Abstract: | In this paper, we propose a new tree based interleaver (TBI) to generate different chip‐level interleaving sequences for different users in an interleave division multiple access (IDMA) system, which reduces computational complexity. This method of generation also solves the memory cost problem and reduces the amount of information exchange between mobile stations (MSs) and base stations (BSs) required to specify the interleaver. Simulation results are presented to show that the proposed interleavers perform well as compared to random interleavers in an IDMA system. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |