For conventional cyclic-prefix (CP)-assisted block transmission systems, the CP length is selected on the basis of the expected maximum delay spread. With regard to single-carrier (SC)-based block transmission implementations, a full-length CP
is recommendable, since it allows good performances through the
use of simple frequency-domain equalization (FDE) techniques.
In this letter, a soft-decision-directed correction (SDDC)-aided
turbo FDE technique is presented for reduced-CP SC-based block
transmission systems using conventional frame structures. The
relations with some already known iterative FDE techniques are
established, and a set of performance results is reported and discussed.
The advantages of the proposed approach are emphasized,
namely, the possibility of approximately achieving (besides the
obvious bandwidth efficiency gain) the maximum power efficiency
gain that a strong CP reduction allows. Fundação para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT), Centro de Análise e processamento de Sinais (CAPS)
