Wideband indoor channel measurements and BER analysis of frequencyselective multipath channels at 2.4, 4.75, and 11.5 GHz

Results from propagation measurements, conducted in an indoor office environment at 2.4, 4.75, and 11.5 GHz, are presented. The data were obtained in small clusters of six measurements, using a coherent wideband measurement system. The channel characteristics for the three frequencies are compared by evaluating path loss, rms delay spread, and coherence bandwidth. An analytical model for evaluation of the bit-error rate (BER) of the stationary frequency selective indoor channel is developed for a coherent binary phase shift keying (BPSK) receiver, based on the complex impulse response of the channel. Computational BER results are obtained for data rates up to 50 Mb/s, using the measured multipath channel impulse responses. The BER results for a number of clusters are presented and compared for the maximum reliable data rate as inferred by the measured rms delay spread of the channel     

Dual diversity combining and decision feedback equalizer in indoor millimetre‐wave channel

Wideband communication characteristics of wireless indoor millimetre‐wave channel for arched and rectangular buildings are investigated. The impulse responses of arched and rectangular buildings for any transmitter–receiver location are computed by shooting and bouncing ray/image (SBR/Image) techniques. By using the impulse responses of these multipath channels, the impact of shapes of building is presented and the bit error rate performance of binary phase shift keying (BPSK) system with phase and timing recovery circuits are also calculated. Moreover, dual space antenna diversity technique and decision feedback equalizer (DFE) with four forward and three feedback taps are used to combat the multipath fading. Numerical results show that the mean root mean square (rms) delay spread for the arched building is smaller than that for the rectangular building. In addition, it is also found that the transmission rate can be up to 20 Mbps for indoor millimetre‐wave channel of these two buildings by using dual space diversity and DFE. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

一种超小型无人机超宽带通信信道模型研究

针对将超宽带无线信号应用于超小型无人机通信链路的低空传输环境,分析了信号传播可能遇到的各种地形、地物等因素对传输损耗的影响,选择修正的S-V多径信道模型,对选定的两个信号传播环境进行了仿真,并给出了信道的路径损耗、冲激响应、rm s时延扩展、平均超量时延、多径分量数目和功率延迟剖面,仿真结果表明该模型能够有效反映信道的特性参数,可为超宽带接收机的设计提供参考。     

Millimetric wavelengths radiowave propagation for line-of-sightindoor microcellular mobile communications

Discusses millimeter waves for indoor microcellular communications. The results of propagation experiments conducted at 60.4 GHz (the oxygen absorption band) and 38.25 GHz to determine multipath characteristics in a number of indoor microcell channels employing omnidirectional antennas are presented. Cumulative distribution functions for received signal envelope, as well as corresponding power spectra are given. In addition, a comparison between the fading statistics measured at 60.4 GHz and 38.25 GHz under similar conditions is made. The change in multipath characteristics due to the presence of different building materials is also illustrated. A ray model is developed to represent indoor microcell propagation by considering a direct ray plus rays which have undergone single and double reflections from the walls. Specular floor-reflected and ceiling-reflected rays are included when the antennas radiation pattern does not preclude them. Using this simple model, the signal variations and the amplitude of reflected rays with respect to the line of sight (LOS) ray as functions of mobile receiver position are predicted and used to assist in interpreting experimental results. Theoretical results are found to be in good agreement with measured ones, with the model also being used to predict structure-induced root mean square (rms) delay spread along receiver routes in an indoor microcell environment. This parameter is a measure of multipath conditions in a mobile radio channel and is inversely proportional to the maximum usable data signalling rate of a channel     

Path-loss and time dispersion parameters for indoor UWB propagation

The propagation of ultra wideband (UWB) signals in indoor environments is an important issue with significant impacts on the future direction and scope of the UWB technology and its applications. The objective of this work is to obtain a better assessment of the potentials of UWB indoor communications by characterizing the UWB indoor communication channels. Channel characterization refers to extracting the channel parameters from measured data. An indoor UWB measurement campaign is undertaken. Time-domain indoor propagation measurements using pulses with less than 100 ps width are carried out. Typical indoor scenarios, including line-of-sight (LOS), non-line-of-sight (NLOS), room-to-room, within-the-room, and hallways, are considered. Results for indoor propagation measurements are presented for local power delay profiles (local PDP) and small-scale averaged power delay profiles (SSA-PDP). Site-specific trends and general observations are discussed. The results for path-loss exponent and time dispersion parameters are presented.     

