Iterative channel estimation for EGPRS

Author

Strauch, Paul ; Luschi, Carlo ; Kuzminskiy, Alexandr M.

Author_Institution

Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Swindon, UK

Volume

5

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

2271

Abstract

The Enhanced Data GSM Evolution (EDGE) standard will increase the data rates in a GSM system significantly. An 8 PSK modulation scheme is proposed which is more sensitive to impairments in the transmission medium than GMSK modulation in the GSM system. Channel estimation plays a crucial part on the receiving end to overcome those impairments. We investigate different iterative channel estimation (ICE) techniques. In order to reduce complexity sub-optimum algorithms are addressed. Comparisons with the GSM system show that not all algorithms are suitable for the EDGE system. Simulation results show that with ICE the BLER at 10% in EGPRS can be improved by almost 2 dB in a hilly terrain environment

Keywords

cellular radio; computational complexity; data communication; decision feedback equalisers; iterative methods; packet radio networks; parameter estimation; phase shift keying; telecommunication standards; 8 PSK modulation; BLER; EDGE standard; EDGE system; EGPRS; Enhanced Data GSM Evolution; Enhanced General Packet Radio System; European ETSI standard; GSM system; block decision feedback equalizers; complexity reduction; data rates; hilly terrain; iterative channel estimation; simulation results; sub-optimum algorithms; Channel estimation; Decoding; Equalizers; GSM; Ice; Interference; Iterative algorithms; Payloads; Phase shift keying; Postal services;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 2000. IEEE-VTS Fall VTC 2000. 52nd

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6507-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETECF.2000.883267

Filename

883267