Pre- and Post-Equalization and Frequency Diversity Combining Methods for Block Transmission with Cyclic Prefix

This paper proposes low-complexity preand postfrequency domain equalization and frequency diversity combining methods for block transmission schemes with cyclic prefix. In the proposed methods, the equalization and diversity combining are performed simultaneously in discrete frequency domain. The weights for the proposed equalizer and combiner are derived based on zero-forcing and minimummean-square error criteria. We demonstrate the performance of the proposed methods, including bit-error rate performance and peak-to-average power ratios of the transmitted signal, via computer simulations. key words: cyclic prefix, frequency domain equalization, frequency diversity