Abstract
In this paper, we analyze the performance of space-time codes. In particular, we derive an upper hound of the frame error probabilities for space-time trellis coded modulations over quasi-static Rayleigh fading channels. Two techniques, modified hounding and limiting before averaging, are used to derive the new hound. The newly derived upper hound is very accurate, needs only the distance spectrum of the space-time code, and can be computed through single numerical integration. Numerical results show that the new upper bound is much tighter than other existing bounds, especially in the case of one receive antenna.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1596-1600 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Conference Record - International Conference on Communications |
| Volume | 3 |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2002 International Conference on Communications (ICC 2002) - New York, NY, United States Duration: 28 Apr 2002 → 2 May 2002 |