RLS-based frequency-domain DFE for uplink SC-FDMA

Naveed Iqbal, Azzedine Zerguine, Naofal Al-Dhahir

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Abstract

The decision feedback equalizer is well known to outperform a linear equalizer in highly frequency-selective fading channels. In this paper, we develop a low-complexity Adaptive Frequency Domain Decision Feedback Equalizer (AFD-DFE) for Single-Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) systems. Both the feedforward and feedback filters operate in the frequency-domain and are adapted using the block Recursive Least Squares (RLS) algorithm. Since this DFE design operation is performed entirely in the frequency-domain, the complexity of the block RLS algorithm can be reduced substantially when compared to its time-domain counterpart by exploiting matrix structure in the frequency-domain. We also show that the RLS-based AFD-DFE not only enjoys a significant reduction in computational complexity when compared to the frequency-domain non-adaptive channel-estimate-based MMSE-DFE but its performance is also better than that of the practical MMSE DFE (with decision errors) and close to the ideal MMSE DFE (with correct decisions).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference Record of the 48th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers
EditorsMichael B. Matthews
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages1026-1029
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781479982974
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Apr 2015

Publication series

NameConference Record - Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers
Volume2015-April
ISSN (Print)1058-6393

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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