Modified SUGAR/DS: a new CDMA scheme

The authors prove by analysis the possibility of gaining a minimum of 2 dB in signal-to-noise ratio by just, splitting the users to three or more groups and identifying each one by an orthogonal waveform (on top of his short Gold code) in a PSK/DS spread-spectrum network. User signals may arrive in a code-asynchronous fashion at the receiver, however, it is shown that by using the scheme the average code cross-correlation is minimal compared to the classic code division multiple access (CDMA) system. Both the chip-synchronous and asynchronous cases are investigated and the uniform and optimal cases of dividing the users into orthogonal groups are analyzed. The superior bit error and network data throughput results in the different fading and forward error correction environments make the system a strong candidate for competitive domestic applications     

Use of multiple antennas for DS/CDMA code acquisition

A generalized acquisition scheme is proposed for direct sequence code-division multiple-access systems with multiple antennas. The proposed scheme employs grouping of multiple antennas as a means of a tradeoff between two important factors determining the mean acquisition time, combining gain and search time. The performance of the proposed acquisition scheme is analyzed in frequency-selective Rayleigh-fading channels with consideration of spatial correlations. Numerical results show that the use of the largest number of antenna groups is preferable to reducing the mean acquisition time at low signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) values. At high SIR values, on the contrary, the mean acquisition time is found to increase in proportion to the number of antenna groups. In a typical environment, the presence of spatial correlation is shown to increase or decrease the mean acquisition time within 50% compared with the uncorrelated fading case.     

Low-complexity blind detection of DS/CDMA signals: auxiliary-vectorreceivers

A fresh look on the design of practical low-complexity direct-sequence code-division multiple-access (DS/CDMA) receivers is proposed from the Wiener reconstruction-filter point of view. The natural outcome is the emergence of a new class of linear scalar-parameterized auxiliary-vector receivers (filters). Then, the blind optimization of these receivers in the maximum signal-to-interference-plus-noise-ratio (SINR) sense becomes a straightforward procedure. The conceptual and computational simplicity of this general approach promises immediate practical utility. This new generation of receivers exhibits minimal optimization requirements and near-matched-filter (MF) operational complexity. Yet, theoretical arguments supported by numerical and simulation results included in this work suggest that the blind auxiliary-vector receiver compares favorably, both complexity-wise and performance-wise, to multiuser (MU) detectors such as the minimum output energy (MOE) and the decorrelating receiver (although the latter utilizes the assumed known spreading codes of all interfering users)     

Code-aided blind adaptive new user detection in DS/CDMA systems with fading time-dispersive channels

We consider the problem of detecting the entrance of a new-user in a direct-sequence code division multiple access (DS/CDMA) system operating over a fading dispersive channel. This problem has received considerable attention in the recent past in that it arises in a number of different contexts, such as decentralized user acquisition and data detection, handoff algorithms, soft handover procedures, and cell-search in wideband-CDMA systems. The detection algorithms that we propose in this paper are based on the application of the generalized-likelihood-ratio-test (GLRT) and can be implemented based on the knowledge of the spreading code of the user to be detected. In particular, the proposed procedures do not require any prior knowledge of either the propagation channel impulse response or the timing offset of the user to be detected. We consider both the cases of user detection in the reverse link of a cellular system, wherein it is assumed that the subspace spanned by the signals of the existing previous users is known to the receiver and that of user detection in the forward link, wherein the mobile receiver has no prior knowledge on the multiaccess interference. With regard to the latter situation, we develop a detection algorithm that ensures a constant false-alarm rate with respect to the second-order statistics of the overall disturbance. The performance of the proposed detection structures is finally assessed through closed-form formulas and through some sample plots, showing, for a given probability of false alarm, the probability that the new user is detected.     

A diversity combining DS/CDMA system with convolutional encodingand Viterbi decoding

Averaged diversity combining is applied to an asynchronous DS/CDMA system using convolutional encoding and Viterbi decoding. A cyclic redundancy check (CRC) code is included in the scheme to trigger retransmission requests. Multiple received packets are combined on a bit by bit basis to form a single, more reliable packet. The error correcting decoder operates on the combined packet, as opposed to the most recently received individual packet (e.g., as in a type-I hybrid ARQ protocol), substantially increasing the probability of acceptance with each additional transmission. We show that the proposed technique allows a significant increase in the CDMA system capacity, throughput, and reliability     

DS/CDMA with two sets of orthogonal spreading sequences anditerative detection

In this letter we introduce a direct-sequence code-division multiple access (DS/CDMA) concept which accommodates a higher number of users than the spreading factor N. Each of the available orthogonal spreading sequences of length N is assigned to one of the first N users which employ a common pseudonoise (PN) scrambling sequence. When the number of users K exceeds N, say K=N+M with MN. The proposed technique thus accommodates N users without any mutual interference and a number of additional users at the expense of a small signal-to-noise ratio penalty     

