TY - JOUR T1 - Interference-free broadband single- and multicarrier DS-CDMA. JF - IEEE Communications magazine A1 - Wei, H. A2 - Yang, L.L A2 - Hanzo, L. LA - English UL - https://tuklas.up.edu.ph/Record/UP-99796217608599993 AB - The choice of the direct sequence spreading code in DS-CDMA predetermines the properties of the system. This contribution demonstrates that the family of codes exhibiting an interference-free window (IFW) outperforms classic spreading codes, provided that the interfering multi-user and multipath components arrive within this IFW, which may be ensured with the aid of quasi-synchronous adaptive timing advance control. It is demonstrated that the IFW duration may be extended with the advent of multicarrier DS-CDMA proportionately to the number of subcarriers. Hence, the resultant MC DS-CDMA system is capable of exhibiting near-single-user performance without employing a multi-user detector. A limitation of the system is that the number of spreading codes exhibiting a certain IFW is limited, although this problem may be mitigated with the aid of novel code design principles KW - direct sequence spreading code. KW - interference-free broadband multicarrier DS-CDMA. KW - interference-free broadband single-carrier DS-CDMA. KW - interference-free window quasisynchronous adaptive timing advance control. KW - random code. ER -