Cluster Modulation: A Generalized Modulation Scheme Leading to NOMA or Adaptive Modulation

The need for higher data rate and higher systems capacity leads to several solutions including higher constellation size, spatial multiplexing, adaptive modulation and Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA). Adaptive Modulation makes use of the user’s location from his base station, such that, closer users get bigger constellation size and hence higher data rate. A similar idea of adaptive modulation that makes use of the user’s locations is the NOMA technique. Here the base station transmits composite signals each for a different user at a different distance from the base station. The transmitted signal is formed by summing different user’s constellations with different weights. The closer the users the less average power constellation is used. This will allow the closer user to the base station to distinguish his constellation and others constellation. The far user will only distinguish his constellation and other user’s data will appear as a small interference added to his signal. In this paper, it is shown that the Adaptive modulation and the NOMA are special cases of the more general Cluster Modulation technique. Therefore, a general frame can be set to design both modulation schemes and better understanding is achieved. This leads to designing a multi-level NOMA and/or flexible adaptive modulation with combined channel coding.

Adaptive modulation in MIMO optical wireless communication systems

In the intensity modulation and direct detection （IM/DD） multiple-input multiple-output （MIMO） optical wireless communication systems, a direct-current-biased adaptive modulation scheme is proposed to guarantee the nonnegative property of transmitted signals, and the MIMO channel is converted to a parallel channel by using a singular value decomposition. Besides, a QR decomposition and successive interference cancellation based adaptive modulation scheme is proposed, and the MIMO channel can be simplified to a parallel channel under the bit error ratio （BER） target constraint. The power is optimally allocated to each sub-channel to maximize the data rate. Simulation results show that the proposed adaptive modulation schemes can effectively improve the transmission rate of the systems under the BER target and constant optical power constraints. The proposed adaptive modulation schemes make use of the multiplexing gain of the MIMO techniques, and can further improve the spectrum efficiency of optical wireless systems.

CSI Feedback-based CS for Underwater Acoustic Adaptive Modulation OFDM System with Channel Prediction

In this paper, we investigate the performance of adaptive modulation （AM） orthogonal frequency division multiplexing （OFDM） system in underwater acoustic （UWA） communications. The aim is to solve the problem of large feedback overhead for channel state information （CSI） in every subcarrier. A novel CSI feedback scheme is proposed based on the theory of compressed sensing （CS）. We propose a feedback from the receiver that only feedback the sparse channel parameters. Additionally, prediction of the channel state is proposed every several symbols to realize the AM in practice. We describe a linear channel prediction algorithm which is used in adaptive transmission. This system has been tested in the real underwater acoustic channel. The linear channel prediction makes the AM transmission techniques more feasible for acoustic channel communications. The simulation and experiment show that significant improvements can be obtained both in bit error rate （BER） and throughput in the AM scheme compared with the fixed Quadrature Phase Shift Keying （QPSK） modulation scheme. Moreover, the performance with standard CS outperforms the Discrete Cosine Transform （DCT） method.

Discrete-Rate Adaptive Modulation with Variable Threshold for Distributed Antenna System in the Presence of Imperfect CSI

Discrete-rate adaptive modulation （AM） scheme for distributed antenna system （DAS） with imperfect channel state information （CSI） is developed, and the corresponding performance is investigated in composite Rayleigh channel. Subject to target bit error rate （BER） constraint, an improved fixed switching threshold （FST） for the AM scheme is presented by means of tightly-approximate BER expression, and it can avoid the performance loss fxom conventional FST. Based on the imperfect CSI, the variable switching threshold （VST） is derived by utilizing the maximum a posteriori method. This VST includes the improved FST as a special case, and may lower the impact of estimation error on the performance. By the switching thresholds, the spectrum efficiency （SE） and average BER of the system are respectively derived, and resulting closed- form expressions are attained. With these expressions, the system performance can be effectively evaluated. Simulation results show that the derived theoretical SE and BER can match the simulations well. Moreover, the AM with the presented FST has higher SE than that with the conventional one, and the AM with VST can tolerate the large estimation error while maintaining the target BER.

