Accurate bit-error rate evaluation for synchronous MC-CDMA over Nakagami-m-fading channels using moment generating functions

被引:35
作者
Shi, QH [1 ]
Latva-Aho, M
机构
[1] Nanyang Technol Univ, Posit & Wireless Technol Ctr, Singapore 637553, Singapore
[2] Univ Oulu, Ctr Wireless Commun, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland
[3] City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Elect Engn, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
基金
芬兰科学院;
关键词
Gauss-Chebyshev quadrature rule (GCQ); moment generating function; multicarrier code-division multiple-access (MC-CDMA); Nakagami-m fading;
D O I
10.1109/TWC.2004.842984
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In the bit-error rate (BER) analysis of code-division multiple-access (CDMA) systems, a Gaussian approximation is widely used to tackle the multiple access interference (MAI), although it does not always offer satisfactory accuracy. This paper investigates the BER performance of synchronous multicarrier (MC) CDMA systems over Nakagami-m-fading channels in a different way. We present an accurate and unified BER analysis for synchronous MC-CDMA systems. To facilitate our analysis, we assume a synchronous uplink, whose BER performance can be intuitively viewed as a lower BER bound of the more realistic asynchronous MC-CDMA. The basic idea is that, by using the Gauss-Chebyshev quadrature (GCQ) rule to perform inverse Laplace transform, an accurate BER can be numerically obtained from the moment generating function (MAG) of the output decision variable at a receiver, without any assumption about the MAI distribution. First, signals on all subcarriers of MC-CDMA systems are assumed to experience independent fading. Two standard diversity combining techniques, equal gain combining (EGC) and maximal ratio combining (MRC), are employed. The BER performance in both downlink and synchronous uplink is analyzed. We then consider a more general system model, in which signals on different subcarriers undergo correlated fading. The asymptotic (error floor) performance of downlink MC-CDMA with MRC is studied. In particular, we investigate the effects of spreading sequences and the delay spread of the channel on the system performance. Numerical examples are provided to show the main results of this paper. The accuracy of the GCQ and MGF based solution is verified by different approaches such as Monte Carlo integration and the exact residue method. In addition, the accuracy of the commonly used Gaussian approximation is also examined.
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页数:12
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