Estimation Techniques for MIMO-OFDM-A Review

In the context of Third-Generation Partnership Project Long-Term Evolution (3GPP LTE), the target data rates are 100 Mb/s in downlink and 50 Mb/s in uplink, and other system features include flexible bandwidths and moderate power consumption of mobile terminals. While the previous 3GPP generations, namely, 3G UMTS and 3.5G HSPA, rely on code-division multiple access (CDMA), LTE adopts orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA)-based technologies for its uplink and downlink. Due to high peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) of OFDMA signals, the single- carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA), also known as discrete Fourier transform (DFT)-spread OFDMA, has been selected for the uplink transmission in 3GPP LTE systems. SC-FDMA has similar throughput performance as OFDMA but with lower PAPR to increase power efficiency and is less sensitive to frequency synchronization errors, which makes it favorable for mobile terminals.

Generalized Receiver with Parallel Interference Cancellation for Multiuser Detection

Parallel interference cancellation is considered as a simple yet effective multiuser detector for direct -sequence code-division multiple-access (DS-CDMA) systems. However, system performance be deteriorated due to unreliable interference cancellation in the early stages. Thus, a detector with the partial parallel interfere-nce cancellation in which the partial cancellation factors are introduced to control the interference cancellation level has been developed as a remedy. Although the partial cancellation factors are crucial, complete solutions for their optimal values are not available. In this paper, we consider a two-stage decoupled generalized receiver with the partial parallel interference cancellation. Using the minimum bit error rate (BER) criterion, we derive a complete set of optimal partial cancellation factors. This includes the optimal partial cancellation factors for pe-riodic and aperiodic spreading codes in channels with the additive white Gaussian noise and multipath chann-els. Simulation results demonstrate that the considered theoretical optimal partial cancellation factors agree clo-sely with empirical ones. The proposed two-stage generalized receiver with the partial parallel interference can-cellation using the derived optimal partial cancellation factors outperforms not only a two-stage, but also a three-stage conventional generalized receiver with the full parallel interference cancellation.

Performances enhancement of underwater wireless optical communications (UWOC) using pulse position modulation

In this work, we study the performance analysis of underwater optical wireless communication (UOWC) transmission link by incorporating optical code division multiple access (OCDMA) using pulse position modulation (PPM) to enhance the channel range and cardinality. Bit error rate (BER) variations are examined versus the range, modulation type (on–off keying (OOK), quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), etc.), number of users as well as the channel attenuation caused by different water types. The power and transmitter inclination angle limitation, of the enhanced system, are also presented in order to determine the threshold for which the minimum BER 10−9 is achievable.

Performance Analysis and Validation of Precision Multisatellite RF Measurement Scheme for Microsatellite Formations

Almost all existing studies on inter-satellite radio frequency (RF) measurement have focused on two-satellite formations. Although some frequency division multiple access and code division multiple access multisatellite RF measurement schemes have been proposed, their poor scalability does not satisfy the inter-satellite measurement requirements of multisatellite formations, especially large-scale formations. Two-way ranging (TWR), which is based on a time division mechanism, is an effective solution that has been used for inter-satellite links in the global positioning system and Beidou navigation constellations. However, the high measurement accuracy achieved with TWR in these navigation constellations is heavily reliant on high-performance atomic clocks and the assistance of navigation ephemeris, which are not available on microsatellite platforms. This work focuses on a scalable multisatellite measurement scheme that adopts a distributed broadcast-based time division multiple access mechanism as the media access control layer and uses an asymmetric double-side TWR method as the physical layer. The measurement performance of the proposed scheme is evaluated through in-depth theoretical modeling, simulation verification, and experimental validation, along with a comprehensive comparison with the conventional TWR method. The experimental results show that centimeter-level measurement accuracy can be achieved with the proposed scheme when only a common miniaturized frequency source is used. This accuracy level is two orders of magnitude better than that of the TWR method, and thus satisfies the application requirements of general large-scale microsatellite formations.

