Turbo Trellis Coded Modulation with Enhanced Transition Metric over Rayleigh Fading Channels

This paper investigates the performance of a new Turbo Trellis Coded Modulation scheme over correlated flat fading channels with channel interleaving. The novelty of the scheme is based on the application of a new modified transition metric incorporated in the symbol-by-symbol MAP algorithm. We consider frequency non-selective, slow Rayleigh fading channels. Extensive simulation results together with EXIT chart analysis show that the proposed scheme achieves better performance compared to the conventional transition metric when channel state information is not available at the decoder. Kostas V. Koutsouvelis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, on July 16,1970. He received the degree Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in 1996 and the Master degree in Satellite Communications Engineering from University of Surrey in 1997. From 1998 to 2003 he was involved in the development of V5.2 interface as a senior software designer in Intracom plc. In 2004 joined the research and development division of Hellenic Telecommunication Organization (OTE) and his also PhD candidate at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki working with Turbo codes and Turbo Coded Modulation. Christos E. Dimakiswasborn in Serres, Greece, on July 27, 1955.He received the degree Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1980. Working in the satellite communications and in the error correcting coding area he received his PhD degree in digital telecommunications from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1994. In 1980 he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Division of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as a research fellow. Since 1997 he is a lecturer of digital communications at the same University. Presently, his research interests include digital modulations, coding theory, satellite and mobile communications and system simulation. Stamatis S. Kouris was born in Corfu, Greece. He received the degree of Doctor Engineer in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rome, Italy and the Diploma of Specialization in Telecommunications of the Instituto Superiore, University of Rome, in 1960 and 1963 respectively. In 1971 he was awarded the PhD Degree of the University of Edinburgh, UK. In the 1974 he was awarded a specialization Diploma in administration from the University of Pomona CA, USA. He is a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece, URSI, IRI and other organizations. Since 1964 he has been involved in research on radio-propagation, antennas and microwaves, working mainly at the Fondazione Bordoni, Italy, University of Edinburgh, UK and University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He has published several papers on radio-propagation, antennas, communication transmission and microwaves and millimeter-waves devices. In 1976 he joined with the Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He served as professor of telecommunications from 1978 to 2002. Since 2002 he is an emeritus professor.     

Combined Space Diversity Reception and Trellis Coding for Rayleigh Fading Channels

Space diversity reception, in which several signals received at different antennas are combined, is a well known method that can be used to combat the effects of fading in wireless systems. Also, trellis coded modulation (TCM), when combined with interleaving of sufficient depth, is known to provide some form of time diversity that allows the achievement of good error performance in fading environments. In this paper we consider the analysis of the error performance of reference-based Maximal Ratio Combining (MRC) systems when used in conjunction with trellis-coded MPSK modulation techniques over a Rayleigh fading channel. We also consider the analysis of MRC trellis-coded MPSK systems with conventional differential detection. The results are obtained by using a combination of theoretical analysis and simulation. Exact and near-exact expressions for the pairwise error-event probability in Rayleigh fading are derived. Monte-Carlo simulation results, which are more indicative of the exact system performance, are also given.     

Performance of Beamspace Transmit Diversity Technique in Two Beam Rayleigh Fading Channels

Many theories of exploiting spatial diversity in wireless communications and more recently space-time coding are results of understanding the spatial channel models for antenna array communication systems. For example, the models for rich scattering environments assume the channel coefficients to be almost independent when the spacing between the antennas is sufficient. This could limit the possibility of extracting direction of the signal propagation with respect to antenna locations (G. Xu et al., IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, Vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 349–355, 1994). On the other hand, when the scattering is limited to few dominant reflectors, the directions of the signals traveling through the environment can prevail in the channel coefficients. Extracting the propagation direction (beam direction) information from the channel coefficients has been investigated extensively in array signal processing literature. These investigations have led to many algorithms of direction of arrival (DOA) estimation and beamforming. Here, we propose a transmit diversity technique that exploits beam directions in environments with few beam directions. While we present this technique for two-beam Rayleigh fading channels (J.E. Mazo, IEEE Transaction on Communication, Vol. 39, No. 7, pp. 1027–1030, 1991), it can be easily extended to multibeam general fading channels. The proposed method does not require feedback from the receiver.     

