Low-complexity MMSE combining for linear impulse radio UWB receivers

Sinan Gezici, Andreas F. Molisch, Hisashi Kobayashi, H. Vincent Poor

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Abstract

Due to the fine delay resolution of typical ultra wideband (UWB) systems, Rake receivers need to combine samples from a large number of multipath components (MPCs) in order to collect sufficient signal energy for reliable decisions. In addition, these samples need to be combined optimally in order to minimize bit error probability. The optimal linear minimum mean square error (MMSE) combining scheme might require inversion of a large matrix depending on channel and system parameters. Therefore, suboptimal algorithms with lower computational complexity but close-to-optimal performance are desirable. In this paper, a low-complexity combining scheme is proposed for that purpose, which divides samples into a number of groups and performs MMSE combining in two steps. Performance of this two-step combining scheme is investigated theoretically and by simulations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2006 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2006
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages4706-4711
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)1424403553, 9781424403554
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Event2006 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2006 - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: Jul 11 2006Jul 15 2006

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Communications
Volume10
ISSN (Print)0536-1486

Other

Other2006 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2006
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period7/11/067/15/06

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Computer Networks and Communications

Keywords

  • Impulse radio (IR)
  • MMSE combining
  • Rake receiver
  • Ultra-wideband (UWB)

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