Time-domain equalizer for OFDM systems based on SINR maximization

A new method is proposed in this paper to design the time-domain equalizer for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing systems based on maximizing signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) at the output of the equalizer. The method called Maximum SINR Time-domain Equalization (MSINR-TEQ) is derived based on a new formulation of SINR. Computer simulation and analytical results show the performance of the MSINR-TEQ method and its superiority in comparison with the performance of the much-used method of channel impulse response shortening.