Recently, the transmission of vector quantization (VQ) over a code-division multiple access (CDMA) channel has received a considerable attention in research community. The complexity of the optimal decoding for VQ in CDMA communications is prohibitive for implementation, especially for systems with a medium or large number of users. A suboptimal approach to VQ decoding over a CDMA channel, disturbed by additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN), was recently developed. Such a suboptimal decoder is built from a soft-output multiuser detector (MUD), a soft bit estimator and the optimal soft VQ decoders of individual users. <p>Due to its lower complexity and good performance, such a decoding scheme is an attractive alternative to the complicated optimal decoder. It is necessary to extend this decoding scheme for a frequency-selective Rayleigh fading CDMA channel, a channel model typically seen in mobile wireless communications. This is precisely the objective of this thesis. <p>Furthermore, the suboptimal decoders are obtained not only for binary phase shift keying (BPSK), but also for M-ary pulse amplitude modulation (M-PAM). This extension offers a flexible trade-off between spectrum efficiency and performance of the systems. In addition, two algorithms based on distance measure and reliability processing are introduced as other alternatives to the suboptimal decoder. <p>Simulation results indicate that the suboptimal decoders studied in this thesis also performs very well over a frequency-selective Rayleigh fading CDMA channel.

A fixed terrestrial wireless system such as the Microwave Multi-channel Distribution Service (MMDS) can be used as the ``last mile' to provide a high speed Internet connection from a base station to a home in a rural or suburban residential area. Such a broadband wireless system works very well under line-of-sight transmission. It works quite well even if the line-of-sight is obstructed with a large number of trees. However, when trees obstruct the line-of-sight, under conditions of wind, the user may experience loss of the RF signal from time to time. This is especially true under gusty conditions. As part of this research a high precision DSP-based measuring system is devised to accurately measure and characterize the distortions caused by tree foliage on the RF line-of-sight signal. The approach is to digitally generate a signal composed of several tones, up-convert the signal to 2.5 GHz and send it through tree foliage to a receiver where the signal is down-converted and sampled for a duration of five seconds. The samples collected are processed using Matlab to compute the temporal amplitude and phase variations of the tones. The measurement system provides estimates of the amplitude and phase of the receive tones with a time resolution of 3.2 ms. The standard deviation of the amplitude estimates is 0.3\% of the actual amplitude of the tones and the standard deviation of the phase estimates is 0.23 degree. This accuracy is obtained when the signal-to-noise ratio of the receive signal is greater than 20 dB. Measurement in the field with tree foliage in the line-of-sight shows that the swaying of the branches in the wind can cause rapid signal fading. This research determines the type of fade, the depth and duration of the fade, as well as the fading rate.

Recently, the transmission of vector quantization (VQ) over a code-division multiple access (CDMA) channel has received a considerable attention in research community. The complexity of the optimal decoding for VQ in CDMA communications is prohibitive for implementation, especially for systems with a medium or large number of users. A suboptimal approach to VQ decoding over a CDMA channel, disturbed by additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN), was recently developed. Such a suboptimal decoder is built from a soft-output multiuser detector (MUD), a soft bit estimator and the optimal soft VQ decoders of individual users. <p>Due to its lower complexity and good performance, such a decoding scheme is an attractive alternative to the complicated optimal decoder. It is necessary to extend this decoding scheme for a frequency-selective Rayleigh fading CDMA channel, a channel model typically seen in mobile wireless communications. This is precisely the objective of this thesis. <p>Furthermore, the suboptimal decoders are obtained not only for binary phase shift keying (BPSK), but also for M-ary pulse amplitude modulation (M-PAM). This extension offers a flexible trade-off between spectrum efficiency and performance of the systems. In addition, two algorithms based on distance measure and reliability processing are introduced as other alternatives to the suboptimal decoder. <p>Simulation results indicate that the suboptimal decoders studied in this thesis also performs very well over a frequency-selective Rayleigh fading CDMA channel.

In this thesis, the problem of data transmission in amplify-and-forward (AF) co- operative system which implemented joint channel estimation and data detection at the destination (receiver) is considered. The nonlinear block code is designed to as- sist the above methodology. The design criterion takes into account the uncertainty of channel parameters at the receiver based on joint channel estimation and data detection algorithm and the simulations will prove that it can achieve full diversity that is offered by multiple relay and frequency-selective fading channel. Using an approximation of the union boun on the error probability as the design criterion, such that it can be simulated as a function for simulated annealing algorithm. The designed codewords are applied to the AF cooperative system. In order to assess the performance of joint estimation and detection fashion, the numerical simulations will be carried out the word error rate (WER) performances illustrate that improve- ment over differnt benchmark schemes can be obtained.

