251 research outputs found
Study and implementation of a low complexity receiver using TCH codes
The use of coding in telecommunications systems reveals to be a technique with an essential
contribution to the improvement of the recovery of transmitted signals. Depending on the
circumstances to which a signal is subjected at transmission, by recurring to coding, it is
possible to attenuate the unfavorable effects that result from this process, obtaining a signal
with superior quality in comparison with a scenario where the presence of coding is absent.
This study aims to test the feasibility of a high-rate wireless communications system using
TCH codes being applied to an OFDM signal, subjected to noise components introduced by a
wireless AWGN channel, considering a free path propagation model. Due to their correlation
properties, the use of TCH codes reveals to be adequate since they allow the same codewords
to be used to realize both error correction and channel estimation, mitigating the channels
effects, leading to the realization of a receiver with lower complexity.
With the intent of performing a qualitative analysis to this system, a simple simulation is
executed in MATLAB where an OFDM signal is generated, being therefore applied various
TCH codes and, through channel estimation, obtain the BER for their respective code lengths
and, consequently, coding gains.
The results were obtained for the modulation indexes of 16, 64 and 256-QAM. These
demonstrate that the implementation of TCH codes is a viable option to reduce the rate of
recovered errors, enabling the reception of a signal with better reliability, especially for higher
code lengths and modulation indexes.O uso de codificação em sistemas de telecomunicações revela-se uma técnica com um
contributo essencial na melhoria da recuperação de sinais transmitidos. Dependendo das
circunstâncias às quais um sinal é submetido aquando a sua transmissão, com recurso à
codificação, é possível atenuar os efeitos adversos resultantes deste processo, obtendo uma
qualidade no sinal recebido superior face a um cenário com ausência da mesma.
Este estudo tem como objetivo testar a exequibilidade de um sistema de comunicações sem
fios para alto débito usando códigos TCH e aplicando-os a um sinal OFDM, sujeito a
componentes de ruído introduzidos por um canal sem fios AWGN, considerando um modelo
de propagação em espaço livre. Devido às propriedades de correlação destes códigos, a sua
utilização revela-se adequada pois permite que as mesmas palavras de código sejam utilizadas
para efetuar correção de erros, minimizando os efeitos do canal, possibilitando o
desenvolvimento de um recetor com menor complexidade.
Visando efetuar uma análise qualitativa do sistema, é realizada uma simulação simples em
MATLAB onde é gerado um sinal OFDM ao qual são aplicados diversos códigos TCH,
realizando estimação de canal com a finalidade de obter o BER para os diferentes comprimentos
dos códigos e, consequentemente, ganhos de codificação relativos aos mesmos.
Os resultados obtidos foram realizados para os índices de modulação 16, 64 e 256-QAM.
Estes demonstram que o uso destes códigos é uma opção viável para reduzir os erros detetados,
permitindo recuperar o sinal com maior fiabilidade, especialmente para comprimentos de
código e índices de modulação elevados
Demodulation and Detection Schemes for a Memoryless Optical WDM Channel
It is well known that matched filtering and sampling (MFS) demodulation
together with minimum Euclidean distance (MD) detection constitute the optimal
receiver for the additive white Gaussian noise channel. However, for a general
nonlinear transmission medium, MFS does not provide sufficient statistics, and
therefore is suboptimal. Nonetheless, this receiver is widely used in optical
systems, where the Kerr nonlinearity is the dominant impairment at high powers.
