Multi-user detection in OFDM systems using CDMA and multiple antennas
Christoph Degen · 2003
In this paper multiuser detection in OFDM systems is examined. The separation of concurrently transmitted signals is based on space division and code division multiple access (SD/CDMA). The achievable bit error ratio and the peak to average power ratio (PAPR) are evaluated for different spreading strategies. A novel time domain spreading technique for OFDM systems is proposed for which the PAPR is independent of the processing gain. The examined OFDM techniques are compared with single-carrier transmission using equalization in the frequency domain (SC/FDE), which shows strong similarities to OFDM systems.