Michael O. Kolawole
Federal University of Technology

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An Hybrid Coding Technique for Efficient Bandwidth Usage in conformity with IEEE 802.11 WLAN Standard Isiaka Ajewale Alimi; Kayode Francis Akingbad; Jide Julius Popoolae; Michael O. Kolawole
International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) Vol 3, No 5: October 2013
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

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The contemporary Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) systems like IEEE 802.11a/g standards use Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (COFDM) and offer data rates of up to 54 Mbps at 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz. IEEE 802.11n is a recent WLAN standard capable of not only providing increased data rate and improved range but also reduced signal fading. These benefits are achieved through the use of space-time coded Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output with Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) technique which provides the possibility of increased signal strength at the receiver with optimal bandwidth and power efficiency. In this paper, a novel hybrid space-time block coding (HSTBC) scheme is proposed for mitigating signal fading as well as enhancing the performance of MIMO–OFDM based WLANs. The signal to be transmitted is first pre-coded and the resulting output is then coded using space-time block code to form a HSTBC. Simulation results show that the HSTBC scheme considerably reduced the effect of multipath fading in wireless communication systems with improved bit error rate. Our proposed HSTBC improves the performance of the system in terms of data transmission as the capacity of the system almost doubled the capacity of a conventional STBC system.DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijece.v3i5.3668
An Extended Tropospheric Scintillation Model for Free Space Optical Communication Systems John O. Famoriji; Yekeen O. Olasoji; Michael O. Kolawole
Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (IJEEI) Vol 2, No 4: December 2014
Publisher : IAES Indonesian Section

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Fluctuations caused mostly by tropospheric scintillation at the free space optical receiver end have been a major problem in the rapid development of telecommunication and the increasing demands for larger bandwidth is forcing the use of free space optical (FSO) technology. This paper examined existing tropospheric scintillation models of Karasawa, Van de Kamp model, Otung, Ortgies and ITU-R, and discovered that all of them operate at the microwave range, which limits their application in FSO laser beam technology that operates in PHz frequency-range. ITU-R model was later selected owing to its global application and modified for use in FSO communication system. The new model can serve as basis for communication engineers to use as platform in the link budgetary for planning and design of low margin systems of free space optical communication link.