Trellis Coded Hybrid Selective Repeat ARQ Schemes for Point-to-Multipoint Communication over Rayleigh Fading Channels

In this paper, the hybrid selective repeat (SR) automatic repeat request (ARQ) scheme using trellis coded modulation (TCM) proposed by Tellambura and Bhargava [21] is generalized to point-to-multipoint communications for Rayleigh fading channel. Analytical expressions are derived for the throughputs of the point-to-multipoint communication schemes with and without code combining technique. Numerical results show that the protocol using code combining technique yields better throughput than the protocol without code combining and the throughputs decrease when the number of receivers and the value of erasure threshold increase. When the number of receivers equals 1, the scheme without code combining becomes the point-to-point communication scheme proposed in [21].     

Rayleigh衰落信道中多级编码调制的不等错误保护

本文研究了Rayleigh衰落信道中以信道容量规则为设计准则的多级编码调制系统的不等错误保护性能的实现及其改进.在详细分析了多级编码调制的不等错误保护原理的基础上,设计了一种针对8ASK调制的非均匀信号星座.理论分析与计算机仿真均表明,非均匀信号星座的设计能够增强多级编码调制系统的不等错误保护能力,在不展宽频带的前提下有效地提高Rayleigh衰落环境下数字通信系统的传输质量.     

衰落信道下Turbo网格编码调制在图像传输中的性能研究

基于Turbo码和网格编码调制的特点,该文分析了TTCM的具体编译码方法,并分析比较了TTCM在8PSK调制下结合两种典型映射方案UP(Ungerboeck Partitioning),BP(BlockPartitioning)在Rayleigh信道中用于静态图像传输时的性能,给出了计算机仿真结果和评价图像传输质量的峰值信噪比(PSNR).     

Pre-Compensation for Rayleigh Fading Channels in Time Division Duplex OFDM Systems

Coherent demodulation results in good detection performance but requires channel estimation. Fading pre-compensation (precoding) at the transmitter can lead to low-complex receiver structures with good performance capabilities, without the need for channel estimation. Time division duplex systems based on orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) are particularly suited to this because intersymbol interference effects can be neglected, simplifying transmitter adjustments. Methods that involve amplitude and/or phase pre-compensation are compared in terms of resulting bit error rate and increase in peak-to-average power ratio. Dynamic channels degrade the performance as the block lengths get longer. For a certain block length the performance degrades below that of traditional differential decoding. A block length of up to 40 times that used in the Digital European Cordless Telephone system, DECT, is possible using channel estimation and ideal Wiener prediction.     

空时格码迹准则在频选衰落信道下的证明

迹准则是当系统中发射与接收天线数之积较大时设计空时格码的准则,该准则最初是为平衰落信道而设计的。该文证明了迹准则在频选衰落信道下仍然成立,且仿真亦表明当信道为频选衰落时,迹准则意义下好码的性能优于其它码的性能。     

Turbo Decoding of Super-Orthogonal Space-Time Trellis Codes in Rayleigh Fading Channels

Space-time trellis codes have shown to provide a good performance in Rayleigh fading channels. Recently Super-orthogonal space-time trellis codes have shown to outperform these codes, and also provide a systematic design method to maximize diversity and coding gain in quasi-static Rayleigh fading channels. We investigate the performance of these new codes in rapid Rayleigh fading channels and further propose two concatenated versions of these codes. We further investigate the effect of imperfect channel state information on one of the concatenated versions. Some simulation results of the various concatenated schemes in quasi-static and rapid Rayleigh fading channels are presented. Jayesh N. Pillai received the B.Tech degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Calicut, Kerala, India in 2001. He is currently pursuing an MScEng degree in Electronic Engineering at the School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. His research interests are in the area of wireless communications, including multiple-antenna systems, space-time coding and channel coding. Stanley Henry Mneney obtained his B.Sc.(Hons) Eng. Degree from the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi in Ghana in 1976. In 1979 he completed his M.A.Sc. from the University of Toronto in Canada. In a Nuffic funded project by the Netherlands government he embarked on a sandwich Ph.D. programme between the Eindhoven Univesity of Technology and the University of Dar es Salaam, the latter awarding the degree in 1988. His co-supervisors were Prof Jens Arnbak and Prof Ramje Prasad representing the two Universities. The research area was on the application satellite technology to provide low cost systems and services to the rural population in the developing countries.Prof Mneney has taught at the Universities of Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, Durban Westville and he is currently an Associate Professor and Deputy Head of School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. His research interest includes Signal and Image processing, radio propagation and communication systems.     

