一种基于LDPC编码系统的符号同步联合信噪比估计算法

该文分析了符号同步误差和信噪比的初始估计对LDPC编码系统性能的影响,结合迭代译码输出软信息的统计特性,提出了一种由迭代译码软信息辅助的符号同步联合信噪比估计算法,通过两个紧密相关的环路,将符号同步,信噪比估计以及迭代译码三者整合在一起,在信噪比极低的情况下,通过迭代计算,信噪比和符号同步误差的估计值可快速收敛,译码性能接近信噪比已知且符号精确同步的编码系统。     

一种适用于BICM-ID系统的迭代载波同步算法

在比特交织编码调制迭代译码(BICM-ID)系统中,针对低信噪比条件下传统的同步算法对频偏和相差估计精度较低的问题,提出了一种码辅助的迭代载波同步算法。该算法基于最大期望(EM)算法,并在此基础上加以改进,利用译码器输出的软信息,迭代的在载波同步和译码之间相互交换信息,实现同步和译码的联合处理。仿真结果表明,在译码器收敛的允许范围之内,提出的算法能够大幅提高同步参数的估计精度,在迭代次数达到8次时,BICM-ID系统的误比特率性能基本接近理想同步条件下的译码性能。     

LDPC编码调制系统中基于反馈LLR均值的迭代解调/译码算法

该文针对LDPC码编码的BICM系统,提出一种对LDPC码译码器输出外附信息的计算方法进行改进的迭代解调/译码算法。与传统的解调/译码算法不同在于,该算法对每次BP迭代中译码器输出的各编码比特的外附LLR分别求均值后,再将其作为先验信息反馈给软解调器开始下次的迭代解调/译码。采用该方法可有效地减轻LDPC码在BP迭代过程中某些比特LLR值的振荡现象,从而使得传递给软解调器的外附信息更准确。仿真结果表明,和传统的两种迭代解调/译码算法相比,该算法能进一步提高LDPC编码BICM迭代系统的译码性能,而复杂度并无明显增加。     

TDMA信号的宽范围载波同步译码联合迭代处理

针对时分多址(Time Division Multiple Access,TDMA)信号提出了宽范围的载波同步译码联合迭代处理的方案。该方案主要分为三个部分,首先利用TDMA信号的同步码进行数据辅助同步,对信号中的大频偏和相偏进行粗估计和纠正;然后利用线性调频Z变换(Chirp-Z Transform,CZT)算法针对整突发帧进行非数据辅助同步,精确估计和纠正信号的剩余频偏;最后通过利用译码器输出的软信息进行编码辅助同步,多次迭代得到剩余相偏的精确估计,最终实现载波的精确同步并输出译码结果。实验结果表明,所提方案具有同步捕获范围宽、参数估计精度高、译码输出误比特率低等优点,在低信噪比环境下也能表现出优良性能。     

类卷积译码的容错解扰算法

针对自同步扰码系统的联合信源信道译码问题,本文将自同步扰码看作一种特殊的卷积编码,提出了类似卷积译码的软输入软输出(SISO)自同步去扰算法。该算法利用信源冗余更新扰码序列的外信息,在信道译码时作为先验信息进行译码,实现了自同步去扰与信道译码之间的软信息交互,充分利用了信源冗余信息,使得接收系统的性能得到了有效提升。仿真结果表明,在TPC编码条件下,当信源冗余度为70%时,联合信源信道译码的性能增益约为4.1dB。相比于单一纠错编码系统,当通信系统中存在自同步扰码时,联合信源信道译码具有更大的性能增益。      

TURBO码简要介绍及其仿真研究

Turbo码在编码中引入了交织技术，在译码中引入了软输入软输出译码和迭代译码等方法，使得Turbo码具有非常优异的性能，同时，也决定了Turbo码在第二代移动通信系统中有广泛的应用。     

一种基于APPA的码辅助载波同步算法

在低信噪比环境下,小的频偏和相偏的存在会使Turbo编码系统的译码性能恶化,所以必须结合迭代译码系统,对信号的残留频偏和相差进行估计。该文提出一种改进的残留频偏载波相位估计算法后验概率辅助(APPA)相位估计,该算法将译码器输出的外信息用于辅助迭代的相位估计。环路滤波器将相位误差信号转换成控制信号,控制数控振荡器的输出,这样可以得到待估计的相位误差。仿真表明,在极低信噪比下(比如,SNR-7.8 dB)该算法在同时存在频偏和相偏的时候能正常工作,其性能非常接近理想同步条件下的性能。     

基于MSK和LT码的联合迭代译码算法

传统的简单级联编码调制系统在译码时会造成软信息损失.提出了一种基于MSK和LT码的联合软迭代译码算法,设计了算法的系统模型.利用LT码的软译码和MSK调制的SISO算法,进行联合软迭代译码,提高了编码调制系统的性能.仿真结果表明:在误码率为10-4时,提出的算法比传统的简单级联编码调制算法约有1.5 dB的编码增益.     

