CN1677892A - Space hour encoding method based on rotary planisphere - Google Patents

Abstract

In antenna system with multiple inputs and outputs, transmitting terminal carried out rotation of planisphere for data after serial-parallel conversion. Each transmitting antenna sends out each code element in each data route formed passing through expanded space-time block. At receiving end, each antenna obtains original data through following operations: decoding expanded space-time block for the received data, through maximum ratio combination, eliminating interference between codes by using linear equalization and carrying out expanded inverse transform, carrying out maximum likelihood detection in single bit for signal in each route, the, parallel - serial conversion. Rotation of planisphere makes signal in each route uniformization in special euclidean distance. The expansion transform expands data in each route to all routes. Combining planisphere with expansion transform obtains better space diversities without lowering rate. The invention also saves operations.

Description

A kind of space-time coding method based on the rotation planisphere

Technical field:

The invention belongs to mobile communication multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technical field, particularly relate in the smooth slow fading channel of Rayleigh based on the space-time coding method that rotates planisphere.

Background technology:

The Space Time Coding technology is present mobile communication multi-input/output antenna field broad research, the effective ways that improve radio link performance.Under the smooth slow fading channel of Rayleigh, how to construct a kind of space-time coding method, make it can not only obtain good performance gain, and have the focus that simple reception detection algorithm is the Space Time Coding technical research.

" international electronics and The Institution of Electrical Engineers's information journal " (" Space-time block codes from orthogonaldesigns ", IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, Vol.45 No.5, July 1999) introduced a kind of under the smooth slow fading channel of Rayleigh the building method of orthogonal space time packet.This method is carried out orthogonal design by the transmission data to each transmitting antenna, makes the recipient use linear single symbol maximum likelihood detector just can detect all and sends data, obtains the preferable performance gain.But when this method is increased to greater than 2 in number of transmit antennas, can quadrature for the data that guarantee each transmitting antenna, the information rate of system's transmit leg can reduce.

" international electronics communicate by letter journal " (" Diversity Comparison of SpreadingTransforms for Multi-carrier Spread Spectrum Transmission " with The Institution of Electrical Engineers, IEEE Transactions oncommunications, Vol.51 No.5, May 2003) introduced the spread spectrum transmission method in a kind of orthogonal multiple carrier wave system.This method is carried out spread spectrum by the transmission data to each orthogonal sub-carriers, obtains certain performance gain.If the transmission data before the expansion earlier through specific angle rotation, expand to the data on each subcarrier on other subcarriers on modulation constellation again, the recipient can detect by simple linear equalization, and obtains good diversity performance gain.But the thought of this rotation planisphere is not seen the performance that is used to improve in the multi-input/output antenna system so far.

Technology contents:

The present invention is directed to above-mentioned present Research, propose a kind of in the smooth slow fading channel of Rayleigh the space-time coding method based on the rotation planisphere, can keep full rate in that number of antennas is same during more than 2, and obtain good performance gain.

The present invention is based on the space-time coding method of rotation planisphere, comprise: at transmitting terminal, send modulating data 1 and convert N (N equals number of transmit antennas) road different pieces of information to through string and modular converter 2, every circuit-switched data is through transform expansion module 4, the employing walsh code is an extended code, and each circuit-switched data is expanded on all roads; At receiving terminal, module 7 provides channel and parameter Estimation thereof accurately, the signal from N transmitting antenna that each reception antenna obtains merges module 8 through high specific, N road signal sends data by the N road that single-bit Maximum Likelihood Detection module 10 backs obtain to recover, and obtains original transmission data through behind the parallel serial conversion module 11; It is characterized in that:

At transmitting terminal, the data after string and the conversion make the data of not going the same way that different angle rotations be arranged on modulation constellation earlier through planisphere rotary module 3, and the principle of rotation is that the i circuit-switched data multiply by the corresponding factor:

${\mathrm{\&theta;}}_i=\exp \{\mathrm{<figure-callout\; id="2"\; label="j"\; filenames="A20041001452200101.png,A20041001452200102.png"\; state="\{\{state\}\}">j</figure-callout>}\frac{2\mathrm{\&pi;}}{C}\&CenterDot;\frac{i}{N}\}---\left(f1\right)$

