This work concentrates on the application of diversity techniques and space time block coding for future high speed mobile wireless communications on multicarrier systems. At first, alternative multicarrier kernels robust for high speed doubly-selective fading channel are sought. They include the comparisons of discrete Fourier transform (DFT), fractional Fourier transform (FrFT) and wavelet transform (WT) multicarrier kernels. Different wavelet types, including the raised-cosine spectrum wavelets are implemented, evaluated and compared. From different wavelet families, orthogonal wavelets are isolated from detailed evaluations and comparisons as suitable for multicarrier applications. The three transforms are compared over a doubly-selective channel with the WT significantly outperforming all for high speed conditions up to 300 km/hr. Then, a new wavelet is constructed from an ideal filter approximation using established wavelet design algorithms to match any signal of interest; in this case under bandlimited criteria. The new wavelet showed better performance than other traditional orthogonal wavelets. To achieve MIMO communication, orthogonal space-time block coding, OSTBC, is evaluated next. First, the OSTBC is extended to assess the performance of the scheme over extended receiver diversity order. Again, with the extended diversity conditions, the OSTBC is implemented for a multicarrier system over a doubly-selective fading channel. The MIMO-OFDM systems (implemented using DFT and WT kernels) are evaluated for different operating frequencies, typical of LTE standard, with Doppler effects. It was found that, during high mobile speed, it is better to transmit OFDM signals using lower operating frequencies. The information theory for the 2-transmit antenna OSTBC does not support higher order implementation of multi-antenna systems, which is required for the future generation wireless communications systems. Instead of the OSTBC, the QO-STBC is usually deployed to support the design of higher order multi-antenna systems other than the 2-transmit antenna scheme. The performances of traditional QO-STBC methods are diminished by some off-diagonal (interference) terms such that the resulting system does not attain full diversity. Some methods for eliminating the interference terms have earlier been discussed. This work follows the construction of cyclic matrices with Hadamard matrix to derive QO-STBC codes construction which are N-times better than interference free QO-STBC, where N is the number of transmit antenna branches.

With increasing demands on network reliability and speed, network suppliers need to effectivize their communications algorithms. Frequency measurements are a core part of mobile network communications, increasing their effectiveness would increase the effectiveness of many network processes such as handovers, load balancing, and carrier aggregation. This study examines the possibility of using supervised learning to predict the signal of inter-frequency measurements by investigating various learning algorithms and pre-processing techniques. We found that random forests have the highest predictive performance on this data set, at 90.7\% accuracy. In addition, we have shown that undersampling and varying the discriminator are effective techniques for increasing the performance on the positive class on frequencies where the negative class is prevalent. Finally, we present hybrid algorithms in which the learning algorithm for each model depends on attributes of the training data set. These algorithms perform at a much higher efficiency in terms of memory and run-time without heavily sacrificing predictive performance.

Le développement de la radio logicielle fait suite à l’évolution rapide du domaine des télécommunications. Les besoins en performance et en dynamicité ont donné naissance à des MPSoC dédiés à la radio logicielle. La spécialisation de ces MPSoC rend cependant leur pro- grammation et leur vérification complexes. Des travaux proposent d’atténuer cette complexité par l’utilisation de paradigmes tels que le modèle de calcul flot de données. Parallèlement, le besoin de modèles flexibles et vérifiables a mené au développement de nouveaux modèles flot de données paramétriques. Dans cette thèse, j’étudie la compilation d’applications utilisant un modèle de calcul flot de données paramétrique et ciblant des plateformes de radio logicielle. Après un état de l’art du matériel et logiciel du domaine, je propose un raffinement de l’ordonnancement flot de données, et présente son application à la vérification des tailles mémoires. Ensuite, j’introduis un nouveau format de haut niveau pour définir le graphe et les acteurs flot de données, ainsi que le flot de compilation associé. J’applique ces concepts à la génération de code optimisé pour la plateforme de radio logicielle Magali. La compilation de parties du protocole LTE permet d’évaluer les performances du flot de compilation proposé. / The emergence of software-defined radio follows the rapidly evolving telecommunication domain. The requirements in both performance and dynamicity has engendered software- defined-radio-dedicated MPSoCs. Specialization of these MPSoCs make them difficult to program and verify. Dataflow models of computation have been suggested as a way to mi- tigate this complexity. Moreover, the need for flexible yet verifiable models has led to the development of new parametric dataflow models. In this thesis, I study the compilation of parametric dataflow applications targeting software-defined-radio platforms. After a hardware and software state of the art in this field, I propose a new refinement of dataflow scheduling, and outline its application to buffer size’s verification. Then, I introduce a new high-level format to define dataflow actors and graph, with the associated compilation flow. I apply these concepts to optimised code generation for the Magali software-defined-radio platform. Compilation of parts of the LTE protocol are used to evaluate the performances of the proposed compilation flow.

