A spread-spectrum technique for high-capacity mobile communications

A spread-spectrum technique for cellular high-capacity mobile communications is described and some results from an analytic study are summarized. The technique uses a very large set of frequency-hopped signals which are designed for minimal mutual interference. No synchronization of the mobile units is required, and each user is permanently assigned his own signal, which serves as an identifying signal and as a carrier for the biphase-modulated digital message. The spectral efficiency of the spread-spectrum system is analyzed and compared with the efficiencies of developmental FM/channel reuse schemes currently under construction in the U.S. and Japan. It is concluded that even with relatively simple speech digitization schemes, the efficiency of the spread-spectrum scheme may exceed those of the narrow-band schemes by a factor of almost five. More ambitious bit-rate-reducing speech digitization methods could improve still further on these figures. Additional benefits of the spread-spectrum scheme include immunity from fading and interference, more consistent speech quality, simpler system control algorithms, and more flexible blocking properties under overload conditions.     

Soft synchronization of direct sequence spread-spectrum signals

A new technique for soft synchronization of direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) signals is presented. The technique, referred to as the dominant mode despreading (DMDS) algorithm, exploits the eigenstructure of a frequency-channelized DSSS signal to estimate the spreading code and underlying message sequence of the signal. Unlike other despreading techniques, the estimate of the code and data improves steadily with the number of code repeats. The technique is applicable to arbitrary spreading codes and message sequences and can operate in environments containing arbitrary levels of white background noise, and for signals with arbitrary unknown timing phase or carrier frequency offset. The technique requires the DSSS signal to have a constant-modulus spreading code and unrelated message and code-repeat rates. This paper introduces the basic technique, theoretically analyzes the algorithm to prove convergence under infinite time-average conditions, and demonstrates the algorithm via computer simulation for a single DSSS signal received in the presence of white Gaussian noise     

Symbol synchronization technique in COFDM systems

In this paper we focus our research on the symbol timing synchronization technique in COFDM systems. A new method utilizing pilots to do coarse symbol timing is proposed. It overcomes the problem of fluctuation of the estimated symbol start position with cyclic prefix correlation method. The symbol timing error with the proposed method is within only /spl plusmn/10 samples. Different from previous algorithms in , we utilize the known pilot information to estimate the residual symbol timing offset with low system complexity. This paper also proposes a new control model for the sampling clock adjustment, different from the phase-locked loop (PLL), or delay-locked loop (DLL) method. The simulation and correspondent Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) circuit through test in HDTV prototype in Team of Engineering Expert Group (TEEG) proves its feasibility and availability. The proposed method is also suitable for burst mode transmission systems such as Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and Fixed-Broadband Wireless Access (F-BWA).     

快速跳频通信系统同步技术研究

同步技术是跳频通信系统的关键技术之一,尤其是在快速跳频通信系统中,常规跳频通信通过同步字头携带相关码的方法来实现同步,但对于快跳频来说,由于是一跳或者多跳传输一个调制符号,难以携带相关码.对此引入双跳频图案方法,提出了一种适用于快速跳频通信系统的同步方案.采用短码携带同步信息,克服了快速跳频难以携带相关码的困难.分析了同步性能,仿真结果表明该方案同步时间短、虚警概率低、捕获概率高,同步性能可靠.     

A general scheme for spectral efficiency evaluation ofdirect-sequence spread-spectrum systems

Typically, spectral efficiency, the throughput in bits/second/hertz, has been evaluated for fixed values of the bit error probability. We introduce a cutoff-rate-based approach to evaluation of the spectral efficiency of direct-sequence spread-spectrum schemes so that the results are independent of specific bit error rates or channel codes. Results are shown for M-ary phase-shift keyed modulation on the slow-fading Rician channel     

A synchronization technique for static delta-modulated PWMinverters

A synchronization technique for static delta-modulated PWM inverters is presented. This control strategy removes the frequency modulation inherent in the delta-modulated inverter. Furthermore, synchronization of the PWM pulses with the reference signal ensures balanced phase voltages in three-phase applications. The performance of the modulator is analyzed using digital simulations and is verified with experimental circuits     

