath fading can be turned into an advantage, allowing for greater reliability and higher data rates than would otherwise be possible. Without any extra cost of bandwidth, rate and reliability benefits can be achieved. Therefore, having multiple antenna technology is a foundation of current and future wireless systems. In space time coding information, symbols are encoded across two dimensions, the spatial dimension and the time dimension. Information that is transmitted corresponds to multiple antennas at the transmitter and to multiple signaling intervals. In this thesis, we consider the problem of designing a new class of linear space time block codes, in which the information symbols are linearly combined to form a twodimensional code matrix, wherein the rows of the code word matrix correspond to transmission across multiple antennas, and the columns of the matrix correspond to transmission in different time slots. The proposed space time code matrix is achieved based on eigenvalue decomposition (EVD) of the circulant, normal matrix and inverse fast Fourier transform definition (IFFT). These classes of codes have better performance with respect to symbolerror rate (SER) in comparison with other proposed linear space time code matrices in the literature. The proposed code has full rate and embedded diversity. The concept of embedded diversity has been defined in this research. According to that definition ourdesign supports embedded diversity and also has less decoding complexity at the receiver side. The proposed code has been applied to a relay network where nodes do not have four transmit antennas. In this thesis, performance of the code has also been evaluated when the receiver must rely on a noisy, imperfect, estimate of the channel. Channel estimation has been applied based on pilot sequence transmission. A group decodable full rate and full diversity space time block code also has been proposed for two transmit antennas and four time slots, which is applicable to the LTE-Advanced system. This new design also provides full diversity and full rate. Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, December 2015 Show less
