On interleave-division multiple-access

This work provides a comprehensive study of IDMA systems. We first outline the basic IDMA principles in single-path and multi-path environments. We then describe a simple semi-analytical technique to assess the performance of IDMA systems, based on which we develop a power allocation scheme for performance optimization. We also discuss the use of low-rate codes to further enhance the power efficiency of IDMA systems. Simulation results demonstrate the advantages of the IDMA scheme in terms of both bandwidth and power efficiencies. For example, with simple convolutional/repetition codes an overall throughput of 8 bits/chip is achieved in single antenna systems. With turbo-Hadamard codes, performance at 1.4 dB away from the theoretical limit is demonstrated in a Gaussian MAC.