Blind Identification of Spatial Multiplexing and Alamouti Space-Time Block Code via Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) Test

A novel algorithm for blind identification of spatial multiplexing and Alamouti space-time block code is proposed in this paper. It relies on the Kolmogrov-Smirnov test, and employs the maximum distance between the empirical cumulative distribution functions of two statistics derived from the receiv...

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Published in:IEEE communications letters 2014-10, Vol.18 (10), p.1711-1714
Main Authors: Mohammadkarimi, Mostafa, Dobre, Octavia A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Block codes
Fading
Modulation
Robustness
Signal to noise ratio
Timing
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Summary:A novel algorithm for blind identification of spatial multiplexing and Alamouti space-time block code is proposed in this paper. It relies on the Kolmogrov-Smirnov test, and employs the maximum distance between the empirical cumulative distribution functions of two statistics derived from the received signal. The proposed algorithm does not require estimation of the channel coefficients, noise statistics and modulation type, and is robust to the carrier frequency offset and impulsive noise. Additionally, it outperforms the algorithms in the literature under a variety of transmission impairments.
ISSN:1089-7798
1558-2558
DOI:10.1109/LCOMM.2014.2352305