This thesis studies the design and implementation of a linear minimum mean-square error (LMMSE) receiver in asynchronous bandlimited direct-sequence code-division multiple-access (DS-CDMA) systems that employ long-code pseudo-noise (PN) sequences and operate in multipath environments. The receiver is shown to be capable of multiple-access interference (MAI) suppression and multipath diversity combining without the knowledge of other users' signature sequences. It outperforms any other linear receiver by maximizing output signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) with the aid of a new chip filter which exploits the cyclostationarity of the received signal and combines all paths of the desired user that fall within its supported time span. This work is motivated by the shortcomings of existing LMMSE receivers which are either incompatible with long-code CDMA or constrained by limitations in the system model. The design methodology is based on the concept of linear/conjugate linear (LCL) filtering and satisfying the orthogonality conditions to achieve the LMMSE filter response. Moreover, the proposed LMMSE receiver addresses two drawbacks of the coherent Rake receiver, the industry's current solution for multipath reception. First, unlike the Rake receiver which uses the chip-matched filter (CMF) and treats interference as additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN), the LMMSE receiver suppresses interference by replacing the CMF with a new chip pulse filter. Second, in contrast to the Rake receiver which only processes a subset of strongest paths of the desired user, the LMMSE receiver harnesses the energy of all paths of the desired user that fall within its time support, at no additional complexity. The performance of the proposed LMMSE receiver is analyzed and compared with that of the coherent Rake receiver with probability of bit error, <i>Pe</i>, as the figure of merit. The analysis is based on the accurate improved Gaussian approximation (IGA) technique. Closed form conditional <i>Pe</i> expressions for both the LMMSE and Rake receivers are derived. Furthermore, it is shown that if quadriphase random spreading, moderate to large spreading factors, and pulses with small excess bandwidth are used, the widely-used standard Gaussian Approximation (SGA) technique becomes accurate even for low regions of <i>Pe</i>. Under the examined scenarios tailored towards current narrowband system settings, the LMMSE receiver achieves 60% gain in capacity (1. 8 dB in output SNR) over the selective Rake receiver. A third of the gain is due to interference suppression capability of the receiver while the rest is credited to its ability to collect the energy of the desired user diversified to many paths. Future wideband systems will yield an ever larger gain. Adaptive implementations of the LMMSE receiver are proposed to rid the receiver from dependence on the knowledge of multipath parameters. The adaptive receiver is based on a fractionally-spaced equalizer (FSE) whose taps are updated by an adaptive algorithm. Training-based, pilot-channel-aided (PCA), and blind algorithms are developed to make the receiver applicable to both forward and reverse links, with or without the presence of pilot signals. The blind algorithms are modified versions of the constant modulus algorithm (CMA) which has not been previously studied for long-code CDMA systems. Extensive simulation results are presented to illustrate the convergence behavior of the proposed algorithms and quantify their performance loss under various levels of MAI. Computational complexities of the algorithms are also discussed. These three criteria (performance loss, convergence rate, and computational complexity) determine the proper choice of an adaptive algorithm with respect to the requirements of the specific application in mind.

