ng-Hwan You

Frequency-offset synchronization and channel estimation for OFDM-based transmission

This letter is concerned with a frequency offset estimation technique for OFDM based transmission systems. The frequency estimation technique utilizes a repetitive signal structure inside of a OFDM symbol which is used to enlarge the range and increase the accuracy of offset estimation. Also, an averaged decision-directed channel estimation (ADDCE) technique suitable for burst data is proposed.

Peak-to-average power ratio in MIMO-OFDM systems using selective mapping

This letter evaluates the peak-to-average power ratio (PAR) performance in a space-time block coded (STBC) multi-input multi-output orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) system using the selective mapping (SLM) approach. The investigated SLM-based MIMO-OFDM system selects the transmitted sequence with the lowest average PAR over all transmit antennas and retrieves the side information very accurately at the expense of only 0.5-dB degradation of the PAR, which can improve the overall detection performance of the MIMO-OFDM system with erroneous side information, compared to the individual SLM approach.

Semi-blind channel estimation and PAR reduction for MIMO-OFDM system with multiple antennas

A combining of MIMO signal processing with OFDM is regarded as a promising solution of enhancing the performance of next generation wireless system. Therefore, in this paper, an OFDM-based wireless system employing layered space-time architecture is considered for a high-rate transmission. With an emphasis on a preamble design for multi-channel separation, we address a channel estimation based on the time-domain windowing and its imperfectness in MIMO-OFDM system. By properly designing each preamble for multiple antennas to be orthogonal in the time domain, the channel estimation can be executed based on semi-blind processing in the case of more than two transmitting antennas. And also we evaluate the PAR performance in the MIMO-OFDM system using the SLM and PTS approaches. The investigated SLM and PTS schemes for MIMO-OFDM signals select the transmitted sequence with lowest average PAR over all transmitting antennas and retrieve the side information very accurately at the expense of a slight degradation of the PAR performance. The low probability of false side information can improve the overall detection performance of the MIMO-OFDM system with erroneous side information compared to the ordinary SLM and PTS approaches, respectively. Also, we provide closed form of the average BER performance in MIMO-OFDM system using analytic approach.

Combined QRD-M and DFE detection technique for simple and efficient signal detection in MIMO-OFDM systems

An efficient MIMO signal detection technique with low complexity is presented for MIMO-OFDM systems. The proposed technique has a feature of combined QRD-M and DFE detection. In our detection technique with M transmit antennas, after QRD-M detection is executed for first T detection steps, DFE detection is executed for last M - T detection steps. This approach is simple and has low complexity, because the computations for QRD-M is limited by the newly adopted parameter T. From simulation results, the complexity of the proposed technique with 4 times 4 and T = 2 is reduced by 61% compared with that of the conventional QRD-M at the expense of about 0.7dB degradation of BER performance at BER=10-4. The simulations are executed in Ricean and Rayleigh channel models. And the simulation of proposed technique is executed by using estimated channel. Through the simulations, it is ascertained that the proposed detection can be used for Ricean and Rayleigh channel models as well as estimated channel.

Channel estimation and DC-offset compensation schemes for frequency-hopped Bluetooth networks

This article is concerned with a Bluetooth receiver with the channel estimation and DC-offset estimation. Each of the Bluetooth devices in the connection state knows the access codes used in the ad-hoc networks, which is utilized as a reference signal for the parameter estimation. The proposed estimators can be implemented without degradation of frame and spectral efficiency thanks to using the access code specified for the Bluetooth system.

A simple construction of OFDM-CDMA signals with low peak-to-average power ratio

This paper investigates the peak-to-average power ratio (PAR) reduction scheme employing a simple symbol transform in OFDM-CDMA systems. This approach is very simple because of no additional complexity and works without restriction on the allocation of spreading code, maintaining the original transmission efficiency. Simulation results show that the investigated scheme gives the PAR reduction gain of 2 /spl sim/ 3 dB compared to the original OFDM and OFDM-CDMA signals, and can provide the further PAR reduction by combining the selective mapping (SLM) and partial transmit sequence (PTS) schemes, which are less complex compared to the ordinary SLM and PTS approaches, respectively.

OFDM Carrier Frequency Offset Estimation Methods With Improved Performance

Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems are highly sensitive to carrier frequency offset and symbol timing error. This paper deals with estimation method of integer frequency offset (IFO) without the aid of pilot symbols. The proposed IFO estimator exploits two consecutive identical OFDM data symbols with only change of phase. In order to improve the accuracy of the IFO estimator, receive diversity is adopted. To demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed IFO estimators, comparisons are made with other existing estimators in terms of error performance, estimation range, and complexity.

UWB communication system for home entertainment network

The rapid proliferation of digital consumer electronics devices within the home is calling for the advent for home entertainment networks. In order to meet consumer demand for a low cost, high performance wireless entertainment network able to support streaming multimedia content and full motion video, a new kind of home networking scheme is proposed, which combines spectrally efficient UWB (ultra wide-band) technology. This paper investigates modulation schemes and design approach for improving the performance of home entertainment networks.

Peak-to-average power control for multiple-antenna HIPERLAN/2 and IEEE802.11a systems

A combination of multi-input multi-output (MIMO) signal processing with orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) is regarded as a promising solution for enhancing the performance of next generation wireless local area network (WLAN) systems. This paper evaluates the peak-to-average power ratio (PAR) performance in a MIMO OFDM-based WLAN system using a space-time block code (STBC). The investigated PAR control schemes, which are originally based on the selective mapping (SLM) and partial transmit sequence (PTS) approaches, select the transmitted sequence with the lowest average PAR over all transmit antennas and retrieve the side information (SI) very accurately at the expense of a slight degradation of the PAR performance. The low probability of false SI can improve the overall detection performance of the MIMO-WLAN system encountered with erroneous SI compared to the ordinary SLM and PTS approaches, respectively.

OFDMA uplink performance for interactive wireless broadcasting

A combination of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) with frequency-division multiple access (FDMA) called OFDMA is regarded as a promising solution for improving the performance of interactive wireless broadcasting systems. This work focuses on the performance of OFDM when used as a modulation and access technique for the uplink of an interactive wireless broadcasting system. In such an application, we present our investigations of the effects of symbol timing misalignments and peak-to-average power ratio (PAR). Under the condition of the same side information bits, the selective mapping (SLM) approach can be implemented by decimating OFDM samples, which is less complex compared to the ordinary SLM incurring a slight degradation of the PAR performance. Taking into account the effects of clipping operation and symbol timing misalignment, the bit error rate (BER) and throughput performances are investigated for a typical OFDMA uplink scenario.