Study of adaptive modulation and LDPC coding in multicarrier systems

An adaptive modulation （AM） algorithm is proposed and the application of the adapting algorithm together with low-density parity-check （LDPC） codes in multicarrier systems is investigated. The AM algorithm is based on minimizing the average bit error rate （BER） of systems, the combination of AM algorithm and LDPC codes with different code rates （half and three-fourths） are studied. The proposed AM algorithm with that of Fischer et al is compared. Simulation results show that the performance of the proposed AM algorithm is better than that of the Fischer＇s algorithm. The results also show that application of the proposed AM algorithm together with LDPC codes can greatly improve the performance of multicarrier systems. Results also show that the performance of the proposed algorithm is degraded with an increase in code rate when code length is the same.

Adaptive modulation MIMO system based on minimizing transmission power

Adaptive modulation (AM) is an effective technique to approach the theoretical bound of multi-input and multi-output (MIMO) channel. In most previous studies, the AM parameters were obtained by maximizing the transmission rate for a given total transmit power. In this paper, a novel AM-MIMO algorithm is presented, which is based on minimizing total transmit power when the link’s QoS requirements are given. By taking the QoS requirements into account directly, the proposed algorithm not only makes the system more flexible, but also makes the cross layer design of wireless network easier. At last, the numerical results of the proposed scheme are presented.

Simultaneous wireless information and power transfer with fixed and adaptive modulation

Activating Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) in Radio-Frequency (RF) to provide on-demand energy supply to widely deployed Internet of Everything devices is a key to the next-generation energy self-sustainable 6G network. However, Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer (SWIPT) in the same RF bands is challenging. The majority of previous studies compared SWIPT performance to Gaussian signaling with an infinite alphabet, which is impossible to implement in any realistic communication system. In contrast, we study the SWIPT system in a well-known Nakagami-m wireless fading channel using practical modulation techniques with finite alphabet. The attainable rate-energy-reliability tradeoff and the corresponding rationale are revealed for fixed modulation schemes. Furthermore, an adaptive modulation-based transceiver is provided for further expanding the attainable rate-energy-reliability region based on various SWIPT performances of different modulation schemes. The modulation switching thresholds and transmit power allocation at the SWIPT transmitter and the power splitting ratios at the SWIPT receiver are jointly optimized to maximize the attainable spectrum efficiency of wireless information transfer while satisfying the WPT requirement and the instantaneous and average BER constraints. Numerical results demonstrate the SWIPT performance of various fixed modulation schemes in different fading conditions. The advantage of the adaptive modulation-based SWIPT transceiver is validated.

LSTM-Based Adaptive Modulation and Coding for Satellite-to-Ground Communications

Satellite communication develops rapidly due to its global coverage and is unrestricted to the ground environment. However, compared with the traditional ground TCP/IP network, a satellite-to-ground link has a more extensive round trip time(RTT) and a higher packet loss rate,which takes more time in error recovery and wastes precious channel resources. Forward error correction(FEC) is a coding method that can alleviate bit error and packet loss, but how to achieve high throughput in the dynamic network environment is still a significant challenge. Inspired by the deep learning technique, this paper proposes a signal-to-noise ratio(SNR) based adaptive coding modulation method. This method can maximize channel utilization while ensuring communication quality and is suitable for satellite-to-ground communication scenarios where the channel state changes rapidly. We predict the SNR using the long short-term memory(LSTM) network that considers the past channel status and real-time global weather. Finally, we use the optimal matching rate(OMR) to evaluate the pros and cons of each method quantitatively. Extensive simulation results demonstrate that our proposed LSTM-based method outperforms the state-of-the-art prediction algorithms significantly in mean absolute error(MAE). Moreover, it leads to the least spectrum waste.

