Multiuser Detection in Multibeam Satellite Systems: Theoretical Analysis and Practical Schemes
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2016

We consider the rates achievable by a user in a multibeam satellite system for unicast applications, and propose alternatives to the conventional single-user symbol-by-symbol detection applied at user terminals. Single-user detection is known to suffer from strong degradation when the terminal is located near the edge of the coverage area of a beam, and when aggressive frequency reuse is adopted. For this reason, we consider multiuser detection, and take into account the strongest interfering signal. We also analyze two additional transmission strategies requiring modifications at medium access control layer. We describe an information-theoretic framework to compare the different strategies by computing the information rate of the user in the reference beam. Furthermore, we analyze the performance of coded schemes that could approach the information-theoretic limits.We show that classical codes from the DVB-S2(X) standard are not suitable when multiuser detection is adopted, and we propose two ways to improve the performance, based on the redesign of the code and of the bit mapping.

Multibeam satellite channels

multiuser detection

information rate analysis

Författare

Giulio Colavolpe

Universita degli Studi di Parma

Andrea Modenini

European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA ESTEC)

Amina Piemontese

Chalmers, Signaler och system, Kommunikation, Antenner och Optiska Nätverk

Alessandro Ugolini

Universita degli Studi di Parma

IEEE Transactions on Communications

0090-6778 (ISSN) 15580857 (eISSN)

Vol. 65 2 945-955 7782367

Ämneskategorier

Elektroteknik och elektronik

DOI

10.1109/TCOMM.2016.2638903

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