The Golden code has recently been proposed as a 2
x 2 space time block code that achieves the optimal diversity
- multiplexing gain tradeoff for a multiple antenna system.
In this paper we review the decoding methodology for the
Golden code, followed by performance comparisons with the
Alamouti code and V-BLAST in Rayleigh fading environments
with Doppler spread. Simulation results show that the Golden
Code outperforms both the Alamouti code and V-BLAST at
high SNR levels. For a symbol error rate of 10¡4 the Eb/N0
requirement for the Golden code is 5dB less than the Alamouti
code and V-BLAST.