Simplified BER formulations for MC-CDMA systems with orthogonality restoring combining

Keli Zhang, Yong Liang Guan

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Abstract

Orthogonality restoring combining (ORC) performs better than maximum ratio combining (MRC) and equal gain combining (EGC) in multicarrier code division multiple access (MC-CDMA) systems under high load and high signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) conditions. However, its exact bit error rate (BER) performance is complicated to evaluate. In this paper, the signal models for the MC-CDMA uplink and downlink channels are first unified. A lower bound and a tight approximation to the BER expressions of MC-CDMA with ORC are then developed. Both the lower bound and approximate BER expressions involve at most one-dimensional integration, hence they can be evaluated much more efficiently. The approximate BER expression is also numerically verified to be very tight under different fading conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICICS-PCM 2003 - Proceedings of the 2003 Joint Conference of the 4th International Conference on Information, Communications and Signal Processing and 4th Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages668-672
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)0780381858, 9780780381858
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes
EventJoint Conference of the 4th International Conference on Information, Communications and Signal Processing and 4th Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia, ICICS-PCM 2003 - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: Dec 15 2003Dec 18 2003

Publication series

NameICICS-PCM 2003 - Proceedings of the 2003 Joint Conference of the 4th International Conference on Information, Communications and Signal Processing and 4th Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia
Volume1

Conference

ConferenceJoint Conference of the 4th International Conference on Information, Communications and Signal Processing and 4th Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia, ICICS-PCM 2003
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period12/15/0312/18/03

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2003 IEEE.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Media Technology
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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