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Recently, iterative receiver combining multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) detection with channel decoding has been widely considered to achieve near-capacity performance and reliable high data rate transmission, for future wireless communication systems. However, such iterative processing increases the computational complexity at the receiver. In this paper, the computational complexity of MIMO detection algorithms combined with turbo decoding is investigated. We first present an overview of the family of MIMO detection algorithms based on sphere decoding, K-Best decoding, and interference cancellation. A recently proposed low-complexity K-Best decoder (LC-K-Best) is also presented. Moreover, we analyze the convergence of combining these detection algorithms with the turbo decoder using the extrinsic information transfer (EXIT) chart. Consequently, a new scheduling order of the number of iterations for the iterative process is proposed. Several system configurations are developed and compared in terms of performance and complexity. Simulations and analytical results show that the new scheduling provides good performance with a large saving in the complexity. Additionally, the LC-K-Best decoder shows a good performance-complexity tradeoff, and it is therefore suitable for parallel and pipeline architectures that can meet high throughput requirements.

Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology in combination with channel coding technique is a promising solution for reliable high data rate transmission in future wireless communication systems. However, these technologies pose significant challenges for the design of an iterative receiver. In this paper, an efficient receiver combining soft-input soft-output (SISO) detection based on low-complexity K-Best (LC-K-Best) decoder with various forward error correction codes, namely, LTE turbo decoder and LDPC decoder, is investigated. We first investigate the convergence behaviors of the iterative MIMO receivers to determine the required inner and outer iterations. Consequently, the performance of LC-K-Best based receiver is evaluated in various LTE channel environments and compared with other MIMO detection schemes. Moreover, the computational complexity of the iterative receiver with different channel coding techniques is evaluated and compared with different modulation orders and coding rates. Simulation results show that LC-K-Best based receiver achieves satisfactory performance-complexity trade-offs.

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