Author:
Börjeson Erik,Deriushkina Ekaterina,Mazur Mikael,Karlsson Magnus,Larsson-Edefors Per
Abstract
We explore ASIC implementation for pilot-based MIMO equalizers for coupled-core transmission, considering chip area scaling trends and performance impact of time-dependent drift. For a system with 28-GBd subcarriers, an equalizer for 8 ×8 is 5.3 times larger than for 2 × 2.