Multicarrier CDMA for future generation mobile communication

Future generations of wireless communication systems will be designed with the aim of making the best possible use of the limited radio spectrum in order to further increase throughput as well as user-capacity. In this paper, the application of multicarrier CDMA (code division multiple access) within mobile communication systems is discussed. An overview of the main types of multicarrier spread-spectrum systems is given. The multicarrier CDMA system is described in detail, including its relationship with OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing), its general performance in comparison with direct sequence CDMA and some specific implementation problems. The paper also presents some results comparing the performance of a selection of algorithms that can be used to isolate the individual signal of each user. Potential capacity increases achievable with adaptive loading in time and frequency slots is briefly demonstrated. By allocating users multiple codes, very high data rates can be achieved, and the paper gives a comparison of multicode, multicarrier CDMA with OFDM-based wireless LAN systems     

An adaptive coding scheme with code combining for mobile radiosystems

The authors propose and study an adaptive error-control coding scheme for binary digital FM (BFM) mobile radio transmission. The scheme employs code combining through packet retransmissions. The number of transmissions of a packet is in proportion to the channel fading/noise levels, which is in contrast to time diversity techniques where a fixed number of repetitions of a data packet is performed even in the absence of channel errors. Furthermore, the receiver uses received signal envelopes as channel state information, which significantly improves the throughput and bit error rate (BER) performance. Performance of the proposed scheme is analyzed for frequency-flat Rayleigh fading channels with additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN), co-channel interference and random FM noise     

Autonomous adaptive frequency assignment for TDMA portable radiosystems

A simple autonomous procedure performed by each radio port (base station) to determine its own transmitting frequency is proposed. This procedure consists of signal strength measurements and an algorithm which selects the frequency with minimum interference from other ports. The algorithm converges rapidly while adapting to changes of operational conditions, such as installing new ports, which changes the system configuration, or adding new buildings, which causes different shadow fading. This method is significantly superior to a random assignment method both in resultant channel quality and in traffic-handling capability. For a regular-grid configuration, this method performs nearly as well as an a priori optimal frequency assignment method. It is also found that this assignment algorithm is robust against short-term signal fluctuations and it can be performed completely autonomously by each radio port     

An adaptive propagation prediction program for land mobile radiosystems

This paper describes the development of an adaptive RF propagation prediction program for land mobile radio systems. The program, which allows the user to specify transmitted signal strength, carrier frequency, base station antenna height, and mobile vehicle antenna height also provides the information necessary to determine a level of confidence for its predictions. In lieu of detailed topographical data (which is unavailable for many regions), the program makes use of data files containing the results of received signal strength measurements previously taken within the geographic region of interest at various locations, various carrier frequencies (measurements were taken at 453, 922, 1310, 1430, and 1920 MHz), and various base station antenna heights. This paper concludes by providing examples of results illustrating the performance of the adaptive propagation prediction program, showing that the proposed program yields significant improvement in propagation prediction and level of confidence when compared to currently available tools     

Reliable adaptive modulation and interference mitigation for mobile radio slow frequency hopping channels

The long range fading prediction algorithm for Slow Frequency Hopping (SFH) systems is proposed and demonstrated to enable combined adaptive modulation and adaptive frequency diversity to mitigate the effects of fading and partial-band interference. Significant performance gains are demonstrated relative to non-adaptive methods in realistic mobile radio SFH channels where the total bandwidth does not exceed approximately 15 times the coherence bandwidth.     

多载波CDMA

本文中描述了三种多载波ＣＤＭＡ的基本原理和发射机结构,同时给出了三种多载波ＣＤＭＡ的性能比较。     

The range increase of adaptive versus phased arrays in mobile radiosystems

In this paper, we compare the increase in range with multiple-antenna base stations using adaptive array combining to that of phased array combining. With adaptive arrays, the received signals at the antennas are combined to maximize signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) rather than only form a directed beam. Although more complex to implement, adaptive arrays have the advantage of higher diversity gain and antenna gain that is not limited by the scattering angle of the multipath at the mobile. Here, we use computer simulation to illustrate these advantages for range increase in both narrow-band and spread-spectrum mobile radio systems. For example, our results show that for a 3° scattering angle (typical in urban areas), a 100-element array base station can increase the range 2.8 and 5.5-fold with a phased array and an adaptive array, respectively. Also, for this scattering angle, the range increase of a phased array with 100 elements can be achieved by an adaptive array with only ten elements     

Multicarrier CDMA for cellular overlay systems

A code-division multiple access (CDMA) cellular overlay system is investigated, employing the idea of multicarrier CDMA, which has previously received significant attention as an alternative to traditional single-carrier CDMA. Overlay is pursued here as a means of long-term transition from narrowband cellular to CDMA cellular. A major result of this paper is the demonstration that the use of multicarrier CDMA in a fading channel is particularly beneficial to the narrowband system, as the CDMA users can reduce their transmitted powers as a result of diversity. Another significant conclusion is that the use of transmitter notching in the CDMA system in order to avoid active narrowband users outperforms a strategy in which a narrowband user is avoided by simply dropping the particular carrier which overlays it. Finally, results on the use of the minimum mean-squared error (MMSE) receiver in a fading channel are extended for use in the overlay scenario     

