Differential space time media‐based modulation system

Abstract

Abstract Differential spatial modulation (DSM) is a multi‐antenna differential technology with low power consumption and no demand of channel estimation. It is suitable for communication systems that have fast migration velocity and high requirements for both power consumption and complexity. However, due to the sparse structure and the requirements of differential coding, the spectral efficiency is limited. Therefore, media‐based modulation (MBM) technology is introduced into differential system in this work to improve the spectral. A differential space time media‐based modulation (DSTMBM) system is proposed. While retaining the inherent advantages of the DSM, the additional bits are transmitted through the radio frequency (RF) mirrors in DSTMBM. Unlike traditional DSM, the transmit antenna of DSTMBM system can be activated multiple times. In addition, a theoretical performance is derived, and a low‐complexity (LC) detection algorithm is adopted. Simulation results show that the DSTMBM system has a performance advantage of about 4.5 dB at a high transmission rate compared to traditional DSM systems. Monte Carlo simulation matches the theoretical performance in a wide range. Meanwhile, the LC detection algorithm reduces the complexity by 2–3 orders of magnitude without the bit error rate (BER) performance loss.