A linear receiver is proposed for downlink DS-CDMA communications over unkn
own frequency-selective fading channels. The new receiver exploits the fact
that all synchronized downlink signals go through the same channel and rec
overs the desired signal with a constrained channel equalizer followed by a
despreader, Such a scheme allows the receiver to operate blindly in a time
varying environment for both periodic CDMA and aperiodic CDMA systems.