Partial Gaussian-Approximation Soft Demapper for the Core Layer of MIMO-LDM in ATSC 3.0

In this paper, we propose a new partial Gaussian approximation (PGA) soft demapper for the core layer (CL) signal in the multiple-input-multiple-output layered-division-multiplexing (MIMO-LDM) of ATSC 3.0 systems. Unlike a conventional GA demapper, where enhanced layer (EL) signals are intentionally modelled as additive Gaussian noise, the proposed PGA jointly decodes the CL signal by assuming the...