Diversity space-time modulation for MIMO wireless communication systems with fading channels

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The recent arrival of the Information Age has created an explosive demand for knowledge and information exchange in our society. This demand has triggered off an enormous expansion in wireless communications in which severe technical challenges, including the need of transmitting speech, data and video at high rates in an environment rich of scattering, have been encountered. A recent development in wireless communication systems is the multi-input multi-output (MIMO) wireless link which, due to its potential in meeting these challenges caused by fading channels together with power and bandwidth limitations, has become a very important area of research. The importance of MIMO communications lies in the fact that they are able to provide a significant increase in capacity over a single antenna system. To take advantage of the MIMO communication channel and combat fading and cross-talk, a space-time block code (STBC) has been developed by spacing the transmitter antennas sufficiently and introducing a code for the transmitted symbols distributed over transmitter antennas (space) and symbol periods (time). The research program presented in this proposal is to develop a first-rate research and training environment for the MIMO wireless communication systems. The proposal aims at establishing a novel theory and solving the following three open and challenging problems: (1) The design of an optimal STBC for the MIMO systems with the optimal coherent receiver (i.e., the channel knowledge is available at the receiver); (2) The design of an optimal STBC for multi-input single-output systems with simple coherent receivers. Such a design is often useful in mobile downlink communications; (3) The systematic design of a STBC for the unique identification of the MIMO fading channels when channel information is completely unavailable. The proposed research program will create an essential research and training environment appropriate to impart requisite skills to highly qualified personnel (HQP) who will fulfill the needs of Canadian academia and wireless communication industries. The program will attract talented and experienced researchers and HQP in the world and retain them in Canada.