Equalization Algorithms for MIMO Communication Systems Based on Factor Graphs

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Abstract

In this paper, we consider a bit-interleaved coded spatial multiplexing MIMO communication system over a frequency-selective MIMO channel. We present a factor-graph-based derivation of two different equalization algorithms. To this end, we propose a cycle-free factor graph representation of the equalizer, to which we apply the sum-product algorithm (SPA). By using different message representations in the SPA, it is shown that the resulting equalization algorithms correspond to the optimal MAP equalizer and the low-complexity LMMSE equalizer, respectively. Both algorithms can be used in turbo processing and we demonstrate that after 3 iterations the BER performance of the LMMSE equalizer is similar to that of the MAP equalizer.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2011)
Pages1-5
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2011

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Communications
ISSN (Print)0536-1486

Fields of science

  • 202030 Communication engineering

JKU Focus areas

  • Mechatronics and Information Processing

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