• DocumentCode
    1419085
  • Title

    Principal ratio combining for fixed wireless applications when transmitter diversity is employed

  • Author

    Tarokh, Vahid ; Lo, T.K.Y.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Labs.-Res., Florham Park, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1998
  • Firstpage
    223
  • Lastpage
    225
  • Abstract
    We present a near-optimal detection method for decoding codes appropriate to transmission using multiple transmit antennas in a fixed wireless environment. The method is a nontrivial generalization of maximum ratio combining. This reduces the decoding complexity at the expense of some sacrifice in performance.
  • Keywords
    codes; decoding; diversity reception; optimisation; radio transmitters; signal detection; transmitting antennas; cellular radio; codes; decoding complexity reduction; fixed wireless applications; maximum ratio combining; multiple transmit antennas; near-optimal detection method; nontrivial generalization; performance; principal ratio combining; transmitter diversity; Bandwidth; Constellation diagram; Decoding; Diversity reception; Fading; Interchannel interference; Modulation coding; Receiving antennas; Transmitters; Transmitting antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1089-7798
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/4234.709438
  • Filename
    709438