Multicarrier CDMA overlay for ultra-wideband communications

In this letter, the performance of multicarrier code-division multiple-access (CDMA) systems is studied in the presence of narrowband interference for future ultra-wideband (UWB) communications. A Nakagami fading channel is assumed, and notch filters along with diversity techniques are used in the multicarrier CDMA receiver. A complete performance analysis of error probability is given. It is shown that when the number of subcarriers jammed by narrowband interference is small, the multicarrier receiver without notch filters can work well, due to the gain of frequency diversity from nonjammed subcarriers. On the other hand, when the number of subcarriers jammed by the narrowband interference is large, using notch filters can improve the multicarrier system performance significantly.     

Symmetry-Embedded Spreading Sequences for Multicarrier CDMA

It was shown by Slimane that the bit error rate (BER) performance of the downlink of multicarrier code-division multiple-access (MC-CDMA) systems can be improved significantly by employing quadrature spreading sequences instead of binary Walsh-Hadamard sequences. Inspired by Slimane's work, we propose a class of complex-valued spreading sequences, which are mathematically derivable from the Kronecker product of some basic matrices. The good algebraic structure in the proposed spreading sequences, when applied in a BPSK based MC-CDMA system, can be exploited for multiple access interference (MAI) suppression, for order-2 diversity combining, and for the reduction of peak-to-average power ratio. The new spreading sequences outperform the Slimane's quadrature sequences, as evidenced by various numerical results.     

Strategies for adaptive frequency hopping in the unlicensed bands

Mechanisms based on frequency hopping have been widely used to enable short-range wireless networks to use resources from the unlicensed spectrum without frequency planning. Bluetooth piconet is a prime example of an FH-based network with unlicensed operation. As a price for open access, the piconet may experience adverse interference from other collocated FH piconets or other wireless devices that are transmitting in the same unlicensed band. A basic approach to mitigate this interference is that the piconet applies adaptive FH (AFH) and attempts to hop over a set (hopset) of less interfered channels. On the other hand, the regulation of unlicensed operation sets constraints on possible hopset adaptations. In this article we present two novel AFH strategies: adaptive frequency rolling (AFR) and dynamic AFH (DAFH). AFR avoids self-interference while preserving the dynamics of spectrum usage as required by the current regulation. DAFH is a distributed mechanism by which collocated piconets select nonconflicting hopsets while trying to keep the hopset size as large as possible. DAFH is not completely compliant with current regulations, but the rationale given for its design contains new rules of behavior for the unlicensed spectrum. Both approaches significantly outperform the conventional AFH strategy     

自适应跳频系统中的信道质量估计算法

跳频通信是抗多径衰落和干扰的一种有效的通信方式。实时检测出受干扰信道是 自适应跳频通信的前提,直接影响到通信的质量。以OFDM-MASK为调制方式的跳频系统为 模型,提出了一种基于导频的信道质量估计算法,并通过仿真得出了在不同信噪比情况下对信 道的估值曲线。该算法实现简单,可以较好的反映信道质量。     

A design concept for reliable mobile radio networks with frequency hopping signaling

The design of a packet radio network must reflect the operational requirements and environmental constraints to which it is subject. In this paper, we outline those features that distinguish the High Frequency (HF) Intra Task Force (ITF) Network from other packet radio networks, and we present a design concept for this network that encompasses organizational structure, waveform design, and channel access. Network survivability is achieved through the use of distributed network control and frequency hopping spread-spectrum signaling. We demonstrate how the execution of the fully distributed Linked Cluster Algorithm can enable a network to reconfigure itself when it is affected by connectivity changes such as those resulting from jamming. Additional resistance against jamming is provided by frequency hopping, which leads naturally to the use of code division mutiple access (CDMA) techniques that permit the simultaneous successful transmission by several users. Distributed algorithms that exploit CDMA properties have been developed to schedule contention-free transmissions for much of the channel access in this network. Contention-based channel access protocols can also be implemented in conjunction with the Linked Cluster network structure. The design concept presented in this paper provides a high degree of survivability and flexibility, to accommodate changing environmental conditions and user demands.     

