@inproceedings{Salamanca2010a,

title = {Channel Decoding with a Bayesian Equalizer},

author = {Luis Salamanca and Juan Jose Murillo-Fuentes and Fernando Perez-Cruz},

url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/lpdocs/epic03/wrapper.htm?arnumber=5513348},

isbn = {978-1-4244-7892-7},

year  = {2010},

date = {2010-01-01},

booktitle = {2010 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory},

pages = {1998--2002},

publisher = {IEEE},

address = {Austin, TX},

abstract = {Low-density parity-check (LPDC) decoders assume the channel estate information (CSI) is known and they have the true a posteriori probability (APP) for each transmitted bit. But in most cases of interest, the CSI needs to be estimated with the help of a short training sequence and the LDPC decoder has to decode the received word using faulty APP estimates. In this paper, we study the uncertainty in the CSI estimate and how it affects the bit error rate (BER) output by the LDPC decoder. To improve these APP estimates, we propose a Bayesian equalizer that takes into consideration not only the uncertainty due to the noise in the channel, but also the uncertainty in the CSI estimate, reducing the BER after the LDPC decoder.},

keywords = {a posteriori probability, Bayesian equalizer, Bayesian methods, BER, Bit error rate, Channel Coding, channel decoding, channel estate information, Communication channels, Decoding, equalisers, Equalizers, error statistics, low-density parity-check decoders, LPDC decoders, Maximum likelihood decoding, maximum likelihood detection, maximum likelihood estimation, Noise reduction, parity check codes, Probability, Uncertainty},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}

@inproceedings{Bravo-Santos2009,

title = {Cooperative Relay Communications in Mesh Networks},

author = {\'{A}ngel M Bravo-Santos and Petar M Djuric},

url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/lpdocs/epic03/wrapper.htm?arnumber=5161835},

isbn = {978-1-4244-3695-8},

year  = {2009},

date = {2009-01-01},

booktitle = {2009 IEEE 10th Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications},

pages = {499--503},

publisher = {IEEE},

address = {Perugia},

abstract = {In previous literature on cooperative relay communications, the emphasis has been on the study of multi-hop networks. In this paper we address mesh wireless networks that use decode-and-forward relays for which we derive the optimal node decision rules in case of binary transmission. We also obtain the expression for the overall bit error probability. We compare the mesh networks with multi-hop networks and show the improvement in performance that can be achieved with them when both networks have the same number of nodes and equal number of hops.},

keywords = {binary transmission, bit error probability, Bit error rate, cooperative relay communications, decode-and-forward relays, Detectors, error statistics, Maximum likelihood decoding, maximum likelihood detection, Mesh networks, mesh wireless networks, multi-hop networks, Network topology, optimal node decision rules, Peer to peer computing, radio networks, Relays, spread spectrum communication, telecommunication network topology, Wireless Sensor Networks},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}

@inproceedings{Vazquez2008,

title = {A Per-Survivor Processing Algorithm for Maximum Likelihood Equalization of MIMO Channels with Unknown Order},

author = {Manuel A Vazquez and Joaquin Miguez},

url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=4475587},

isbn = {978-1-4244-1756-8},

year  = {2008},

date = {2008-01-01},

booktitle = {2008 International ITG Workshop on Smart Antennas},

pages = {387--391},

publisher = {IEEE},

address = {Vienna},

abstract = {In the equalization of frequency-selective multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channels it is usually assumed that the length of the channel impulse response (CIR), also referred to as the channel order, is known. However, this is not true in most practical situations and, in order to avoid the serious performance degradation that occurs when the CIR length is underestimated, a channel with "more than enough" taps is usually considered. This possibly means overestimating the channel order, and is not desirable since the computational complexity of maximum likelihood sequence detection (MLSD) in frequency-selective channels grows exponentially with the channel order. In addition to that, the higher the channel order considered, the more the number of channel coefficients that need to be estimated from the same set of observations. In this paper, we introduce an algorithm for MLSD that incorporates the full estimation of the MIMO CIR parameters, including its order. The proposed technique is based on the per survivor processing (PSP) methodology, it admits both blind and semiblind implementations, depending on the availability of pilot data, and is designed to work with time-selective channels. Besides the analytical derivation of the algorithm, we provide computer simulation results that illustrate the effectiveness of the resulting receiver},

keywords = {Channel estimation, channel impulse response, computational complexity, Computer science education, Computer Simulation, Degradation, Frequency, frequency-selective multiple-input multiple-output, maximum likelihood detection, maximum likelihood equalization, maximum likelihood estimation, maximum likelihood sequence detection, maximum likelihood sequence estimation, MIMO, MIMO channels, MIMO communication, per-survivor processing algorithm, time-selective channels, Transmitting antennas},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}

@inproceedings{Vazquez2008a,

title = {A Per-Survivor Processing Algorithm for Maximum Likelihood Equalization of MIMO Channels with Unknown Order},

author = {Manuel A Vazquez and Joaquin Miguez},

url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/lpdocs/epic03/wrapper.htm?arnumber=4475587},

isbn = {978-1-4244-1756-8},

year  = {2008},

date = {2008-01-01},

booktitle = {2008 International ITG Workshop on Smart Antennas},

pages = {387--391},

publisher = {IEEE},

address = {Vienna},

abstract = {In the equalization of frequency-selective multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channels it is usually assumed that the length of the channel impulse response (CIR), also referred to as the channel order, is known. However, this is not true in most practical situations and, in order to avoid the serious performance degradation that occurs when the CIR length is underestimated, a channel with "more than enough" taps is usually considered. This possibly means overestimating the channel order, and is not desirable since the computational complexity of maximum likelihood sequence detection (MLSD) in frequency-selective channels grows exponentially with the channel order. In addition to that, the higher the channel order considered, the more the number of channel coefficients that need to be estimated from the same set of observations. In this paper, we introduce an algorithm for MLSD that incorporates the full estimation of the MIMO CIR parameters, including its order. The proposed technique is based on the per survivor processing (PSP) methodology, it admits both blind and semiblind implementations, depending on the availability of pilot data, and is designed to work with time-selective channels. Besides the analytical derivation of the algorithm, we provide computer simulation results that illustrate the effectiveness of the resulting receiver.},

keywords = {Channel estimation, channel impulse response, computational complexity, Computer science education, Computer Simulation, Degradation, Frequency, frequency-selective multiple-input multiple-output, maximum likelihood detection, maximum likelihood equalization, maximum likelihood estimation, maximum likelihood sequence detection, maximum likelihood sequence estimation, MIMO, MIMO channels, MIMO communication, per-survivor processing algorithm, time-selective channels, Transmitting antennas},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}