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In this paper, a symbol error rate (SER) study is presented for the dual-hop relay networks employing space–time block code (STBC) from coordinate interleaved orthogonal design (STBC-CIOD), where a relay with either a decode-and-forward (DF) or an amplify-and-forward (AF) protocol is equipped with multiple antennas. More specifically, we provide the union upper and lower bounds on the average SER by deriving an accurate closed-form formula for the corresponding symbol pairwise error rate (SPER). In addition, the asymptotic diversity order is analyzed. The theoretically derived bounds are in good agreement with the simulation results. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

We analyze the effect of time-selective fading on the information outage probability and diversity order of Alamouti transmit diversity with joint maximum likelihood, symbolwise linear maximum likelihood, zero forcing, and decision feedback detectors. In contrast to the existing bit error rate (BER) and bit error outage (BEO) analyses, we evaluate the information outage probabilities and corresponding asymptotic diversity orders for each detector. From the theoretical and simulation results, we demonstrate that, when the channel is time selective, the asymptotic diversity orders for the four detectors approach two, zero, one, and one, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Space-time block codes (STBCs) from coordinate interleaved orthogonal designs (CIODs) offer several advantages including full-diversity and single-symbol decodability. In an effort to assess their performance in quasi-static frequency- nonselective i.i.d, Nakagami-m fading channels, we analyze the error rate, outage capacity, and information outage probability. First, based on an accurate closed-form formula for the average symbol pairwise error rate (SPER). we derive tight union upper and lower bounds on the symbol-error rate (SER). Second, we apply Gaussian and Gamma approximations to provide closed- form expressions for the outage capacity. Third, using high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and moment-matching approximation techniques, we also derive accurate closed-form approximations for the information outage probability (IP). Finally, we show that STBCs from CIODs provide fall-diversity by deriving SER-based and IOP-based asymptotic and instantaneous diversity orders, Monte-Carlo simulations show that the analytical results agree with simulation experiments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Space-time block codes (STBCs) from coordinate interleaved orthogonal designs (CIODs) have attracted considerable attention lately due to their full-diversity and single-symbol decodability for multiple antenna systems. In this letter, we analyze the information outage probability of STBCs from symmetric structured CIODs in quasi-static frequency-nonselective Rayleigh fading channels. By using the probability density function (PDF) and the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of the product of two i.i.d. chi-square random variables and then exploiting a moment-matching approximation technique, we derive an accurate closed-form approximation for the information outage probability of symmetric CIODs and a corresponding asymptotic diversity order, the results of which can be used to theoretically predict the performance of symmetric CIODs with various antenna configurations in non-ergodic Rayleigh fading channels. Some simulations are performed to verify the accuracy of the derived formulas and illustrate the theoretical results. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]