Yes / The MIMO technology towards achieving future generation broadband networks design criteria is presented. Typical next generation scenarios are investigated. The MIMO technology is integrated with the OFDM technology for effective space, time and frequency diversity exploitations for high speed outdoor environment. Two different OFDM design kernels (fast Fourier transform (FFT) and wavelet packet transform (WPT)) are used at the baseband for OFDM system travelling at terrestrial high speed for 800MHz and 2.6GHz operating frequencies. Results show that the wavelet kernel for designing OFDM systems can withstand doubly selective channel fading for mobiles speeds up to 280Km/hr at the expense of the traditional OFDM design kernel, the fast Fourier transform.

Wavelet Modulation (WM)---also referred to as fractal modulation---simultaneously sends data at multiple rates through an unknown channel. This novel multirate diversity strategy offers improved message recovery over conventional modulation techniques: if the message is not received at one rate due to the channel disturbances, it can be received at another rate where the channel is clear. Previous research has demonstrated the performance of wavelet modulation in Gaussian channels. This paper extends the investigation to the performance of wavelet modulation in time varying channels. We show that bit error rate (BER) wavelet demodulation performance in the additive, white, Gaussian noise (AWGN) channel is comparable to theoretical binary phase shift keying. Our results depict the improvement in performance that can be realized for time varying channels by utilizing the various rates of wavelet modulation; BER versus SNR curves for each fading channel show how the message at one rate can be more accurately recovered than at another rate. Furthermore, we also present results indicating the dramatic improvement in wavelet demodulation performance when multiple rates are available and utilized for demodulation. This improvement in performance is highly visible in BER performance for the AWGN and flat fading channels. Finally, a comparison of binary phase shift keying (BPSK) and WM in a frequency selective channel is performed. The BER improvement of WM is shown when demodulation is done at rates which are least corrupted by ISI. We illustrate our new algorithm that: identifies the channel characteristics; determines which rates are maximally corrupted by ISI; and, utilizes only those uncorrupted copies in demodulation. / Master of Science

Space Time Trellis Coding (STTC) is a unique technique that combines the use of multiple transmit antennas with channel coding. This scheme provides capacity benefits in fading channels, and helps in improving the data rate and reliability of wireless communication. STTC schemes have been primarily designed assuming perfect channel estimates to be available at the receiver. However, in practical wireless systems, this is never the case. The noisy wireless channel precludes an exact characterization of channel coefficients. Even near-perfect channel estimates can necessitate huge overhead in terms of processing or spectral efficiency. This practical concern motivates the study of the impact of channel estimation errors on the design and performance of STTC. The design criteria for STTC are validated in the absence of perfect channel estimates at the receiver. Analytical results are presented that model the performance of STTC systems in the presence of channel estimation errors. Training based channel estimation schemes are the most popular choice for STTC systems. The amount of training however, increases with the number of transmit antennas used, the number of multi-path components in the channel and a decrease in the channel coherence time. This dependence is shown to decrease the performance gain obtained when increasing the number of transmit antennas in STTC systems, especially in channels with a large Doppler spread (low channel coherence time). In frequency selective channels, the training overhead associated with increasing the number of antennas can be so large that no benefit is shown to be obtained by using STTC. The amount of performance degradation due to channel estimation errors is shown to be influenced by system parameters such as the specific STTC code employed and the number of transmit and receive antennas in the system in addition to the magnitude of the estimation error. Hence inappropriate choice of system parameters is shown to significantly alter the performance pattern of STTC. The viability of STTC in practical wireless systems is thus addressed and it is shown that that channel estimation could offset benefits derived from this scheme. / Master of Science

Recently multiple antenna systems have received significant attention from researchers as a means to improve the energy and spectral efficiency of wireless systems. Among many classes of schemes, Space-Time Block codes (STBC) and Space-Time Trellis codes (STTC) have been the subject of many investigations. Both techniques provide a means for combatting the effects of multipath fading without adding much complexity to the receiver. This is especially useful in the downlink of wireless systems. In this thesis we investigate the impact of channel estimation error on the performance of both STBC and STTC. Channel estimation is especially important to consider in multiple antenna systems since (A) for coherent systems there are more channels to estimate due to multiple antennas and (B) the decoupling of data streams relies on correct channel estimation. The latter effect is due to the intentional cross-talk introduced into STBC. / Master of Science