Space-time blind multiuser detection for multirate DS/CDMA signals

Multiuser detection for multirate direct-sequence code-division multiple access (DS/CDMA) has been an active area of research. For example, nonblind low-rate (LR) and high-rate (HR) decorrelators have been proposed and analyzed in the literature for synchronous dual-rate systems with single receive antenna. Inspired by the subspace-based space-time (ST) blind linear detectors for synchronous single-rate systems, this paper extends the existing results and proposes the subspace-based ST-LR and ST-HR blind linear detectors, i.e., blind decorrelators and blind minimum mean-squared error (mmse) detectors, for synchronous dual-rate DS/CDMA. It is shown that: 1) ST-LR blind linear detectors can support no less users than ST-HR blind linear detectors as long as the desired spatial signature is identifiable (assuming that all the other system parameters are the same) and 2) the bit-error rate performance of ST-LR blind decorrelator is not inferior to that of its HR counterpart. The above conclusions are generalized to synchronous multirate systems. The extension to asynchronous systems is also described. Finally, the two-stage ST dual-rate blind detectors, which combine the adaptive purely temporal dual-rate blind mmse detectors with the nonadaptive beamformer, are presented.     

Modified constant modulus algorithm for blind DS/CDMA detection

A new blind adaptive multiuser detector for synchronous DS/CDMA systems based on a modified constant modulus algorithm is proposed. This detector is shown to outperform the minimum output energy detector in a downlink channel occupied by a large number of users. This blind detector is a good candidate for downlink receivers     

Adaptive detection of DS/CDMA signals in fading channels

This paper examines the behavior of the minimum mean-squared error (MMSE) receiver in frequency-nonselective-fading channels. It is noted that the MMSE receiver will often lose phase lock on the desired signal when the desired signal dips into a deep fade. A modification to the MMSE receiver is presented which is demonstrated to function quite nicely in flat-fading channels. Analytical results for the modified MMSE receiver are presented and found to agree very well with simulation results. These analytical results are then compared to the theoretical performance of the conventional (i.e., correlator) receiver in terms of both bit-error rate (BER) and capacity. As expected, the modified MMSE receiver was found to offer a substantial improvement in both BER and capacity. Finally, a simple empirically derived formula is given which will give a good approximation to the BER of the modified MMSE receiver in a Rayleigh-fading environment. This formula can also be used to determine the number of users a given system can support. It is noted that as E_b/N₀ grows, it is quite feasible to approach 100% channel utilization with the MMSE receiver, whereas a conventional receiver is typically limited to a utilization of 10%-20%     

MMSE/PIC multiuser detection for DS/CDMA systems with inter- andintra-cell interference

This paper analyzes combinations of the linear minimum mean square error (MMSE) detector and a nonlinear parallel interference canceller (PIC) for multiuser code-division multiple-access (CDMA) detection. Both the case where all users' codes are known at the receiver and the case where only some codes are known are considered. An upper bound and an approximate formula for the error probability are derived and verified through simulation. It is shown that the combined MMSE/PIC detector can have a considerable performance gain over the MMSE. It is also shown that while the MMSE detector is sensitive to large code cross-correlation values, the combined MMSE/PIC detector is robust to code cross correlations. Finally, use of the MMSE/PIC detector for cellular systems with both inter- and intra-cell interference is considered     

Orthogonal on-off BPSK: a convenient signaling scheme for near-farresistant detection in DS/CDMA

This paper proposes a convenient signaling scheme-orthogonal on-off BPSK (O³BPSK)-for near-far (NF) resistant detection in asynchronous direct-sequence code-division multiple-access (DS/CDMA) systems (uplink). The temporally adjacent bits from different users in the received signals are decoupled by using the on-off signaling, and the original data rate is maintained with no increase in transmission rate by adopting an orthogonal structure. The detector at the receiver is a one-shot linear decorrelating detector, which depends upon neither hard decision nor specific channel coding. The application of O³ strategy to the differentially encoded BPSK (D-BPSK) sequences is also presented. Finally, some computer simulations are shown to confirm the theoretical analysis     

Performance of selection diversity for DS/CDMA communications overRayleigh fading channels

An analytical model to evaluate the performance of selection diversity is presented. Results indicate that the conventional selection diversity scheme. in which the branch with the largest signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is chosen, does not accurately reflect the performance of the more commonly implemented selection systems, in which the largest signal-plus-interference and noise (S+I) is chosen. Owing to the statistical nature of the noise, S+1 selection diversity performs better than conventional selection diversity model     

Blind adaptive multiuser detection for DS/CDMA over multipathfading channels

Using a hard null scheme, multipath fading and multiple access interference suppression can be realised for a multiple constrained minimum variance (MCMV) detector at the same time. A modified version of the MCMV detector is also presented, which utilises the eigenstructure of the correlation matrix to enhance the performance of the MCMV detector. Numerical results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed detectors     

