Hybrid ARQ schemes employing coded modulation and sequencecombining

In this paper, we propose and analyze two hybrid automatic-repeat-request (ARQ) schemes employing bandwidth efficient coded modulation and coded sequence combining. In the first scheme, a trellis-coded modulation (TCM) is used to control channel noise; while in the second scheme a concatenated coded modulation is employed. The concatenated coded modulation is formed by cascading a Reed-Solomon (RS) outer code and a block coded modulation (BCM) inner code. In both schemes, the coded modulation decoder, by performing sequence combining and soft-decision maximum likelihood decoding, makes full use of the information available in all received sequences corresponding to a given information message. It is shown, by means of analysis as well as computer simulations, that both schemes are capable of providing high throughput efficiencies over a wide range of signal-to-noise ratios. The schemes are suitable for large file transfers over satellite communication links where high throughput and high reliability are required     

Digital AM transmitters

Digital amplitude modulation (AM) generates a high-quality AM signal with an overall efficiency of greater than 80%. Digital AM was introduced in March 1987 with a 10-kW solid-state transmitter. Also completed are 25-kW and 50-kW transmitters, and plans exist for transmitters up to 2000 kW. The digital AM system utilizes a high-speed 12-bit analog-to-digital converter (A/D), a digital modulation encoder, and a power-multiplying digital-to-analog converter. The latter reconverts the digital information back to analog to form an AM signal. Use of this system results in an AM transmitter with outstanding efficiency, audio performance, and reliability     

一种AM调幅-2FSK调频通信系统的研究

介绍了AM(standard amplitude modulation)和2FSK(binary frequency-shift keying)的基本原理，提出了把二者结合起来的双重调制技术用于同时进行语音和数据的无线传输。在接收端用AM接收机解调AM语音信号，用内加的MC3362解调FM数据信号，达到了二媒体同时通信的目的。     

An OFDM all digital in-band-on-channel (IBOC) AM and FM radiosolution using the PAC encoder

The advances in digital communications and compression algorithms have made more efficient and more robust transmission schemes possible. Radio broadcast systems have not fully utilized these advances to their benefit. All digital robust radio broadcast systems for the AM and the FM band are proposed. The proposed systems are based on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) technology in conjunction with PAC for both the AM and the FM bands. The Perceptual Audio Coder (PAC) developed by Bell Laboratories compresses audio signals very efficiently with CD-like quality at 96 kbps and stereo FM-like quality at 48 kbps. These are rates achievable with 200 kHz and 30 kHz bandwidths available per FM and AM station respectively. No new spectrum is required since the digital signals are transmitted within the current allocated FCC masks. In an FM channel, a wide-band data subchannel can be provided in addition to the 96 kbps error protected PAC audio information     

A Higher Data-Rate T-DMB System Based on a Hierarchical A-DPSK Modulation

Hierarchical modulation can be effectively used to enhance terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting (T-DMB) or digital audio broadcasting (DAB) systems in response to both the demand for higher data-rate and the need to be backward compatible with legacy receivers. QAM-type modulations are well-liked for hierarchical transmission but require coherent detection based on pilot symbol aided channel estimation. In the T-DMB or the DAB system using DQPSK modulation, however, any available pilot symbols except for the phase reference symbol do not exist. Differential amplitude phase shift keying (DAPSK) modulation is easily applied to the T-DMB system for a hierarchical modulation but may be susceptible to fast fading. As a good candidate for a hierarchical modulation of T-DMB to solve the above problems, we propose an amplitude differential phase shift keying (A-DPSK) modulation which is robust to fast fading by estimating only amplitude coefficients of the channel transfer function with the use of amplitude pilots. To raise the accuracy of channel estimation, we arrange the amplitude pilots in a come-type and introduce a noise-reduction scheme of averaging estimated channel coefficients. Simulation results show that the proposed A-DPSK provides a good choice for achieving a higher data-rate over other possible modulation schemes for advanced T-DMB or DAB systems.      

数字调幅广播的DRM与IBOC技术

分别介绍了由国际电联(ITU)推荐的世界数字无线电组织DRM和美国iBiquity数字公司带内同频IBOC2个可实现30MHz以下地面数字音频广播的系统方案的技术要点和指标,并对2个方案进行了对比研究,提出了对发展中国数字调幅广播的建议。     

级联信道编码的多幅值差分空时分组码方案及性能

通过引入多电平振幅调制和变换矩阵方法,提出了一种基于多幅值调制的差分正交空时分组码方案。该方案可克服通常基于PSK调制的单幅值差分空时码(DSTC,differential space-time coding)在高频带利用率下由于星座符号间的最小距离减小所带来的性能下降,而且可用于编码矩阵是非方阵情况,避免了已有方案仅适合于方阵码矩阵。与已有单幅值DSTC相比,所提方案有着高的频谱效率和编码增益,且可实现线性译码复杂度和高的码率。此外,还给出了所提方案级联信道编码时的性能。仿真结果表明所提方案与已有单幅值DSTC方案相比,有着较低的误比特率,而且信道编码后的所提多幅值DSTC也好于相应的单幅值DSTC。     

