Thirty-two phase sequences design with good autocorrelation properties

Polyphase Barker Sequences are finite length, uniform complex sequences; the magnitude of their aperiodic autocorrelation sidelobes are bounded by 1. Such sequences have been used in numerous real-world applications such as channel estimation, radar and spread spectrum communication. In this paper, thirty-two phase Barker sequences up to length 24 with an alphabet size of only 32 are presented. The sequences from length 25 to 289 have autocorrelation properties better than well-known Frank codes. Because of the complex structure the sequences are very difficult to detect and analyse by an enemy’s electronic support measures (ESMs). The synthesized sequences are promising for practical application to radar and spread spectrum communication systems. These sequences are found using the Modified Simulated Annealing Algorithm (MSAA). The convergence rate of the algorithm is good.     

Bit error performance of diffuse indoor optical wireless channel pulse position modulation system employing artificial neural networks for channel equalisation

The bit-error rate (BER) performance of a pulse position modulation (PPM) scheme for non-line-of-sight indoor optical links employing channel equalisation based on the artificial neural network (ANN) is reported. Channel equalisation is achieved by training a multilayer perceptrons ANN. A comparative study of the unequalised dasiasoftdasia decision decoding and the dasiaharddasia decision decoding along with the neural equalised dasiasoftdasia decision decoding is presented for different bit resolutions for optical channels with different delay spread. We show that the unequalised dasiaharddasia decision decoding performs the worst for all values of normalised delayed spread, becoming impractical beyond a normalised delayed spread of 0.6. However, dasiasoftdasia decision decoding with/without equalisation displays relatively improved performance for all values of the delay spread. The study shows that for a highly diffuse channel, the signal-to-noise ratio requirement to achieve a BER of 10^-5 for the ANN-based equaliser is ~10~dB lower compared with the unequalised-soft-decoding for 16-PPM at a data rate of 155 Mbps. Our results indicate that for all range of delay spread, neural network equalisation is an effective tool of mitigating the inter-symbol interference.     

Chaos-based multi-user time division multiplexing communication system

A chaos-based multi-user time division multiplexing (TDM) communication system has been proposed and its benchmark performance compared to that of the chaos-based direct sequence code division multiple access (DS-CDMA) system in the noisy and Rayleigh fading channels. The benchmark performance of the systems is investigated in terms of the bit error rate (BER) under the assumption of perfect synchronisation. The chaotic spreading signals, used to encrypt the binary messages, are generated using the logistic map. The degradation in performance of the systems in the Rayleigh fading channel when compared with the noisy channel is demonstrated. Furthermore, it is shown that in both noisy and Rayleigh fading channels, the chaos-based multi-user TDM system outperforms the chaos-based DS-CDMA system for a large number of users in the system, whereas the chaos-based DS-CDMA system yields better performance for low user numbers. The overall BER performance degradation for the chaos-based DS-CDMA multi-user system in noisy and Rayleigh fading channels is characterised by the flattening of the BER curves at low levels of noise due to the prevailing effects of the interuser interferences.     

Spot diffusing angle diversity MC-CDMA optical wireless system

Multi-carrier code division multiple access (MC-CDMA) combines some of the desirable features of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) and CDMA in that it offers multi-user capabilities at a reduced channel rate. The authors report the analysis of a MC-CDMA system over the bandlimited optical wireless (OW) channel. Furthermore, the authors evaluate the performance when a line strip multibeam system (LSMS) is used in conjunction with an angle diversity receiver in the OW MC-CDMA system. The results indicate that at a bit error rate of 10^-4 a 7 and 10 dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) improvements are obtained through the use of MC-CDMA in a 4-user system when compared to a single-user OW on?off keying system and a 4-user OW CDMA system, respectively. This improvement is obtained by enabling multi-user communication. The performance degrades gradually with increase in the number of users. The use of LSMS and angle diversity offers a more uniform SNR over a given indoor geometry compared to a conventional diffuse OW system (CDS). Results are reported for an angle diversity LSMS MC-CDMA system and are compared to the CDS MC-CDMA system.     

Adaptive code-division multiple-access system for communications over indoor wireless optical channels based on random optical codes

The authors have designed an adaptive optical codes-based system for communications over the indoor wireless optical channel when large numbers of users access to the channel simultaneously. This system uses a code-division multiple access (CDMA) scheme based on the named random optical codes (ROC). The authors present the characteristics of this kind of optical codes and several results about its performance over noisy indoor wireless optical channels. Finally, the authors describe a CDMA system which adapts its performance to the number of users which are accessing simultaneously to the channel. The proposed system is able to maintain a target bit error rate adapting its data throughput independently of the number of simultaneous users in the optical environment, whenever certain conditions are accomplished.     