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:37:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 BRUNO FERRAZ IZARIO.pdf: 4620887 bytes, checksum: bd842cabfdadb0bcb55e0ea548c9fba5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-28 / The Long Term Evolution (LTE) system belongs to the 4th generation phone system. It is standardized by 3GPP and utilizes several technologies to improve the performance of data transmission. This permits flexibility for mobile devices, which enables a high data rate in the range of 50 Mbps to 100 Mbps, and admit access to various multimedia services. The study presents the results of deploying an LTE network in the city of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, using the 700 MHz band by comparing it to the 2.5 GHz band. By calculating the budget for the LTE system link is information as possible to highlight throughput and cell coverage radius, and other information. The Radio Mobile software was used for verification of results. / O sistema Long Term Evolution (LTE) pertence ao sistema da 4ª geração de telefonia (4G). Ele é padronizado pelo 3GPP e utiliza diversas tecnologias para melhorar o desempenho de transmissão de dados. O mesmo permite uma flexibilidade para dispositivos móveis, possibilitando uma alta taxa de dados na faixa de 50 Mbps a 100 Mbps, além de admitir acesso a diversos serviços multimídias. O estudo apresenta resultados de implantação de uma rede LTE na cidade de Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil, utilizando a faixa de 700 MHz comparando-a com a faixa de 2,5 GHz. Através do cálculo de link budget para o sistema LTE, é possível destacar informações como throughput e raio da célula de cobertura, além de outras informações. O software radio mobile foi utilizado para fins de comprovação de resultados.

Scheduling is extremely important for modern real-time systems. It enables several programs to run in parallel and succeed with their tasks. Many systems today are real-time systems, which means that good scheduling is highly needed. This thesis aims to evaluate the real-time scheduling algorithm earliest deadline first, newly introduced into the Linux kernel, and compare it to the already existing real-time scheduling algorithms first in, first out and round robin in the context of firm tasks. By creating a test program that can create pthreads and set their scheduling characteristics, the performance of earliest deadline first can be evaluated and compared to the others. / Schemaläggning är extremt viktigt för dagens realtidssystem. Det tillåter att flera program körs parallellt samtidigt som deras processer inte misslyckas med sina uppgifter. Idag är många system realtidssystem, vilket innebär att det finns ett ytterst stort behov för en bra schemaläggningsalgoritm. Målet med det här examensarbetet är att utvärdera schema-läggningsalgoritmen earliest deadline first som nyligen introducerats i operativsystemet Linux. Målet är även att jämföra algoritmen med två andra schemaläggningsalgoritmer (first in, first out och round robin), vilka redan är väletablerade i Linux kärnan. Det här görs med avseende på processer klassificerade som firm. Genom att skapa ett program som kan skapa pthreads med önskvärda egenskaper kan prestandan av earliest deadline first algoritmen utvärderas, samt jämföras med de andra algoritmerna.

Cette thèse s’inscrit dans le domaine de la caractérisation des systèmes de communication sans fil utilisant la diversité des antennes. En effet, ces systèmes permettent de lutter contre les évanouissements des signaux, lorsque le terminal est placé dans un environnement riche en multi-trajets. L’objectif d'une telle recherche est : d’étudier l'association de plusieurs antennes à l'émission et / ou la réception pour améliorer le bilan de liaison, et la capacité des systèmes sans fil, (diminution de BER (Bit Error Rate), augmentation de débit ...). Cette thèse s’intéresse à l'aspect électromagnétique et traitement du signal. Afin de comprendre les phénomènes mis en jeu, et de caractériser les performances du terminal, il doit être placé dans un environnement de propagation multi-trajets contrôlable dans le temps et dans l'espace.Cela nous amène à trouver des méthodes de mesures capables de reproduire des modèles de canaux de propagation réalistes. Dans le cadre de cette thèse la méthode utilisée est la chambre réverbérante. Dans cette thèse, nous nous intéressons à l'aspect temporel. La chambre réverbérante (RC) est considérée comme un outil utile pour émuler des environnements riches en multi-trajets. Dans cette contribution, ce dispositif est utilisé pour émuler des modèles canaux multi-trajets, et évaluer la performance des systèmes de communication sans fil. Cette évaluation est effectuée avec des mesures en temps réel et non temps réel. Parmi les objectifs de cette thèse est d'obtenir un modèle de simulation électromagnétique de la chambre réverbérante basé sur une approche circuit, afin de déterminer la fonction de transfert de canal en fonction des pertes. / This thesis is part of the field of the characterization of wireless communication systems using antennas diversity. Indeed, such systems allow fighting against the signals fading, when the terminal is inside a strong multipath environment. The issue of such research is: to study the association of multiple antennas at transmitting and/or receiving sides to improve the link budget, and the capacity of wireless systems, (decrease of BER (Bit Error Rate), increase of throughput …). This thesis takes an interest to the electromagnetic aspect, and signal processing. In order to understand the involved phenomena, and to characterize the terminal performance, it should be placed in a controlled multipath propagation environment in time, and in space. This brings us to find measurement methodologies able to reproduce models of realistic propagation channels. As part of this thesis the method used is the reverberation chamber. In this thesis we are interested in the time aspect. Reverberation chamber (RC) is considered as a useful tool to emulate rich multipath environments. In this contribution, this device is employed to emulate multi clusters channel models (cluster is defined as a group of multipath), and evaluate performance of wireless communication systems. This evaluation is performed with real time and not-real time measurements. It remains to note that among the objectives set out in this PhD thesis is to obtain electromagnetic simulation model of the reverberation chamber based on circuit approach, in order to determine the channel transfer function versus losses quantities.