Novel Trellis‐Coded Spatial Modulation over Generalized Rician Fading Channels

In this paper, a novel trellis‐coded spatial modulation (TCSM) design method is presented and analyzed. Inspired by the key idea of trellis‐coded modulation (TCM), the detailed analysis is firstly provided on the unequal error protection performance of spatial modulation constellation. Subsequently, the Ungerboeck set partitioning rule is proposed and applied to develop a general method to design the novel TCSM schemes. Different from the conventional TCSM approaches, the novel one based on the Ungerboeck set partitioning rule has similar properties as the classic TCM, which has simple but effective code design criteria. Moreover, the novel designed schemes are robust and adaptive to the generalized Rician fading channels, which outperform the traditional TCSM ones. For examples, the novel 4‐, 8‐, and 16‐state TCSM schemes are constructed by employing different transmit antennas and different modulation schemes in different channel conditions. Simulation results clearly demonstrate the advantages of the novel TCSM schemes over the conventional ones.     

A Space-Time Trellis Code Design Method for OFDM Systems

We introduce a new design method for space-time trelliscodes (STTC's) in orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing(OFDM) systems with frequency-selective fading. First, byanalyzing the pairwise error probability (PEP), we conclude thatlarge effective length and random interleaving are twocritical principles in designing robust space-time codes (STC's)for OFDM systems. Then, based on the analogy between the proposedSTC design principles for multiple-antenna OFDM systems and thetrellis-coded modulation (TCM) code design criteria forsingle-antenna flat-fading channels, we develop a new STTC designmethod. At each trellis stage, this method converts the singleoutput code symbol of a traditional TCM code into several STTCcode symbols, which are to be simultaneously transmitted frommultiple transmitter-antennas, and hence results in a new class ofSTTC's. In this way, the effective lengths that have beenoptimized for traditional TCM codes are preserved in the resultingSTTC's; together with a random interleaver, the proposed new classof STTC's can robustly and efficiently exploit both the spatialand the frequency-selective fading diversity resources inmultiple-antenna OFDM systems. Finally, the excellent performanceof the proposed STTC's are demonstrated through computersimulations.     

Performance Analysis of Matched and Partially Matched One-Shot Detectors for Doubly-Selective Rayleigh Fading Channels

In this paper optimum one-shot detection over known and partially known doubly-selective Rayleigh fading channels is investigated. Reduced complexity channel models based on Gauss Quadrature Rules (GQRs) and Taylor power series are derived and are employed to develop novel analytical tools for the performance analysis of one-shot detectors. Numerical results allow to assess the implicit diversity gain provided by both channel multipath and signal fading and the energy loss due to the mismatch of the receiver filter.     

多载波码分多址系统在瑞利衰落信道中的性能分析

多载波码分多址(MC-CDMA)是一种把多载波和CDMA相结合的技术方案。在MC-CDMA中,每个数据符号通过N个子载波传输,且根据扩频码对每个子载波以0或π相位偏移进行编码。分别研究了MC-CDMA系统上行链路和下行链路的瑞利衰落信道模型以及采用等增益组合和最大比组合的接收机模型,并对上行链路和下行链路的系统误码率性能进行了分析和计算。数值结果表明,MRC在上行链路中的性能要优于EGC,但在下行链路中的抗干扰性能不如EGC。     

快衰落信道中的差分空时调制

利用基扩展模型,针对平坦快衰落信道提出了差分空时调制方法.它不仅可避免这类信道中难于实现的信道估计,而且可同时获得由多发射天线提供的满空间分集以及由快衰落信道提供的最大Doppler分集.仿真结果验证了设计的优越性.     

