Concatenation of Space-Time Block Codes with ConvolutionalCodes

Multiple antennas help in combating the destructive effects of fading as well as improve the spectral efficiency of a communication system. Receive diversity techniques like maximal ratio receive combining have been popular means of introducing multiple antennas into communication systems. Space-tim...

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Main Author: Ali, Saajed
Other Authors: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9724
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02182004-133334