Unified MIMO-Multicarrier Designs: A Space-Time Shift Keying Approach

• Published in: IEEE Communications surveys and tutorials Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 550 - 579
• Main Authors: Kadir, Mohammad Ismat, Sugiura, Shinya, Chen, Sheng, Hanzo, Lajos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Dispersion; Diversity reception; linear dispersion code (LDC); MIMO; multicarrier code division multiple access (MC-CDMA); Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO); OFDM; orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) and single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA); orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM); spacetime shift keying (STSK); spatial modulation (SM); Transmitting antennas; Wireless communication; orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA); Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO); single-carrier frequency-division multiple access (SC-FDMA); space–time shift keying (STSK); linear dispersion code (LDC); spatial modulation (SM); multicarrier code-division multiple access (MC-CDMA); orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)
• ISSN: 2373-745X
• DOI: 10.1109/COMST.2014.2375321

A survey and tutorial is provided on the subject of multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) multicarrier (MC) systems relying on the space-time shift keying (STSK) concept. We commence with a brief review of the family of MIMO systems, which is followed by the design of STSK systems in the context of MC modulation-based transmissions over dispersive wireless channels. Specifically, the STSK scheme is amalgamated with orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing, MC code-division multiple access, orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA), and single-carrier frequency-division multiple access. We also provide a rudimentary introduction to MC differential STSK employing both conventional differential detection and multiple-symbol differential sphere decoding for the sake of dispensing with channel estimation. We conclude with the design recipes of coherent versus noncoherent MC STSK schemes, complemented by a range of future research ideas.