Multi-Channel Iterative FDE for Single Carrier Block Transmission over Underwater Acoustic Channels

Recently, single carrier block transmission(SCBT) has received much attention in high-rate phase-coherent underwater acoustic communication.However,minimum-mean-square-error(MMSE) linear FDE may suffer performance loss in the severely time dispersive underwater acoustic channel. To combat the channel distortion, a novel multi-channel receiver with maximum ratio combining and a low complex T/4 fractional iterative frequency domain equalization(FDE) is investigated to improve diversity gain and the bit error rate(BER) performance. The proposed method has been verified by the real data from a lake underwater acoustic communication test in November 2011. At 1.8 km, the useful data rates are around 1500 and 3000 bits/s for BPSK and QPSK respectively. The results show the improvements of system performance. Compared with MMSE FDE system, the output SNR improvement is 6.9 d B, and the BER is from 10-3 to no error bits for BPSK. The output SNR improvement is 5.3 d B, and the BER is from 1.91×10-2 to 2.2×10-4for QPSK.

Iterative Block DFE for Underwater Acoustic Single Carrier System

Abstract： In order to gain a better performance and reduce the computational complexity of the filter design in the underwater acoustic single car rier system, a new Iterative Block DFE （IBDFE） is proposed, which operates iteratively on blocks of the received signal, and fully implements its filtering operations by Discrete Fourier Trans forms （DFTs）. Two design methods are consid ered for IBDFE： one is HDIBDFE, and the oth er is SDIBDFE. In this paper, the first one is a dopted. In this scheme,

Mitigation of spectral leakage for single carrier, block-processing cognitive radio receivers

Cognitive Radio （CR） is a multiuser, wireless communication concept that allows for a dynamic and adaptive assignment of spectral resources. The coexistence of multiple users, often transmitting at significantly different power levels, makes CR receivers vulnerable to spectral leakage caused by components＇ nonlinearities and timetruncation of the processed signal records. In this work we propose a method for mitigating the latter with an adaptive choice of the length of the processing block size. With simulations we show that a significant leakage reduction that leads to receiver dynamic range improvement of around 10 dB can be achieved with the proposed method.

Colorless WDM-PON Using Single Side Band Carrier Suppressed Signals Mitigating Carrier Rayleigh Backscattering

A new scheme is offered for minimizing carrier Rayleigh backscattering(CRB) in single feeder fiber based wavelength division multiplexed passive optical network(WDM-PON). The proposed scheme is based on single side band carrier suppressed(SSBCS) signal, both at network and receiver sides, used for the first time at optical line terminal(OLT) and optical network unit(ONU) sides. We use dual-drive Mach-zehnder modulator(DD-MZM) for generating SSB-CS signals, which decreases the expense per bit in full transmission. SSB-CS mitigates CRB, both at OLT and ONU sides, because of having no chance of reflections from the carrier. Since no extra dedicated RF or laser source is used at ONU side, we thus achieve cost effective colorless WDM-PON system. Suppressed signals from four channels, each of 10 Gbps, are multiplexed before injecting into the fiber span of 25 km at OLT. At ONU side, half of the downlink power is used for re-modulating the data signal. The simulation results show an errorfree transmission. Moreover, the detailed power budget calculations show that the proposed scheme can be sought out for splitting ratio up to 128. Hence it offers enough system's margin for unseen losses.

Proposal of Single Sideband Modulation Scheme Using Frequency Domain Filtering

With the rapid development of wireless systems,the demand for frequency resources has been increasing in recent years.Therefore,it is necessary to consider the high-quality communication method that efficiently utilizes finite frequency resources.In this paper,Single Sideband 16 Pulse Amplitude Modulation(SSB 16PAM)scheme for the uplink communication is proposed.It transmits data in only Lower Sideband(LSB)without extra Hilbert components.Under Additive White Gaussian Noise(AWGN)channel environment,Bit Error Rate(BER)performance of the proposed scheme is superior by 3 dB in terms of Carrier-to-Noise Ratio(CNR)to 256 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation(256QAM)scheme with the same frequency efficiency and the same Peak-to-Average Power Ratio(PAPR).Our proposed scheme employs the original frequency domain filter on the transmitter side to form an ideal spectrum.The configuration of its process is almost similar to Single Carrier-Frequency Division Multiple Access(SC-FDMA),moreover,half of the input data on the frequency domain is removed.The proposed frequency domain filter produces the SSB-modulated spectrum with a roll-off rate of zero without degrading the BER performance.