[pt] Esta tese apresenta novas estruturas e algoritmos para detecção multiusuário e supressão de interferência em sistemas DS-CDMA. São investigadas estruturas baseadas em redes neurais recorrentes para projeto de receptores com decisão realimentada e desenvolvidos algoritmos adaptativos para combater a interferência de múltiplo acesso e a interferência entre símbolos. Novos algoritmos baseados na minimização da taxa de erro de bits são examinados e generalizados para esquemas de detecção com cancelamento de interferência. Para situações onde uma seqüência de treinamento não é disponibilizada, é considerado um novo critério de projeto às cegas de receptores com restrições lineares baseado na função custo módulo constante. Algoritmos adaptativos às cegas baseados neste novo critério são usados para estimar os parâmetros de um receptor linear e do canal de comunicações. São também desenvolvidos novos mecanismos às cegas de ajuste do passo para algoritmos do tipo gradiente estocástico em receptores lineares com base no critério de mínima variância com restrições. Com base nos critérios de mínima variância e módulo constante com restrições, são desenvolvidos critérios de projeto às cegas para receptores com decisão realimentada e propostos algoritmos adaptativos para essas estruturas. Um novo esquema de cancelamento sucessivo de interferência baseado no conceito de arbitragem é proposto e incorporado a uma estrutura de recepção com decisão realimentada para o enlace reverso. Em seguida, o novo esquema de cancelamento de interferência é combinado com uma estrutura iterativa que emprega múltiplos estágios, resultando em melhores estimativas do receptor e um desempenho uniforme para os usuários. Finalmente, são apresentadas novas estruturas de recepção com posto reduzido, baseadas em filtros FIR interpolados e interpoladores variantes no tempo, e desenvolvidos algoritmos adaptativos às cegas e supervisionados para o novo esquema. / [en] This thesis presents new structures and algorithms for multiuser detection and interference suppression in DS-CDMA systems. Structures based on recurrent neural networks are investigated for decision feedback receivers and adaptive algorithms are developed for combatting multiple access interference and intersymbol interference. New algorithms based on the minimization of the bit error rate are examined and generalized for detection schemes with interference cancellation. For situations where a training sequence is not available, a new blind criterion, based on the constant modulus cost function with linear constraints is considered. Based on this novel criterion, blind adaptive algorithms are used for estimating the parameters of linear receivers and the channel. New blind adaptive mechanisms for adjusting the step size of stochastic gradient algorithms, using the constrained minimum variance criterion, are also presented for estimating the parameters of linear receivers and the channel. Based on constrained minimum variance and constrained constant modulus criteria, the blind design of decision feedback structures is considered and blind adaptive algorithms are derived. A new successive interference cancellation scheme using the concept of arbitration is proposed and incorporated within a decision feedback structure for uplink scenarios. Then, the new interference cancellation scheme is combined with an iterative structure that employs multiple stages, resulting in improved receiver estimates and providing uniform performance over the users. Finally, novel reduced-rank receiver structures, based on interpolated FIR filters with time-varying interpolators, are presented and blind and supervised adaptive algorithms are developed for this new scheme.

The doctoral thesis focuses on signal representation in the time-frequency domain with constant resolution. In theoretical introduction the possibilities of displaying a signal in time and frequency are summarized. Attention is concentrated on comparison of short-time Fourier Transform (STFT) and Wigner-Ville Distribution (WVD). The latter achieves a significantly better resolution, especially for a linearly modulated signal. The disadvantage of WVD, which is the presence of interferences resulting from the calculation of the instantaneous autocorrelation function, is described in detail. These interferences are due to the presence of multiple components in the signal or its non-linear modulation. Subsequently, several methods are discussed, which can suppress these interferences, but at the cost of resolution loss. One of the interference suppression methods is smoothed pseudo Wigner-Ville distribution. It is further used in this thesis for the analysis of interference suppression when various filtrations in the time-frequency plane are applied. Several signals with multiple components or various non-linear modulations are used. Based on the analysis, a method using a set of variously smoothed pseudo Wigner-Ville distributions is designed to estimate the time-frequency representation with high resolution and minimal interferences. To compare the results to other methods, the quantitative metrics used in the literature are compared. To select the appropriate one a new metric is suggested. It is applicable to simulated signals and uses mean square error. Based on the comparison, the Stankovi\' measure is selected as the most appropriate for comparing results. The selected metric is used to determine the appropriate minimal number of differently smoothed pseudo Wigner-Ville distributions. Using the selected metric, the proposed method is compared with other methods. These are STFT with optimized window length, S-method with optimized parameter and optimization method using radial Gaussian kernel (RGK). These methods are compared based on the set of signals previously used for interference suppression analysis. In addition, noises are added to the signals. Finally, the methods are also compared based on the real bat echo signal. In conclusion, the proposed method outperforms the compared methods in suppressing interference and resolution.

The design of a 24 GHz frequency divider-by-10 for accurate indoor localisation systems is presented. It is proposed to use frequency dividers as active reflector tags in a frequency-modulated continuous wave indoor localisation system in order to reduce interferences caused by direct reflections of the interrogating signal. Since frequency dividers are subharmonic generators, this allows achieving conversion gain in the reflected signal. The frequency divider is fabricated using GLOBAL FOUNDRIES 45 nm-silicon-on-insulator technology. It consumes only 5.7 mW from a 1 V supply. It has a wide locking range of 33% and an efficiency of 3.58 GHz/mW. To the best of authors' knowledge, the use of frequency dividers as active reflectors was not studied before.

