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`To my wife Jyoti, to our daughter Neeli, and to our sons Anand and Rajeev
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`Contents
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`2face
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`‘-knowledgments
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`tapter 1
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`Introduction
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`1.1
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`1.2
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`Standardization and Frequency Bands
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`Multimedia Communications
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`1.2.1. The Need for High Data Rates
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`1.2.2
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`Services and Applications
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`1.2.3 Antennas and Batteries
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`1.2.4
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`Safety Considerations
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`1.2.5 ATM-Based Wireless (Mobile) Broadband
`Multimedia Systems
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`1.3
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`Multipath Propagation
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`1.3.1 Multipath Channel Models
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`1.3.2 Delay Spread Values
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`Time Variation of the Channel
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`History of OFDM
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`Preview of the Book
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`1.4
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`1.5
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`1.6
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`ferences
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`apter 2
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`OFDM Basics
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`2.1
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`2.2
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`2.3
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`2.4
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`2.5
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`2.6
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`2.7
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`Introduction
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`Generation of Subcarriers using the IFFT
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`Guard Time and Cyclic Extension
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`Windowing
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`Choice of OFDM Parameters
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`OFDMSignal Processing
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`Implementation Complexity of OFDM Versus
`Single Carrier Modulation
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`Chapter 3
`3.1
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`3.2
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`3.3
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`3.4
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`3.5
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`References
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`Coding and Modulation
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`Introduction
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`Forward Error Correction Coding
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`3.2.1 Block Codes
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`3.2.2 Convolutional Codes
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`3.2.3. Concatenated Codes
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`Interleaving
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`Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
`Coded Modulation
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`Chapter 4
`4.1
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`Synchronization
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`Introduction
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`4.2
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`4.3
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`4.4
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`4.5
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`4.6
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`4.7
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`References
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`Sensitivity to Phase Noise
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`Sensitivity to Frequency Offset
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`Sensitivity to Timing Errors
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`Synchronization using the Cyclic Extension
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`Synchronization using Special Training Symbols
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`Optimum Timing in the Presence of Multipath
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`Chapter 5
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`Coherent and Differential Detection
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`5.1
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`5.2
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`Introduction
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`Coherent Detection
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`5.2.1 Two Dimensional Channel Estimators
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`5.2.2 One Dimensional Channel Estimators
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`5.2.3 Special Training Symbols
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`5.2.4 Decision Directed Channel Estimation
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`5.3
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`Differential Detection
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`5.3.1 Differential Detection in the Time Domain
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`References
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`Chapter 6
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`The Peale Power Problem
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`6.1
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`Introduction
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`6.2
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`Distribution of the Peale-to-Average Power Ratio
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`6.3
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`Clipping and Peale Windowing
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`6.3.1 Required Backoffwith a Non-Ideal Power Amplifier
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`6.3.2 Coding and Scrambling
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`6.4
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`Peale Cancellation
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`6.5
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`PAP Reduction Codes
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`Decoding of Complementary
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`6.5.5 Large Code Lengths
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`6.6
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`SYMBOL Scrambling
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`References
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`Chapter 7
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`Basics of CDMA
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`7.1
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`Introduction
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`7.2
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`CDMA: Past, Present, and Future
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`7.3
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`CDMA Concepts
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`7.3.1 Pure CDMA
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`7.4
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`Basic OS-CDMA Elements
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`7.4.1 RAKE Receiver
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`7.4.2 Power Control