Multirate optical fast frequency hopping CDMA system using powercontrol

This paper addresses the problem of real-time multimedia transmission in fiber-optic networks using code division multiple access (CDMA). We present a multirate optical fast frequency hopping CDMA (OFFH-CDMA) system architecture using fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs). In addition, we argue that, in multimedia applications, different services have different quality of service (QoS) requirements; hence, the user only needs to use the minimum required power to transmit the signal, such that the required signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) is met. We show that a variable bit rate optical communication system with variable QoS can be implemented by way of power control with great efficiency. Present-day multirate optical CDMA systems concentrate on finding the code structure that supports a variable rate system, neglecting the importance of the transmission power of active users on the multiple access interference (MAI) and, therefore, on the system capacity. We assign different power levels to each rate through a power control algorithm using variable optical attenuators, which minimizes the interference and, at the same time, provides variable QoS constraints for different traffic types. Although we are using a code family that preserves good correlation properties between codes of different lengths, simulations show a great improvement in the system capacity when power control is used     

低峰值平均功率比的多载波CDMA

多载波CDMA技术是CDMA和正交频分复用(OFDM)技术的综合,具有抗干扰能力强、频谱效率高、数据传输速率高等优点,在未来个人通信业务(PCS)和第三代移动通信中具有良好的发展前景。但是,多载波CDMA信号峰平比比较高,影响到功放的功率效率,这已成为目前多载波CDMA系统实用化的一大障碍。本文利用格雷互补序列的特性有效降低多载波CDMA信号的峰平比,对于任意载波数的多载波CDMA信号,其峰平比上限为6dB。     

多载波CDMA及其技术简介

多载波CDMA具有更高的灵活性 ,更高的频谱效率 ,简单的检测技术 ,窄带干扰抑制能力等一系列优点 ,引起了研究者的广泛兴趣。文中介绍了三种多载波CDMA技术 ,即MC CDMA (多载波CDMA) ,多载波DS CD MA (直接序列CDMA)和多音CDMA并简单介绍了它们的发射和接收技术。最后还指出多载波CDMA技术所固有的缺陷。     

蓝牙自适应跳频序列的性能分析

蓝牙自适应跳频序列性能优越,有着广泛的应用前景.通过仿真计算,分析了蓝牙自适应跳频序列的频率均匀性、汉明相关特性、跳频间隔分布特性、序列的线性复杂度、组网特性和系统容量.     

Multicarrier orthogonal CDMA signals for quasi-synchronouscommunication systems

Proposes a multicarrier orthogonal CDMA signaling scheme for a multiple-access communication system, such as the reverse channel of a cellular network, as an alternative to the multi-user interference cancellation approach. The average variance of cross-correlations between sequences is used as a measure for sequence design. The authors search for sets of sequences that minimize the probability of symbol detection error, given that there is imperfect synchronization among the signals, that is, the signals are quasi-synchronous. Orthogonal sequences based on the Sylvester-type Hadamard matrices (Walsh functions) are shown to provide a significant improvement over the case where a Hadamard (orthogonal) matrix is chosen at random. Computer searches suggest that this set of codes is optimal with respect to the above measure. The issue of chip pulse shaping is investigated. Optimal pulses designed to minimize multiple-access interference in quasi-synchronous systems are obtained for various bandwidths and are shown to provide a large improvement over the raised cosine pulses. A multicarrier signaling scheme is introduced in order to reduce chip level synchronization offsets between the users     

High level trellis-coded modulation with slow frequency hopping forland mobile communications

The use of high level modulation systems such as trellis-coded 8-PSK and trellis-coded 16-QAM, with slow frequency hopping, pilot symbol aided and small-sized interleaving techniques is proposed for land mobile communications. The bit error rate (BER) performance of those systems in the presence of additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN), cochannel interference (CCI), and slow Rayleigh fading are evaluated by computer simulation. Space diversity is applied to enhance the system performance. The authors show that by choosing optimum interleaving size and number of frequency hopped (FH) channels, the proposed systems give considerable performance improvement and much less delay, especially in a slow fading environment     

Multicarrier CDMA techniques for future wideband wireless networks

In this paper, multicarrier techniques are considered in the context of the future wideband wireless networks. An overview of the different access schemes based on a combination of code division and multicarrier techniques, such as Multi-Carrier Code Division Multiple Access (MC-CDMA), Multi-Carrier Direct Sequence CDMA (MC-DS-CDMA) and Multi-Tone CDMA (MT-CDMA) is presented first. Afterwards, MC-CDMA systems are considered for the downlink of high rate cellular networks. The performance of different mono-user detection techniques are first analytically estimated and then compared with the help of Monte Carlo simulations for a Rayleigh channel. Simulation results on the performance of mono-user and multi-user detection techniques are also provided for Bad Urban (BU) Hilly Terrain (HT) and Vehicular UMTS channels. With regard to the channel coding, convolutional codes and turbo-codes are considered. Among others, a new linear detection technique named Global Minimum Mean Square Error Algorithm (GMMSE) is compared to multi-user Parallel Interference Cancellation detection technique. It is shown that GMMSE offers good performance especially for non-full load systems. Thus, the efficiency of MC-CDMA as a very promising multiple access and robust modulation scheme is successfully demonstrated for the downlink of the future wideband mobile networks.