An optimum combining and concatenated-RAKE for dual-antenna mobile terminals in UMTS
S. Tantikovit, Mengyu Wang · IEEE Communications Letters · 2002
The downlink of UMTS employs variable spreading factor and multicode to support variable data rate transmissions. In multicode and low spreading factor scenarios, interpath interference (IPI) among code channels is a principle factor that needs to be taken into consideration in system design. For example, the RAKE receiver with conventional maximum-ratio-combining suffers greatly from the presence of IPI. We present a new receiver structure that effectively incorporates an optimum combining scheme and dual-antenna diversity to enhance system performance.