ADAPTIVE MODULATION AND POWER CONTROL FOR THROUGHPUT ENHANCEMENT IN COGNITIVE RADIOS

To regulate the transmit-power and enhance the total throughput, a novel Transmit Power Control Game (TPCG) algorithm and an adaptive Modulation TPCG (M-TPCG) algorithm which combine bandwidth allocation, adaptive modulation and transmit-power control based on Space Time Block Coding (STBC) OFDM-CDMA system are designed and a cross-layer framework of database sharing is proposed. Simulation results show that the TPCG algorithm can regulate their transmitter powers and enhance the total throughput effectively, M-TPCG algorithm can achieve maximal system throughput. The performance of the cognitive radio system is improved obviously.

POWER ALLOCATION AND ADAPTIVE MODULATION STRATEGY FOR MIMO-OFDM SYSTEMS WITH IMPERFECT CSI

The presented scheme named M-CAP (Maximum CAPacity) uses the CSI (Channel State Information) and its statistics to deduce an equivalent channel according to which the transmit power is allocated to the subchannels. And then modulation scheme is determined adaptively according to the power allocated to each subchannel. The advantage of the M-CAP scheme is that it combines power allocation and adaptive modulation while maintaining a large capacity. We demonstrate by computer simulations that the proposed M-CAP scheme can significantly improve system performance compared with the traditional schemes.

Use of Delayed Channel Estimation Results in Adaptive Modulation

In this paper,potential use of perfect but delayed channel estimates for variable-power discrete-rate adaptive modulation is explored.Research is concentrated on block by block adaptation.At first,a new quantity-TAUD(Tolerable Average Use Delay)is defined,it quantifies the performance of an adaptation scheme in tolerating the delay of channel estimates.Then,the research on TAUD shows that the delay tolerating performance declines with the increase in average power,the scheme working with more modulation modes can tolerate a longer delay,and such improvement will be more significant with the increase of average power.Finally,it shows that,as the delay tolerating performance determines the maximum block length,it has a great effect on the maximum spectral efficiency.The criterion for determining the block length appropriate for the target BER is described and a simple method of calculating the maximum block length is presented.

MAKING FULL USE OF OUTDATED CHANNEL ESTIMATES FOR BLOCK BY BLOCK ADAPTIVE MODULATIONS

This paper explores the potential to use accurate but outdated channel estimates for adaptive modulation. The work is novel in that the research is conditioned on block by block adaptation. First,we define a new quantity,the Tolerable Average Use Delay (TAUD),which can indicate the ability of an adaptation scheme to tolerate the delay of channel estimation results. We find that for the variable-power schemes,TAUD is a constant and dependent on the target Bit Error Rate (BER),average power and Doppler frequency; while for the constant-power schemes,it depends on the ad-aptation block length as well. At last,we investigate the relation between the delay tolerating per-formance and the spectral efficiency and give the system design criterion. The delay tolerating per-formance is improved at the price of lower data rate.

PERFORMANCES OF ADAPTIVE MODULATION AND CODING IN SATELLITE MOBILE CHANNEL

Given that satellite mobile channel is a time-varying channel,Adaptive Modulation and Coding(AMC) was proposed to provide robust and spectrally efficient transmission over satellite mobile channel.Three different kinds of channel environment were considered in this paper:the urban area,the rural area,and the open space.Four combinations of modulation and coding were designed to meet reliable communication on time-varying channel,and spectral efficiency and system throughput of these three kinds of channel environment were simulated.Based on the simulation results,this paper analysed the results and compared the performances of AMC with non-AMC system in these three kinds of channel environment.At last,we come to the conclusions:a system with AMC can achieve higher spectral efficiency and better system throughput;and the spectral efficiency and system throughput of AMC system will be higher on better satellite mobile channel.

Adaptive Modulation and Coding Based on Fuzzy Logic Cognitive Engine

Adaptive modulation and coding( AMC) which depends on channel state information( CSI) can make the modulation and coding scheme( MCS) for the sender changed, and make the spectrum efficiency enhanced. The traditional method of AMC establishes a lookup table of MCSs at first,and then the sender chooses the proper MCS according to the CSI from feedback channel. However,this method is not suitable for frequency selective and fast fading channel. Thus, a method based on fuzzy logic cognitive engine is proposed in this paper. The type of channel is recognized by the fuzzy logic cognitive engine,then the MCSs are modified to suit for the channel type. The simulation results show that the proposed method is more suitable for frequency selective and fast fading channel. And it is more reliability under the condition of meeting the bit error rate( BER).

