An AV-based RAKE-like receiver for DS-CDMA systems

Previously, several detectors based on auxiliary vector (AV) filters were presented to suppress multi-access interference (MAI) in direct-sequence/code-division-multiple-access (DS-CDMA) systems. Knowing the signature waveform of the desired user, these AV-based detectors are a class of promising candidates for MAI suppression due to their superior performance and low computational complexity. However, it is hard to obtain the desired user's signature waveform, which is the convolution of the user's spreading sequence and the channel impulse response, unless the channel vector is known or unless training signals are sent. In this letter, based on both of the merits of AV detectors and RAKE receivers, an AV-based RAKE-like receiver is proposed for DS-CDMA communication systems in multipath channels. Simulation results indicate that the performance of the new receiver is very close to that of the AV detectors, which know the exact signature waveform of the desired user.