Antenna array geometry and coding performance

TL;DR

This paper investigates how antenna array geometry and code design criteria affect the performance of space-time coded systems in urban, flat-fading channels, providing practical insights for real-world deployments.

Contribution

It offers an analysis of the impact of receive antenna count and code design on performance in realistic urban environments with finite array geometries.

Findings

Number of receive antennas influences coding performance.

Certain code design criteria are more effective in urban channels.

Finite array geometries affect the performance of coded modulations.

Abstract

This paper provides details about experiments in realistic, urban, and frequency flat channels with space-time coding that specifically examines the impact of the number of receive antennas and the design criteria for code selection on the performance. Also the performance characteristics are examined of the coded modulations in the presence of finite size array geometries. This paper gives some insight into which of the theories are most useful in realistic deployments.