MIMO-OFDM Communication System with Opportunistic Diversity-Order Selection and KF-Based Channel Estimation

iii This work is dedicated to my family and also to my teachers. It is fully adequate, in scope and in quality, as a thesis for the degree of MS in Electronic Engineering. ACKNOWLEDGMENT First of all, I thank God Almighty (Allah) for the divine help in completion of this thesis. I think, having the opportunity to learn the modern technologies is the blessing of God almighty upon me. I always seek grace and blessings from the God Almighty so that I may understand the current technologies and contribute in their advancements. I would express my heartiest regards and respect for my research supervisor Dr. Noor Muhammad Khan. This work would not have completed without his guidance and support. His strong command on my area of research and extraordinary problem solving skills are the key factors in completion of this thesis. I will always remember his kind behavior while conveying the technical arguments about the topic of research. It was an honor for me to work with him. I appreciate the support of all the members of wireless communication research group especially, Mr. Mirza M. Yasir for his technical guidance in a key topic of my research. He spared a lot of time from his busy schedule to help me understand that topic. I have high regards for his technical help and kind support in completion of this thesis. I am thankful to all my course instructors in Mohammad Ali Jinnah University; Islamabad for developing my knowledge-base in the field of electronics engineering during the course work that helped me in choosing the area of research for Masters. At last, I would thank my family which includes my parents for their determined support in continuation of my studies. They were always there to help me with all their abilities. I am also thankful to my wife for her encouragement and moral support from start of this thesis, till now. vi DECLARATION It is declared that this is an original piece of my own work, except where otherwise acknowledged in text and references. This work has not been submitted in any form for another degree or diploma at any university or other institution for tertiary education and shall not be submitted by me in future for obtaining any degree from this or any other University or Institution. ABSTRACT In urban environment, dynamic nature of the radio channel is a major obstacle …