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A Low-Complexity MAP–SIC Detector for Massive MIMO Systems

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In this paper, we propose a low-complexity maximum a posteriori detector with successive interference cancellation (MAP–SIC) for massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. The basic idea of the proposed MAP–SIC algorithm is to detect and cancel the signal of each user iteratively in order of approximate a posteriori log-likelihood-ratios (LLRs). To obtain the approximate a posteriori LLRs, the proposed method begins with the output of a matched-filter and estimates the mean and variance of interference-plus-noise term for each undetected symbol using the idea of Gaussian approximation. In addition, we also propose a simple strategy based on a posteriori log-likelihood-ratios (LLRs) to update the mean and variance in the iterative process of proposed algorithm. Since there is no need for a matrix inversion and exponential calculations, the complexity of the proposed detector is reduced significantly compared to that of minimum mean squared error (MMSE) and MMSE–SIC. Simulation results substantiate the performance of the proposed detector in the massive MIMO system.

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  1. Although we present the detector assuming BPSK here, the proposed detector is applicable to M-QAM and M-PAM as well. Accordingly, we present simulation results for 4-QAM also in Sect. 3.2.

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  1. College of Computer Science and Engineering, Jilin University of Architecture and Technology, Changchun, 130114, China

    Hongzhi Wang & Qingxue Liu

  2. Agricultural Bank of China Changchun College, Changchun, 130012, China

    Xin Miao

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Wang, H., Miao, X. & Liu, Q. A Low-Complexity MAP–SIC Detector for Massive MIMO Systems. Wireless Pers Commun 119, 865–876 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-021-08242-4

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