Abstract
In this paper, we introduce the notion of perfect space-time block codes (STBCs). These codes have full-rate, full-diversity, nonvanishing constant minimum determinant for increasing spectral efficiency, uniform average transmitted energy per antenna and good shaping. We present algebraic constructions of perfect STBCs for 2, 3, 4, and 6 antennas.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3885-3902 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Information Theory |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2006 |
Keywords
- Cubic shaping
- Cyclic algebras
- Division algebras
- Nonvanishing determinant
- Perfect codes