Bit Error Rate Approximation of MIMO-OFDM Systems with Carrier Frequency Offset and Channel Estimation Errors

The bit error rate (BER) of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) systems with carrier frequency offset and channel estimation errors is analyzed in this paper. Intercarrier interference (ICI) and interantenna interference (IAI) due to the residual frequency offsets are analyzed, and the average signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (SINR) is derived. The BER of equal gain combining (EGC) and maximal ratio combining (MRC) with MIMO-OFDM is also derived. The simulation results demonstrate the accuracy of the theoretical analysis.