Wherein the i span is [0, N-1], and C is the digital modulation exponent number, for M-PSK, and C=M then; 16QAM, then C=4;

Piece formed module 5 when the N road signal process expansion after the transform expansion was empty, utilize the different length of N for the walsh code of N respectively as the differentiation code word of N road signal, each code element of every road signal multiply each other with corresponding walsh code (one become N), obtaining N road length all is the signal of N, be the expansion of formation block signal when empty, block signal was sent by N transmitting antenna in N symbol interval when each expansion was empty;

At receiving terminal, for the received signal of each reception antenna in N symbol interval, 6 usefulness N length corresponding with transmitting terminal of piece decoder module were the differentiation code word of the walsh code of N as transmitting terminal N road signal when expansion was empty, each element of each walsh code is when each expansion is empty in the block gap, after corresponding received signal in N the symbol interval multiplied each other respectively, addition obtained from the independent signal of N transmitting antenna (N becomes one); N road signal after high specific merges obtains the signal to be detected that the N road does not have intersymbol interference through linear equalizer module 9.

The piece decoding can be that 2 walsh code is finished through multiple multiplying each other by length also when the expansion of described receiving terminal was empty, adopted and breathed out moral sign indicating number matrix:

$H_2=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1& 1\\ 1& -1\end{array}\right]---\left(f2\right)$

Fertile and the assorted sign indicating number that produces is decoded as the signal distinguishing code word, when the expansion of this moment is empty piece decoder module 6 by The log of piece decoding subelement when the fertile and assorted code length of route is 2 expansion skies ₂N cascade forms; Each fertile and assorted code length be 2 expansion when piece decoding subelement is the expansion sky of N with length respectively when the m time decoding when empty in the piece code element be spaced apart $I_{\mathrm{decode}}=2^{\left({\log }_{2}N\right)-m}$ Two symbol datas multiply each other, wherein the m span be [1, log ₂N].

The linear equalizer of described receiving terminal can adopt the zero forcing equalization device, and expression formula is:

$\tilde{X}={\left(H^{T}H\right)}^{-1}{H}^{T}Y---\left(f3\right)$

In the formula Be the N dimensional signal vector behind the process equalizer, H comprises the equivalent channel matrix of transform expansion matrix after interior high specific merges, and Y is the N road signal after merging through high specific;

If represent with equivalent real-valued model, signal, the real part of channel matrix and imaginary part separately expand to the 2N dimension, and then equivalent channel matrix is:

$H=\left[\begin{array}{cc}{D}_R& {-D}_I\\ D_I& D_R\end{array}\right]\&CenterDot;\left[\begin{array}{cc}{T}_R& {-T}_I\\ T_I& T_R\end{array}\right]---\left(f4\right)$

D in the formula _RAnd D _IRepresent that respectively high specific merges the real part and the imaginary part of the equivalent fading channel matrix in back, T _RAnd T _IExpression is through the real part and the imaginary part of the transform expansion matrix of planisphere rotation respectively; To the 2N dimensional signal

Carry out the real part imaginary part and merge, obtaining the N road does not have intersymbol interference signal to be detected.

Prior art is under the smooth slow fading channel of Rayleigh, orthogonal space time packet carries out orthogonal design by the transmission data to each transmitting antenna, the recipient uses linear single symbol maximum likelihood detector just can detect all and sends data, the gain of acquisition preferable performance, but when this method is increased to greater than 2 in number of transmit antennas, can quadrature for the data that guarantee each transmitting antenna, the information rate of system's transmit leg can reduce.And the present invention is based on the rotation planisphere space-time coding method, sending the modulating data string and converting the N channel parallel data to, every circuit-switched data is carried out the planisphere rotation, utilize walsh code the N circuit-switched data to be expanded on every circuit-switched data again, send in N symbol interval by N transmitting antenna after piece formed when each code element of the N circuit-switched data after the transform expansion was expanded sky as the signaling zone demal; Piece was decoded and the high specific merging when receiving terminal elder generation expanded sky to the received signal in N the symbol interval, was finished by linear equalizer and eliminated each road inter symbol interference and expansion inverse transformation, at last via the single-bit detection and the conversion back recovery transmission data of also going here and there.Like this, the transmission signal of each transmitting antenna had been distinguished in piece formation and decoding when expansion was empty, made transmitting antenna can send N different transmitting terminal data in N symbol interval; The transform expansion of planisphere rotation makes the Euclidean of transmission data on planisphere apart from homogenizing, obtains diversity gain better, and every road transmission signals has all passed through the decline path of each antenna, and receiving data performance is the stack of the signal performance on each antenna.Therefore, the present invention has obtained the space diversity of many antennas input and output antenna system under the smooth slow fading channel of Rayleigh effectively with a kind of method of simple linearity test, and does not reduce the information rate of transmit leg.

