• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.40-52
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• 2020

In this paper, we consider a precoder design problem for multiuser interference channel. Most of the conventional schemes for precoder design utilize a signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) as a cost function. However, since the SINR metric of a desired transmitter-receiver pair is a function of precoding vectors of all transmitters in the multiuser interference channel, an analytic closed-form solution is not available for the precoding vector of a desired transmitter that maximizes the SINR metric. To eliminate coupling between the precoding vectors of all transmitters and to find a closed-form solution for the precoding vector of the desired transmitter, we use a signal-to-leakage-plus-noise ratio (SLNR) instead as a cost function because the SLNR at a transmitter is a function of the precoding vector of the desired transmitter only. In addition, channel estimation errors for undesired links are considered when designing the precoding vector because they are inevitable in a multiuser interference channel. In this case, we propose a design scheme for the precoding vector that is robust to the channel estimation error. In the proposed scheme, the precoding vector is designed to maximize the worst-case SLNR. Through computer simulation, we show that the proposed scheme has better performance than the conventional scheme in terms of SLNR, SINR, and sum rate of all users.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.218-226
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• 2018

Multiuser detection (MUD) and channel estimation techniques in space-division multiple-access aided orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing systems recently has received intensive interest in receiver design technologies. The maximum likelihood (ML) MUD that provides optimal performance has the cost of a dramatically increased computational complexity. The minimum mean-squared error (MMSE) MUD exhibits poor performance, although it achieves lower computational complexity. With almost the same complexity, an MMSE with successive interference cancellation (SIC) scheme achieves a better bit error rate performance than a linear MMSE multiuser detector. In this paper, hybrid ML-MMSE with SIC adaptive multiuser detection based on the joint channel estimation method is suggested for signal detection. The simulation results show that the proposed method achieves good performance close to the optimal ML performance at low SNR values and a low computational complexity at high SNR values.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.688-691
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• 2006

This letter addresses the superimposed pilot aided multiuser channel estimation for the uplinks of multi-input multi-output orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing systems. To mitigate the embedded-data effects on the performance of channel estimation, a novel combining algorithm is proposed. Optimal pilot symbols are developed with respect to the least square channel estimate's mean square error. The averaged sum-capacity lower bound is derived and simulated. Simulation results show that on a low signal-to-noise ratio regime, our proposed scheme achieves better performance and higher capacity than the conventional pilot aided approach.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.189-198
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• 2002

Precoder has been shown to be able to provide source diversity and design flexibility. In this paper we employ precoding techniques for block transmission based on a multirate filterbank structure. To accommodate multiuser communication with variable data rates, different precoders with corresponding coefficients and up/down sampling rates are used. However, due to unknown multipath distortion, different interferences may exist in the received data, such as multiuser interference, intersymbol interference and interblock interference. To estimate channel parameters for a desired user, we employ all structured signature waveforms associated with different symbols of that user and apply subspace techniques. Therefore better performance of channel estimator can be achieved than the conventional subspace method based only on the signature of the current symbol. The delay for that user can also be jointly estimated. Channel identifiability conditions and asymptotic channel estimation error are investigated in detail. Numerical examples are provided to justify the proposed method. gest either multicode (MC) or multiple processing gain (MPG) mechanism [2], while requiring data rates to be integral multiples of some basic low-rate. In order to support variable rate transmission however, a comprehensive scheme needs to be investigated.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.219-228
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• 2007

In this paper, we present a novel blind adaptive multiuser detector structure and three robust recursive filters to improve the performance in CDMA environments: Sigma point kalman filter (SPKF), particle filter (PF), and Gaussian mixture sigma point particle filter (GMSPPF). Our proposed robust recursive filters have superior performance over a conventional extended Kalman filter (EKF). The proposed multiuser detector algorithms initially use Kalman prediction form to estimated channel parameters, and unknown data symbol be predicted. Second, based on this predicted data symbol, the robust recursive filters (e.g., GMSPPF) is a refined estimation of joint multipaths and time delays. With these estimated multipaths and time delays, data symbol detection is carried out (Kalman correction form). Computer simulations show that the proposed algorithms outperform the conventional blind multiuser detector with the EKF. Also we can see it provides a more viable means for tracking time-varying amplitudes and time delays in CDMA communication systems, compared to that of the EKF for near-far ratio of 20 dB. For this reason, it is believed that the proposed channel estimators can replace well-known filter such as the EKF.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.167-173
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• 2003