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`7.4.3 Soft Handover
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`7.4.4 Interfrequency Handover
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`Chapter 8
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`Multi - Carrier CDMA
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`8.1
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`8.2
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`8.3
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`8.4
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`8.5
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`8.6
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`8.7
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`Introduction
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`Channel Model
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`DS-CDMA and MC-CDMASystems
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`8.3.1 DS-CDMASystem
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`8.3.2 MC-CDMASystem
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`MC-CDMaASystem Design
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`BEP LOWERBound
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`8.5.1 DS-CDMASystem
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`8.5.2. MC-CDMASystem
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`8.5.3. BEP Lower Bound Equivalence
`Numerical Results
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`8.6.1 MC-CDMASystem Design
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`8.6.2 Down - Link BEP Performance
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`8.6.3 Up - Link BER Performance
`Conclusions
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`Appendix 8A
`References
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`Chapter 9
`9.1
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`Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
`Introduction
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`9.2
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`9.3
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`9.4
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`Frequency Hopping OFDMA
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`Differences between OFDMA and MC-CDMA
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`OFDMASystem Description
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`9.4.1 Channel Coding
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`9.4.2 Modulation
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`9.4.3 Time and Frequency Synchronization
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`9.4.4
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`Initial Modulation Timing Synchronization
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`9.4.5
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`Initial Frequency Offset Synchronization
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`Synchronization Accuracy
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`9.4.7
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`Power Control
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`9.4.8 Random Frequency Hopping Operation
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`9.4.9 Dynamic Channel Allocation (Fast DCA)
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`9.4.10 Dynamic Channel Allocation ( Simple DCA )
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`9.4.11 Capacity of OFDMA
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`9.5
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`Conclusions
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`References
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`Chapter 10
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`10.1
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`10.2
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`10.3
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`10.4
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`Applications of OFDM
`Introduction
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`Digital Audio Broadcasting
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`Terrestrial Digital Video Broadcasting
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`Magic WAND
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`10.4.1 Magic WANDPhysical Layer
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`10.4.2 Coding
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`10.4.3 Simulated Error Probabilities
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`10.4.4 Effects of Clipping
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`10.4.5 Magic WAND Medium Access Control Layer
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`10.5
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`IEEE 802.11, HIPERLAN/2, and MMACWireless LAN Standards
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`10.5.1 OFDM Parameters
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`10.5.2 Channelization
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`10.5.3 OFDMSignal Processing
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`10.5.4 Training
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`10.5.5 Differences between IEEE 802.11, HIPERLAN/2
`and MMAC
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`10.5.6 Simulation Results
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`Preface
`
`adarey seskay ver vasa |
`at Fer cet fee fage avaticar
`sarva-dva@resu dehe ‘smin
`prak@Sa upajayate
`jfianam yada tada vidyad
`vivrddham sattvam ity uta
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`The manifestations of the mode of goodness can be experienced whenall
`the gates of the body are illuminated by knowledge
`
`The Bhagavad Gita (14.11)
`
`During the joint supervision of a Master’s thesis “The Peak-to-Average Power Ratio of
`OFDM,” of Arnout de Wild from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, we
`realized that there was a shortage of technical information on orthogonal frequency division
`multiplexing (OFDM)
`in a
`single reference. Therefore, we decided to write a
`comprehensive introduction to OFDM.This is the first book to give a broad treatment to
`OFDMfor mobile multimedia communications. Until now, no such book wasavailable in
`the market. We have attempted tofill this gap in the literature.
`Currently, OFDM is of great interest by the researchers in the Universities and
`research laboratories all over the world. OFDM has already been accepted for the new
`wireless local area network standards from IEEE 802.11, High Performance Local Area
`Network type 2 (HIPERLAN/2) and Mobile Multimedia Access Communication (MMAC)
`Systems. Also,
`it
`is expected to be used for
`the wireless broadband multimedia
`communications.
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`XIV
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`OFDM for Wireless Multimedia Communications is the first book to take a
`comprehensive look at OFDM, providing the design guidelines one needs to maximize
`benefits from this important new technology. The book gives engineers a solid base for
`assessing the performance of wireless OFDM systems.It describes the new OFDM-based
`wireless LAN standards; examines the basics of direct-sequence and frequency-hopping
`CDMA,helpful in understanding combinations of OFDM and CDMA.It also looks at
`applications of OFDM,including digital audio and video broadcasting, and wireless ATM.
`Loaded with essential
`figures
`and equations,
`it
`is
`a must-have for practicing
`communications engineers,
`researchers, academics, and students of communications
`technology.
`
`introduction to wireless broadband multimedia
`1 presents a general
`Chapter
`communication systems (WBMCS), multipath propagation, and the history of OFDM. A
`part of this chapter is based on the contributions of Luis Correia from the Technical
`University of Lisbon, Portugal, Anand Raghawa Prasad from Lucent Technologies, and
`Hiroshi Harada from the Communications Research Laboratory, Ministry of Posts and
`Telecommunications, Yokosuka, Japan.
`
`Chapters 2 to 5 deal with the basic knowledge of OFDM including modulation and
`coding, synchronization, and channel estimation, that every post-graduate student as well as
`practicing engineers must learn. Chapter 2 contains contributions of Rob Kopmeiners from
`Lucent Technologies on the FFT design.
`
`Chapter6 describes the peak-to-average power problem,as well as several solutions
`to it. It is partly based on the contribution of Arnout de Wild.
