Dey, Indrakshi, Joshi, Hemdutt and Marchetti, Nicola (2021) Space-Time Spreading Aided Distributed MIMO-WSNs. IEEE Communications Letters, 25 (4). pp. 1338-1342. ISSN 1089-7798
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Abstract
In this letter, we consider the plaguing, yet rarely handled problem of interference resulting from superposition of multiple sensor signals in time, when sent over a multiple access channel (MAC) in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). We propose space-time spreading (STS) of local sensor decisions before reporting them over a MAC to i) minimize interference and ii) reduce energy required for combating interference due to superposition of sensor decisions. Each sensor decision is encoded on appropriately indexed space-time block of fixed duration using dispersion vectors, such that a single sensor is activated over each space-time block while all the other sensors are silent. At the receive side of the reporting channel, we assume a multi-antenna decision fusion center (DFC), thereby representing a distributed multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) communication scenario. We formulate and compare optimum and sub-optimum fusion rules for fusing sensor decisions at the DFC to arrive at a reliable conclusion. Simulation results demonstrate gain in fusion performance with STS-aided transmission by 3 to 6 times over performance without STS.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Cite as: I. Dey, H. Joshi and N. Marchetti, "Space-Time Spreading Aided Distributed MIMO-WSNs," in IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 1338-1342, April 2021, doi: 10.1109/LCOMM.2020.3046231. |
Keywords: | Wireless sensor networks; Interference; MIMO communication; Fading channels; Shadow mapping; Dispersion; Complexity theory; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Electronic Engineering Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Hamilton Institute |
Item ID: | 15986 |
Identification Number: | 10.1109/LCOMM.2020.3046231 |
Depositing User: | Dr Indrakshi Dey |
Date Deposited: | 24 May 2022 11:00 |
Journal or Publication Title: | IEEE Communications Letters |
Publisher: | IEEE Explore |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/15986 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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