Cover

Contents

List of Figures

List of Acronyms

List of Symbols

1 Introduction

1.1 Motivation andScope

1.2 Outline

1.3 Notation andSimulationsAspects

2 CP-Assisted CDMA Techniques

2.1 OFDMvsSC-FDE

2.1.1 OFDMSchemes

2.1.2 Single Carrier with Frequency-Domain Equalization

2.1.3 IB-DFE Receivers

2.2 MC-CDMASystemswithLinearFDE

2.2.1 DownlinkTransmission

2.2.2 UplinkTransmission

2.3 DS-CDMASystemswithLinearFDE

2.3.1 DownlinkTransmission

2.3.2 UplinkTransmission

2.4 FinalRemarks

3 DS-CDMA and MC-CDMA Downlink Receivers

3.1 IB-DFEwithHardDecisions

3.1.1 Receiver Structure

3.1.2 Derivation of the Receiver Parameters

3.1.3 Calculation of ρp

3.2 IB-DFEwithSoftDecisions

3.2.1 TurboEqualizers

3.3 PerformanceResults

4 DS-CDMA and MC-CDMA Uplink Receivers

4.1 Introduction

4.2 DS-CDMA Uplink Receivers

4.2.1 SystemCharacterization

4.2.2 Iterative Receiver with Interference Cancelation

4.2.3 Extension forMIMOSystems

4.2.4 PerformanceResults

4.3 MC-CDMA Uplink Receivers

4.3.1 SystemCharacterization

4.3.2 Receiver Structure

4.3.3 PerformanceResults

5 Nonlinear DS-CDMA and MC-CDMA Systems

5.1 Introduction

5.2 NonlinearEffects inDS-CDMASignals

5.2.1 Transmitter Structure

5.2.2 Statistical Characterization of the Transmitted Signal

5.2.3 PerformanceEvaluation

5.2.4 Receiver Design

5.2.5 PerformanceResults

5.3 NonlinearEffects inMC-CDMASignals

5.3.1 Transmitter Structure

5.3.2 Receiver Design

5.3.3 PerformanceResults

6 Conclusions and FutureWork

6.1 Conclusions

6.2 FutureWork

Appendices

A Channel Characterization

B CP and DFT-based Receiver Implementation

C Computation of LLR for QPSK Constellation

D Equivalence between (4.32) and (4.40)

E Power Amplification

F Nonlinear Effects on Gaussian Signals

Bibliography

Index

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