Channel-aware local search (CA-LS) for iterative MIMO detection

I. Wei Lai, Chia Han Lee, Gerd Ascheid, Heinrich Meyr, Tzi Dar Chiueh

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Abstract

We propose an efficient iterative multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) detection algorithm based on the local search. Specifically, since the MIMO channel matrix twists the lattice structure of the received symbols, the proposed channel-aware local search (CA-LS) defines its search neighborhood according to the instantaneous channel realization. Such channel-dependent neighborhood can be efficiently identified by using the sphere decoder in a set that comprises the differences between pairs of QAM vectors, which is termed as delta vectors. The delta vectors with small quadratic norms with respect to the channel matrix are identified and then used as the search directions of the CA-LS. Features like sparsity and non-uniformity of delta vectors are exploited to reduce the SD complexity. Furthermore, by reformulating the detection criterion, the log-likelihood ratio (LLR) computations and searches of the CA-LS are greatly simplified. Numerical simulations demonstrate that compared with other practical iterative MIMO detectors, e.g., the list sphere decoder, the CA-LS achieves superior performance in both error rate and complexity aspects.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 IEEE 26th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages731-736
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781467367820
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Dec 1
Externally publishedYes
Event26th IEEE Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC 2015 - Hong Kong, China
Duration: 2015 Aug 302015 Sept 2

Publication series

NameIEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC
Volume2015-December

Conference

Conference26th IEEE Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC 2015
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHong Kong
Period2015/08/302015/09/02

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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