The growth in the number of wireless devices and applications underscores the need for characterizing and mitigating interference induced problems such as distortion and blocking. A typical interference scenario involves the detection of a small amplitude signal of interest (SOI) in the presence of a large amplitude interfering signal; it is desirable to attenuate the interfering signal while preserving the integrity of SOI and an appropriate dynamic range. If the frequency of the interfering signal varies or is unknown, an adaptive notch function must be applied in order to maintain adequate attenuation. This work explores the performance space of a phase cancellation technique used in implementing the desired notch function for communication systems in the 1-3 GHz frequency range. A system level model constructed with MATLAB and related simulation results assist in building the theoretical foundation for setting performance bounds on the implemented solution and deriving hardware specifications for the RF notch subsystem devices. Simulations and measurements are presented for a Low Noise Amplifer (LNA), voltage variable attenuators, bandpass filters and phase shifters. Ultimately, full system tests provide a measure of merit for this work as well as invaluable lessons learned. The emphasis of this project is the on-wafer LNA measurements, dependence of IC system performance on mismatches and overall system performance tests. Where possible, predictions are plotted alongside measured data. The reasonable match between the two validates system and component models and more than compensates for the painstaking modeling efforts. Most importantly, using the signal to interferer ratio (SIR) as a figure of merit, experimental results demonstrate up to 58 dB of SIR improvement. This number represents a remarkable advancement in interference rejection at RF or microwave frequencies.

[pt] Este trabalho tem como finalidade o estudo das possibilidade do sistema GFDM (Generalized Frequency Division Multiplexing). Para o estudo feito foi apresentado um modelo matricial para representar os sinais gerados no sistema GFDM, a semelhança do modelo de sinal do sistema OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing). Tal modelo permitiu a obtenção de expressões analíticas para a Densidade Espectral de Potência (DEP, Spectral Power Density) dos sinais e sua comparação com a DEP dos sinais transmitidos em sistemas OFDM. A partir do modelo matricial apresentado são estudados o desempenho de diferentes tipos de equalizadores/detectores lineares clássicos passíveis de utilização neste sistema de comunicações digitais, tais como Zero Forcing, Minimum Mean Square Error e Matched Filter. Além disso o trabalho propõe e analisa o desempenho resultante da aplicação de técnicas de supressão de interferência PIC (Parallel Interference Cancellation) em conjunto com os detectores lineares mencionados e dos detectores LAS (Likelihood Ascent Search) precedidos por equalizadores Matched Filter (MF-LAS). O número de estágios PIC realizados em cada detecção é controlado por uma estratégia de parada baseada na métrica de distância. Diferentes esquemas de detecção MF-LAS em conjunto com PIC são também propostos e examinadas. Finalmente, partindo do modelo matricial desenvolvido neste trabalho é realizada a estimação de canal empregando a estratégia de símbolos pilotos ortogonais. As diferentes estratégias de detecção examinadas para o sistemas GFDM são comparadas em termos de desempenho BER (Bit Error Rate) e da complexidade computacional associada aos respectivos detectores. Comparações entre os sistemas GFDM e OFDM com destaque na complexidade na geração de sinais, eficiência espectral e desempenho estão também incluídos nesta dissertação. / [en] The main goal of the presented work is to study the possibilities of the GFDM system (Generalized Frequency Division Multiplexing). For achieving this purpose, a matrix model is presented which represents the signals generated in the GFDM system, similar to the signal model of the OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) system. This model allows the obtainment analytical expressions for the Spectral Power Density (DEP) of the signals and their comparison with the DEP of the signals transmitted in OFDM systems. Furthermore, we study the performance of different types of classical linear equalizers/detectors that can be used in the digital communications systems, such as Zero Forcing, Minimum Mean Square Error and Matched Filter. In addition, we propose and analyze the performance resulting from the application of PIC (Parallel Interference Cancellation) interference suppression techniques together with the linear detectors mentioned and LAS (Likelihood Ascent Search) detectors preceded by Matched Filter (MF-LAS) equalizers. The number of PIC stages performed at each detection is controlled by a stop strategy based on the distance metric. Different MF-LAS detection schemes together with PIC are also proposed and examined. Finally, the channel estimation is performing based on the matrix model developed in this work and using orthogonal pilots symbols. The differents strategies of detection examined for GFDM systems are compared in terms of BER performance (Bit Error Rate) and the computational complexity associated with the respective detectors. Comparisons between GFDM and OFDM systems based on criterions as the complexity of the signal generation, spectral efficiency and performance are also included in this dissertation.