Diversity receiver scheme and system performance evaluation for aCDMA system

Performance of a code-division multiple-access (CDMA) system is studied. The frame-error rate (FER) and bit-error rate (BER) of the forward traffic channel are obtained by using a simulation system based on TIA/EIA/IS-95. A diversity receiver structure with an adaptive search engine is developed and analyzed. The adaptive rate of the search engine is optimized to achieve high diversity gain. The diversity gain factor is derived based on a cluster of wide-band tapped delay-line multipath fading models. The relationships between receiver diversity gain, multipath channel characteristics, and the number of distributed antennas are derived. The multipath channel characteristics have a major impact on the system performance. Simulation shows that when channel mean delay spread is less than the chip interval, a distributed antenna system is essential for improving the system capacity. When more users are served in the system, FER is more sensitive to the channel characteristics. Uncaptured energy acts as self-interference, which can increase the BER by an order of magnitude and reduce system capacities, FER could also be improved by reducing the resolution of the diversity receiver branches to one half of the chip interval. The system performance for the indoor and outdoor environments are evaluated by utilizing the proposed diversity receiver over typical personal communications services channel models specified by the Joint Technical Committee (JTC)     

Channel modeling and characterization at 17 GHz for indoorbroadband WLAN

This paper provides the results of a complete study about the indoor radio propagation channel at 17 GHz. Wideband parameters, as coherence bandwidth or rms delay spread, and coverage are analyzed for the design of an OFDM-based broadband WLAN. A discussion of some adequate system parameters is also included. The report presents the characterization results as well as a previously developed indoor channel model; both of them have been checked and compared to bibliography results in order to verify their reliability     

Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum with DPSK Modulation and Diversity for Indoor Wireless Communications

Direct-sequence spread spectrum with differential phase shift-keying (DPSK) modulation and code-division multiple-access is a promising approach for wireless communications in an indoor environment, which is characterized in this paper by a Rayleigh-fading multipath channel. In this study, we consider two specific channel models having different path-delay distributions and average path power profiles. A star configuration, in which each user exercises average power control in transmitting to a central station, is the basic communication unit, which could be one cell in a cellular hierarchy. We obtain the performance of a single link between a user and its receiver in the central station, and consider two types of diversity, selection diversity and predetection combining to exploit the multipath. A similar system with coherent PSK (CPSK) modulation has been studied previously for one of the channel models considered here. For the same channel model, we show that the irreducible error probability with selection diversity is about half an order of magnitude higher when DPSK is used instead of CPSK. With predetection combining, the performance improves significantly in comparison with selection diversity as the diversity order increases. DPSK modulation with predetection combining is akin to coherent PSK with optimal maximal-ratio combining, but is simpler to implement. The performance with selection diversity for a second channel model, which is based on measurements in an office building, is not significantly different. This indicates that the spreadspectrum approach is rather robust to the path-delay distribution and average path-power profile.     

Study on multiple receiver systems in non-line-of-sight ultraviolet communication systems

In this article, multiple receiver effects in a non-line-of-sight （NLOS） ultraviolet （UV） communication system is studied. The idea of using multiple receivers for diversity reception is known as a practical, effective and widely applied technique in wireless communications. The current approach is to use multiple antennas at the receiver in order to improve the quality of the received signal. A method of modeling and simulation is proposed to depict the principle and feasibility of the multiple receiver adopted in UV communication. The study provides an insight to the channel characteristics and achievable capabilities of ultraviolet communication systems with multiple receivers. It provides guidelines for practical system design with discussions on trade off between the receiver gain and the additional cost.     

Low-Complexity Antenna Diversity Receivers for Mobile Wireless Applications

This paper describes low-complexity diversity receiver techniques suitable forhandsets and other wireless mobile applications. The techniques areillustrated using two branches of diversity feeding aparameter-combining RF circuit at the front-end, followed by asingle digital receiver chain. A baseband processing algorithm isused to adjust the front-end combining parameters, allowing the receiver toadaptively choose among three different diversity techniques. The method aspresented is primarily targeted for indoor environments where handset movementis slow and delay spread is small. We present algorithms for efficientco-phasing and equal-gain combining as well as a novel cochannelinterference-reduction algorithm. These are implemented in a system simulationat 900 MHz which conforms to the PACS standard. Link performance for selectiondiversity (SD), equal-gain combining (EGC), and interference-reductioncombining (IRC) is presented. The algorithm's performance is compared withoptimal combining parameters, and its performance as a function of Dopplerfrequency is enhanced. The results show that EGC and IRC yield asignal-to-noise improvement of 1 dB and a signal-to-interference improvementof 4 to 5.5 dB respectively, compared with SD. The receiver also lowers theirreducible word error rate due to multipath delay spread for Doppler shiftsof 6 Hz and below. Finally, algorithm behavior is characterized and discussed.     