Multi-user selection diversity for spread-spectrum multi-carrier multiple-access systems

Recently, Multi-User Selection Diversity (MUSDiv) for single-carrier systems has been under extensive study on account of the enhancement it provides to system performance with minimum feedback requirements. However, its application to multichannel systems is considered straightforward and thus, it has not been thoroughly examined. In this paper, the performance of MUSDiv is investigated when applied to the spread-spectrum multi-carrier multiple-access system, where the scheduling has to be performed for all the available channels and self interference must also be considered. Specifically, based on the absolute and normalized Signal-to-Noise-Ratio (SNR) scheduling algorithms, two algorithms are presented, modified and optimized, so that they can be applied on a subband instead of a single-channel basis. Moreover, we propose a new scheduling scheme which constitutes a trade-off between the previous schemes, concerning fairness and capacity performance. The new algorithms are related to the symbol Signal-to-Noise-plus-Interference-Ratio (SNIR) instead of SNR and two interference models were devised to this end. Closed-form expressions for the system capacity are extracted for each case, which are compared with simulation results. The research is also extended to the case of non-identical user power profiles among the available subcarriers. The channel state information required to utilize multi-user selection diversity is already necessary for the most common combining schemes, so no more feedback is actually needed.     

A parametric method for non-stationary interference suppression in direct sequence spread-spectrum systems

The problem of non-stationary interference suppression in direct sequence spread-spectrum (DS-SS) systems is considered. The phase of interference is approximated by a polynomial within the considered interval. According to the local polynomial Fourier transform (LPFT) principle, the received signal is dechirped by using the obtained phase approximation and the interference is, in turn, suppressed by excising the corrupted low-pass frequency band. For the estimation of polynomial coefficients, we use the product high-order ambiguity function (PHAF), known for its capability to successfully resolve components of a multicomponent polynomial-phase signal (PPS). The proposed method can suppress interferences with both polynomial and non-polynomial phase. In addition, it can suppress both monocomponent and multicomponent interferences. The simulations show that the proposed method outperforms time-frequency (TF) methods, that successfully deal with multicomponent interferences, in terms of the error probability and computational complexity.     

Direct-sequence codes based blind synchronization algorithm for UWB systems

A new blind (non-data-aided) synchronization algorithm based on direct-sequence (DS) codes is proposed for ultra-wideband (UWB) systems. The proposed approach fully exploits prior knowledge of DS codes and bypasses channel estimation. The real-time acquisition is achieved using integrating-and-dumping (I&D) operation and DS codes matching filter. Because of pseudo randomicity and periodicity of DS codes, both the speed and the accuracy of synchronization are improved significantly. A lower bound on the acquisition probability of the proposed approach is also derived. Simulations confirm performance improvement of the proposed algorithm relative to existing alternatives in terms of acquisition probability, normalized mean square error (NMSE), and bit error rate (BER).     

A convex projections method for improved narrow-band interferencerejection in direct-sequence spread-spectrum systems

A method is presented for enhancing the narrow-band interference rejection capability of direct-sequence spread-spectrum systems employing an adaptive notch filter. The method, based on projection onto convex sets, restores that part of the spread-spectrum signal distorted by the filter. Simulation results are presented which show the output bit-error rate (BER) improvement gained by using the signal restoration scheme     

基于载波间干扰自抵消的OFDM频率同步

载波间干扰自抵消(ICISC)方案在频率域引入了冗余信息,提高了OFDM系统对频偏的稳健性.基于最大似然原理,针对ICISC方案提出了两种OFDM最大似然同步新算法.分析了算法的估计范围、方差性能以及Cramer-Rao下界.两种方法具有估计频偏范围大、估计精度高以及实现简单等优点,计算机仿真结果表明了方法的优越性.     