Comparison of direct-sequence impulse radio and direct-sequence ultra-wide bandwidth in multi-user interference

A new ultra-wide bandwidth communication system using both a time-hopping (TH) sequence and a direct spreading sequence, called direct-sequence impulse radio (DS-IR), has recently been proposed. An exact analysis to evaluate the bit error rate (BER) performance of this new scheme in multi-user interference (MUI) is provided. On the basis of this new analysis, ultra-wideband communication systems employing TH, direct-sequence and the newly proposed DS-IR schemes operating in MUI are accurately compared in terms of the BER. Our results indicate that DS-IR outperforms the TH binary phase-shift keying (BPSK) system. However, its performance is poorer than the performance of the conventional full-duty direct sequence BPSK system. Compared with the low-duty direct sequence BPSK system, DS-IR achieves a better error rate performance for medium and large signal-to-noise power-ratio values.     

Performance of impulse radio direct sequence ultra-wideband system with variable-length spreading sequences

An adaptive transmission scheme using variable-length spreading sequences (VLSS) is proposed. The system is based on an impulse direct sequence ultra-wideband (DS-UWB) approach for wireless communication where the number of active users is variable. In contrast to the conventional DS-UWB system, which employs a fixed length spreading code, the proposed system changes the length of spreading code according to the system load adaptively, which is proven to be able to reduce the inter-chip interference, inter-symbol interference and multiple-access interference and thus improve the system performance in terms of bit error rate. The proposed system is simulated in multipath channels with a high level of multipath fragments, modelled by the standard IEEE 802.15.3a indoor channel model 1 (CM1) and channel model 2 (CM2). Numerical results demonstrate that when RAKE receivers are employed, the proposed VLSS DS-UWB system outperforms the conventional system by appropriately allocating the spreading sequences.     

Switched diversity approach for multireceiving optical wireless systems

A number of existing spatial diversity schemes have been shown to improve the performance of optical wireless communication systems in diversity-rich environments. Among all, switched diversity has low complexity and is simple to implement. In this paper, an innovative spatial diversity scheme based on switched diversity is proposed. The scheme, namely switch-to-dominant combining, contributes to a higher bit error rate (BER) performance when compared to conventional switched diversity schemes, including switch-and-stay and switch-and-examine diversity. The optical multireceiver wireless system operates in a spatially correlated and lognormally distributed fading channel. Analytical analyses are conducted to demonstrate BER and processing load performance offered by the new scheme and compare them to available schemes, i.e., conventional switched combining and selection combining.     

Measurement of radio channels using an elastic convolver and spreadspectrum modulation. I. Implementation

Using spread spectrum signals a measurement system has been built in order to measure the radio channel in steel works. It transmits a 511-chip long maximum length sequence with a chip rate of 44 MHz: binary phase shift keying modulated onto a 1.75 GHz carrier. A surface acoustic wave convolver yields the channel's impulse response with a time resolution of about 20 ns. The periodic autocorrelation performed within a measurement window removes aperiodic correlation sidelobes which limit the dynamic range of a matched-filter implementation. Additionally, absolute time delay measurements of all echoes were obtained using a synchronization cable connecting receiver and transmitter. Compared to other spread spectrum correlation techniques, the convolver makes possible a much simpler real-time measurement setup     

传输斜移对同步并行光传输系统性能的影响

针对一个具体的链路模型,通过计算机仿真分析了传输斜移对同步并行光传输系统性能的影响.光纤中的信号分析在频域中通过快速傅立叶变换(fast fourier transform,FFT)进行.分别计算了单信道误码率以及没有传输斜移和有传输斜移时并行信道总的误码率.计算结果表明,在噪声不是影响系统性能的主要因素时,传输斜移是决定并行光传输系统最大同步传输速率和传输距离的一个重要因素.     