Serial concatenation of LDPC codes and differential modulations

In this paper, we consider serially concatenated schemes with outer novel and efficient low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes and inner modulations effective against channel impairments. With a pragmatic approach, we show how to design LDPC codes tailored for simple and robust modulation formats, such as differentially encoded (DE) modulations. The LDPC codes are optimized through the use of a recently proposed analysis technique based on extrinsic information transfer (EXIT) charts. In particular, we optimize, through a "clever" random walk in the parametric space, the degree distributions of the outer LDPC codes, obtaining significant insights on the impact of such distributions on the performance of the proposed concatenated schemes. The optimization is carried out for transmission over both the additive white Gaussian noise channel and a noncoherent channel. The performance predicted by the EXIT chart-based optimization is confirmed by results obtained via computer simulations, considering phase-shift keying and quadrature amplitude modulation at the transmitter side, and iterative demodulation/decoding at the receiver side. The significance of the proposed optimized design of LDPC-coded schemes with DE modulations is validated by the fact that standard nonoptimized LDPC codes perform poorly when used together with inner DE modulations.     

Performance analysis of Viterbi decoding for 64-DAPSK and 64-QAMmodulated OFDM signals

The multilevel modulation techniques of 64-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) and 64-differential amplitude and phase-shift keying (DAPSK) have been proposed in combination with the orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) scheme for digital terrestrial video broadcasting (DTVB). With this system a data rate of 34 Mb/s can be transmitted over an 8-MHz radio channel. A comparison of these modulation methods in the uncoded case has been presented by Engels and Rohling (see European Trans. Telecommun., vol.6, p.633-40, 1995). The channel coding scheme proposed for DTVB by Schafer (see Proc. Int. Broadcasting Convention, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, p.79-84, 1995) consists of an inner convolutional code concatenated with an outer Reed-Solomon (RS) code. In this paper the performance of the convolutional codes is analyzed for the two modulation techniques. This analysis includes soft decision Viterbi (1971) decoding of the convolutional code. For soft decision decoding of DAPSK modulated signals a new metric is developed     

A Polar Modulator Using Self-Oscillating Amplifiers and an Injection-Locked Upconversion Mixer

A polar modulator for use with non-constant envelope signals is presented. Techniques for efficient behavior of both the amplitude (AM) and phase (PM) path are introduced. The amplitude modulation technique is based on asynchronous pulse-width modulation of a phase-modulated RF signal. The digital signal generated in this way is suited for amplification using a nonlinear, efficient type of PA, while preserving the AM modulation, since this information is present in the signal. The efficiency of the switching amplifier is less dependent of the output power, compared to class B operation. Using a self-oscillating, asynchronous type of pulse-width modulator, the spurs are concentrated in narrow bands well separated from the signal band. These switching spurs are filtered out by the filters already present in the transmitter. The feasibility of this RF-pulse-width-modulation is proven by measurements with amplitude modulated signals on a prototype in 0.18 mum CMOS. Unmodulated, the circuit is able to deliver a peak output power of 8.26 dBm with a drain efficiency of 35%. In the phase-modulation path of the polar modulator, injection locking of an oscillator is used as a single-stage high-gain amplifier. Avoiding multiple stages and related power loss improves the overall power efficiency.     

BER performance of turbo-coded PPM CDMA systems on optical fiber

We obtain upper bounds on the bit error rate (BER) for turbo-coded optical code-division multiple-access (CDMA) systems using pulse position modulation (PPM). We use transfer function bounding techniques to obtain these bounds, so our results correspond to the average bound over all interleavers of a given length. We consider parallel concatenated coding (PCC) schemes that use recursive convolutional codes as constituent codes. We consider systems using an avalanche photodiode (APD), and treat APD noise, thermal noise, and multi-user interference using a Gaussian approximation. We compare the performance of turbo-coded systems with that of BCH-coded systems with soft-decision decoding, and that of concatenated coding systems with outer Reed-Solomon (RS) code and inner convolutional code. We show that turbo-coded systems have better performance than BCH-coded systems. We also show that concatenated systems have better performance than turbo-coded systems when the block length is small and the received laser power is somewhat large     

Performance of coded systems over fading dispersive channels

The authors consider a number of topics concerned with coding schemes over fading dispersive channels. They begin with comparing the performance of the energy receiver with the optimum and envelope receivers. Different coding schemes are used to improve the performance. The effect of channel spread on the performance of single-state Reed-Solomon (RS) codes is investigated. Channel information (CI) is discussed as a means for further improvement. The simple erasure criterion used is suboptimal, but gives a measure of the gain that can be achieved by using CI. Of special interest is the use of a concatenated coding technique for forming codes of large distance. Concatenated codes using short RS codes with CI as inner codes and RS outer codes are compared. It has been shown that the improvement obtained by concatenation is significant for overspread channels. This is attributed to the implicit diversity introduced by the channel. Furthermore, a concatenated system using convolutional codes as inner codes performs better than the system using RS inner codes     