The present invention is based on the space-time coding method of rotation planisphere, if when the expansion of its receiving terminal is empty the piece decoding to adopt length be that 2 walsh code is finished through multiple multiplying each other, the complex addition computing of piece is reduced in the time of can making expansion empty:

N _add＝2N*(log ₂N)-N (f5)

Multiplying is reduced to:

N _Multi=2N* (log ₂N) (f6) like this, when N was big, the operand of block decoder was significantly smaller than the operand of general expansion block decoder when empty when expansion was empty among the present invention.

Description of drawings:

Fig. 1 is the space-time coding method system schematic based on the rotation planisphere of the present invention;

Space Time Coding and space-time block code performance that Fig. 2 is based on the rotation planisphere compare schematic diagram.

Embodiment:

Below in conjunction with the description of drawings embodiments of the invention.

Embodiment 1:

It is N=4 that present embodiment is established number of transmit antennas with one, and the reception antenna number is M=2, and adopting the Space Time Coding multi-input multi-output antenna system based on the rotation planisphere of BPSK modulation is that example describes.

Present embodiment is based on the space-time coding method of rotation planisphere, at transmitting terminal, send modulating data 1 and convert N (N=4) road different pieces of information to through string and modular converter 2, every circuit-switched data is through transform expansion module 4, the employing walsh code is an extended code, and each circuit-switched data is expanded on all roads; At receiving terminal, module 7 provides channel and parameter Estimation thereof accurately, the signal from the individual transmitting antenna of N (N=4) that each reception antenna obtains merges module 8 through high specific, N (N=4) road signal sends data by N (N=4) road that single-bit Maximum Likelihood Detection module 10 backs obtain to recover, and obtains original transmission data through behind the parallel serial conversion module 11;

At transmitting terminal, the data after string and the conversion make the data of not going the same way that different angle rotations be arranged on modulation constellation earlier through planisphere rotary module 3, and the principle of rotation is that the i circuit-switched data multiply by the corresponding factor:

${\mathrm{\&theta;}}_i=\exp \{\mathrm{<figure-callout\; id="2"\; label="j"\; filenames="A20041001452200101.png,A20041001452200102.png"\; state="\{\{state\}\}">j</figure-callout>}\frac{2\mathrm{\&pi;}}{2}\&CenterDot;\frac{i}{4}\}---\left(f1\right)$

Wherein the i span is [0,3], and C is the digital modulation exponent number, for BPSK, and C=2 then;

Piece formed module 5 when the signal process expansion of the N after the transform expansion (N=4) road was empty, the walsh code that to utilize the individual different length of N (N=4) be N (N=4) is respectively as the differentiation code word of N (N=4) road signal, each code element of every road signal multiply each other with corresponding walsh code (one become N=4), obtaining N road length all is the signal of N (N=4), be the expansion of formation block signal when empty, block signal was sent by the individual transmitting antenna of N (N=4) in the individual symbol interval of N (N=4) when each expansion was empty.

At receiving terminal, for the received signal of each reception antenna in the individual symbol interval of N (N=4), the walsh code that the individual length corresponding with transmitting terminal of piece decoder module 6 usefulness N (N=4) was N (N=4) when expansion was empty is as the differentiation code word of transmitting terminal N (N=4) road signal, each element of each walsh code is when each expansion is empty in the block gap, after corresponding received signal in the individual symbol interval of N (N=4) multiplied each other respectively, addition obtained from the independent signal of the individual transmitting antenna of N (N=4) (N=4 becomes one); N (N=4) road signal after high specific merges is through linear equalizer module 9, and obtaining N (N=4) road does not have intersymbol interference signal to be detected.