In this paper, we consider a suite of receivers for a two-user channel subject
to a type of nonlinear interference that occurs in
wavelength-division-multiplexed channels. The asymptotes of the symbol error
rate (SER) of the considered receivers at high powers are derived or bounded
analytically. Moreover, Monte-Carlo simulations are conducted to evaluate the
SER for all the receivers. Our results show that receivers that are based on
MFS cannot achieve arbitrary low SERs, whereas the SER goes to zero as the
power grows for the optimal receiver. Furthermore, we devise a heuristic
demodulator, which together with the MD detector yields a receiver that is
simpler than the optimal one and can achieve arbitrary low SERs. The SER
performance of the proposed receivers is also evaluated for some single-span
fiber-optical channels via split-step Fourier simulations
Digital techniques for ultra-high data rate optical fibre transmission
The exponential growth of the demand for higher data rates is pushing scientists to find ways to improve the internet infrastructure, which crucially relies on optical fibres. The main obstacle to increasing transmission rates of optical fibre systems is presented by the fibre Kerr nonlinear effect, which impairs signal transmission as the transmitted power is increased. Fortunately, optical coherent detection, in combination with digital signal processing techniques, have enabled more sophisticated digital receivers, tailored to the optical fibre channel. This thesis describes a comprehensive study on the performance of two digital receiver-side techniques: digital back-propagation (DBP) and maximum likelihood sequence detection (MLSD). DBP is the most widespread digital technique to mitigate fibre nonlinearity at the receiver. The performance of DBP, is assessed for long-haul, wide-bandwidth systems, highlighting theoretical gains and practical limitations. Analytical models to predict DBP performance are discussed and compared to numerical results. The impact of polarisation-mode dispersion on the capability of DBP to remove nonlinear impairments is investigated. The principles of detection theory are discussed in the context of the optical fibre nonlinear channel. Following such principles, MLSD strategies are studied and their performance analysed for unrepeatered systems. A close to optimum receiver scheme, using the Viterbi algorithm, is proposed and investigated for the first time in a singlespan fibre system. Finally, information-theoretic tools are used to predict achievable information rates of both receiver schemes, when employed in combination with forward error correction codes. In particular, pragmatic coded modulation schemes were examined to assess the potential of off-the-shelf channel codes. Both receiving strategies analysed were demonstrated to significantly outperform conventional receivers optimised for the additive white Gaussian noise channel. The results of this thesis provide a useful insight on the properties of the optical fibre channel and on the design of receivers aiming to maximise information rates through it
Path-integral approach to mutual information calculation for nonlinear communication channel with small second dispersion at large signal-to-noise power ratio
We consider the information fiber optical channel modeled by the nonlinear
Schrodinger equation with additive Gaussian noise. Using path-integral approach
and perturbation theory for the small dimensionless parameter of the second
dispersion, we calculate the conditional probability density functional in the
leading and next-to-leading order in the dimensionless second dispersion
parameter associated with the input signal bandwidth. Taking into account
specific filtering of the output signal by the output signal receiver, we
calculate the mutual information in the leading and next-to-leading order in
the dispersion parameter and in the leading order in the parameter
signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Further, we find the explicit expression for the
mutual information in case of the modified Gaussian input signal distribution
taking into account the limited frequency bandwidth of the input signal.Comment: 42 pages, 5 figure
The role of synchronization in digital communications using chaos - part I: fundamentals of digital communications.
In a digital communications system, data is transmitted from one location to another by mapping bit sequences to symbols, and symbols to sample functions of analog waveforms. The analog waveform passes through a bandlimited (possibly time-varying) analog channel, where the signal is distorted and noise is added. In a conventional system the analog sample functions sent through the channel are weighted sums of one or more sinusoids; in a chaotic communications system, the sample functions are segments of chaotic waveforms. At the receiver, the symbol may be recovered by means of coherent detection, where all possible sample functions are known, or by noncoherent detection, where one or more characteristics of the sample functions are estimated. In a coherent receiver, synchronization is the most commonly used technique for recovering the sample functions from the received waveform. These sample functions are then used as reference signals for a correlator. Synchronization-based receivers have advantages over noncoherent ones in terms of noise performance and bandwidth efficiency. These advantages are lost if synchronization cannot be maintained, for example, under poor propagation conditions. In these circumstances, communication without synchronization may be preferable. The main aim of this paper is to provide a unified approach for the analysis and comparison of conventional and chaotic communications systems. In Part I, the operation of sinusoidal communications techniques is surveyed in order to clarify the role of synchronization and to classify possible demodulation methods for chaotic communication
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