Space-time dynamic signature assignment for the reverse link of DS-CDMA systems

Multiple-access interference is one of the major impediments in the reverse link of code-division multiple-access (CDMA) systems, due to the synergy of the users' spreading codes, transmission delays, and the channel characteristics. A space-time dynamic signature-assignment (DSA) algorithm was briefly described by the authors in a previous paper. In this paper, we further elaborate on the space-time DSA approach and its receiver structure for the reverse link of direct-sequence (DS)-CDMA systems using multiple antennas at the receiver. The space-time DSA dynamically assigns the users' spreading codes and transmission delays, i.e., to assign the user signatures, in order to minimize mutual crosscorrelations. In assigning the signatures, the DSA adopts a low-complexity iterative algorithm which utilizes channel information and aims to maximize the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio of the poorest performing user at the base station. Analytic results as well as further simulation results are provided to support our arguments.