Application of space-time coding technique in maritime communication. (1st January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Keshav, Tushar
• Is Part Of: International journal of engineering systems modelling and simulation. Volume 6:Number 1/2(2014)
• Page Start: 107
• Page End: 112
• Publication Date: 2014-01-01
• Subjects: diversity -- space-time coding technique -- multiple antenna techniques -- maritime -- worldwide interoperability for microwave access -- WiMAX; Engineering systems -- Computer simulation -- Periodicals; Engineering systems -- Mathematical models -- Periodicals; 620.0042
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1755-9758

Abstract

Development in maritime communication has swiftly increased over the past decade, however there is much more research needed to provide a perfect link. The geographically constrained nature of marine environment precludes reliable, high speed broadband wireless access at sea. To overcome this limitation, we introduce a novel approach on the application of space-time coding technique in WiMAX-based maritime communication. Since WiMAX has been lucrative in terrestrial communication system, we propose to extend the service coverage of WiMAX in marine environment. WiMAX offers a rich set of features with a number of multiple antenna techniques with their ability to exploit multipath signal propagation and achieve diversity. In this paper, we analyse the application of space-time coding technique in maritime ship-to-shore communication. In particular, we demonstrate the application of Alamouti scheme – space time block code to improve the BER of the system in various sea conditions.