• DocumentCode
    1329398
  • Title

    Sensitivity of semi-blind iterative MAP channel estimation for DS-CDMA systems

  • Author

    Unal, B. ; Siala, M.

  • Author_Institution
    France Telecom, CNET, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
  • Volume
    36
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    3/16/2000 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    576
  • Lastpage
    577
  • Abstract
    An iterative RAKE receiver with semi-blind maximum a posteriori channel estimation for DS-CDMA systems is considered. The sensitivity of such a receiver to estimation errors in parameters such as Doppler spread, symbol energies and interference-plus-noise variance is investigated using simulations on UMTS/FDD assuming an ITU vehicular A channel model
  • Keywords
    spread spectrum communication; DS-CDMA systems; Doppler spread; ITU vehicular A channel model; UMTS/FDD; estimation errors; interference-plus-noise variance; iterative MAP channel estimation; iterative RAKE receiver; maximum a posteriori channel estimation; semi-blind channel estimation; symbol energies;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20000381
  • Filename
    840178