620 research outputs found
Coded DS-CDMA Systems with Iterative Channel Estimation and no Pilot Symbols
In this paper, we describe direct-sequence code-division multiple-access
(DS-CDMA) systems with quadriphase-shift keying in which channel estimation,
coherent demodulation, and decoding are iteratively performed without the use
of any training or pilot symbols. An expectation-maximization
channel-estimation algorithm for the fading amplitude, phase, and the
interference power spectral density (PSD) due to the combined interference and
thermal noise is proposed for DS-CDMA systems with irregular repeat-accumulate
codes. After initial estimates of the fading amplitude, phase, and interference
PSD are obtained from the received symbols, subsequent values of these
parameters are iteratively updated by using the soft feedback from the channel
decoder. The updated estimates are combined with the received symbols and
iteratively passed to the decoder. The elimination of pilot symbols simplifies
the system design and allows either an enhanced information throughput, an
improved bit error rate, or greater spectral efficiency. The interference-PSD
estimation enables DS-CDMA systems to significantly suppress interference.Comment: To appear, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communication
Adaptive antennas at the mobile and base stations in an OFDM/TDMA system
In recent years, several smart antenna systems have been proposed and demonstrated at the base station (BS) of wire-less communications systems, and these have shown that significant system performance improvement is possible. In this paper, we consider the use of adaptive antennas at the BS and mobile stations (MS), operating jointly, in combination with orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing. The advantages of the proposed system includes reductions in average error probability and increases in capacity compared to conventional systems. Multiuser access, in space, time, and through subcarriers, is also possible and expressions for the exact joint optimal antenna weights at the BS and MS under cochannel interference conditions for fading channels are derived. To demonstrate the potential of our proposed system, analytical along with Monte Carlo simulation results are provided
Intersymbol and Intercarrier Interference in OFDM Transmissions through Highly Dispersive Channels
This work quantifies, for the first time, intersymbol and intercarrier
interferences induced by very dispersive channels in OFDM systems. The
resulting achievable data rate for \wam{suboptimal} OFDM transmissions is
derived based on the computation of signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio for
arbitrary length finite duration channel impulse responses. Simulation results
point to significant differences between data rates obtained via conventional
formulations, for which interferences are supposed to be limited to two or
three blocks, versus the data rates considering the actual channel dispersion
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