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Signal Detection for GSTFIM Systems with Carrier Frequency Offset
Tingyong Wu1, Shiwen Fan1, Chengliang Di2
1The Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Communications, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.
This study introduces a novel message passing (MP) detector for Generalized Space-Time-Frequency Index Modulation (GSTFIM) systems. The new detector effectively combats carrier frequency offset (CFO) issues, offering improved performance and lower complexity.
Area of Science:
- Wireless Communications
- Signal Processing
- Information Theory
Background:
- Generalized Space-Time-Frequency Index Modulation (GSTFIM) systems share vulnerabilities with Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM), particularly sensitivity to Carrier Frequency Offset (CFO).
- Existing detection methods for GSTFIM may not adequately address the performance degradation caused by CFO while balancing computational complexity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a novel Message Passing (MP)-aided detector for GSTFIM systems robust against Carrier Frequency Offset (CFO).
- To provide a flexible trade-off between transmission performance and computational complexity in GSTFIM systems under CFO conditions.
Main Methods:
- A novel construction of a Message Passing (MP)-aided detector tailored for GSTFIM systems is developed.
- Performance and complexity analyses are conducted through simulations to evaluate the detector's effectiveness.
Main Results:
- The developed MP detector demonstrates robustness against Carrier Frequency Offset (CFO) in GSTFIM systems.
- The MP detector approaches the performance of Maximum Likelihood (ML) detection while exhibiting lower computational complexity than Minimum Mean-Square-Error (MMSE)-aided detectors.
Conclusions:
- The novel MP-aided detector offers a viable solution for enhancing GSTFIM system performance in the presence of CFO.
- This approach provides a practical method for achieving a desirable balance between performance and complexity in wireless communication systems.
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