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Implementation and Performance Evaluation of an OFDM Modem With Variations in Cyclic Prefix Length and Channel Coding for Different Channels. Indira Rajagopal Joydeep Acharya Madhavi V Ratnagiri Sumathi Gopal. Course: Communication Theory (ECE 545); Rutgers University
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Implementation and Performance Evaluation of an OFDM Modem With Variations in Cyclic Prefix Length and Channel Coding for Different Channels Indira Rajagopal Joydeep Acharya Madhavi V Ratnagiri Sumathi Gopal Course: Communication Theory (ECE 545); Rutgers University Professor: Dr. Predrag Spasojevic
Topics • Introduction to OFDM • Description of OFDM system simulated • Channel Simulation • Results • Conclusions • References OFDM Performance
Introduction to OFDM • Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing; • Part of xDSL, IEEE 802.11a standards • Improves Data rates, such as 56Mbps in IEEE 802.11a OFDM Performance
Introduction to OFDM • Resilience to frequency selective channels Courtesy : “Multicarrier Primer” OFDM Performance
S/P S/P Mapping from size N/2 to N IFFT Modulation (M) Channel Coding Inter Leaving Cyclic Prefix Source Data Modulation (M) To Channel Modulation (M) Modulation (M) OFDM Transmitter Bits per OFDM symbol = (IFFT_Size/2) * log2(M) OFDM Performance
P/S S/P Mapping from size N/2 to N IFFT Modulation Channel Coding Inter Leaving Cyclic Prefix Modulation To Channel Source Data Modulation Modulation Channel Coding Courtesy: 802.11a std. OFDM Performance
P/S S/P Mapping from size N/2 to N IFFT Modulation Channel Coding Inter Leaving Cyclic Prefix Modulation To Channel Source Data Modulation Modulation Interleaving Read out b4 b10 b7 b1 b2 b5 b8 b11 Fill in b3 b6 b9 b12 OFDM Performance
P/S S/P Mapping from size N/2 to N IFFT Modulation Channel Coding Inter Leaving Cyclic Prefix Modulation To Channel Source Data Modulation Modulation Interleaving b4 b10 Read out b1 b7 b1 b4 b7 b10 b2 b5 b8 b11 b3 b6 b9 b12 b2 b5 b8 b11 Fill in b3 b6 b9 b12 OFDM Performance
P/S S/P Mapping from size N/2 to N IFFT Modulation Channel Coding Inter Leaving Cyclic Prefix Modulation To Channel Source Data Modulation Modulation Modulation Schemes Used • QPSK (4-QAM) • 16-QAM • 64-QAM OFDM Performance
P/S S/P Mapping from size N/2 to N IFFT Modulation Channel Coding Inter Leaving Cyclic Prefix Modulation To Channel Source Data Modulation Modulation X1 IFFT Block Re(XN/2) X1 X2 Real Valued samples Mapper XN/2-1 Im(XN/2) XN/2-1 X*N/2-1 XN/2 X*1 N N/2 N N/2 to N Mapper and IFFT X*n-k = Xk where k : 1,… n/2 OFDM Performance
Adding cyclic prefix P/S S/P Mapping from size N/2 to N IFFT Modulation Channel Coding Inter Leaving Cyclic Prefix Modulation To Channel Source Data Modulation Modulation x(n) * h(n) = X(k)H(k) Original N Samples Time Added Prefix Cyclic prefix length OFDM Performance
Channel Models • AWGN: r = s + n • Rayleigh Flat fading: r = ρs + n where ρ is Rayleigh distributed • Rayleigh Frequency Selective: r = h*s + nwhere h is channel impulse response OFDM Performance
S/P FFT Mapping from size N to N/2 Thres- holding P/S Demod Remove Cyclic Prefix From Channel Demod De- Inter Leaving Channel De- Coding Received Bits Demod Demod OFDM Receiver OFDM Performance
Thresholding S/P FFT Mapping from size N to N/2 Thres- holding P/S Demod Remove Cyclic Prefix From Channel Demod De- Inter Leaving Channel De- Coding Received Bits Demod Demod OFDM Performance
Thresholding based on decision regions for 16-QAM OFDM Performance
De-Interleaving S/P Mapping from size N to N/2 FFT Thres- holding P/S Demod Remove Cyclic Prefix Channel De- Coding From Channel Demod De- Inter Leaving Received Bits Demod Demod Read out b1 b2 b3 b1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 b7 b8 b9 b10 b11 b12 b4 b5 b6 Fill in b7 b8 b9 b10 b11 b12 OFDM Performance
Topics • Introduction to OFDM • Description of OFDM system • Channel Models • Results • Conclusions • References OFDM Performance
Received Signal Constellation for 16-QAM in Presence of AWGN OFDM Performance
Bit Error Rate for AWGN for various IFFT sizes OFDM Performance
Bit Error Rate for AWGN for various Modulation Schemes OFDM Performance
Bit Error Rate for AWGN with and without Coding OFDM Performance
OFDM spectrum OFDM Performance
Coded and uncoded BER for flat fading Rayleigh channel OFDM Performance
Effect of varying cyclic prefix in a flat fading channel OFDM Performance
Conclusions We were able to demonstrate theperformance of an OFDM system in AWGN channel and a Rayleigh channel with flat fading OFDM Performance
Further work • Obtain BER plots of frequency selective channel with and without coding • Demonstrate change in BER with change in length of cyclic prefix, for a frequency selective channel • Analyze any tradeoffs between coding and length of cyclic prefix OFDM Performance
References • IEEE 802.11a standard • J. M. Cioffi, “A multicarrier primer,” ANSI T1E1.4 Committee Contribution, Nov. 1991. • Rappaport, T.S., “Wireless Communications, Principles and Practice”, Second Edition Prentice Hall. • Sklar Bernard, “Digital Communications” , Pearson Education Asia, Second Edition, 2001. OFDM Performance
Acknowledgements • WINLAB students and faculty: Predrag, Leo, Praveen, Hithesh, Ahmed, Lang, Rueheng, Jassi, Amith, and many more. • Zoran Kostic at Thomson Inc. It was FUN! Thank You for your patience OFDM Performance