Some Results on Joint Iterative Channel Equalization and Turbo Decoding for OFDM Systems
Conference: European Wireless 2005 - 11th European Wireless Conference 2005 - Next Generation wireless and Mobile Communications and Services
04/10/2006 - 04/13/2005 at Athens, Greece
Proceedings: European Wireless 2005
Pages: 5Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Giugno, Luca; Lottici, Vincenzo; Luise, Marco; Saccomando, Cosimo (Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, University of Pisa, Via Caruso 56122 Pisa, Italy)
Abstract:
The use of turbo/LDPC channel coding in wireless communication systems opens new avenues as far as the optimization of other signal detection functions are concerned. For instance, channel estimation/equalization may greatly benefit by the presence of high-efficiency channel coding with iterative decoding. In this paper we assume multicarrier (OFDM) transmission on a (time-invariant) frequency-selective wireless channel, and we show how to integrate soft-output iterative detection with (iterative) channel estimation. The conventional approach to channel estimation relies on pilot symbols suitably inserted in the data frame. We show here how to use the soft outputs produced by the iterative decoder at each iteration to “supplement” the pilot symbols and aid the function of channel estimation and equalization.