In this article, we propose a multiple-input-multiple-output, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, codedivision multiple-access (MIMO OFDM-CDMA) scheme. The main objective is to provide extra flexibility in user multiplexing and data rate adaptation, that offer higher system throughput and better diversity gains. This is done by spreading on all the signal domains; i.e, space-time frequency spreading is employed to transmit users' signals. The flexibility to spread on all three domains allows us to independently spread users' data, to maintain increased system throughput and to have higher diversity gains. We derive new accurate approximations for the probability of symbol error and signal-to-interference noise ratio (SINR) for zero forcing (ZF) receiver. This study and simulation results show that MIMO OFDM-CDMA is capable of achieving diversity gains significantly larger than that of the conventional 2-D CDMA OFDM and MIMO MC CDMA schemes.
In this paper, we propose a multiple-input-multipleoutput, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, code-division multiple-access (MIMO OFDM-CDMA) scheme. The main objective is to provide extra flexibility in user multiplexing, and offer better diversity/multi-user-multiplexing tradeoff. This is done by spreading on all the signal domains; i.e, space-timefrequency spreading is employed to transmit users' signals. Our study and simulation results show that MIMO OFDM-CDMA is capable of flexible data rates and easy user multiplexing, while simultaneously suppressing the multi-user interfering signals. In addition, our scheme achieve a diversity gain significantly larger than that of the conventional 2-D CDMA OFDM scheme.
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