基于FPGA的OFDM系统采样钟同步

利用频域离散导频估计采样钟频偏,采用Farrow结构的数字内插滤波器完成采样钟频偏补偿,并且在充分考虑硬件可实现性下作了简化,从而实现了基于FPGA的全数字域采样钟同步模块,基于实测数据的分析表明,该模块不仅有稳定的性能,而且其模块化设计也有利于更高阶算法或多通道系统的实现。     

适用于超宽带通信测距复合系统的同步机制

通过Simulink仿真和FPGA板级验证,为基于隧道二极管电路的脉冲超宽带(Impulse Radio Ultra -wideband,IR-UWB)接收机提出了一种同步机制.在物理层中使用了改进数据转换跟踪环的位同步方法,使之可以对单比特数据进行位同步,码速率为2 Mbit/s时误码率趋近于零;MAC层使用了经过变...     

Statistical approximation based fine frequency synchronization for OFDM systems

The paper proposes a novel approach for fine frequency synchronization of OFDM syn- chronization systems in multi-path channels. Maximum Likelihood (ML) function of frequency offsets including integral and decimal parts in frequency domain is developed according to the law of great number to eliminate the noise impact of the signal. When the timing delay close to the actual time, the proposed function produces a deep valley indicating frequency offset when large Valley-Square- Error (VSE) appears. Coarse timing offset can also be detected when function’s Valley-Square-Error (VSE) is maximized. Simulation results shows that the proposed algorithm gives very robust estimation of frequency offset, and a coarse timing offset estimation.     

Optimal signature sets for oversaturated quasi-scalable direct-sequence spread-spectrum systems

Signature sets that maximize the sum capacity of an oversaturated code-division multiple-access (CDMA) system are derived, under the constraint that the signature sets have to be quasi-scalable. It turns out that the optimal signature set is composed of orthogonal signature sets, with at most one incomplete orthogonal set. As compared to the Gaussian multiple-access channel (GMAC), the loss in spectral efficiency for this multiple-orthogonal CDMA (OCDMA) system remains very low.     

Path diversity for FFH/PSK spread-spectrum communication systems

A fast frequency hopping (FFH) method which uses path-diversity combining is proposed. Diversity techniques are realized when a signal is received from diverse independent paths, each of which carries identical information but suffers from independent fading variations. The improvement of communication performance of FFH systems is possible as the delayed paths are used and path-diversity combination is realized. The advantages of this method, operating in Rayleigh fading channels are confirmed by theoretical analyses. The improvement is in order of 2~3 dB at bit error rate (BER) of 10^-3. This method can be also effective against interferences from other users in a code division multiple access (CDMA) environment. The performance of this system in a CDMA environment is evaluated by theoretical analyses and is shown to be superior to non-combining method. At BER of 10^-3 the required E_b/N₀ of the proposed system is 5 dB lower. If E_b/N_o is fixed, a greater number of users can be accommodated using the proposed system     

机动定位平台间时间同步系统的误差分析与控制

高精度双向时间同步是分布式机动无源定位系统的一项关键技术。结合机动平台的特点,对基于伪码相位测量的双向时间同步系统的误差来源和影响误差的因素进行了分析,并针对其中一些引起误差的主要因素给出了控制误差的有效方法。仿真和实测表明,最终可以在机动平台间实现0.2 ns左右的时间同步精度。     

Capacity of frequency-hop spread-spectrum multiple-accesscommunication systems

The information theoretic capacity is considered. In order to account for independent encoding and decoding and private (to the sender and receiver) hopping patterns, an interference channel model is adopted with K sender-receiver pairs with the ith receiver only interested in the message transmitted by the ith sender. Both synchronous and asynchronous hopping patterns are investigated. Although the channel exhibits memory in the latter case, it is possible to compute the capacity region. The asymptotic normalized sum capacity is also computed     

Cyclostationarity-based filtering for narrowband interferencesuppression in direct-sequence spread-spectrum systems

This paper addresses the problem of narrowband interference suppression in direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DS/SS) techniques, which have been adopted to implement code division multiple access (CDMA) systems for wireless mobile communications. The theory of cyclic Wiener filtering, based on the cyclostationarity assumption for the signals involved in the reception problem, is applied to design single-channel adaptive frequency-shift filters which exploit both temporal and spectral correlation properties, i.e., the correlation between time- and frequency-shifted versions of the received signal. The numerical results show that receiving structures based on the proposed cyclostationarity-based interference suppression schemes largely outperform receivers that utilize conventional linear time-invariant suppressors, when they operate in highly contaminated interference environments