Research Article

Joint User Detection and Channel Estimation in Grant-Free Random Access for Massive MIMO Systems

Algorithm 1

Joint detection and estimation in SOP.
Require: The received signal , the preamble set and its length .
Ensure: .
(1)for i = 1: U do
(2)  The BS calculates the estimated channel as .
(3)  ifthen
(4)   The BS accepts as the estimated channel of a certain RA user, and appends it into .
(5)  end if
(6)end for