On the Probability Density Function of the Real and Imaginary Parts in WFRFT Signals

Recently a Hybrid Carrier （HC） scheme based on Weighted-type Fractional Fourier Transform （WFRFT） was proposed and developed, which contains Single Carrier （SC） and Multi-Carrier （MC） synergetie transmission. The wide interest is primarily due to its appealing characteristics, such as the robust performances in different types of selective fading channels and a great deal of potential for secure communications. According to the literatures, the HC signal and SC or MC signal probability distributions are different. In particular, some benefits of this HC scheme are brought by the quasi-Gaussian distribution of WFRFT signals. However, until now researchers have only presented statistic properties through computer simulations, and the accurate expressions of signals are not derived yet. In this paper, we derive the accu- rate and rigorously established closed-form expressions of Probability Density Function （PDF） of WFRFT signal real and imaginary parts with a large number of QPSK subcarriers, and this PDF can describe the behavior of data modulated by WFRFT, avoiding the complex computation for extensive computer simulations. Furthermore, the components of PDF expression are described and analyzed, and it is revealed that the tendency of signal quasi-Gaussian changes with the increasing of the parameter a （a in （0,1]）. To validate the analytical results, extensive simulations have been conducted, showing a very good match between the analytical results and the real situations. The contribution of this paper may be useful to deduce the closed form expressions of Bit Error Ratio （BER）, the Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function （CCDF） of Peak to Average Power Ratio （PAPR）, and other analytical studies which adopt the PDF.

Walsh Hadamard Transform Based Transceiver Design for SC-FDMA with Discrete Wavelet Transform

This article proposes a new transceiver design for Single carrier frequency division multiple access(SCFDMA)system based on discrete wavelet transform(DWT). SCFDMA offers almost same structure as Orthogonal frequency division multiple access(OFDMA)with extra advantage of low Peak to Average Power Ratio(PAPR). Moreover,this article also suggests the application of Walsh Hadamard transform(WHT)for linear precoding(LP)to improve the PAPR performance of the system. Supremacy of the proposed transceiver over conventional Fast Fourier transform(FFT)based SCFDMA is shown through simulated results in terms of PAPR,spectral efficiency(SE)and bit error rate(BER).

Utility-optimization dynamic subcarrier allocation algorithm for SC-FDMA systems

Two utility-optimization dynamic subcarrier allocation(DSA) algorithms are designed for single carrier frequency division multiple access system(SC-FDMA).The two proposed algorithms aim to support diverse transmission capacity requirements in wireless networks,which consider both the channel state information(CSI) and the capacity requirements of each user by setting appropriate utility functions.Simulation results show that with considerable lower computational complexity,the first utility-optimization algorithm can meet the system capacity requirements of each user effectively.However,the rate-sum capacity performance is poor.Furthermore,the second proposed utility-optimization algorithm can contribute a better trade-off between system rate-sum capacity requirement and the capacity requirements of each user by introducing the signal to noise ratio(SNR) information to the utility function based on the first utility-optimization algorithm,which can improve the user requirements processing capability as well as achieve a better sum-rate capacity.

Comparison of Achievable Rates of OFDM and Single Carrier Communication Systems

This paper presents a theoretical comparison of a single carrier system and a multi-carrier system through an analysis of the achievable rate under frequency selective fading with channel state information at the receiver. A scheme was designed to compare the achievable rates of a single carrier system and an Or- thogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing （OFDM） system. A thorough theoretical analysis of the two-path channel was conducted, and simulations were also used to analyze practical stochastic channels. Analysis and simulation results show that the achievable rates of the two approaches are comparable when the channel is flat fading. However, when the channel is frequency selective fading, the single carrier system outperforms the OFDM system. The achievable rate of the OFDM system is about 10% lower than that of the single carrier system at higher SNRs.

SYSTEMATIC DESIGN OF SINGLE CARRIER OVERLAP FREQUENCY DOMAIN EQUALIZATION

This paper proposes a systematic design method of overlap frequency domain equalization(FDE) for single carrier (SC) transmission without a guard interval (GI).Based on the analysis of signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) of the equalizer output for each symbol,the authors adaptivelydetermine the block of the overlap FDE,where the block is defined as a set of symbols at the equalizeroutput with sufficiently low error rate,for a certain fixed sliding window size,which corresponds toa fast Fourier transform (FFT) window size.The proposed method takes advantage of the fact thatthe utility part of the equalized signal is localized around the center of the FFT window.In addition,the authors also propose to adjust the block size in order to control the computational complexity ofthe equalization per processed sample associating with the average bit error rate (BER) of the system.Simulation results show that the proposed scheme can achieve comparable BER performance to theconventional SC-FDE scheme with sufficient GI insertion for both the coded and uncoded cases withvarious modulation levels,while requiring lower computational complexity compared to the SC overlapFDE transmission with the fixed block.