Le développement des antennes modales, qui sont des antennes actives reconfigurables en diagramme de rayonnement mais pas en réseaux, a commencé pour pouvoir implémenter le dépointage électronique dans les téléphones portables. Cette solution est généralement réalisée par un réseau d’antennes, ce qui est très difficile, voire impossible, dans un téléphone portable. Le dépointage permettrait d’améliorer le bilan de liaison et d’augmenter le débit des données.Le premier objectif de cette thèse est donc de développer des antennes modales pour la norme LTE. Trois concepts d’antennes modales ont été présentés. Le premier est une antenne de type « folded loop » active reconfigurable par permutation des points d’alimentation et de retour à la masse. Le deuxième propose une architecture pour rassembler l’antenne principale et l’antenne diversité en bas du téléphone, tout en supportant le MIMO et l’agrégation de porteuses, deux des spécificités de la LTE. Le dernier optimise l’utilisation de la seconde antenne des systèmes LTE MIMO pour procéder au dépointage électronique.Ces antennes modales ne peuvent délivrer leur réel potentiel qu’en étant utilisées avec un algorithme de pilotage, qui choisira la configuration ou le mode approprié(e) à la situation. Le second objectif de cette thèse est donc le développement d’algorithmes intelligents de pilotage d’antennes modales. Le premier algorithme développé et breveté par la société Ethertronics a la particularité de prédire à chaque instant quel sera le meilleur mode à l’instant suivant, à l’aide de données en bande de base pour la LTE. Le second algorithme est déterministe et permet d’estimer et de suivre la direction d’arrivée du signal. Il sélectionne ensuite le mode qui possède le meilleur gain dans cette direction, dans le but d’améliorer le bilan de liaison. / The development of modal antennas which are radiation pattern reconfigurable active antennas, but not arrays, started in order to implement beam forming in cellphones. This solution is generally made with an antenna array, which is very difficult, even impossible, in a mobile phone. Beam forming could improve the link budget and increase the data rate. The first aim of this thesis is the development of modal antennas for LTE standard. Three modal antennas concepts were presented. The first one is a reconfigurable “folded loop” active antenna by permutation of feed and ground points. The second one is a solution to gather the main and the diversity antenna in the bottom part of the phone, and to support MIMO and carrier aggregation, which are two features of LTE. The last one optimizes the use of the second antenna in LTE MIMO systems in order to perform beam forming. These modal antennas will provide their real potential only by being used by a driving algorithm which will choose the best mode or configuration according to the situation. So, the second aim of this thesis is the development of smart modal antenna driving algorithms. The first algorithm, developed and patented by Ethertronics, has the specificity to predict, at each moment, which mode will be the best for the next moment, by using baseband data for LTE. The second algorithm is deterministic and can estimate and track the direction of arrival of the signal. Then, it selects the mode which has the best gain in this direction in order to improve the link budget.