Improved FEC Code Based on Concatenated Code for Optical Transmission Systems

The improved three novel schemes of the super forward error correction(super-FEC) concatenated codes are proposed after the development trend of long-haul optical transmission systems and the defects of the existing FEC codes have been analyzed. The performance simulation of the Reed-Solomon(RS)+Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocguenghem(BCH) inner-outer serial concatenated code is implemented and the conceptions of encoding/decoding the parallel-concatenated code are presented. Furthermore, the simulation results for the RS(255,239)+RS(255,239) code and the RS(255,239)+RS(255,223) code show that the two consecutive concatenated codes are a superior coding scheme with such advantages as the better error correction, moderate redundancy and easy realization compared to the classic RS(255,239) code and other codes, and their signal to noise ratio gains are respectively 2～3dB more than that of the RS(255,239)code at the bit error rate of 1×10 -13 . Finally, the frame structure of the novel consecutive concatenated code is arranged to lay a firm foundation in designing its hardware.     

Multiple serial and parallel concatenated single parity-check codes

Single parity-check (SPC) codes are applied in both parallel and serial concatenated structures to produce high-performance coding schemes. The number of concatenations or stages, M, is increased to improve system performance at moderate-to-low bit-error rates without changing the overall code parameters (namely, code rate and code block length). Analytical bounds are presented to estimate the performance at high signal-to-noise ratios. The SPC concatenated codes are considered with binary phase-shift keying and with 16-quadrature amplitude modulation bit-interleaved coded modulation on the additive white Gaussian noise channel and the independent Rayleigh fading channel. Simulations show that the four-stage serial or parallel concatenated SPC codes can, respectively, outperform or perform as well as 16-state turbo codes. Furthermore, decoding complexity is approximately 9-10 times less complex than that of 16-state turbo codes. The convergence behavior of both serial and parallel concatenated SPC codes is also discussed.     

Reliability-based decoding of Reed-Solomon codes using their binary image

In this letter, the reliability-based decoding algorithms developed for binary linear codes are investigated for SDD of Reed-Solomon (RS) codes using their binary images. It is shown that if such approaches are promising, they also have to be carefully considered as their behavior at error rates which can be simulated often differ from that at lower error rates for which RS codes have been implemented in concatenated schemes.     

Performance of RS coded M-ary modulation with and without symbol overlapping

In this paper, we present analytical bit error probability results for M-ary modulation concatenated with Reed Solomon (RS) codes. The analysis of bit error probability is nontrivial as the number of bits per symbol for the RS codes may not be an integer multiple of the number of bits per symbol for a modulation symbol. We propose a Markov chain technique which allows analytical evaluation of the bit error probability for such cases. The performance of RS coding with coherent biorthogonal, coherent/non-coherent orthogonal modulation over an additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channel is evaluated. Simulation of the bit error probability of RS code concatenated with a Nordstrom Robinson (NR) code as an inner code is performed and compared with the case of biorthogonal modulation. From the results, we notice that a stronger inner code gives better bit error probability. In addition, the throughput of the coded system with biorthogonal modulation over an AWGN channel is discussed. For a Rayleigh flat fading and block fading channel, we analyze the bit error probability of RS codes concatenated with biorthogonal modulation. From the result, we notice that a stronger outer code gives a better bit error probability for the case of Rayleigh flat fading channel.     

基于LDPC码的BICM系统性能分析和改进

将低密度奇偶校验码(LDPC)与比特交织编码调制(BICM)技术相结合,分别给出了不同码长LDPC码在16QAM调制方式下AWGN信道中的性能,并针对不同星座点对比特保护能力的差异,提出了一种有效的内置交织编码算法,即首先对LDPC编码后的码字进行相应的内置交织变换,然后将LDPC码中的信息位调制到星座点中保护能力强的比特位上,在译码端进行相应的矩阵变换译码,计算机仿真结果表明,新方案在信噪比较低时优于传统的16QAM调制方案。     

无线广播发展探索

随着电子科学技术不断地更新换代,无线电调幅广播正在逐步向数字中短波音频广播(DRM)和数字音频广播(DAB)直播卫星发展。     

数字调幅中的大小台阶调制

在数字调幅中波广播发射机中,为了提高由调幅波还原音频信号的分辨率,减少音频失真,大都采用了大小台阶调制的工作方式。基于此简要介绍了大小台阶的组成,大小台阶的输出波形以及用＂小台阶＂改善音频指标的原理。