Application of space-time coding technique in maritime communication Online publication date: Tue, 17-Jun-2014
by Tushar Keshav
International Journal of Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation (IJESMS), Vol. 6, No. 1/2, 2014
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.
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