Single-symbol ML decoding for orthogonal and quasi-orthogonal STBC in clipped MIMO-OFDM systems using a clipping noise model with Gaussian approximation

Zhefeng Li*, Xiang Gen Xia

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Abstract

An efficient way to reduce the peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) in OFDM systems is clipping. After the clipping in an MIMO-OFDM system, the additive noise may not be white. In this paper, we develop fast (single-symbol) ML decoding algorithms for orthogonal space-time block codes (OSTBC) and (linearly transformed) quasi orthogonal spacetime block codes (QOSTBC) in clipped MIMO-OFDM systems by using a clipping noise model with Gaussian approximation. By using the statistics of the clipping distortions, our newly developed fast ML decoding algorithms improve the performance for clipped MIMO-OFDM systems with OSTBC and QOSTBC while the decoding complexities are not increased. Simulation results are presented to illustrate the improvement.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1127-1136
Number of pages10
JournalIEEE Transactions on Communications
Volume56
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Clipping noise
  • MIMO-OFDM systems
  • Orthogonal and quasi-orthogonal space-time block codes
  • Single-symbol ML decoding

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