介绍了一种基于256-QAM调制的混合ARQ(HARQ)技术,该技术通过星座图重排,降低了多级调制造成的比特之间可靠性的差异,能够显著提高HARQ的性能。首先,提出了标准的符合格雷映射关系的256-QAM星座图后.并通过选取另外3个星座图进行重排,构成基于256-QAM的4星座图影射规则。仿真结果表明该方法最终降低复杂度并提高HARQ性能,这将对未来256-QAM的应用(例如HSDPA、HSUPA)提供较大的参考价值和现实意义。
In this paper, we introduce a Hybrid ARQ (HARQ) technique based on 256-QAM. By employing signal constellation rearrangement, the diversity of bit reliabilities caused by M-QAM signal constellation can be reduced, thus the corresponding performance of HARQ could be enhanced. We present the standard signal constellation (Gray Mapping) of 256-QAM, in which 3 signal constellations are rearranged to derived 4 types of constellation mapping rules of 256-QAM. The simulation results show that the proposed technique performs a noticeable gain in HARQ performance with a lower complexity. This will be favorable to the application of 256-QAM (for example, in HSDPA and HSUPA), and provide great value in reference and practical application.