一种单载波频域均衡输出符号的软信息计算方法

在单载波传输中,对多径接收信号进行单载波频域均衡(SC-FDE)可令系统以较低的复杂度获得较强的抗多径能力,但传统SC-FDE不能直接为后续的软输入软输出(SISO)迭代译码模块提供译码所需的软信息。而SISO迭代译码器恰是Turbo码、LDPC码等Shannon极限码发挥良好纠错能力的重要手段。为了使SC-FDE与SISO迭代译码相结合,该文在导频数据时分复接块传输(TD-PABT)系统中给出了一种SC-FDE输出符号软信息的计算方法,并进行了仿真验证。仿真结果表明,采用该文所述的输出符号软信息计算方法的软输出SC-FDE能够与LDPC码很好地结合,且该系统误码性能明显好于采用传统SC-FDE和卷积码的TD-PABT系统。     

系统极化码的高效低复杂度编译码算法研究

系统极化码能减弱非系统极化码在连续抵消(SC)译码时的误码扩散敏感性,且在相同计算复杂度下拥有更好的误码性能,已被第五代通信系统采用,作为信道编码方式之一。在对系统极化码进行构造时采用经典的巴氏参数界法,编码时采用复杂度低且高效的非迭代编码算法,译码时采用循环校验码(CRC)辅助的基于对数似然比的连续抵消列表算法(LLR-SCL)与再编码结合。仿真结果表明,低信噪比下中等长度的系统极化码的SCL译码性能远优于SC译码;再加以CRC辅助译码后,其性能可得到大幅提升。     

Carrier Synchronization for Very Low SNR

The Turbo decoding performance will suffer serious degradation under low signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) conditions for the reason of residual frequency and phase offset in the carrier. In this paper, an improved residual carrier frequency offset estimation algorithm based on u priori probability aided (APPA) phase estimation is proposed. A carrier synchronization loop that combines the iterative turbo decoder and the phase estimator together is constructed, where the extrinsic information obtained from the Turbo decoder is used to aid an iterative phase estimation process. The simulation results show that the algorithm performs successfully under very low SNR conditions (for example, less than -7.4 dB) with large frequency offset and phase error and the performance of this algorithm is very close to the optimally synchronized system.     

Embedding carrier phase recovery into iterative decoding of turbo-coded linear modulations

In this paper, we introduce a low-complexity carrier phase estimation algorithm to be integrated into the data decoder of a turbo-coded modem employing a linear modulation. The estimator is based on a pseudo-maximum-likelihood approach and makes iterative use of soft decisions provided by the soft-in/soft-out decoders within the overall turbo-decoding scheme. In doing so, iterative decoding and carrier phase recovery go together iteration after iteration in a "soft decision-directed" mode. This allows performing reliable blind phase estimation and almost ideal coherent detection for values of the signal-to-noise ratio down to a few decibels only, and without the need to resort to narrowband phase-locked loops with large acquisition time. Performance in terms of mean estimated value, root mean-squared estimation error, and overall decoder bit-error rate as derived by simulation are also reported.     

Code-aided iterative carrier phase estimation using selective soft decision feedback

A code-aided iterative carrier phase estimator using selective soft decision feedback is proposed. Based on the reliability metric defined, soft decisions provided by the soft-in/soft-out channel decoder with higher reliabilities are selected to perform carrier phase estimation iteratively. Simulation results demonstrate the performance improvement of the proposed algorithm in both the unbiased estimation range and the estimation precision. The overall bit error rate performance of the coded systems with different phase estimators is also compared.     

Iterative decoding and channel parameter estimation algorithms for repeat-accumulate codes

The sensitivity of the iterative decoder for repeat-accumulate (RA) codes to carrier phase and channel signal-to-noise ratio estimation errors is investigated, and efficient algorithms to estimate and correct these errors are developed. The behavior of RA codes with imperfect channel estimation is different from that of turbo codes, and correction algorithms specific to RA codes must be formulated. The proposed algorithms use the soft information generated within the iterative decoder, and thus, are not only hardware-efficient, but also offer excellent performance.     

