Transmission of Analog Correlated Sources over MIMO Fading Channels

In this work we address the transmission of correlated Gaussian sources over Multiple Input Multiple Output fading channels using analog Joint Source Channel Coding (JSCC). The source symbols are first compressed using a continuous parametric mapping based on a sinusoidal function that exploits the source correlation. Given that the data at the encoder output is also correlated, the information corresponding to the covariance matrix is incorporated into the design of the linear transmit and receive filters. The results obtained from the simulations confirm the suitability of analog JSCC techniques for the considered scenario.