Full-Diversity QO-STBC Technique for Large-Antenna MIMO Systems

YesThe need to achieve high data rates in modern telecommunication systems, such as 5G standard, motivates the study and development of large antenna and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. This study introduces a large antenna-order design of MIMO quasi-orthogonal space-time block code (QO-STBC) system that achieves better signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and bit-error ratio (BER) performances than the conventional QO-STBCs with the potential for massive MIMO (mMIMO) configurations. Although some earlier MIMO standards were built on orthogonal space-time block codes (O-STBCs), which are limited to two transmit antennas and data rates, the need for higher data rates motivates the exploration of higher antenna configurations using different QO-STBC schemes. The standard QO-STBC offers a higher number of antennas than the O-STBC with the full spatial rate. Unfortunately, also, the standard QO-STBCs are not able to achieve full diversity due to self-interference within their detection matrices; this diminishes the BER performance of the QO-STBC scheme. The detection also involves nonlinear processing, which further complicates the system. To solve these problems, we propose a linear processing design technique (which eliminates the system complexity) for constructing interference-free QO-STBCs and that also achieves full diversity using Hadamard modal matrices with the potential for mMIMO design. Since the modal matrices that orthogonalize QO-STBC are not sparse, our proposal also supports O-STBCs with a well-behaved peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) and better BER. The results of the proposed QO-STBC outperform other full diversity techniques including Givens-rotation and the eigenvalue decomposition (EVD) techniques by 15 dB for both MIMO and multiple-input single-output (MISO) antenna configurations at 10−3 BER. The proposed interference-free QO-STBC is also implemented for 16×NR and 32×NR MIMO systems, where NR≤2. We demonstrate 8 x 16 and 32 transmit antenna-enabled MIMO systems with the potential for mMIMO design applications with attractive BER and PAPR performance characteristics

Two-Dimensional Golay Complementary Array Sets With Arbitrary Lengths for Omnidirectional MIMO Transmission

This paper presents a coding approach for achieving omnidirectional transmission of certain common signals in massive multi-input multi-output (MIMO) networks such that the received power at any direction in a cell remains constant for any given distance. Specifically, two-dimensional (2D) Golay complementary array set (GCAS) can be used to design the massive MIMO precoding matrix so as to achieve omnidirectional transmission due to its complementary autocorrelation property. In this paper, novel constructions of new 2D GCASs with arbitrary array lengths are proposed. Our key idea is to carefully truncate the columns of certain larger arrays generated by 2D generalized Boolean functions. Finally, the power radiation patterns and numerical results are provided to verify the omnidirectional property of the GCAS-based precoding. The error performances of the proposed precoding scheme are presented to validate its superiority over the existing alternatives

Millimeter Wave MISO-OFDM Transmissions in an Intra-Wagon Environment

[EN] In this paper, the maximum achievable throughput is analyzed in the intra-wagon channel when multiple-input single-output (MISO) and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), MISO-OFDM, techniques are used. This analysis is performed from real wideband propagation channel measurements at 28 and 37 GHz, two potential frequency bands to deploy the future fifth-generation (5G) wireless communications networks. Four different scenarios in terms of the access point (AP) and user equipment (UE) positions inside the wagon have been considered, using 4 and 8 antennas at the AP. The performance of both quasi-orthogonal space-time block code (QSTBC), combined with Hadamard matrices, and transmit beamforming techniques is studied and evaluated from simulation results. The simulation results take into account the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and the antenna correlation for each antenna array configuration at the AP. These results provide useful insight to better understand the intra-wagon channel properties and deploy the future 5G wireless networks in this particular scenario at mmWave frequencies, where high-data-rates are expected to support different types of digital applications.This work was supported in part by the Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad MINECO, Spain, under Grant TEC2016-78028C3-2-P and Grant TEC2017-86779-C2-2-R and in part by the European FEDER Funds.Sanchis Borrás, C.; Molina-García-Pardo, J.; Rubio Arjona, L.; Pascual-García, J.; Rodrigo Peñarrocha, VM.; Juan Llacer, L.; Reig, J. (2021). Millimeter Wave MISO-OFDM Transmissions in an Intra-Wagon Environment. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 22(8):4899-4908. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2020.2983028S4899490822

A Direct Construction of 2D-CCC with Arbitrary Array Size and Flexible Set Size Using Multivariable Function

Recently, two-dimensional (2D) array codes have been found to have applications in wireless communication.In this paper, we propose direct construction of 2D complete complementary codes (2D-CCCs) with arbitrary array size and flexible set size using multivariable functions (MVF). The Peak-to-mean envelope power ratio (PMEPR) properties of row and column sequences of the constructed 2D-CCC arrays are investigated. The proposed construction generalizes many of the existing state-of-the-art such as Golay complementary pair (GCP), one-dimensional (1D)-CCC, 2D Golay complementary array set (2D-GCAS), and 2D-CCC with better parameters compared to the existing work

Waveform Design for 5G and beyond Systems

5G traffic has very diverse requirements with respect to data rate, delay, and reliability. The concept of using multiple OFDM numerologies adopted in the 5G NR standard will likely meet these multiple requirements to some extent. However, the traffic is radically accruing different characteristics and requirements when compared with the initial stage of 5G, which focused mainly on high-speed multimedia data applications. For instance, applications such as vehicular communications and robotics control require a highly reliable and ultra-low delay. In addition, various emerging M2M applications have sparse traffic with a small amount of data to be delivered. The state-of-the-art OFDM technique has some limitations when addressing the aforementioned requirements at the same time. Meanwhile, numerous waveform alternatives, such as FBMC, GFDM, and UFMC, have been explored. They also have their own pros and cons due to their intrinsic waveform properties. Hence, it is the opportune moment to come up with modification/variations/combinations to the aforementioned techniques or a new waveform design for 5G systems and beyond. The aim of this Special Issue is to provide the latest research and advances in the field of waveform design for 5G systems and beyond