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Soft-decision multiple-symbol differential sphere detection and decision-feedback differential detection for differential QAM dispensing with channel estimation in the face of rapidly fading channels

Soft-decision multiple-symbol differential sphere detection and decision-feedback differential detection for differential QAM dispensing with channel estimation in the face of rapidly fading channels
Soft-decision multiple-symbol differential sphere detection and decision-feedback differential detection for differential QAM dispensing with channel estimation in the face of rapidly fading channels
Turbo detection performed by exchanging extrinsic information between the soft-decision QAM detector and the channel decoder is beneficial for the sake of exploring the bit dependency imposed both by modulation and by channel coding. However, when the soft-decision coherent QAM detectors are provided with imperfect channel estimates in rapidly fading channels, they tend to produce potentially unreliable LLRs that deviate from the true probabilities, which degrades the turbo detection performance. Against this background, in this paper, we propose a range of new soft-decision multiple-symbol differential sphere detection (MSDSD) and decision-feedback differential detection (DFDD) solutions for differential QAM (DQAM), which dispense with channel estimation in the face of rapidly fading channels. Our proposed design aims for solving the two inherent problems in soft-decision DQAM detection design, which have also been the most substantial obstacle in the way of offering a solution for turbo detected MSDSD aided differential MIMO schemes using QAM: 1) how to facilitate the soft-decision detection of the DQAM's amplitudes, which-in contrast to the DPSK phases-do not form a unitary matrix, and 2) how to separate and streamline the DQAM's soft-decision amplitude and phase detectors. Our simulation results demonstrate that our proposed MSDSD aided DQAM solution is capable of substantially outperforming its MSDSD aided DPSK counterpart in coded systems without imposing a higher complexity. Moreover, our proposed DFDD aided DQAM solution is shown to outperform the conventional solutions in literature. Our discussions on the important subject of coherent versus noncoherent schemes suggest that compared to coherent square QAM relying on realistic imperfect channel estimation, MSDSD aided DQAM may be deemed as a better candidate for turbo detection assisted coded systems operating at high Doppler frequencies
4408-4425
Xu, Chao
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Wang, Li
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Ng, Soon Xin
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Hanzo, Lajos
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Xu, Chao
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Wang, Li
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Ng, Soon Xin
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Hanzo, Lajos
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Xu, Chao, Wang, Li, Ng, Soon Xin and Hanzo, Lajos (2016) Soft-decision multiple-symbol differential sphere detection and decision-feedback differential detection for differential QAM dispensing with channel estimation in the face of rapidly fading channels. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 15 (6), 4408-4425. (doi:10.1109/TWC.2016.2541665).

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Abstract

Turbo detection performed by exchanging extrinsic information between the soft-decision QAM detector and the channel decoder is beneficial for the sake of exploring the bit dependency imposed both by modulation and by channel coding. However, when the soft-decision coherent QAM detectors are provided with imperfect channel estimates in rapidly fading channels, they tend to produce potentially unreliable LLRs that deviate from the true probabilities, which degrades the turbo detection performance. Against this background, in this paper, we propose a range of new soft-decision multiple-symbol differential sphere detection (MSDSD) and decision-feedback differential detection (DFDD) solutions for differential QAM (DQAM), which dispense with channel estimation in the face of rapidly fading channels. Our proposed design aims for solving the two inherent problems in soft-decision DQAM detection design, which have also been the most substantial obstacle in the way of offering a solution for turbo detected MSDSD aided differential MIMO schemes using QAM: 1) how to facilitate the soft-decision detection of the DQAM's amplitudes, which-in contrast to the DPSK phases-do not form a unitary matrix, and 2) how to separate and streamline the DQAM's soft-decision amplitude and phase detectors. Our simulation results demonstrate that our proposed MSDSD aided DQAM solution is capable of substantially outperforming its MSDSD aided DPSK counterpart in coded systems without imposing a higher complexity. Moreover, our proposed DFDD aided DQAM solution is shown to outperform the conventional solutions in literature. Our discussions on the important subject of coherent versus noncoherent schemes suggest that compared to coherent square QAM relying on realistic imperfect channel estimation, MSDSD aided DQAM may be deemed as a better candidate for turbo detection assisted coded systems operating at high Doppler frequencies

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Accepted/In Press date: 8 March 2016
Published date: 14 March 2016

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Local EPrints ID: 398608
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/398608
PURE UUID: 63c8cf5f-c497-4619-9034-60e41b78818d
ORCID for Soon Xin Ng: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0930-7194
ORCID for Lajos Hanzo: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2636-5214

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Date deposited: 29 Jul 2016 10:58
Last modified: 18 Mar 2024 02:48

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Author: Chao Xu
Author: Li Wang
Author: Soon Xin Ng ORCID iD
Author: Lajos Hanzo ORCID iD

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