Max-log demapper architecture design for DVB-T2 rotated QAM constellations

Jianxiao Yang, Meng Li, Min Li, Charbel Abdel Nour, Catherine Douillard, Benoit Geller

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Abstract

Rotated and cyclic-Q delayed (RCQD) quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) improve DVB-T2 system performance over highly time-frequency selective channels. However, when compared with conventional QAM demapper, the RCQD demapper requires a higher computational complexity. In this paper, a complexity-reduced max-log demapper is derived and implemented over a FPGA platform. The proposed demapper allows to find the maximum likelihood (ML) point with a search spanning only √M signal constellation points and guarantees to obtain the same log-likelihood ratio (LLR) metrics as the optimum max-log soft decision demapper while spanning at most 2√M signal constellation points. The optimized hardware implementation introduces only a slight performance loss compared to the floating-point full complexity max-log performance.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationElectronic Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Systems, SiPS 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781467396042
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Dec 2015
Externally publishedYes
EventIEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Systems, SiPS 2015 - Hangzhou, China
Duration: 14 Oct 201516 Oct 2015

Publication series

NameIEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Systems, SiPS: Design and Implementation
Volume2015-December
ISSN (Print)1520-6130

Conference

ConferenceIEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Systems, SiPS 2015
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHangzhou
Period14/10/1516/10/15

Keywords

  • DVB-T2
  • Log-Likelihood Ratio (LLR)
  • Max-Log Demapper
  • Rotated and Cyclic Q Delayed (RCQD) Constellations

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