MULTICARRIER DS-CDMA WITH ADAPTIVE MODULATION AND POWER ALLOCATION

Adaptive modulation and power allocation is introduced into the multicarrier DS-CDMA system to improve the system performance and bandwidth efficiency. First, the systemdesign appropriate for adaptive modulation and power allocation is given, then the algorithmof adaptive modulation and power allocation is applied. Simulation results demonstrate greatperformance improvement compared with the fixed modulated one.

Research on Threshold Adjustment Algorithm in Adaptive Modulation and Coding

Adaptive Modulation and Coding （AMC） has gained a lot of attentions in the research of High Speed Downlink Packet Access （HSDPA）. The idea is to adapt the transmission to the fast changing channel conditions by the use of different Modulation and Coding Schemes （MCS）. This paper presents an adaptive AMC algorithm and introduces a theoretical analysis model in order to to investigate its throughput and Frame Error Rate （FER）. Subject to the given FER target, our numerical and link level simulation results both show that our algorithm outperforms other existing adaptive algorithms.

Cross-layer combining of power control and adaptive modulation with truncated ARQ for cognitive radios

To maximize throughput and to satisfy users＇ requirements in cognitive radios, a cross-layer optimization problem combining adaptive modulation and power control at the physical layer and truncated automatic repeat request at the medium access control layer is proposed. Simulation results show the combination of power control, adaptive modulation, and truncated automatic repeat request can regulate transmitter powers and increase the total throughput effectively.

A novel adaptive classification scheme for digital modulations in satellite communication

To make the modulation classification system more suitable for signals in a wide range of signal to noise ratios （SNRs）, a novel adaptive modulation classification scheme is presented in this paper. Differ-ent from traditional schemes, the proposed scheme employs a new SNR estimation algorithm for small samples before modulation classification, which makes the modulation classifier work adaptively according to estimated SNRs. Furthermore, it uses three efficient features and support vector machines （SVM） in modulation classification. Computer simulation shows that the scheme can adaptively classify ten digital modulation types （i.e. 2ASK, 4ASK, 2FSK, 4FSK, 2PSK, 4PSK, 16QAM, TFM, π/4QPSK and OQPSK） at SNRS ranging from 0dB to 25dB and success rates are over 95% when SNR is not lower than 3dB. Accuracy, efficiency and simplicity of the proposed scheme are obviously improved, which make it more adaptive to engineering applications.

Adaptive modulation for SVD-based MIMO systems with outdated CSI

The performance of singular value decomposition （SVD）-based multiple-input multiple-output （MIMO） with adaptive modulation （AM） is dependent on the accuracy of the channel state information （CSI） at the transmitter and the receiver. However, for a time-varying channel, the CSI obtained at the transmitter or the receiver is incorrect owing to an inherent delay or error. A typical system employing SVD suffers degradation in capacity when outdated CSI is used to transmit data. This article first addresses the adaptive modulation MIMO system designed under perfect CSI assumption. Based on that, two scenarios of outdated CSI are investigated and analyzed. The effect of imperfect CSI on the system performance is focused on and a simple post processing SNR （pSNR） adjustment design is proposed on AM system in the two scenarios for reducing degradation in average spectral efficiency （ASE）. Simulation results show that these designs provide good performance in an adaptive way, and enable the adaptive MIMO system considerably more to be robust against CSI imperfection.

Performance of two-way amplify-and-forward relaying with adaptive modulation over Nakagami-m fading channels

This paper investigates the performance of a two-way amplify-and-forward （AF） relay system with adaptive modulation over independent and non-identical Nakagami-m fading channels. The tight closed-form cumulative distribution function （CDF） expression of the instantaneous end-to-end signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） is provided. Further, approximate closed-form expression for the average spectral efficiency of the two-way AF system with adaptive modulation is obtained. Then, a tight lower bound of outage probability is derived. Finally, we use numerical simulations to verify the tightness of our analytical results.