Theoretical performance of multiple-branch equalization in broadband wireless channels

Author

Clark, Martin V. ; Smith, Peter J.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs., Red Bank, NJ, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

447

Abstract

This paper analyzes the theoretical performance of M-branch linear diversity/equalization receivers operating in highly-dispersive Rayleigh channels. We present analytical results for the output signal-to-distortion ratio of a range of important receiver types: matched filter bound; matched filter; zero-forcing; minimum mean-square error; and pre-equalizing. Our results reveal insights into the tremendous benefit of diversity combining to receivers using linear equalization, and into the sub-optimality of the matched filter receiver in dispersive channels

Keywords

Rayleigh channels; broadband networks; dispersive channels; diversity reception; equalisers; filtering theory; least mean squares methods; matched filters; multipath channels; radio receivers; spread spectrum communication; AWGN; M-branch linear diversity/equalization receivers; MMSE; broadband wireless channels; diversity combining; highly-dispersive Rayleigh channels; linear equalization; matched filter bound receiver; matched filter receiver; minimum mean-square error receiver; multipath dispersion; multiple-branch equalization; output signal-to-distortion ratio; performance analysis; pre-equalizing receiver; spread spectrum communication; sub-optimal receiver; zero-forcing receiver; Bandwidth; Dispersion; Diversity reception; Equalizers; Fading; Frequency diversity; Matched filters; Multipath channels; Performance analysis; Rayleigh channels;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1999. GLOBECOM '99

Conference_Location

Rio de Janeireo

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5796-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1999.831679

Filename

831679