Natarajan, BalaDas, SanjoyStevens, D.2010-08-102010-08-102005-11-14http://hdl.handle.net/2097/4594This paper proposes a novel evolutionary approach to spreading code design in direct sequence code division multiple access (DS-CDMA). Specifically, a multiobjective evolutionary algorithm (EA) is used to generate complex spreading sequences that are optimized with respect to the average mean-square cross- and/or autocorrelation (CC and/or AC) properties. A theoretical model is developed in order to demonstrate the optimality of the generated codes. The proposed algorithm enables spreading code design with no constraints on the code length. Furthermore, it is possible to generate K≥N codes of length N with very little cost in correlation properties. This results in significant capacity enhancement in DS-CDMA systems.This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).Code division multiple accessCodesEvolutionary computationMean square error methodsspread spectrum communicationmultiobjective optimizationText