We treat the problem of channel estimation and interference cancellation in multiuser ultra-wide-band (UWB) communication systems over multipath fading channels. The UWB system under consideration employs a random time-hopping impulse radio format. We develop a channel estimation method based on linear weighted algorithm. An iterative channel estimation and interference cancellation scheme is proposed to successively improve the receiver performance. We also consider systems employing multiple transmit and/or receive antennas. For systems with multiple receive antennas, we develop a diversity receiver for the wellseparated antennas. For systems with multiple transmit antennas, we propose to make use of Alamouti’s space-time transmission scheme, and develop the corresponding channel estimation and interference cancellation receiver techniques. Simulation results are provided to demonstrate the performance of various UWB receiver techniques developed in this paper.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.459-468
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 하나의 AP가 다수의 사용자를 지원하는 상향링크 다중사용자 하이브리드 빔포밍 시스템을 고려한다. 상향링크 다중사용자 하이브리드 빔포밍 시스템의 성능은 채널에 아날로그 빔이 결합된 형태의 유효 채널에 의해서 결정된다. 따라서 시스템의 성능을 최대화하기 위해서는 채널의 정보를 획득하고 획득된 채널 정보를 이용해서 아날로그 빔을 적절히 선택해야 한다. 본 논문에서는 상향링크 다중사용자 하이브리드 빔포밍 시스템에 적합한 채널 추정 방법과 저복잡도 아날로그 빔 선택 알고리즘을 제안한다. 또한 수학적으로 계산 복잡도 분석을 통해서 제안하는 저복잡도 아날로그 빔 선택 알고리즘이 최적의 아날로그 빔 선택 알고리즘에 비해서 복잡도가 훨씬 작은 것을 보여준다. 모의 실험 결과를 통하여 동일한 조건 하에서 제안된 저복잡도 아날로그 빔 선택 알고리즘이 최적의 아날로그 빔 선택 알고리즘에 비해 줄어든 계산 복잡도에 비하여 성능 면에서 열화가 거의 없는 것을 확인한다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.426-436
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• 2019

In time division duplex (TDD)-based multiuser massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) systems, the uplink channel is estimated and the results are used in downlink for signal detection. Owing to noisy uplink channel estimation, the downlink channel should also be estimated for accurate signal detection. Therefore, recently, a blind method was developed, which assumes the use of a linear high-power amplifier (HPA) in the base station (BS). In this study, we extend this method to a scenario with a nonlinear HPA in the BS, where the Bussgang decomposition is used for HPA modeling. In the proposed method, the average power of the received signal for each user is a function of channel gain, large-scale fading, and nonlinear distortion variance. Therefore, the channel gain is estimated, which is required for signal detection. The performance of the proposed method is analyzed theoretically. The simulation results show superior performance of the proposed method compared to that of the other methods in the literature.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제40권7호
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• pp.1293-1295
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• 2015

본 논문은 LTE-A 시스템과 같은 상향링크 다중사용자 환경에서 시변채널을 적절한 복잡도와 좋은 성능으로 추정할 수 있는 적응형 다중안테나 채널추정 기법을 제안하였다. 제안하는 채널추정기가 다양한 시변채널 환경 및 트래픽 패턴에서도 좋은 채널 트래킹 성능을 제공할 수 있음을 보인다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제27권7A호
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• pp.641-650
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• 2002

Space-Time Block Code(STBC)는 수신기에서 간단한 선형 복호화 과정만으로 다이버시티 이득을 얻을 수 있고 STBC의 간섭 제거(Interference Cancellation) 기술은 동일 채널 사용자의 간섭 신호 존재시 무선 시스템의 용량 및 성능을 크게 향상시킬 수 있다. 다중 사용자 환경에서 STBC를 이용하는 시스템의 간섭 제거 기술들(Minimum Mean-Squared Error(MMSE)과 Zero-Forcing(ZF))은 여러 문헌에서 제안되었고 수신기에서 다중 사용자의 채널 상태 정보를 완벽하게 알고 있다고 가정한 상태에서 간섭 제거 기술들의 성능이 분석되었다. 그러나 실제로는 수신기에서 다중 사용자의 채널 상태 정보를 정확하게 알 수 없다. 따라서 수신기에서 다중 사용자의 채널 추정 기법은 필수적이고 특히 MMSE 간섭 제거 알고리즘을 사용하기 위해서는 SNR 추정 기법이 요구된다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 훈련 프레임을 이용하여 STBC 기법으로 전송하는 동일 채널 사용자의 채널 상태 정보 및 SNR 추정 방법을 제안하였다. 컴퓨터 모의 실험을 통하여, 제안된 채널 상태 및 SNR 추정 기법을 MMSE와 ZF 간섭 제거 알고리즘에 적용하여 간섭 제거 기술들의 성능을 비교 평가하였다.