The piece decoding can be that 2 walsh code is finished through multiple multiplying each other by length also when the expansion of described receiving terminal was empty, adopted and breathed out moral sign indicating number matrix:

$H_2=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1& 1\\ 1& -1\end{array}\right]---\left(f2\right)$

Fertile and the assorted sign indicating number that produces is decoded as the signal distinguishing code word, when the expansion of this moment is empty piece decoder module 6 by $\frac{N}{2}(\frac{\mathrm{<figure-callout\; id="2"\; label="N"\; filenames="A20041001452200101.png,A20041001452200102.png"\; state="\{\{state\}\}">N</figure-callout>}}{2}=2)$ The log of piece decoding subelement when the fertile and assorted code length of route is 2 expansion skies ₂N (log ₂N=2) inferior cascade forms; Each fertile and assorted code length be 2 expansion when piece decoding subelement is the expansion sky of N (N=4) with length respectively when the m time decoding when empty in the piece code element be spaced apart I _Decode=2 ^2-mTwo symbol datas multiply each other, wherein the m span is [1,2].

The linear equalizer of present embodiment receiving terminal can adopt the zero forcing equalization device, and expression formula is:

$\tilde{X}={\left(H^{T}H\right)}^{-1}{H}^{T}Y---\left(f3\right)$

In the formula

Be N (N=4) the dimensional signal vector behind the process equalizer, H comprises the equivalent channel matrix of transform expansion after interior high specific merges, and Y is N (N=4) the road signal after merging through high specific;

If we represent with equivalent real-valued model: signal, the real part of channel matrix and imaginary part separately expand to 2N (2N=8) dimension, and then equivalent channel matrix is:

$H=\left[\begin{array}{cc}{D}_R& {-D}_I\\ D_I& D_R\end{array}\right]\&CenterDot;\left[\begin{array}{cc}{T}_R& {-T}_I\\ T_I& T_R\end{array}\right]---\left(f4\right)$

D in the formula _RAnd D _IRepresent that respectively high specific merges the real part and the imaginary part of the equivalent fading channel matrix in back, T _RAnd T _IExpression is through the real part and the imaginary part of the transform expansion matrix of planisphere rotation respectively; To 2N (2N=8) dimensional signal

Carry out the real part imaginary part and merge, obtaining N (N=4) road does not have intersymbol interference signal to be detected.

The present embodiment transmitting terminal can calculate through the transform expansion matrix of planisphere rotation, for:

$T=\left[\begin{array}{cccc}1.0000& 0.9239+0.3827i& 0.7071+0.7071i& 0.3827+0.9239i\\ 1.0000& -0.9239-0.3827i& 0.7071+0.7071i& -0.3827-0.9239i\\ 1.0000& 0.9239+0.3827i& -0.7071-0.7071i& -0.3827-0.9239i\\ 1.0000& -0.9239-0.3827i& -0.7071-0.7071i& 0.3827+0.9239i\end{array}\right]---\left(f7\right)$

Then the signal phasor after N (N=4) the road signal process transform expansion module 4 is:

X _R=TX (f8) is X wherein _R=[x _R1x _R2x _R3x _R4] ^T, X=[x ₁x ₂x ₃x ₄] ^TEach symbol vector of representing N (N=4) road signal respectively, ^TThe symbolic representation transposition; The piece when expansion that each code elements formation length of piece formation module 5 backs was N (N=4) when the process expansion was empty is empty is expressed as:

$S=\left[\begin{array}{cccc}{x}_{R1}& x_{R1}& x_{R1}& x_{R1}\\ x_{R2}& {-x}_{R2}& x_{R2}& {-x}_{R2}\\ x_{R3}& x_{R3}& {-x}_{R3}& {-x}_{R3}\\ x_{R4}& {-x}_{R4}& {-x}_{R4}& x_{R4}\end{array}\right]---\left(f9\right)$

Wherein line display transmitting antenna order is tabulated and is shown the symbol interval in piece when expansion is empty, and i transmitting antenna sends signal S in j code-element period in the piece when the expansion sky _{I, j}(corresponding element of matrix S), i, the span of j is [1,4].