Η χωροχρονική μπλοκ κωδικοποίηση (STBC) αποτελεί μία αποδοτική και ευρέως διαδεδομένη τεχνική διαφορετικότητας μετάδοσης για την αντιμετώπιση του φαινομένου της εξασθένησης στις ασύρματες επικοινωνίες. Χαρακτηριστικό παράδειγμα είναι ο ορθογώνιος κώδικας του σχήματος Alamouti, ο οποίος με δύο κεραίες μετάδοσης επιτυγχάνει τη μέγιστη χωρική διαφορετικότητα στο μέγιστο δυνατό ρυθμό μετάδοσης, για οποιονδήποτε (πραγματικό ή μιγαδικό) αστερισμό συμβόλων. Ωστόσο, το σχήμα Alamouti έχει σχεδιαστεί για συχνοτικά επίπεδα κανάλια. Στην παρούσα εργασία μελετούμε την εφαρμογή STBC σε κανάλια συχνοτικά επιλεκτικής εξασθένησης. Εστιάζουμε κυρίως στο συνδυασμό του σχήματος Alamouti με τεχνικές εξάλειψης της διασυμβολικής παρεμβολής, εξετάζοντας τα σχήματα OFDM-STBC, FDE-STBC και TR-STBC, που έχουν προταθεί στη βιβλιογραφία. Επιπρόσθετα των συμβατικών δεκτών, για τα δύο τελευταία σχήματα περιγράφουμε και προσαρμοστικούς δέκτες, οι οποίοι παρακολουθούν τις μεταβολές του καναλιού, χωρίς να απαιτούν την ακριβή εκτίμησή του. Η έρευνα πάνω στα προηγούμενα σχήματα οδήγησε σε ορισμένα αξιόλογα αποτελέσματα. Κατ’ αρχήν, αποδεικνύουμε ότι τα σχήματα FDE-STBC και TR-STBC είναι ισοδύναμα, μολονότι καθένα εφαρμόζει διαφορετική κωδικοποίηση στα μεταδιδόμενα δεδομένα. Επίσης, σχεδιάζουμε έναν νέο δέκτη για το σχήμα TR-STBC, τον οποίο αναπτύσσουμε και σε προσαρμοστική μορφή. Βασικό πλεονέκτημα του προτεινόμενου δέκτη είναι ότι εκμεταλλεύεται τους κυκλικούς πίνακες συνέλιξης για τη μείωση της πολυπλοκότητας αποκωδικοποίησης. Τέλος, η απόδοση κάθε σχήματος και δέκτη αξιολογείται σε διάφορες συνθήκες εξασθένησης μέσω προσομοιώσεων σε υπολογιστικό περιβάλλον. / Space-time block coding (STBC) is an effective and widely used transmit diversity technique to combat multipath fading in wireless communication systems. A prominent example of STBC is the orthogonal code of Alamouti scheme, which achieves full spatial diversity at full transmission rate for two transmit antennas and any (real or complex) signal constellation. However, Alamouti scheme has been designed only for frequency-flat channels. In this thesis we study the application of STBC in frequency-selective channels. We mainly focus on combining Alamouti scheme with techniques for mitigating intersymbol interference, by studying several schemes (OFDM-STBC, FDE-STBC and TR-STBC) that have been proposed in literature. In addition to the conventional receivers, for FDE-STBC and TR-STBC we describe adaptive receivers too, which have the ability of tracking channel variations, without requiring explicit channel estimation. Research made upon the above schemes has come to some remarkable results. First, we prove that TR-STBC and FDE-STBC are equivalent, although each one encodes differently the transmitted data. Then, we design a new receiver for TR-STBC, which exploits the circulant convolution matrices, in order to reduce decoding complexity and we, also, develop an adaptive structure for the proposed receiver. At last, we evaluate the performance of all the described schemes and receivers in different fading conditions, by using computer simulations.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:56:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LucasCPC_DISSERT.pdf: 1619300 bytes, checksum: 97bb04f66b84a1ed1935715460aa2c22 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-14 / Wavelet coding has emerged as an alternative coding technique to minimize the fading effects of wireless channels. This work evaluates the performance of wavelet coding, in terms of bit error probability, over time-varying, frequency-selective multipath Rayleigh fading channels. The adopted propagation model follows the COST207 norm, main international standards reference for GSM, UMTS, and EDGE applications. The results show the wavelet coding s efficiency against the inter symbolic interference which characterizes these communication scenarios. This robustness of the presented technique enables its usage in different environments, bringing it one step closer to be applied in practical wireless communication systems / A codifica??o wavelet surgiu como uma t?cnica de codifica??o de canal alternativa para minimizar os efeitos destrutivos dos canais de comunica??o sem fio caracterizados pelo desvanecimento. Esse trabalho avalia o desempenho de sistemas com codifica??o wavelet, em termos de probabilidade de erro de bit, sobre canais de comunica??o com desvanecimento Rayleigh variante no tempo e m?ltiplos percursos seletivos em frequ?ncia. O modelo de propaga??o adotado segue a norma COST207, principal refer?ncia dos padr?es internacionais para aplica??es GSM, UMTS e EDGE. Os resultados demonstram a efici?ncia da t?cnica no combate a interfer?ncia inter-simb?lica, caracter?stica desses cen?rios de comunica??o. Essa robustez habilita o uso da t?cnica em diferentes ambientes, trazendo-a um passo ainda mais pr?ximo de ser aplicada em sistemas pr?ticos de comunica??o sem fio