Subspace-based blind channel estimation: generalization and performance analysis

In this paper, we present a systematic study of the subspace-based blind channel estimation method. We first formulate a general signal model of multiple simultaneous signals transmitted through vector channels, which can be applied to a multitude of modern digital communication systems. Based on this model, we then propose a generalized subspace-based channel estimator by minimizing a novel cost function, which incorporates the set of kernel matrices of the signals sharing the target channel via a weighted sum of projection errors. We investigate the asymptotic performance of the proposed estimator, i.e., bias, covariance, mean square error (MSE), and Cramer-Rao bound, for large numbers of independent observations. We show that the performance of the estimator can be optimized by increasing the number of kernel matrices and by using a special set of weights in the cost function. Finally, we consider the application of the proposed estimator to a downlink code division multiple access (CDMA) system operating in a frequency-selective fading channel with negligible intersymbol interference (ISI). The results of the computer simulations fully support our analytical developments.

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