Performance of high scalability hybrid system of 10G-TDM-OCDMA-PON based on 2D-SWZCC code

A new architecture for increasing the number of simultaneous users in a hybrid system and providing a solution for the channel bottleneck problem has been designed and simulated. The 10G-TDM-OCDMA-PON system combines optical code division multiple access (OCDMA) and time-division multiplexed passive optical network (TDM-PON) techniques. The high bit rate TDM-PON system is based on a bit interleaving that uses noncontiguous order for data arranging manner, this system used to obtain ultra-high-speed data rate of 40 Gbps based on four TDM channels of 10 Gbps. The OCDMA system is based on two-dimensional single weight zero cross-correlation (2D-SWZCC) employing polarization and wavelength scheme with two orthogonal polarization angles (vertical and horizontal states). The proposed hybrid system increases the scalability by multiplexing M OCDMA codes in the same time slot of the TDM system that has N time slots. The results show that the proposed system with 2D-SWZCC has better performance with a high number of users and higher scalability than the system with 1D-SWZCC.

Employment of Generalized Receiver for Group-Blind Intersymbol Detection in Downlink CDMA over Fading Multipath Channels

Group-blind multiuser detectors for uplink code-division multiple-access (CDMA) were developed by Wang and Host-Madsen. These detectors make use of the spreading sequences of known users to construct a group constraint to suppress the intracell interference. However, such techniques demand the estimation of the multipath channels and the delays of the known users. In the present paper, the blind generalized receiver is de-veloped for CDMA in fading multipath channels. The proposed generalized receiver utilizes the correlation in-formation between consecutively received signals to generate the corresponding group constraint. It is shown that by incorporating this group constraint, the proposed generalized receiver can provide different performance gains in both the uplink and downlink environments. Compared with the well-known group-blind detectors, our new methods only need to estimate the multipath channel of the desired user and do not require the channel es-timation of other users. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed generalized receiver outperforms the conventional blind linear multiuser detectors.

A Novel PM-OFDM-CDMA System for 5G Wireless Communication with High Capacity and Low Energy Consumption

Phase Modulation Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (PM-OFDM) and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) have distinctive advantages. On one hand, PM-OFDM is an attractive technique to combat multipath fading and reduce high PAPR in conventional OFDM. On the other hand, CDMA has the ability to serve multiple users at the same time and/or frequency. In this article, a new PM-OFDM-CDMA system that combines PM-OFDM and CDMA is proposed. The idea behind the proposed technique is to combine the advantages of these techniques in order to enhance the performance of the 5G system by serving multiple users simultaneously. The performance of the proposed system is analysed in terms of BER under different channel conditions. A Minimum Mean Square Equaliser (MMSE) scheme is used in order to avoid the effect of multipath effect and noise simultaneously. From the simulation results, we conclude that the proposed system has good performance that can improve 5G wireless communication networks, especially for battery-powered mobile devices. This amounts to the constant envelope of the proposed waveform which generates constant instantaneous power and therefore reduced PAPR.

Performance Analysis of Bipolar Optical Code Division Multiple Access with Dual Electro-Optical Modulator Scheme for Free-Space Optical Communication

In this study, the performance of bipolar optical code division multiple access (OCDMA) with dual electro-optical modulator (EOM) scheme for multi-user scenario was tested and analyzed with OptiSystem version 10. The performance measurement was implemented for free-space optical (FSO) communication and includes the common noises in optical communication. Two different channels were used in the measurement, i.e., additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) and fading channel. Two extreme weather conditions, strong rain and storm, were considered in the simulation. The performance between three spectral amplitude coding (SAC) codes, i.e., Modified M-Sequence code, Walsh-Hadamard code, and random diagonal (RD) code were measured and compared. The simulation results indicate that Modified M-Sequence code had the highest BER while RD code achieved the lowest BER in the short-range and Walsh-Hadamard code got the lowest BER for the medium-range of FSO, both for AWGN only and AWGN with fading channel. In strong turbulence condition, the performance of all codes become comparable after 500 m of FSO range. Modified M-Sequence suffered the lowest performance degradation while RD code endured the highest performance deterioration in all-weather condition. The results show that Modified M-Sequence can be applied for medium to long-range FSO.