BER performance analysis of compound chaotic sequence (CCS)-based NR-DCSK system under multipath fading channel

This paper presents the performance analysis of compound chaotic sequence (CCS)-based noise reduction differential chaos shift keying (NR-DCSK) system under multipath Rayleigh fading channel conditions. The special characteristics of chaotic sequences are their deterministic randomness behaviour that adds security and multipath immunity to the data when used as a carrier in communication systems. In this paper, the chaotic sequences are generated by combining the outputs of chaotic maps, such as logistic map, Chebyshev map, Bernoulli shift map, tent map, etc., leading to new complex sequences known as CCSs. This sequence possesses more randomness, overcomes severe interference levels encountered during transmission and provides higher multipath immunity compared with those of pseudo-noise (PN) codes. Since NR-DCSK is a spread spectrum technique, its performance in wireless multipath fading channels has important considerations. The CCS is used as a carrier in NR-DCSK systems, which leads to improved bit error rate (BER) performance. Comparisons of simulation results to theoretical BER expressions of additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) and Rayleigh fading channels have been carried out to test the efficiency of the proposed CCS-based NR-DCSK system.     

Experimental comparison of performance degradation from terahertz and infrared wireless links in fog

We describe a lab setup for analyzing impairments of terahertz (THz) and infrared (IR) free space links caused by local refraction index changes in the signal's propagation paths that could be induced by turbulence, particles, humidity, etc. A THz signal comprising a 2.5 Gb/s data load modulated on a carrier at 625 GHz, is launched through a weather emulating chamber, detected, and its performance analyzed. An IR beam at 1.5 um wavelength carrying the same data load is superposed with the THz beam, propagating through the same weather conditions and also performance analyzed. We modulate the IR channel with a usual non-return-to-zero (NRZ) format but use duobinary coding for driving our THz source, which enables signaling at high data rate and higher output power. As both beams pass through the same channel perturbations and as their degradations are recorded simultaneously we can simultaneously compare the weather impact on both. We investigate scintillation and fog attenuation effects for the THz and IR signals by measuring bit error rates (BER), signal power, and phase front distortions.     

Guaranteed scrambling

The bit-error rate (BER) of a storage or transmission channel may be data-dependent. This can lead to certain pathological input sequences, for which the reliability of the system is below specifications. Guided scrambling is a well-known technique to randomize the input to a channel while minimizing a certain objective function. In this paper, we take the average predicted BER as the objective function. We show that for a certain scrambling code C, for any input sequence m there exists a scrambling codeword c/spl isin/C such that the predicted BER of the (modulo-2) sum of m and c is not more than that for random input data. We present examples of scrambling codes for two-dimensional optical storage and indicate a way of combining them with error-correcting codes.     

基于深度神经网络的水声FBMC通信信号检测方法

针对传统水声滤波器组多载波(Filter Bank Multi-Carrier,FBMC)通信接收端需经过信道估计和均衡才可恢复出发送符号,系统复杂度高且信道估计精度不佳等问题.文章将深度神经网络融入到水声多载波通信当中,提出一种基于深度神经网络的水声FBMC信号检测方法.在训练阶段通过大量的数据迭代、调试超参数和优化...     

Recent developments in indoor optical wireless [Optical wireless communications]

An overview of the developments in optical wireless systems viewed from the traditional communications viewpoint of transmitter, channel and receiver is presented. The trends in modulation formats that match information to the optical wireless channel are considered. This is followed by the discussion of recent transmitter and receiver innovations, particularly the utilisation of diversity transceivers. As a preliminary to the following treatment, the nature and modelling of the optical wireless channel are introduced, with particular emphasis on its unique features in terms of transmitted power constraints and non-negativity. From the examination of modulation formats, on-off-keying remains the format of choice for basic binary transmission, whereas pulse-position modulation and its derivatives are preferred for more sophisticated requirements. The recent introduction of techniques from radio systems employing subcarriers is seen to be the most promising development in modulation techniques at present. In receiver technology, quasi-diffuse systems employing multispot diffusion and angular diversity are significant developments. They offer lower path loss and less multipath dispersion, at a lower transmission power compared to 'conventional' wide-angle diffuse systems, while providing a high level of user mobility compared to line-of-sight transmission. These developments are helping optical wireless systems to fulfil their promise by adopting a philosophy inspired by the radio domain to accommodate operation within a hostile channel.     

