Decoding OvTDM with sphere-decoding algorithm

Abstract

Overlapped time division multiplexing (OvTDM) is a new type of transmission scheme with high spectrum efficiency and low threshold signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). In this article, the structure of OvTDM is introduced and the sphere-decoding algorithm of complex domain is proposed for OvTDM. Simulations demonstrate that the proposed algorithm can achieve maximum likelihood (ML) decoding with lower complexity as compared to traditional maximum likelihood sequence demodulation (MLSD) or viterbi algorithm (VA).