Iterative receiver employing phase noise compensation and channel estimation for millimeter-wave OFDM systems

This paper proposes an iterative OFDM millimeterwave receiver employing low-complexity decision-directed phase noise compensation (DD-PNC) to alleviate degradation due to the phase noise. High bit-rate OFDM transceivers based on the single-chip Si RF-CMOS IC technology in the 60-GHz millimeter-wave band have been extensively studied for wireless personal area network (WPAN) systems, and the relatively large phase noise in the phase locked loop (PLL) synthesizer severely degrades transmission performance. The proposed OFDM receiver iterates DD-PNC and decision-directed channel estimation (DDCE) by exploiting the output of the channel decoder. DDPNC estimates the phase noise each sampling time by using the decoder output, and then it removes the estimate from a time-domain received signal. In addition, DDCE estimates a channel impulse response by using the compensated received signal. Computer simulations demonstrate that in the 64QAM modulation with the coding rate of 3/4, the proposed receiver with DD-PNC and DDCE can perfectly remove the phase noise of -85 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset, and that it can alleviate the degradation of the channel estimation due to the phase noise.     

Carrier phase recovery for turbo‐coded systems with pre‐coded GMSK modulation

A carrier phase recovery scheme suited for turbo‐coded systems with pre‐coded Gaussian minimum shift keying (GMSK) modulation is proposed and evaluated in terms of bit‐error‐rate (BER) performance. This scheme involves utilizing the extrinsic information obtained from the turbo‐decoder to aid an iterative carrier phase estimation process, based on a maximum‐likelihood (ML) strategy. The phase estimator works jointly with the turbo‐decoder, using the updated extrinsic information from the turbo‐decoder in every iterative decoding. A pre‐coder is used to remove the inherent differential encoding of the GMSK modulation. Two bandwidths of GMSK signals are considered: BT=0.5 and 0.25, which are recommended by the European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS). It is shown that the performance of this technique is quite close to the perfect synchronized system within a wide range of phase errors. This technique is further developed to recover nearly any phase error in [?π,+π] by increasing the number of phase estimators and joint decoding units. This, however, will increase the complexity of the system. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Joint Carrier Phase Estimation and Turbo Decoding Using Bit Carrier Phase APP Decoder

In this paper, we present an algorithm for joint carrier phase estimation and turbo decoding for the case of rapidly varying carrier phase during the transmitted block. The proposed algorithm shows improved performance over previously proposed communication schemes, both coherent and noncoherent, for channels with additive white Gaussian noise and high carrier phase noise. The novel algorithm utilizes a modified "two dimensional" bit carrier phase a posteriori probability (BCAPP) decoder containing additional states representing the received carrier phase. The BCAPP decoder calculates two extrinsic metrics: one representing the bit soft value and the other representing the received carrier phase probability density function approximation. A modified structure of the turbo code iterations is suggested, implementing separate propagation of the two metrics between the BCAPP decoders. One additional attractive property of the suggested algorithm is its robustness against phase noise model mismatch.     

WCDMA中联合迭代信道估计与解码的研究

首先介绍了基于WCDMA系统中RAKE接收机的信道估计方法，然后将Turbo原理引入信道估计，针对WCDMA系统提出两种迭代信道的估计方法。通过使用RAKE接收机或解码之后的软信息来改善整个WCDMA系统的性能，对WCDMA系统中联合运用信道估计与解码技术进行了研究。由于联合信道估计与解码技术可以利用通信系统不同模块之间的“软信息”交换，从而有效地提高了信道估计准确程度和解码器的性能。仿真结果表明，利用解码之后的软信息来修正信道估计的方法较传统的RAKE接收机中的信道估计方法性能有较大改善，在误码率为10^-2左右时，提高大约1dB。     

Iterative channel estimation and decoding of pilot symbol assistedturbo codes over flat-fading channels

A method for coherently detecting and decoding turbo-coded binary phase shift keying (BPSK) signals transmitted over frequency-flat fading channels is discussed. Estimates of the complex channel gain and variance of the additive noise are derived first from known pilot symbols and an estimation filter. After each iteration of turbo decoding, the channel estimates are refined using information fed back from the decoder. Both hard-decision and soft-decision feedback are considered and compared with three baseline turbo-coded systems: (1) a BPSK system that has perfect channel estimates; (2) a system that uses differential phase shift keying and hence needs no estimates; and (3) a system that performs channel estimation using pilot symbols but has no feedback path from decoder to estimator. Performance can be further improved by borrowing channel estimates from the previously decoded frame. Simulation results show the influence of pilot symbol spacing, estimation filter size and type, and fade rate. Performance within 0.49 and 1.16 dB of turbo-coded BPSK with perfect coherent detection is observed at a bit-error rate of 10^-4 for normalized fade rates of f_dT_s=0.005 and f_dT_s=0.02, respectively