Mapping DSP algorithms to a reconfigurable architecture Adaptive Wireless Networking (AWGN)

This report will discuss the Adaptive Wireless Networking project. The vision of the Adaptive Wireless Networking project will be given. The strategy of the project will be the implementation of multiple communication systems in dynamically reconfigurable heterogeneous hardware. An overview of a wireless LAN communication system, namely HiperLAN/2, and a Bluetooth communication system will be given. Possible implementations of these systems in a dynamically reconfigurable architecture are discussed. Suggestions for future activities in the Adaptive Wireless Networking project are also given

Signal Processing in Flarion System

Cílem bakalářské práce Zpracování signálů v systému Flarion bylo prostudovat způsoby zpracování signálu ve fyzické vrstvě a architekturu sítě Flarion. Na základě získaných poznatků při studiu fyzické vrstvy bylo za úkolem sestavit v prostředí Matlab model systému a simulace BER v závislosti na poměr vysílaného výkonu a výkonu rušivého signálu. V první části práce je detailní popis fyzické vrstvy Flarionu, probrána je baseband a OFDM modulace, LDPC kódování a frekvenční skákání. V druhém části práce je prostudována architektura sítě, ekvalizace, řízení výkonu, radiových zdrojů, a způsob handoffu. Ve třetí části práce je vytvoření downlink a uplink modelu v Matlab, dále je provedena simulace BER v závislosti na poměr vysílaného výkonu a výkonu rušivého signálu.The aim of the bachelor’s thesis Signal processing in Flarion System was to examine the signal processing methodsin physical layer and Flarion‘s network architecture. A communication channel was created in Matlab environment, based on the knowledges acquired in the study of the physical layer and the system behaviour was simulated by transmitting data through a noisy channel.

Timing and Carrier Synchronization in Wireless Communication Systems: A Survey and Classification of Research in the Last 5 Years

Timing and carrier synchronization is a fundamental requirement for any wireless communication system to work properly. Timing synchronization is the process by which a receiver node determines the correct instants of time at which to sample the incoming signal. Carrier synchronization is the process by which a receiver adapts the frequency and phase of its local carrier oscillator with those of the received signal. In this paper, we survey the literature over the last 5 years (2010–2014) and present a comprehensive literature review and classification of the recent research progress in achieving timing and carrier synchronization in single-input single-output (SISO), multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), cooperative relaying, and multiuser/multicell interference networks. Considering both single-carrier and multi-carrier communication systems, we survey and categorize the timing and carrier synchronization techniques proposed for the different communication systems focusing on the system model assumptions for synchronization, the synchronization challenges, and the state-of-the-art synchronization solutions and their limitations. Finally, we envision some future research directions

Low Probability of Intercept Waveforms via Intersymbol Dither Performance under Multipath Conditions

This thesis examines the effects of multipath interference on Low Probability of Intercept (LPI) waveforms generated using intersymbol dither. LPI waveforms are designed to be difficult for non-cooperative receivers to detect and manipulate, and have many uses in secure communications applications. In prior research, such a waveform was designed using a dither algorithm to vary the time between the transmission of data symbols in a communication system. This work showed that such a method can be used to frustrate attempts to use non-cooperative receiver algorithms to recover the data. This thesis expands on prior work by examining the effects of multipath interference on cooperative and non-cooperative receiver performance to assess the above method’s effectiveness using a more realistic model of the physical transmission channel. Both two and four ray multipath interference channel models were randomly generated using typical multipath power profiles found in existing literature. Different combinations of maximum allowable symbol delay, pulse shapes and multipath channels were used to examine the bit error rate performance of 1) a Minimum Mean Squared Error (MMSE) cooperative equalizer structure with prior knowledge of the dither pattern and 2) a Constant Modulus Algorithm (CMA) non-cooperative equalizer. Cooperative MMSE equalization resulted in approximately 6-8 dB BER performance improvement in Eb/No over non-cooperative equalization, and for a full range symbol timing dither non-cooperative equalization yields a theoretical BER limit of Pb=10−1. For 50 randomly generated multipath channels, six of the four ray channels and 15 of the two ray channels exhibited extremely poor equalization results, indicating a level of algorithm sensitivity to multipath conditions