Performance In Frequency-selective Channels Research Articles

Theoretical Performance Evaluation and Optimization of UW-OFDM

Unique-word (UW) OFDM is a new OFDM variant that offers several advantages over cyclic prefix OFDM, such as better bit-error-rate (BER) performance in frequency selective channels and much lower out-of-band radiation. However, all results with respect to the BER performance are based on Monte-Carlo simulations only, and offer little insight in the behaviour of the system performance as function of its parameters. In this paper, we theoretically analyse the performance of the UW-OFDM system for both a deterministic channel and a fading channel, and offer a systematic way to generate the UW-OFDM signal to optimize the performance of the system. When the fading channel is known at the transmitter, we show that we can obtain a diversity order that is of the same order of magnitude as the theoretically maximum diversity order, but when the channel is not known at the transmitter, it will be very hard to achieve maximum diversity order, although the obtained diversity order is larger than one.

Adaptive Switching between Space-Time and Space-Frequency Block Coded OFDM Systems in Rayleigh Fading Channel

This work explores the performances of Space-Time and Space Frequency Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) with simple two branches transmit diversity scheme. The combination of multiple-antenna and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) provides reliable communications over frequency selective fading channels. We focus on the application of space-time block codes (STBC) and space-frequency block codes (SFBC) in OFDM systems over time-varying and frequency-selective channels. SFBC transmitter shows superior performance in fast varying channels while STBC shows better performance in frequency selective channels. A switching technique is presented that selects an appropriate transmission scheme between the STBC and SFBC assuming Rayleigh fading model.

Implementation of an OFDM baseband with adaptive modulations to grouped subcarriers for millimeter-wave wireless indoor networks

This paper presents the developed orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) baseband processor employing adaptive modulations to grouped subcarriers, and its demonstration in millimeter-wave wireless indoor links. Channel measurements and characterizations are performed in line-of-sight (LOS) office environments where the developed OFDM system is supposed to be used. The OFDM baseband processor utilizes 192 data subcarriers among 256 FFT numbers. To minimize bit-error-rate (BER) performance in frequency selective channels of millimeter-wave wireless indoor links, these 192 data subcarriers are grouped into 24 subcarrier groups and independently modulated according to channel characteristics in each subcarrier group. We demonstrate it incorporating with the developed 70 GHz self-heterodyne transceiver. BER measurements and maximum TCP throughput test are performed in practical millimeterwave indoor environments. The results verify the advantages of the proposed adaptive modulation in OFDM and show better BER performance as well as higher throughput performance than a typical OFDM system.

Parallel acquisition of multicarrier direct-sequence spread-spectrum signals in fading and partial-band interference

The frequency diversity of multicarrier direct-sequence signaling can potentially offer robust performance in frequency-selective channels. The paper focuses on the acquisition of multicarrier signals in channels containing fading and partial-band interference. The maximum-likelihood decision rule for parallel acquisition in frequency-selective fading and partial-band interference is derived. Several simpler, near-optimal decision rules are also discussed. The performance of these decision rules is compared to that of equal-gain combining for multicarrier acquisition. Results show that the decision rules designed specifically for partial-band interference give significantly better performance. Methods of acquisition with a limited number of correlators are also discussed. Finally, the potential benefits of estimating the signal strength on each subcarrier prior to acquisition are examined.