Les antennes à pointage électronique présentent des avantages significatifs dans les systèmes de communication sans fil. Malgré cela elles ne sont toujours pas implantées dans l'industrie automobile. En effet, l'espace limité et le toit en grande partie métallique freinent l’utilisation de ces aériens dans ce contexte contraint. De nombreux défis restent à relever pour concevoir un système efficace, peu encombrant, faible coût et permettant de rayonner sur 360°. L’objectif de cette thèse est donc la mise au point d’une antenne à balayage électronique pour application automobile fonctionnant dans la bande LTE. Un système de «type MIMO » est proposé. Une antenne à résonateur diélectrique efficace, multi-bandes et efficace est conçue selon une procédure de développement spécifique. Un déphaseur accordable est également mis au point et réalisé. Il utilise des commutateurs et un condensateur variable. Un déphasage de 360 degrés est obtenu, le dispositif est commandé électriquement. L’antenne et le déphaseur sont ensuite associés dans un système complet fonctionnant dans la bande LTE. Celui-ci utilise deux antennes identiques, une seule étant alimentée. Ce système complet est mesuré seul et sur le véhicule. Les résultats obtenus sont prometteurs et permettent d’envisager, moyennant quelques améliorations, une exploitation industrielle. Les études menées pour aboutir à ce dispositif sont détaillées dans le manuscrit. / Even though beam steering technology has significant advantages in wireless communication systems, it is still not implemented in the automotive industry. Indeed, the limited space and the large metal sheet on the rooftop are the challenges for such system. This thesis is focused on the design of the LTE beam steering antenna based on a MIMO system for an automotive environment. An appropriate multiband, efficient and compact Dielectric Resonator Antenna is conceived using a specific development procedure. Also, a tunable phase shifter is designed and realized with switches and a variable capacitor. It has 360 degrees phase shift and can be electrically controlled. The proposed DRA and phase shifter are integrated in a global antenna system for automotive application in the LTE band. We finally propose a MIMO system with an active beam steering radiation pattern. It is very compact and can be implemented on the vehicle rooftop. Using the proposed phase shifter, a beam steering antenna is obtained with a global coverage close to 360� for the antenna alone or on the vehicle. Measurements are made in the using context of the antenna. Finally, the developed system is, with some improvement, powerful for powerful enough for "commercial" automotive applications. The studies carried out to develop this antenna are detailed in this manuscript.

La croissance exponentielle du nombre de dispositifs communicants et des services sans fils émergents fixe des objectifs toujours plus haut pour répondre à la demande de capacité sans cesse croissante des utilisateurs. Cela pose des défis constants pour atteindre les objectifs envisagés. La réutilisation spectrale élevée (High efficiency spectral reuse) a été adopté, cependant, elle conduit à des interférences accrues sur le réseau, ce qui dégrade les performances. L'OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) est utilisé comme solution dans les réseaux de 4 G. Grâce à son orthogonalité, l'OFDM élimine l'interférence intra-cellulaire, mais l'interférence inter-cellule reste importante. Plusieurs méthodes connues sous le nom d'Inter-Cell interférences coordination (ICIC) ont été proposées pour les diminuer. L'ICIC permet la gestion des ressources radio coordonnée entre plusieurs cellules appelées ENodeB. Ces eNodeB peuvent partager les informations nécessaires grâce à l'interface X2 qui les relient, ces informations sont transmises par des messages LTE normalisés. Lorsque les ENodeBs sélectionnent égoïstement les ressources, la théorie de jeux non-coopératifs est largement appliquée pour trouver un juste équilibre. Dans cette thèse, nous mettons l'accent sur l'ICIC pour la liaison descendante d'un système OFDMA cellulaire dans le contexte du projet SOAPS (Spectrum opportuniste accès à la Sécurité publique). Ce projet a pour but l'amélioration de la planification des ressources de fréquences pour fournir des services à large bande dans les systèmes PMR (radiocommunications mobiles privées) en utilisant les technologies LTE. Nous adressons le problème d'ICIC en proposant quatre solutions différentes sous forme d'algorithmes entièrement décentralisés, ces algorithmes se basent sur la théorie des jeux non-coopératifs avec des équilibres de Nash purs des jeux considérés / The exponential growth in the number of communications devices has set out new ambitious targets to meet the ever-increasing demand for user capacity in emerging wireless systems. However, the inherent impairments of communication channels in cellular systems pose constant challenges to meet the envisioned targets. High spectral reuse efficiency was adopted as a solution to higher data rates. Despite its benefits, high spectral reuse leads to increased interference over the network, which degrades performances of mobile users with bad channel quality. To face this added interfence, OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) is used for the new 4th generation network. Thanks to its orthogonality OFDM eliminates the intra-cellular interference, but when the same resources are used in two adjacents cells, the inter-cell interference becomes severe. To get rid of the latter, several methods for Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC) have been proposed. ICIC allows coordinated radio resources management between multiple cells. The eNodeBs can share resource usage information and interference levels over the X2 interface through LTE-normalized messages. Non-cooperative game theory was largely applied were eNodeBs selfishly selects resource blocks (RBs) in order to minimize interference. In this thesis, we stress on ICIC for the downlink of a cellular OFDMA system in the context of the SOAPS (Spectrum Opportunistic Access in Public Safety) project. This project focuses on the improvement of frequency resource scheduling for Broadband Services provision by PMR (Private Mobile Radio) systems using LTE technologies. We addressed this problem with four different solutions based on Non-cooperative game theory, three algorithms are devoted to RB selection in order to manage the interference, while the last one is a power control scheme with power economy and enhanced system performances