Iterative low-complexity multi-user detection for asynchronous multi-sequence signalling based bit-interleaved coded modulation code division multiple access systems

An uplink direct sequence spread spectrum communications systems employing a multi-sequence model over a quasi-static frequency-selective fading channel is considered. In analogy with bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM) technique, a group of bits at the output of a bit-wise interleaver is mapped uniquely to a complex signalling vector belonging to an orthogonal plane sequence modulation signal space, which is constructed over a set of expanded signature sequences. This transmission system provides not only bandwidth efficiency offered by additional signal planes but also time diversity resulting from the BICM technique. It is observed that at high system traffic load error performance could degrade substantially due to user cross-correlations, multi-access asynchronism as well as channel frequency selectivity. The authors employ a 'turbo principle' receiver, consisting of a soft interference cancellation scheme, soft demappers and maximum a posteriori decoders, to avert this capacity loss by exploiting the serially concatenating structure at the transmitter. After simple mathematical manipulation, a soft space-time linear minimum mean-square error multi-user detector could even be explored on the basis of per signal plane per user. Both analytical performance-bound and computer simulation of the proposed framework in terms of bit-error rate (BER) are revealed. Further, performance comparisons with convolutionally coded and conventional bandwidth-efficient coded direct sequence code division multiple access systems under the same system conditions are illustrated. The authors have also investigated the impact of labelling maps on the BER performance.     

Joint rate and power adaptation for radio resource management in uplink wideband code division multiple access systems

The benefits of adaptive joint power control and rate allocation for uplink transmission in a wideband code division multiple access cellular system are investigated. Closed-loop power control (CLPC), to adaptively adjust the transmit power, has the effect of maintaining a target signal-to-interference ratio and bit error rate (BER) performance. On the other hand, rate adaptation requires less transmit power, although the BER performance may be poorer. The authors differentiate the power update interval from the data rate update interval, analyse and evaluate the performance of two joint rate/power adaptation algorithms in a fading environment: optimal spreading factor-power control (OSF-PC) and greedy rate packing-power control (GRP-PC). Numerical results show that GRP-PC exhibits superior throughput performance compared with other three adaptation schemes. CLPC alone exhibits throughput and BER performances comparable to those of the OSF-PC scheme, but consumes a significantly higher amount of transmit power. Rate adaptation only is not efficient in enhancing throughput, but its power consumption is minimal.     

Radial basis function neural network for pulse radar detection

A new approach using a radial basis function network (RBFN) for pulse compression is proposed. In the study, networks using 13-element Barker code, 35-element Barker code and 21-bit optimal sequences have been implemented. In training these networks, the RBFN-based learning algorithm was used. Simulation results show that RBFN approach has significant improvement in error convergence speed (very low training error), superior signal-to-sidelobe ratios, good noise rejection performance, improved misalignment performance, good range resolution ability and improved Doppler shift performance compared to other neural network approaches such as back-propagation, extended Kalman filter and autocorrelation function based learning algorithms. The proposed neural network approach provides a robust mean for pulse radar tracking     

Construction and performance analysis of 2-D codes for M-ary OFFH?CDMA systems

A new family of two-dimensional (2-D) codes constructed by combining frequency-hop and time-spreading codes is presented. The proposed codes are designed to overcome the limitation imposed on the maximum permissible number of simultaneous users in optical code-division multiple-access (OCDMA) systems. To increase the data transmission rate, the 2-D codes employ a M-ary signalling scheme. The proposed family of codes has the favourable characteristics of a zero autocorrelation constraint and a cross-correlation constraint of one. The performance of the 2-D code is analysed in terms of the bit error rate (BER) and is compared with that of a conventional OCDMA system using optical orthogonal code (OOC). The numerical and simulation results reveal that the proposed system outperforms conventional OCDMA systems both in terms of the BER and the data transmission rate. In addition, the system capacity is sufficient to ensure reliable communication (BERles10^-9) in local area networks     

Investigation of an optical multiple PPM link over a highly dispersive optical channel

A performance analysis of (X/Y) multiple pulse position modulation (PPM) systems, in which X denotes the number of data slots and Y the number of pulses, operating over a plastic optical fibre channel has been described. The effects of receiver noise and channel dispersion are accounted for and the manner in which the erasure, wrong-slot and false-alarm errors affect the system performance is examined. The receiver/decoder uses slope detection and a maximum likelihood sequence detector. As the analysis of any (x/y) multiple PPM system is extremely time-consuming, a novel automated solution was designed to predict the equivalent pulse code modulation (PCM) error rates of specific sequences and to simplify the task. A measure of coding quality that accounts for efficiency of coding and bandwidth expansion has also been proposed. Using this measure, original results show that a (12/6) system is the most efficient for a wide range of bandwidths.