On the capacity of certain space-time coding schemes (Q1607642)

The authors present a framework for analyzing Space-Time Coding (STC) architectures in terms of Shannon capacity. While the Shannon capacity of multiple-input multiple-output channels has been known for a number of years, the attainment of these capacities remains a challenging issue in many cases. The introduction of space-time coding schemes in the last few years has, however, begun paving the way towards the attainment of the promised capacities. The authors have made an attempt to describe what are the attainable information rates of certain STC schemes by quantifying their inherent capacity penalties.