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Design and Implementation of a HardwareModule for MIMO Decoding in a 4GWireless Receiver
Year:2008

Research Areas
  • Electronics engineering

Information
Abstract
Future 4th Generation (4G) wireless multiuser communication systems will have to provide advanced multimedia services to an increasing number of users, making good use of the scarce spectrum resources. Thus, 4G systemdesign should pursue both highertransmission bit rates and higher spectral efficiencies. To achieve this goal,multiple antenna systems are called to play a crucial role. In this contribution we address the implementation in FPGAs of a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) decoder embedded in a prototype of a 4G mobile receiver. This MIMO decoder is part of a multicarrier code-division multiple-access (MC-CDMA) radio system, equipped with multiple antennas at both ends of the link, that is able to handle up to 32 users and provides raw transmission bit-rates up to 125 Mbps. The task of the MIMO decoder is to appropriately combine the signals simultaneously received on all antennas to construct an improved signal, free of interference, from which to estimate the transmitted symbols. A comprehensive explanation of the complete design process is provided, including architectural decisions, floating-point to fixedpoint translation, and description of the validation procedure. We also report implementation results using FPGA devices of the Xilinx Virtex-4 family. Article ID: 312614
International
Si
JCR
No
Title
VLSI Design
ISBN
0020-7217
Impact factor JCR
0
Impact info
Volume
2008
10.1155/2008/312614
Journal number
0
From page
1
To page
8
Month
ENERO
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Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Laboratorio de Sistemas Integrados (LSI)
  • Departamento: Señales, Sistemas y Radiocomunicaciones
  • Departamento: Ingeniería Electrónica
  • Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Centro de Domótica Integral, CEDINT
  • Grupo de Investigación: Grupo de Aplicaciones del Procesado de Señal (GAPS)