Title :
Analysis and optimization of pilot-symbol-assisted MC-CDMA systems
Author :
Zheng, Kan ; Zeng, Guoyan ; Wang, Wenbo
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Telecommun. Eng., Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., China
Abstract :
Multi-carrier code division multiplex access (MC-CDMA) is one of the best candidates for the future broadband wireless multimedia communication systems. This work investigates the influence of channel estimation on the performance in MC-CDMA systems and the optimum pilot-to-data power ratio (PDR) is derived. Numerical results are presented and our conclusion is followed.
Keywords :
channel estimation; code division multiple access; mobile radio; multimedia communication; optimisation; radio links; radiofrequency interference; broadband wireless multimedia communication systems; channel estimation; maximum ratio combining; multicarrier code division multiplex access; optimization; pilot-symbol-assisted MC-CDMA systems; pilot-to-data power ratio; signal-to-interference ratio; Channel estimation; Code division multiplexing; Downlink; Frequency; Mobile communication; Multicarrier code division multiple access; OFDM; Random variables; Rayleigh channels; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, 2004. WCNC. 2004 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8344-3
DOI :
10.1109/WCNC.2004.1311272