The present embodiment digital modulation mode is BPSK, and sending the data imaginary part is zero, and then equivalent channel matrix formula (f4) is reduced to:

$H=\left[\begin{array}{cc}{D}_R& {-D}_I\\ D_I& D_R\end{array}\right]\&CenterDot;\left[\begin{array}{c}{T}_R\\ T_I\end{array}\right]---\left(f10\right)$

By transform expansion matrix form (f7), can obtain:

$T_R=\left[\begin{array}{cccc}1.0000& 0.9239& 0.7071& 0.3827\\ 1.0000& -0.9239& 0.7071& -0.3827\\ 1.0000& 0.9239& -0.7071& -0.3827\\ 1.0000& -0.9239& -0.7071& 0.3827\end{array}\right],T_I=\left[\begin{array}{cccc}0& 0.3827& 0.7071& 0.9239\\ 0& -0.3827& 0.7071& -0.9239\\ 0& 0.3827& -0.7071& -0.9239\\ 0& -0.3827& -0.7071& 0.9239\end{array}\right];$

Get 2N (2N=8) dimensional signal

Preceding N (N=4) dimension be gained N road and do not have intersymbol interference signal to be detected.

Present embodiment extends to N=2 ^M(M is a positive integer) individual transmitting antenna and any reception antenna multi-input multi-output antenna system; At this moment, employing at transmitting terminal, is carried out the planisphere rotation to each the road modulating data after string and the conversion based on the space-time coding method of rotation planisphere earlier, again postrotational data are carried out transform expansion, block signal when piece forms by each transmitting antenna transmission sky when expanding sky then; Each antenna of receiving terminal earlier when expanding sky the received signal in the piece do expansion piece decoding when empty, through high specific merge and linear equalization after carry out the single-bit Maximum Likelihood Detection, last and string is converted to initial data.

Present embodiment is generalized to N=2 ^M(M is a positive integer) individual transmitting antenna and any reception antenna multi-input multi-output antenna system; To adopt length be that 2 walsh code is finished through multiple multiplying each other in the piece decoding when receiving terminal expansion was empty, and reaching the purpose of simplifying operand, and N is big more, and effect is obvious more.

In order to assess the performance of the Space Time Coding that the present invention is based on the rotation planisphere, to number of transmit antennas N (N=4), the multi-input multi-output antenna system that the reception antenna number is respectively M=1 and 2 carries out Computer Simulation.The wireless channel model that adopts in the emulation is the smooth slow fading channel of Rayleigh, and evaluation criterion is that transmit leg keeps identical transmission data message speed.Based on the rotation Space Time Coding of planisphere and space-time block code performance as shown in Figure 6: suppose Space-Time Block Coding by four transmitting antennas,

Code check constitutes, owing to do not reduce transmission data message speed based on the Space Time Coding of rotation planisphere, then we make Space-Time Block Coding adopt QPSK, and adopt BPSK based on the Space Time Coding of rotation planisphere, and it is identical that both information rates keep.The average signal-to-noise ratio of abscissa for representing among the figure with db, ordinate is the average error bit rate of received signal, with (N, M) the expression transmitting antenna is N, reception antenna is that M gets multi-input multi-output antenna system; Curve A is represented (4,1) Space-Time Block Coding performance curve among the figure, and curve B represents (4,1) based on the Space Time Coding performance curve of rotation planisphere, curve C is represented (4,2) Space-Time Block Coding performance curve, curve D is represented (4,2) Space Time Coding performance curve based on the rotation planisphere; As can be seen, the Space Time Coding based on the rotation planisphere all is better than in the performance that the reception antenna number is respectively M=1 and 2 The performance of four transmitting antenna space-time block codes of code check, space-time block code based on orthogonal design is a kind of good Space Time Coding, but because it is in number of antennas during greater than 2, in order to guarantee the quadrature of signal, can make and send the decline of data message speed, and not only can obtain space diversity gain preferably, and do not reduce the information rate of transmit leg based on the Space Time Coding of rotation planisphere.

