Genetic Algorithm-assisted Maximum-Likelihood Multi-user Detection for Multi-Rate MC-CDMA Systems

Sacchi, Claudio and D'Orazio, Leandro and Donelli, Massimo and Fedrizzi, Riccardo and Massa, Andrea (2007) Genetic Algorithm-assisted Maximum-Likelihood Multi-user Detection for Multi-Rate MC-CDMA Systems. UNSPECIFIED. (Submitted)

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    Abstract

    In this letter , the use of Genetic Algorithms (GAs) has been investigated in order to implement a computationally tractable Multi-User Detection (MUD) for synchronous multi-rate Multi-Carrier-Code-Division-Multiple-Access (MR MC-CDMA) systems. It is known that MC-CDMA performances can be seriously limited by multi-user interference. This is particularly true in the case of multi-rate systems where some users could exploit a reduced diversity against multipath channel distortions. The use of Genetic Algorithms (GAs) is therefore proposed as a sub-optimal solution to the MUD problem in a multi-rate Variable-Spreading-Length (VSL) MC-CDMA downlink transmission. A set of selected numerical experiments have been reported and discussed in order to assess the capability of the proposed GA-based approach. The reported results, obtained with an affordable computational burden, have shown a near-optimum behavior of the proposed GA-based MUD.

    Item Type: Departmental Technical Report
    Department or Research center: Information Engineering and Computer Science
    Subjects: T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering > TK5105.5 Computer Networks
    Report Number: DIT-07-008
    Repository staff approval on: 10 Apr 2007

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