Space-Time LDPC with Layered Structure for MIMO Systems

In this paper, we incorporate the layered structure with low-density parity-check codes (LDPC) to develop a quasi-block diagonal LDPC space-time structure. The lower triangular structure of the parity check matrix introduces correlation between layers. In addition, each layer, as a part of the whole codeword, can be decoded while taking information from other undetected layers to improve the decoding performance. Belief propagation of the current layer is stopped as soon as those parity checks involving only the current layer and detected layers are satisfied. Simulation shows that the proposed system outperforms the conventional V-BLAST by 0.5 dB at WER=1%. Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC) This work may not be copied or reproduced in whole or in part for any commercial purpose. Permission to copy in whole or in part without payment of fee is granted for nonprofit educational and research purposes provided that all such whole or partial copies include the following: a notice that such copying is by permission of Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.; an acknowledgment of the authors and individual contributions to the work; and all applicable portions of the copyright notice. Copying, reproduction, or republishing for any other purpose shall require a license with payment of fee to Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright c ©Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc., 2004 201 Broadway, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139