Eavesdropping on the IS-95 downlink: Reduced complexity optimum and suboptimum multiuser detectors

D. R. Brown, C. R. Johnson, H. Vincent Poor

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

2 Scopus citations

Abstract

We consider multiuser detection techniques for an eavesdropping receiver in an IS-95 cellular communication system observing interfering downlink transmissions from a cluster of B base stations. The receiver desires to accurately estimate the symbols transmitted from these base stations to their active local users. For a system with K total asynchronous users and an observation of 2L+1 bits, the optimum detector is reviewed and shown to have complexity on the order of 2/sup K(2L+1)/. Taking advantage of the structure of the IS-95 downlink, we develop a reduced complexity optimum detector with exponentially lower complexity. In typical scenarios with two or three base stations, the reduced complexity optimum detector is significantly less complex than the brute-force optimum detector. We also consider a suboptimum, low complexity IS-95 downlink eavesdropping detector with connections to reduced complexity optimum detection as well as group detection and parallel interference cancellation. We demonstrate via simulation that the performance of this receiver can be near-optimum while offering very low computational complexity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication1999 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages819-823
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)0780356683
ISBN (Print)9780780356689
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999
Event1st IEEE Annual Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 1999 - New Orleans, United States
Duration: Sep 21 1999Sep 24 1999

Publication series

NameIEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC
Volume2
ISSN (Print)1525-3511

Other

Other1st IEEE Annual Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 1999
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans
Period9/21/999/24/99

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Eavesdropping on the IS-95 downlink: Reduced complexity optimum and suboptimum multiuser detectors'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this