Pre- and Post-Equalization and Frequency Diversity Combining Methods for Block Transmission with Cyclic Prefix

Yuki YOSHIDA
Kazunori HAYASHI
Hideaki SAKAI

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications   Vol.E90-B    No.10    pp.2874-2883
Publication Date: 2007/10/01
Online ISSN: 1745-1345
DOI: 10.1093/ietcom/e90-b.10.2874
Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: PAPER
Category: Wireless Communication Technologies
Keyword: 
cyclic prefix,  frequency domain equalization,  frequency diversity,  

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Summary: 
This paper proposes low-complexity pre- and post-frequency domain equalization and frequency diversity combining methods for block transmission schemes with cyclic prefix. In the proposed methods, the equalization and diversity combining are performed simultaneously in discrete frequency domain. The weights for the proposed equalizer and combiner are derived based on zero-forcing and minimum-mean-square error criteria. We demonstrate the performance of the proposed methods, including bit-error rate performance and peak-to-average power ratios of the transmitted signal, via computer simulations.