A space-time channel estimator and single-user receiver for code-reuse DS-CDMA systems

A blind asynchronous single-user code-reuse direct sequence code division multiple access (CDMA) array receiver is proposed for the uplink. By assigning each short PN-code more than once, code reuse allows the number of active users to be increased beyond the spreading gain. The proposed receiver is based on a blind single-code multipath joint space-time channel estimation technique that utilizes the concept of the spatio-temporal array manifold, in conjunction with a novel preprocessor, to deal with the multipath problem. From the estimated space-time channel parameters of a particular active code, the subset of parameters of a specific co-code user is then identified, and a single-user receiving weight vector is finally formed. The proposed approach is a subspace type method, and therefore, it is "near-far" resistant. Furthermore, in contrast to existing receivers such as the space-time decorrelating detector, the proposed receiver weight vector is tolerant to partial channel estimation errors and the incomplete estimation of channel parameters. The theoretical framework is supported by computer simulation studies.