Effects of array weight errors on parallel interference cancellation receiver in uplink synchronous and asynchronous DS-CDMA systems

Yong Seok Kim, Seung Hoon Hwang, Keum Chan Whang

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Abstract

This paper investigates the impacts of array weight errors (AWE) in an antenna array (AA) on a parallel interference cancellation (PIC) receiver in uplink synchronous and asynchronous direct sequence code division multiple access (DS-CDMA) systems. The performance degradation due to an AWE, which is approximated by a Gaussian distributed random variable, is estimated as a function of the variance of the AWE. Theoretical analysis, confirmed by simulation, demonstrates the tradeoffs encountered between system parameters such as the number of antennas and the variance of the AWE in terms of the achievable average bit error rate and the user capacity. Numerical results show that the performance of the PIC with the AA in the DS-CDMA uplink is sensitive to the AWE. However, either a larger number of antennas or uplink synchronous transmissions have the potential of reducing the overall sensitivity, and thus improving its performance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)413-422
Number of pages10
JournalETRI Journal
Volume26
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2004

Keywords

  • Antenna array
  • Array weight error
  • DS-CDMA
  • Parallel interference cancellation
  • Uplink synchronous transmission

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