The main focus of this thesis is the investigation of a number of different space-time coding scenarios based on predominately the application of turbo codes and low density parity check (LDPC) codes to a multi-antenna system. Both codes structures make use of the BPSK stacking construction that readily applies binary linear codes to the space-time channel while also providing a check on the suitability of the resulting code in order to achieve maximum diversity advantage. The turbo-like codes investigated are based upon the application of a parallel concatenated scheme to directly map the data and parity bits generated by the encoder to one of three possible antennas outputs. It is further highlighted in this case how the interleaver plays a crucial role in determining overall performance as this determines whether the resulting space-time codes achieve maximum diversity advantage or otherwise. Performance results are presented for a number of different constituent codes and interleaver design. The LDPC space-time codes considered herein again are based on satisfying the BPSK stacking construction to ensure full diversity advantage is achieved. The code design is based on a recursive application of the Shur complement in order to devise block based codes that have a resulting parity check matrix that is relatively sparse. A number of various code constructions that satisfy the conditions are then simulated in order to determine performance in both slow and fast fading channel conditions. This thesis also investigates the use of certain non-linear codes termed “chaotic codes” and their application as constituent codes within a parallel concatenated (turbo-like) coding scheme. Performance of such codes is shown to be readily analysed via the use extrinsic information transfer (EXIT) techniques. The modified codes are simulated over an AWGN channel using BPSK modulation for a number of different block lengths. / Thesis (PhDTelecommunications)--University of South Australia, 2006.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/267283 |
| Creators | Guidi, Andrew Mark. |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | copyright under review |
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