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Semi-Blind Layered Space-Frequency Equalization for Single-Carrier MIMO Systems with Block Transmission

  • Luciano Sarperi
  • , Xu Zhu
  • , Asoke K. Nandi
  • University of Liverpool

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Abstract

This letter proposes a novel semi-blind Layered Space-Frequency Equalization (LSFE) receiver for Single-Carrier Cyclic-Prefix (SC-CP) Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) systems with block transmission, based on Independent Component Analysis (ICA). Simulation results show that semiblind LSFE with various Doppler shifts can provide performance close to the case with perfect Channel State Information (CSI), using a training overhead of only 0.05%. It also significantly outperforms its Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) counterpart with perfect CSI and semi-blind linear SC Frequency Domain Equalization (SC-FDE) over a wide range of Signal to Noise Ratios (SNRs).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1203-1207
Number of pages5
JournalIEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Volume7
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Apr 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Frequency domain equalization
  • MIMO systems
  • independent component analysis
  • semi-blind
  • single carrier

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