Abstract

The mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) is based on IEEE
802.16 standard and is used for wireless Metropolitan Area Network (MAN). The IEEE 802.16
standard supports high data rate and high capacity in mobile Broadband Wireless Access
(BWA). The inclusion of Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) in mobile WiMAX system
provides a robust platform for space, time and frequency selective fading conditions and
increases both data rate and system performance.
The MIMO-mobile WiMAX using Space Time Block Codes (STBC) technique is developed for
different modulation schemes (BPSK,QPSK,QAM) with the consideration of 1/2, 3/4 code rate
to determine and analyse Bit Error Rate (BER) performance under AWGN channel. The
simulation of MIMO-mobile WiMAX model is done by using MATLAB.
Various combining techniques are used along with diversity techniques. These techniques are
used in order in order to improve the intensity and strength of the signal at the receiver. These
techniques are simple and have good system performance. Basically, three combining technique
are in common use. These are the Maximum Ratio Combining technique (MRC), Equal Gain
Combining technique (EGC) and the Selective combining technique. Out of these, MRC has the
best system performance.

NOTATIONS
BWA

Broadband Wireless Access

Wi-MAX -

Wireless Interoperability for Microwave Access

MIMO

Multi Input Multi Output

STBC

Space Time Block Coding

BER

Bit Error Rate

SNR

Signal to Noise Ratio

QPSK

Quadrature Phase Shift Keying

QAM

Quadrature Amplitude Modulation

AWGN

Additive White Gaussian Noise

MRC

Maximum Ratio Combining

LOS

Line of Sight
1

NLOS

Non Line Of Sight

SISO

Single Input Single Output

MMSE

Minimum Mean Square Error

MLSE

Maximum Likehood Sequence Estimator

EGC

Equal Gain Combining

MBS

Multicaste Broadcast Service

DSL

Digital Subscriber Line

OFDM

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing

SER

Symbol Error Rate

--

Decoder Matrix

--

Noise Matrix

--

Encoder Matrix

h*

--

Conjugate of Variable of Encoder Matrix

S-

--

Alamouti Encoder Matrix

h 1(t) & h 2(t) -- Fading Coefficients

s1 & s2

Modulated Symbols Alamouti Encoded Matrix

--

Symbol Period

--

Co-phase Signal

--

No. of Transmit Antenna

--

No. of Received Antenna

LIST OF FIGURES

FIG. NO.

NAME OF FIGURE

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NO.

Fig.1

Basic Communication System

Fig.2

Application of Wi-max

Fig.3

Block Diagram of Transmitter and Receiver MIMO Wi-max

Fig.4

Alamouti Space Time Encoder

Fig.5
Fig.6
Fig.5.1
Fig.5.2

Alamouti Space Time Decoder

Maximum Ratio Combining
BER performance with QPSK modulation under different Channels
BER performance with different modulation schemes under AWGN
2

Fig.5.3

channel
BER performance with different modulation schemes under Rayleigh

Fig.5.4

channel
BER performance for different modulation scheme under

Fig.5.5
Fig.5.6.1

Rician channel
BER performance for different diversity techniques for QPSK
BER Performance & Comparison of STBC(3x4), Alamouti(2x1),

Fig.5.6.2

Alamouti(2x2) in AWGN Channel with QPSK

BER Performance & Comparison of STBC(3x4), Alamouti(2x1),

Fig.5.6.3

Alamouti(2x2) in AWGN Channel with 8-PSK

BER Performance & Comparison of STBC(3x4), Alamouti(2x1),

Fig.5.6.4

Alamouti(2x2) in AWGN Channel with 16-QAM

BER Performance & Comparison of STBC(3x4), Alamouti(2x1),
Alamouti(2x2) in AWGN Channel with 64-QAM

Fig.5.7.1

BER Performance & Comparison of STBC(3x4), Alamouti(2x1),

Fig.5.7.2

Alamouti(2x2) in Rayleigh Channel with QPSK

BER Performance & Comparison of STBC(3x4), Alamouti(2x1),

Fig.5.7.3

Alamouti(2x2) in Rayleigh Channel with 8-PSK

BER Performance & Comparison of STBC(3x4), Alamouti(2x1),

Fig.5.7.4

Alamouti(2x2) in Rayleigh Channel with 16-QAM

BER Performance & Comparison of STBC(3x4), Alamouti(2x1),

Fig.5.8.1

Alamouti(2x2) in Rayleigh Channel with 64-QAM

BER Performance & Comparison of STBC(3x4), Alamouti(2x1),

Fig.5.8.2

Alamouti(2x2) in Rician Channel with QPSK

BER Performance & Comparison of STBC(3x4), Alamouti(2x1),

Fig.5.8.3

Alamouti(2x2) in Rician Channel with 8-PSK

BER Performance & Comparison of STBC(3x4), Alamouti(2x1),

Fig.5.8.4

Alamouti(2x2) in Rician Channel with 16-QAM

BER Performance & Comparison of STBC(3x4), Alamouti(2x1),
Alamouti(2x2) in Rician Channel with 64-QAM