| Dedication | p. v |
| List of Figures | p. xi |
| List of Tables | p. xv |
| Foreword | p. xvii |
| Preface | p. xix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xxiii |
| Overview of the Book | p. 1 |
| Background | p. 1 |
| Structure of the Book | p. 2 |
| Contributions of the Book | p. 6 |
| Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Systems with Space-Time Codes | p. 9 |
| Introduction | p. 9 |
| Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Wireless Communications | p. 10 |
| MIMO System Model | p. 10 |
| Capacity of Additive White Gaussian Noise Channels with Fixed Channel Coefficients | p. 12 |
| Capacity of Flat Rayleigh Fading Channels | p. 15 |
| Space-Time Block Codes | p. 22 |
| Real Orthogonal Designs | p. 25 |
| Complex Orthogonal Designs - CODs | p. 34 |
| Transmission Diversity Techniques | p. 48 |
| Classification of Transmission Diversity Techniques | p. 48 |
| Spatial Diversity Combining Methods | p. 50 |
| Transmit Diversity Techniques | p. 53 |
| Issues Addressed in the Book | p. 55 |
| New Square, Complex Orthogonal Space-Time Block Codes for Eight Transmitter Antennas | p. 59 |
| Introduction | p. 59 |
| New Complex Orthogonal Designs of Order Eight | p. 60 |
| Decoding Metrics | p. 70 |
| Choice of Signal Constellations | p. 71 |
| Simulation Results | p. 75 |
| Conclusions | p. 78 |
| Multi-Modulation Schemes to Achieve Higher Data Rate | p. 79 |
| Introduction | p. 79 |
| Two New Complex Orthogonal STBCs For Eight Transmitter Antennas | p. 84 |
| MMSs to Increase the Data Rate | p. 84 |
| Optimal Inter-Symbol Power Allocation in Single Modulation and in MMSs | p. 85 |
| AWGN Channels | p. 85 |
| Flat Rayleigh Fading Channels | p. 90 |
| Simulation Results | p. 93 |
| Conclusions | p. 99 |
| Two Novel Construction Classes for Improved, Square Co Stbcs | p. 101 |
| Introduction | p. 101 |
| Definitions and Notations | p. 105 |
| Design Methods | p. 107 |
| Examples of Maximum Rate, Square, Order-8 CO STBCs with No Zero Entries | p. 115 |
| Conclusions | p. 118 |
| Transmitter Diversity Antenna Selection Techniques for Mimo Systems | p. 119 |
| Introduction | p. 119 |
| Improved Antenna Selection Technique for Wireless Channels Utilizing STBCs | p. 122 |
| Theoretical Basis of Antenna Selection in Wireless Channels Using STBCs with Coherent Detection | p. 122 |
| The (N + 1, N; K) AST/STBC Scheme | p. 124 |
| Simulation Results | p. 128 |
| Transmitter Diversity Antenna Selection Techniques for Wireless Channels Utilizing DSTBCs | p. 129 |
| Reviews on DSTBCs | p. 129 |
| Definitions, Notations and Assumptions | p. 134 |
| Basis of Transmitter Antenna Selection for Channels Using DSTBCs | p. 135 |
| The General (M, N; K) AST/DSTBC Scheme for Channels Utilizing DSTBCs | p. 138 |
| The Restricted (M, N; K) AST/DSTBC Scheme | p. 143 |
| Spatial Diversity Order of the Proposed ASTs | p. 144 |
| Simulation Results | p. 148 |
| Discussions and Conclusion | p. 152 |
| Performance of Diversity Antenna Selection Techniques in Imperfect Channels | p. 155 |
| Introduction | p. 155 |
| A Generalized Algorithm for the Generation of Correlated Rayleigh Fading Envelopes | p. 156 |
| Shortcomings of Conventional Methods | p. 156 |
| Fading Correlation as Functions of Time Delay and Frequency Separation | p. 158 |
| Fading Correlation as Functions of Spatial Separation in Antenna Arrays | p. 159 |
| Generalized Algorithm to Generate Correlated, Flat Rayleigh Fading Envelopes | p. 162 |
| Generation of Correlated Rayleigh Envelopes in a Real-Time Scenario | p. 171 |
| Simulation Results | p. 177 |
| Performance of Diversity Antenna Selection Techniques in Correlated, Flat Rayleigh Fading Channels Using DSTBCs | p. 181 |
| AST/DSTBC Schemes in Correlated, Flat Rayleigh Fading Channels | p. 181 |
| Simulation Results | p. 185 |
| Effect of Imperfect Carrier Recovery on the Performance of the Diversity Antenna Selection Techniques in Wireless Channels Utilizing DSTBCs | p. 189 |
| Effect of Phase Errors on the Performance of the Proposed Antenna Selection Techniques | p. 190 |
| Simulation Results | p. 194 |
| Conclusions | p. 198 |
| Conclusions | p. 201 |
| Introduction | p. 201 |
| Main Conclusions | p. 201 |
| Recommendations | p. 205 |
| Future Works | p. 206 |
| Glossary | p. 209 |
| Symbol Error Probability of M-ary PSK Signals | p. 213 |
| Proof of the Decision Metrics for Unitary DSTBCs | p. 215 |
| References | p. 219 |
| Index | p. 231 |
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