The fourth-generation(4G)and fifth-generation(5G)wireless communication systems use the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing(OFDM)modulation techniques and subcarrier allocations.The OFDM modulator and demodulat...The fourth-generation(4G)and fifth-generation(5G)wireless communication systems use the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing(OFDM)modulation techniques and subcarrier allocations.The OFDM modulator and demodulator have inverse fast Fourier transform(IFFT)and fast Fourier transform(FFT)respectively.The biggest challenge in IFFT/FFT processor is the computation of imaginary and real values.CORDIC has been proved one of the best rotation algorithms for logarithmic,trigonometric,and complex calculations.The proposed work focuses on the OFDM transceiver hardware chip implementation,in which 8-point to 1024-point IFFT and FFT are used to compute the operations in transmitter and receiver respectively.The coordinate rotation digital computer(CORDIC)algorithm has read-only memory(ROM)-based architecture to store FFT twiddle factors and their angle generators.The address generation unit is required to fetch the data and write the results into the memory in the appropriate sequence.CORDIC provides low memory,delay,and optimized hardware on the field-programmable gate array(FPGA)in comparison to normal FFT architecture for the OFDM system.The comparative performance of the FFT and CORDICFFT based OFDM transceiver chip is estimated using FPGA parameters:slices,flip-flops,lookup table(LUTs),frequency,power,and delay.The design is developed using integrated synthesis environment(ISE)Xilinx version 14.7 software,synthesized using very-high-speed integrated circuit hardware description language(VHDL),and tested on Virtex-5 FPGA.展开更多
This paper focuses on the forward error correction(FEC),the basic parameters determination of the RS convolution code,Turbo code and the LDPC code,and the corresponding encoding and decoding algorithm in power line co...This paper focuses on the forward error correction(FEC),the basic parameters determination of the RS convolution code,Turbo code and the LDPC code,and the corresponding encoding and decoding algorithm in power line communication(PLC)standard.Simulation experiment which is designed for narrow-band power line communication system based on OFDM is done.The coding using RS convolution code,Turbo code and LDPC code are compared,and further it is determined that which encoding method is more suitable for power line communication in China.展开更多
Due to its large bandwidth and the complexity of indoor environment, the ultra-wideband （UWB） channel is frequency selective, which affects the data rate and reliability of UWB communication. This paper investigates...Due to its large bandwidth and the complexity of indoor environment, the ultra-wideband （UWB） channel is frequency selective, which affects the data rate and reliability of UWB communication. This paper investigates amplify-and-forward （AF） relay scheme to mitigate this reliability problem for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing （OFDM）-UWB communication. The relay can be used to acquire capacity gain and diversity gain just like multiple-input and multiple-output （MIMO） system. The first investigation focuses on the relay-node selection criterion and combination ratio for capacity gain. Capacity gain depends on the correlation of frequency responses between direct link and relay link in addition to signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） of relay link. Increased similarity of the two frequency responses increases capacity gain. Capacity gain＇s best relay and combination ratio are found by taking the derivative of the capacity equation. Solution of the quadratic derivative equation of ratio finds the optimal ratios for every potential relay node. The second investigation focuses on relay-node selection criterion and combination ratio for diversity gain. Higher diversity gain corresponds to less deep-faded sub-channels of combined signal. Reduced computation divides the problem into two steps： the first step selects the relay node according to the criterion that is dependent on the expectation value and variance of S（f）--the function of SNR of Jq the second step solves the optimization problem for optimal combination ratio. Numerical simulation shows that our scheme is effective in pursuit of capacity gain and of diversity gain.展开更多
文摘The fourth-generation(4G)and fifth-generation(5G)wireless communication systems use the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing(OFDM)modulation techniques and subcarrier allocations.The OFDM modulator and demodulator have inverse fast Fourier transform(IFFT)and fast Fourier transform(FFT)respectively.The biggest challenge in IFFT/FFT processor is the computation of imaginary and real values.CORDIC has been proved one of the best rotation algorithms for logarithmic,trigonometric,and complex calculations.The proposed work focuses on the OFDM transceiver hardware chip implementation,in which 8-point to 1024-point IFFT and FFT are used to compute the operations in transmitter and receiver respectively.The coordinate rotation digital computer(CORDIC)algorithm has read-only memory(ROM)-based architecture to store FFT twiddle factors and their angle generators.The address generation unit is required to fetch the data and write the results into the memory in the appropriate sequence.CORDIC provides low memory,delay,and optimized hardware on the field-programmable gate array(FPGA)in comparison to normal FFT architecture for the OFDM system.The comparative performance of the FFT and CORDICFFT based OFDM transceiver chip is estimated using FPGA parameters:slices,flip-flops,lookup table(LUTs),frequency,power,and delay.The design is developed using integrated synthesis environment(ISE)Xilinx version 14.7 software,synthesized using very-high-speed integrated circuit hardware description language(VHDL),and tested on Virtex-5 FPGA.
基金This work was supported by the State Key Lab of Power System,Tsinghua University,Beijing,China(SKLD11KM05).
文摘This paper focuses on the forward error correction(FEC),the basic parameters determination of the RS convolution code,Turbo code and the LDPC code,and the corresponding encoding and decoding algorithm in power line communication(PLC)standard.Simulation experiment which is designed for narrow-band power line communication system based on OFDM is done.The coding using RS convolution code,Turbo code and LDPC code are compared,and further it is determined that which encoding method is more suitable for power line communication in China.
基金supported by National Natural Science Fundation of China (61271201)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (W12JB00060 and 2013JBM016)
文摘Due to its large bandwidth and the complexity of indoor environment, the ultra-wideband （UWB） channel is frequency selective, which affects the data rate and reliability of UWB communication. This paper investigates amplify-and-forward （AF） relay scheme to mitigate this reliability problem for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing （OFDM）-UWB communication. The relay can be used to acquire capacity gain and diversity gain just like multiple-input and multiple-output （MIMO） system. The first investigation focuses on the relay-node selection criterion and combination ratio for capacity gain. Capacity gain depends on the correlation of frequency responses between direct link and relay link in addition to signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） of relay link. Increased similarity of the two frequency responses increases capacity gain. Capacity gain＇s best relay and combination ratio are found by taking the derivative of the capacity equation. Solution of the quadratic derivative equation of ratio finds the optimal ratios for every potential relay node. The second investigation focuses on relay-node selection criterion and combination ratio for diversity gain. Higher diversity gain corresponds to less deep-faded sub-channels of combined signal. Reduced computation divides the problem into two steps： the first step selects the relay node according to the criterion that is dependent on the expectation value and variance of S（f）--the function of SNR of Jq the second step solves the optimization problem for optimal combination ratio. Numerical simulation shows that our scheme is effective in pursuit of capacity gain and of diversity gain.