An efficient blind multiuser detection for improper DS/CDMA signals

This paper proposes a new linear blind multiuser detection based on widely linear (WL) signal processing. The received signal and its complex conjugate are separately filtered and the results are linearly combined. The WL maximum/minimum (max/min) mean-output-energy (MOE) receiver is derived by applying the modified cost function. It is shown that a performance gain can be attained for the improper direct-sequence code division multiple access (DS/CDMA) signal, due to the additional information contained in pseudocovariance matrix of observations. The adaptive implementation with acceptable complexity is also developed. Computer-simulation results show that a significant performance gain is obtained over the other classical methods.     

Interference statistics of cellular DS/CDMA systems with base station diversity under multipath fading

A theoretical characterization of intracell and intercell interference statistics in cellular direct-sequence code-division multiple-access systems in a multipath environment is presented considering both fast and slow power control. Unlike many of the previous papers, mobiles are assumed to connect to a base station according to a minimum attenuation criterion, also known as base station diversity. Interference statistics are used to estimate system capacity and results have been validated by Monte Carlo simulations. Our results confirm that much greater capacity can be achieved when multipath fading is compensated by power control, while the relative benefits of perfect compensation of multipath fading decreases as the number of resolvable paths at the receiver increases.     

A Toeplitz displacement method for blind multipath estimation forlong code DS/CDMA signals

The problem of blind channel identification for direct-sequence/code-division multiple-access (DS/CDMA) multiuser systems is explored. For wideband DS/CDMA signals, multipath distortion is well modeled by a finite-impulse response filter. In this work, a blind channel identification technique based on second-order statistics is investigated. The method exploits knowledge of the spreading code of the user of interest via matched filtering, as well as properties of spreading codes. The current scheme focuses on a method appropriate for randomized long sequence DS/CDMA. This access scheme poses special challenges as the spreading codes are time varying. An analytical approximation of the mean-squared error is derived using perturbation techniques. The performance of the algorithm is studied via simulation and through the mean-squared error approximation, which is observed to be tight     

I/Q multiplexed code assignment for fast cell search inasynchronous DS/CDMA cellular systems

For flexible system deployment, we consider asynchronous cell site operation which requires much longer cell search time than in synchronous operation. A new code assignment scheme is proposed to minimize the cell search time in which a group code is assigned to the in-phase pilot channel and a cell-specific code assigned to the quadrature pilot channel. Simulation results show that cell search can be accomplished in less than about 200 ms at 90% of the locations when the pilot code of length 1024 and eight group codes (64 cell-specific codes/group) are used     

Forward-link capacity of a DS/CDMA system with mixed multiratesources

Some studies have been done on capacity of a code division multiple access (CDMA) system with mixed multirate sources. However, a vast majority of these studies have concentrated on the reverse-link. This trend comes from the fact that the capacity of a CDMA system is reverse-link limited. However, the forward-link can be a limiting link because emerging data services are likely to require higher data rates in the forward-link than in the reverse-link. In this paper, we analyze and simulate the forward-link capacity of a CDMA system with mixed multirate sources in a multipath fading channel. The outage probability of the forward-link is derived for a CDMA system with mixed multirate sources. By introducing a forward-link power factor, the forward-link Erlang capacity is obtained in a closed form. The forward-link capacity is analyzed in terms of the number of multipaths, the number of RAKE fingers in a mobile station, closed-loop power control, and impact of soft handoff. The results in this paper can be applied to overall system design of a CDMA system with multimedia services in future mobile communication systems     

Interference suppression for DS/CDMA

A direct-sequence spread spectrum (DS/SS) receiver for suppressing multiple-access interference in direct-sequence code-division multiple-access (DS/CDMA) communication systems is introduced. The proposed receiver does not require knowledge of other users' spreading codes, timing, or phase information. Moreover, the receiver allows the number of taps to be chosen independently of the processing gain and, hence, is easily applicable to CDMA systems employing either a small or a large processing gain. Performance analysis, including average probability of error and signal-to-noise ratio, is provided, and results are presented for systems varying from lightly loaded (for example, eight user/255 chip) to heavily loaded (for example, 50 user/200 chip). Performance results indicate that the proposed receiver outperforms the linear correlation receiver and, in many cases, it does so by a considerable margin     

主动重发的DS／CDMA ALOHA

针对DS/CDMA ALOHA系统,本文提出了一种主动复发方案,并对主动重发时延为无限和有限值的情况分别进行了分析和研究,研究结果表明,主动重发时延为一个时隙时即可获得接近理想情况的性能。从理论计算和仿真实验的结果可以看到,这种新方案可以有效地改善DS/CDMA ALOHA协议的性能。