Claims (3)

1, a kind of space-time coding method based on the rotation planisphere, comprise: at transmitting terminal, send modulating data 1 and convert N road different pieces of information to through string and modular converter 2, every circuit-switched data is through transform expansion module 4, the employing walsh code is an extended code, and each circuit-switched data is expanded on all roads; At receiving terminal, module 7 provides channel and parameter Estimation thereof accurately, the signal from N transmitting antenna that each reception antenna obtains merges module 8 through high specific, N road signal sends data by the N road that single-bit Maximum Likelihood Detection module 10 backs obtain to recover, and obtains original transmission data through behind the parallel serial conversion module 11; It is characterized in that:

At transmitting terminal, the data after string and the conversion make the data of not going the same way that different angle rotations be arranged on modulation constellation earlier through planisphere rotary module 3, and the principle of rotation is that the i circuit-switched data multiply by the corresponding factor: ${\mathrm{\&theta;}}_i=\exp \{j\frac{2\mathrm{\&pi;}}{C}\&CenterDot;\frac{i}{N}\},$ Wherein the i span is [0, N-1], and C is the digital modulation exponent number, for M-PSK, and C=M then; 16QAM, then C=4; Piece formed module 5 when the N road signal process expansion after the transform expansion was empty, utilize the different length of N for the walsh code of N respectively as the differentiation code word of N road signal, each code element of every road signal multiplies each other with corresponding walsh code, obtaining N road length all is the signal of N, be the expansion of formation block signal when empty, block signal was sent by N transmitting antenna in N symbol interval when each expansion was empty;

At receiving terminal, for the received signal of each reception antenna in N symbol interval, 6 usefulness N length corresponding with transmitting terminal of piece decoder module were the differentiation code word of the walsh code of N as transmitting terminal N road signal when expansion was empty, each element of each walsh code is when each expansion is empty in the block gap, after corresponding received signal in N the symbol interval multiplied each other respectively, addition obtained the independent signal from N transmitting antenna; N road signal after high specific merges is through linear equalizer module 9, and obtaining the N road does not have intersymbol interference signal to be detected.

2, the space-time coding method based on the rotation planisphere as claimed in claim 1 is characterised in that: the piece decoding was that 2 walsh code is finished through multiple multiplying each other by length when the expansion of described receiving terminal was empty, adopted and breathed out moral sign indicating number matrix: $H_2=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1& 1\\ 1& -1\end{array}\right]$ Fertile and the assorted sign indicating number that produces is decoded as the signal distinguishing code word, when the expansion of this moment is empty piece decoder module 6 by The log of piece decoding subelement when the fertile and assorted code length of route is 2 expansion skies ₂N cascade forms; Each fertile and assorted code length be 2 expansion when piece decoding subelement is the expansion sky of N with length respectively when the m time decoding when empty in the piece code element be spaced apart I _Decode=2 ^(log2N)-mTwo symbol datas multiply each other, wherein the m span be [1, log ₂N].

3, the space-time coding method based on the rotation planisphere as claimed in claim 1, be characterised in that: the linear equalizer of described receiving terminal adopts the zero forcing equalization device, and expression formula is: $\tilde{X}={\left(H^{T}H\right)}^{-1}{H}^{T}Y,$ In the formula

Be the N dimensional signal vector behind the process equalizer, H comprises the equivalent channel matrix of transform expansion after interior high specific merges, and Y is the N road signal after merging through high specific; Represent promptly with the real-valued model of equivalence: signal, the real part of channel matrix and imaginary part separately expand to the 2N dimension, and then equivalent channel matrix is: $H=\left[\begin{array}{cc}{D}_R& -D_I\\ D_I& D_R\end{array}\right]\&CenterDot;\begin{array}{}\end{array}\left[\begin{array}{cc}{T}_R& -T_I\\ T_I& T_R\end{array}\right],$ D in the formula _RAnd D _IRepresent that respectively high specific merges the real part and the imaginary part of the equivalent fading channel matrix in back, T _RAnd T _IExpression is through the real part and the imaginary part of the transform expansion matrix of planisphere rotation respectively; To the 2N dimensional signal Carry out the real part imaginary part and merge, obtaining the N road does not have intersymbol interference signal to be detected.

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