Author(s)

Xia LIU, Marek E. BIALKOWSKI, Feng WANG, Konstanty BIALKOWSKI

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This paper reports on investigations into the performance of a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) wireless communication system employing a uniform linear array (ULA) at the transmitter and either a uni-form linear array (ULA) or a uniform circular array (UCA) antenna at the receiver. The transmitter is as-sumed to be surrounded by scattering objects while the receiver is postulated to be free from scattering ob-jects. The Laplacian distribution of angle of arrival (AOA) of a signal reaching the receiver is postulated. The performance of bit error rate (BER), capacity and channel estimation for a MIMO system are evaluated for the two cases that the receiver is equipped with ULA or with UCA antennas.

MIMO, BER, BPSK, FSK, Channel Capacity, EDOF, Channel Estimation, ULA, UCA, Spatial Correlation

X. LIU, M. E. BIALKOWSKI, F. WANG and K. BIALKOWSKI, "Investigation into the Performance of a MIMO System Equipped with ULA or UCA Antennas: BER, Capacity and Channel Estimation," International Journal of Communications, Network and System Sciences, Vol. 2 No. 6, 2009, pp. 491-503. doi: 10.4236/ijcns.2009.26054.