Space-time coding in mobile satellite communications using dual-polarized channels

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 188-199

  Sellathurai, Mathini ^a,b   Guinand, Paul ^a   Lodge, John ^a  

^a Industry Canada   (Canada)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Iterative decoders; Polarization diversity (PD); Satellite communications; Space time codes

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DECODING; ITERATIVE METHODS; POLARIZATION; SIGNAL ENCODING; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SPACE TIME ADAPTIVE PROCESSING;

DUAL-POLARIZED CHANNELS; ITERATIVE DECODERS; MOBILE SATELLITE COMMUNICATION; POLARIZATION DIVERSITY (PD); SPACE-TIME CODING;

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 32144457518     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2005.861195     Document Type: Article

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