DOA Estimation in the Uplink of Multicarrier CDMA Systems
<p/> <p>We consider the uplink of a multicarrier code-division multiple-access (MC-CDMA) network and assume that the base station is endowed with a uniform linear array. Transmission takes place over a multipath channel and the goal is the estimation of the directions of arrival (DOAs) o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2008-01-01
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| Series: | EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking |
| Online Access: | http://jwcn.eurasipjournals.com/content/2008/851726 |
| Summary: | <p/> <p>We consider the uplink of a multicarrier code-division multiple-access (MC-CDMA) network and assume that the base station is endowed with a uniform linear array. Transmission takes place over a multipath channel and the goal is the estimation of the directions of arrival (DOAs) of the signal from the active users. In a multiuser scenario, difficulties are primarily due to the large number of parameters involved in the estimation of the DOAs which makes this problem much more challenging than in single-user transmissions. The solution we propose allows estimating the DOAs of different users independently, thereby leading to a significant reduction in the system complexity. In the presence of multipath propagation, however, estimating the DOAs of a given user through maximum-likelihood methods remains a formidable task since it involves a search over a multidimensional domain. Therefore, we look for simpler solutions and discuss two alternative schemes based on the SAGE and ESPRIT algorithms.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1687-1472 1687-1499 |