Analysis and simulation of a single-phase seven-level inverter controlled by modified sinusoidal PWM technique

In this paper,a modified sinusoidal pulse width modulation(MSPWM)technique and a modified single-phase H-bridge seven-level inverter is proposed.The switching pulses for the proposed seven-level inverter are generated using a single triangular carrier waveform,a fully rectified sinusoidal signal,and three stepped reference signals(Uref1,Uref2 and Uref3).Using optimization technique,the magnitude of the stepped reference signal is determined so that the total harmonic distortion(THD)of the output voltage waveform is minimum and the fundamental component,RMS value of the voltage is improved for a given modulation index Ma as compared to the sinusoidal pulse width modulation(SPWM).By the implementation of the new scheme,the seven-level of the inverter output voltage level(+Vdc,+2Vdc/3,+Vdc/3,0,−Vdc,−2Vdc/3,−Vdc)is obtained for any given modulation index.Similarly,if only two stepped reference signals are used then the inverter will act as a five-level inverter for any modulating index Ma.The proposed MSPWM and seven-level inverter are simulated on MATLAB/SIMULINK for R,R-L load and on a single-phase capacitor-start and capacitor-start-run Induction Motor.

Preliminary assessment of the navigation and positioning performance of BeiDou regional navigation satellite system

BeiDou regional navigation satellite system （BDS） also called BeiDou-2 has been in full operation since December 27, 2012. It consists of 14 satellites, including 5 satellites in Geostationary Orbit （GEO）, 5 satellites in Inclined Geosynchronous Orbit （IGSO）, and 4 satellites in Medium Earth Orbit （MEO）. In this paper, its basic navigation and positioning performance are evaluated preliminarily by the real data collected in Beijing, including satellite visibility, Position Dilution of Precision （PDOP） value, the precision of code and carrier phase measurements, the accuracy of single point positioning and differential position- ing and ambiguity resolution （AR） performance, which are also compared with those of GPS. It is shown that the precision of BDS code and carrier phase measurements are about 33 cm and 2 mm, respectively, which are comparable to those of GPS, and the accuracy of BDS single point positioning has satisfied the design requirement. The real-time kinematic positioning is also feasible by BDS alolae in the opening condition, since its fixed rate and reliability of single-epoch dual-frequency AR is comparable to those of GPS. The accuracy of BDS carrier phase differential positioning is better than 1 cm for a very short baseline of 4.2 m and 3 cm for a short baseline of 8.2 km, which is on the same level with that of GPS. For the combined BDS and GPS, the fixed rate and reliability of single-epoch AR and the positioning accuracy are improved significantly. The accu- racy of BDS/GPS carrier phase differential positioning is about 35 and 20 % better than that of GPS for two short baseline tests in this study. The accuracy of BDS code differential positioning is better than 2.5 m. However it is worse than that of GPS, which may result from large code multipath errors of BDS GEO satellite measurements.

An underwater acoustic direct sequence spread spectrum communication system using dual spread spectrum code

With the goal of achieving high stability and reliability to support underwater point-to-point communications and code division multiple access(CDMA) based underwater networks, a direct sequence spread spectrum based underwater acoustic communication system using dual spread spectrum code is proposed. To solve the contradictions between the information data rate and the accuracy of Doppler estimation, channel estimation, and frame synchronization, a data frame structure based on dual spread spectrum code is designed. A long spread spectrum code is used as the training sequence, which can be used for data frame detection and synchronization, Doppler estimation, and channel estimation. A short spread spectrum code is used to modulate the effective information data. A delay cross-correlation algorithm is used for Doppler estimation, and a correlation algorithm is used for channel estimation. For underwater networking, each user is assigned a different pair of spread spectrum codes. Simulation results show that the system has a good anti-multipath, anti-interference, and anti-Doppler performance, the bit error rate can be smaller than 10^(-6) when the signal-to-noise ratio is larger than-10 dB, the data rate can be as high as 355 bits/s, and the system can be used in the downlink of CDMA based networks.

Towards Qo E-based resource allocation schemes in SC-FDMA systems

One of the critical techniques of quality of experience(Qo E) provisioning in single carrier frequency division multiple access(SC-FDMA) systems is related to implementation of efficient radio resource allocation(RRA) schemes. So far as we know, Qo E-based RRA in SC-FDMA systems is still an open issue. Therefore, in this paper, five different Qo E-based RRA schemes in SC-FDMA system are investigated based on different criteria. The first three Qo E criteria applied in other wireless systems are maximizing average mean opinion score(MOS) over all users(Max-MOS), maximizing the minimum MOS among all users(Max Min-MOS) and maximizing the minimum MOS with dropping some users requiring the highest amount of resources(Max Min-Min MOSX.Y-MOS). Then, the improved Max Min-Min MOSX.Y-MOS criterion focuses on changing user dropping principle to promote the probability of more users obtaining satisfied experience. By defining MOS higher than threshold as the effective MOS, maximizing average effective MOS over all users(Max-EMOS) is proposed as a totally new criterion which gives quantitative measurement of how many users to what extent obtaining satisfied experience. Mathematical expressions and solutions of these schemes are also presented in this paper. In addition, performance comparisons are made in simulations to further display their respective advantages and disadvantages.