Frequency domain characterization of LoS nonfading indoor wireless LAN channel employing frequency and polarization diversity in the 63.4-65.4 GHz band

This paper presents results of frequency domain measurements conducted to characterize the distortionless transmission bandwidth (DTB) of indoor nonfading channels employing vertically and horizontally polarized antennas in the frequency band 63.4-65.4 GHz. The mean delay spread (/spl tau//sub mean/), root mean square (rms) delay spread (/spl tau//sub rms/), and the DTB of the channel are also presented as functions of distance between terminals and are compared for both polarizations. The dependence of DTB on the separation between terminals d is modeled as DTB=kd/sup -n/ where k is a constant. /spl tau//sub mean/ increases linearly with d, and its relationship with DTB is characterized as DTB=(1//spl alpha//spl tau//sub mean//sup n/)+c, where /spl alpha/ and c are constants. The effectiveness of frequency and polarization diversity in mitigating the effects of multipath fading in indoor channels has also been evaluated. The performance of both diversity techniques when modulated signals with high data rates for multimedia applications are utilized is presented for maximum selection combining. The performance of frequency diversity is also shown as a function of frequency separation between diversity branch signals to determine whether an optimal frequency separation exists.     

Propagation characteristics for wideband outdoor mobilecommunications at 5.3 GHz

In this paper, empirical channel models and parameters are derived from the wideband measured data at 5.3 GHz in outdoor mobile communications. The path loss exponents and intercepts are obtained by using the least square method. The mean excess delay and mean root-mean-square (rms) delay spread are within 29-102 ns and 22-88 ns, respectively. The correlation distances and bandwidths are within 1-11 λ and 1.2-11.5 MHz, respectively, when the envelope correlation coefficients equal 0.7 in line-of-sight cases. These correlation values depend strongly on the base station antenna heights. The window length for averaging out the fast fading components is about 1-2 m for microcells and picocells. The multipath number distributions follow both Poisson's and Gao's distributions, but Gao's distribution is better in the high probability region. Large excess delays up to 1.2 μs and rms delay spread about 0.42 μs are found in the urban rotation measurements, where the receiver is close to a large open square     

Energy Efficient Scalable Sub-band based Ultra-Wideband System

In this paper, a scalable sub-band ultra-wideband (S-SUWB) system is proposed. The technique provides scope for using the ultra-wideband bandwidth efficiently by exploiting the available link margin for short range communications with medium data rates. The bandwidth of 500 MHz or more is divided into a fixed number of sub-bands. The data transmission scheme over multiple sub-bands can be designed to achieve higher data rate or higher reliability while providing multiuser support in both uplink and downlink communications. The proposed system provides enhanced scalability by the efficient utilization of the code-frequency dimensions. Sub-banding in conjunction with orthogonal spreading code facilitates transmission of plurality of data streams within a sub-band and along sub-bands for each user. Very importantly, the proposed system incorporates methods at the receiver facilitating low power receiver designs. Primarily, S-SUWB enables reduced sampling rate receiver designs significantly reducing the power consumption. Also, the spreading code based sub-band selection method obviates the need for individual down-conversion and filtering of the sub-bands thus reducing the complexity. Moreover, an interference rejection filtering (IRF) method incorporated into the despreading process is proposed to improve the performance without significantly increasing the receiver complexity. The simulation results in terms of the bit error rate performance of the scalable multiuser S-SUWB transceiver for the IEEE 802.15.4a channel models are presented demonstrating the usefulness of the proposed scheme. Performance improvements with the use of the IRF and also multi-user results are presented. The results indicate the desirable performance is obtained using the energy efficient techniques for low and medium delay spread channels even without the use of any equalization method.     

MIMO characterization of indoor wireless optical link using a diffuse-transmission configuration

Performance of a diffuse optical link may potentially be degraded by temporal dispersions resulting from surface reflections. In order to devise techniques to alleviate the adverse effect of dispersion, an accurate channel model is needed. Obtaining the impulse response (IR) for a given receiver location requires consideration not only of the direct path, but also of reflections up to nth order. The IR is only valid for a specific location and specific receiver parameters. If a receiver moves, the IR has to be recalculated. We propose a new approach for characterizing diffuse links that results in a tremendous saving in calculation and also gives more insight into the channel characteristics. The new approach is based on consolidating the dependence of receiver parameters, transmitter parameters, and the indoor environment into independent components. Thus, changing one of the parameters of the link requires recalculation of one of these components. The new model is utilized to obtain an accurate profile of delay spread and received power throughout a room.     

