Multiuser underwater communication with space-time block codes and acoustic vector sensors

Acoustic vector sensors and particle velocity channels have recently been shown to provide new opportunities in underwater communication. In this paper, a multiuser vector sensor communication system is proposed using space-time block codes. Compared to multiuser spread spectrum techniques, the prop...

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Published inOCEANS 2008 pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors Huaihai Guo, Abdi, A.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.2008
Subjects
acoustic communication
acoustic particle velocity
Acoustic sensors
acoustic vector sensor
Bandwidth
Block codes
Equations
multiuser communication
Particle measurements
Sensor systems
space-time block coding
Spread spectrum communication
Underwater acoustics
Underwater communication
Velocity measurement
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Summary:Acoustic vector sensors and particle velocity channels have recently been shown to provide new opportunities in underwater communication. In this paper, a multiuser vector sensor communication system is proposed using space-time block codes. Compared to multiuser spread spectrum techniques, the proposed system is particularly suitable for highly bandlimited underwater channels. This is because it allows multiple high data rate users to communicate over the same bandwidth, without compromising their rates via bandwidth spreading. Theoretical formulation and Monte Carlo simulations are provided to show the usefulness of the proposed system.
ISBN:1424426197
9781424426195
ISSN:0197-7385
DOI:10.1109/OCEANS.2008.5151892