瑞利衰落信道下扩频信号隐分集性能分析

介绍了瑞利衰落信道下采用扩频信号的失真接收机获取隐分集增益机理.在多重分集通道和每个分集通道存在离散多径的瑞利信道模型基础上,分别详细分析推导了单重分集通道和多重分集通道情况下的隐分集性能表达式,给出了不同情况下的误码性能理论曲线,并在硬件系统测试平台上,对扩频信号的隐分集性能进行了实测.测试结果表明该分析方法可行,可用于指导工程实践.     

Error Rates in Generalized Shadowed Fading Channels

Most of the existing models to describe the shadowed fading channels use either the Suzuki or Nakagami-lognormal probability density function (pdf), both based on lognormal shadowing. However, these two density functions do not lead to closed form solutions for the received signal power, making the computations of error rates and outages very cumbersome. A generalized or compound fading model which takes into account both fading and shadowing in wireless systems, is presented here. Starting with the Nakagami model for fading, shadowing is incorporated using a gamma distribution for the average power in the Nakagami fading model. This compound pdf developed here based on a gamma-gamma distribution is analytically simpler than the two pdfs based on lognormal shadowing and is general enough to incorporate most of the fading and shadowing observed in wireless channels. The performance of coherent BPSK is evaluated using this compound fading model.     

Space-Time-Block-Coded Transmissions for Downlink MC-CDMA Transmissions Over Frequency-Selective Fading Channels

Mitigation of multipath fading effects and suppression of multiuser interference (MUI) constitute major challenges in the design of the third generation wireless mobile systems. Space-time (ST) coding offers a attractive solution to cope with mutipath fading, but most existing ST coding schemes assume flat fading channels that may not be realistic for wide-band communications. Especially multiuser ST block-coded transmissions through multipath fading channels present unique challenge in suppressing not only MUI but also intersymbol/chip interference. In this paper, we design ST multiuser transceivers for MC-CDMA quasi-synchronous systems, capable to reliably transmit over frequency-selective multipath downlink channels. The proposed system is able to provide transmit diversity and to guarantee symbol recovery in multiuser environments, regardless of unknown multipath. Unlike existing approaches, the mobile does not need to know the channel of other users. In addition to decoding simplicity, computer simulations show the performance merits of the proposed transceiver.     

多径衰落信道下的OFDM时频联合同步算法

符号定时和载波频率偏差将严重影响OFDM系统的性能。基于具有重复结构的CAZAC序列,提出了一种仅利用一个CAZAC符号实现符号定时、整数倍频偏与小数倍频偏估计的同步算法。这种算法在完成粗定时同步的同时得到整数倍频偏估计,然后根据整数倍频偏估计值对定时估计进行修正,最后完成小数倍频偏估计。分析与仿真结果表明,该算法相对经典算法,不但提高了传输效率,还显著改善了OFDM系统的定时与频偏估计性能,相比CAZAC序列算法,提升了多径信道下的同步性能。     

新的时变信道下空时分组编码多用户系统解码器设计

该文提出了两种新的适用于时变信道下空时分组编码多用户系统的解码器设计方案。空时分组编码多用户系统下,传统的迫零(Zero Forcing, ZF)和最小均方误差(Minimum Mean Squared Error, MMSE)解码器设计均假定信道准静态衰落。信道时变时,这些传统解码器在解码某用户信号时引入符号间干扰(Inter-Symbol Interference, ISI),且这种干扰随信道时变增大而增加。基于此,该文设计了两种新的解码器,该解码器可显著降低信道时变的影响。仿真结果表明,随信噪比(Signal-to-Noise Ratio, SNR)增加,两种传统解码器均出现误码率性能平层,而新解码器获得了显著的性能改善。     

在频率选择性信道中的差分空频编码

本文提出了频率选择性衰变信道中采用了差分空频编码的正交频分复用(OFDM)传输方法。根据信道长度,我们将每个天线OFDM帧中的输入数据分组,同一组中各天线上的数据编码组成为一个对角信号星座,沿频域方向独立的对每组信号实施差分编码。通过分析成对错误概率,我们证明了这种码潜在能提供的分集是发射天线数,接收天线数和信道长度的乘积,比差分空时码具有更大分集增益,因而具有更好的性能,这一分析结果也为我们的仿真实验证实了。