A Genetic Algorithm Method for Optical Wireless Channel Control

A genetic algorithm controlled multispot transmitter is proposed as an alternative approach to optimizing the power distribution for single element receivers in fully diffuse mobile indoor optical wireless communication systems. By specifically tailoring the algorithm, it is shown that by dynamically altering the intensity of individual diffusion spots, a consistent power distribution, with negligible impact on bandwidth and rms delay spread, can be created in multiple rooms independent of reflectivity characteristics and user movement patterns. This advantageous adaptability removes the need for bespoke system design, aiming instead for the use of a more cost effective, optimal transmitter and receiver capable of deployment in multiple scenarios and applications. From the simulations conducted it is deduced, that implementing a receiver with a FOV=55^deg in conjunction with either of two notable algorithms, the dynamic range of the rooms, referenced against the peak received power, can be reduced by up to 26% when empty, and furthermore to within 12% of this optimized case when user movement perturbs the channel.     

Link reliability for IS-54/136 handsets with different receiverstructures

We estimate link reliabilities for IS-54/136 digital cellular handsets operating with or without an equalizer in urban, suburban, rural, and mountainous environments. We define the reliability of a user's receiver as the probability that the bit error rate (BER) is less than some specified value. The probability is taken over all mobile positions in a cell area and the BER is averaged over multipath fading. Using a range of tools for modeling and simulation of the digital cellular link (transmitter, channel, and receiver), we present an extensive set of results showing the influence of: (1) receiver structures (differential detection with no equalizer, differential detection with selection diversity, or coherent detection with a medium-complexity equalizer); (2) joint distribution of the channel's RMS delay spread and average signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) (this distribution is based on an environment-specific model reported previously); and (3) vehicle speed (0-200 km/h). In all simulations, we assumed a two-path Rayleigh fading channel characterized by: (1) the delay between paths and (2) the ratio of power received from the first path to that from the second path (the RMS delay spread relates to these two parameters). For typical cell sizes, we find that imposing an equalization requirement in IS-54/136 handsets is overly stringent in all environments, except mountainous areas. For these environments, achieving high reliability requires either equalization or other measures, such as smaller cells, directional base-station antennas, or dual-diversity handsets     

Multispot diffusing configuration for wireless infrared access

In order to combine the advantages and to overcome the drawbacks of a direct line-of-sight or a diffuse configuration for wireless infrared access, a multispot diffusing concept utilizing a holographic spot array generator is presented. Simulation results are presented and compared with those for a pure diffuse configuration in terms of link characteristics, when a single-element or a multibranch composite receiver is employed. The multispot transmitter ensures a more uniform signal power distribution. Improvements of about 2 dBo (optical decibels) can be achieved compared to a Lambertian pattern illumination. The increased power path loss at the edges of the communication cell is accompanied with a decrease in the delay spread resulting in an extension of the coverage range. Utilization of angle diversity detection improves the signal-to-noise ratio by more than 7 dB when selecting the best receiver branch and more than 10.5 dB in the case of maximal-ratio combining. Use of a multibeam transmitter and an angle diversity receiver reduces the likelihood of shadowing of the receiver due to an obstacle standing along the path between the receiver and the transmitter     

A Decision Feedback Reverse Link Receiver Implementation for IS-95 CDMA Communications

An implementation of a reverse link receiver for IS-95 CDMA (Code-Division Multiple-Access) communications that applies decision feedback to the decoding of the received signal is presented. Decision feedback is used in order to improve BER performance by making use of additional information that conventional receiver designs generally ignore. Qualitative analysis and computer simulation of the hardware components of the proposed implementation shows that it can be built as a single integrated circuit using present day technology. The design presented here does not include the RF front-end of the receiver, does not consider the effects of multipath and fading on system performance, and assumes perfect power control.     

Experimental characterization of EHF multipath indoor radiochannels

This paper reports on experimental results and their interpretations for an indoor extremely high frequency (EHF) multipath channel. It is intended to help in establishing design guidelines for indoor wireless communications systems using millimeter waves. It deals with measurements obtained for the narrow and wideband indoor radio channels at 37.2 GHz within a typical concrete building at Laval University. Two kinds of transmission antennas, omnidirectional and directional, are used to investigate the propagation characteristics for the indoor channel. Under line-of-sight (LOS) conditions, the distance-power law exponent is found to be lower than the free space condition with walls playing a major role on the sustaining of high level signals. Large- and smallscale variations extracted from the original data are shown to follow log-normal and Rice distributions, respectively. The observed wideband impulse response has delay spread extending over a range up to 40 ns and a maximum root mean square (rms) value of about 16 ns. Both amplitude and phase behaviors of the signals are available for a better understanding of the various effects