`
`Basic principles of CDMAare discussed in Chapter 7 to understand multi carrier
`CDMAandfrequency-hopping OFDMA,whichare described in Chapters 8 and 9. Chapter
`8 is based on the research contributions from Shinsuke Hara from the University of Osaka,
`Japan, a postdoctoral student at Delft University of Technology during 1995-96. Chapter 9
`is based on a UMTSproposal, with main contributions of Ralf Bébnke from Sony,
`Germany, David Bhatoolaul and Magnus Sandell from Lucent Technologies, Matthias
`Wahlquist from Telia Research, Sweden, and Jan-Jaap van de Beek from Lulea University,
`Sweden.
`
`Chapter 10 was witten from the viewpoint of top technocrats from industries,
`government departments, and policy-making bodies. It describes several applications of
`OFDM,with the main focus on wireless ATM in the Magic WANDproject, and the new
`wireless LAN standards for the 5 GHz band from IEEE 802.11, HIPERLAN/2 and MMAC.
`It is partly based on contributions from Geert Awater from Lucent Technologies, and
`Masahiro Morikura and Hitoshi Takanashi from NTT in Japan and California, respectively.
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`Wehavetried our best to make each chapter quite complete in itself. This book will
`help generate many new research problems and solutions for future mobile multimedia
`communications. We cannot claim that this book is errorless. Any remarks to improve the
`text and correct any errors would be highly appreciated.
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`Acknowledgments
`
`Che material in this book originates from several projects at Lucent Technologies and
`esearch activities at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. A great deal of
`JFDM-knowledge was acquired during the Magic WAND project,
`in which several
`‘ompanies jointly managed to build a wireless ATM network demonstrator based on
`JFDM.Wewishto thank all Magic WAND members who were involved in the design of
`he OFDM modem,in particular Geert Awater, James Hopper, Rob Kopmeiners, Erik
`3usking, Han Schmitz, Theo Kleijne, Martin Janssen, Jan Kruys, Urs Bernhard, Urs Lott,
`\lex Grant, James Aldis, Thomas Mark, Rodolfo Mannpelz, and Ari Vaisanen. Another
`ruitful source of information was the OFDM-based proposal for UMTS, with main
`ontributions coming from Ralf Béhnke, David Bhatoolaul, MagnusSandell, and Jan-Jaap
`‘ran de Beek.
`
`Richard wishes to thank Masahiro Morikura and Hitoshi Takanashi for all their
`ontributions and the pleasant cooperation on the joint OFDM proposal for the IEEE
`02.11 wireless LAN standard. All members of IEEE 802.11 and Hiperl.AN/2 are thanked
`or numerous contributions, that greatly improved the quality of the final standards and
`elped to gain moreinsight in various OFDMtechniques.
`Geert Awater and Rob Kopmeiners made contributions and corrected numerous
`uistakes. Neeli Rashmi Prasad helped to prepare the complete manuscript, freeing us from
`ie enormous burden of editorial requirements. Shinsuke Hara from the University of
`Jsaka, Japan, Hiroshi Harada from the Communications Research Laboratory, Ministry of
`‘osts and Telecommunications, Yokosuka, Japan, Luis Correia from the Technical
`Iniversity of Lisbon, Portugal, Anand Raghawa Prasad from Lucent Technologies, and
`smout de Wild from Siemens, The Netherlands, are deeply acknowledged for their
`aluable contributions.
`
`After the Magic WANDproject, we studied several OFDM options for new high-
`ite wireless LAN products. A circle was completed by the selection of OFDM for the high
`ite extension of the IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN standard in July 1998. We hopethis book
`‘ill help to gain insight in the principles and design of OFDM-basedsystems, in particular
`1e new OFDM-based wireless LAN standards.
`
`Richard van Nee
`Ramjee Prasad
`October 1999
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`Chapter 1
`
`Introduction
`
`The spectacular growth of video, voice, and data communication over the Internet, and
`the equally rapid pervasion of mobile telephony, justify great expectations for mobile
`multimedia. Research and developmentare taking place all over the world to define the
`next generation of wireless broadband multimedia communications systems (WBMCS)
`that may create the “global information village.” Figure 1.1 illustrates the basic concept
`of the global information village, which consists of various components at different
`scales ranging from global to picocellular size. As we know, the demand for wireless
`(mobile)
`communications
`and Internet/multimedia
`communications
`is growing
`exponentially. Therefore, it is imperative that both wireless and Internet/multimedia
`should be brought together. Thus,in the near future, wireless Internet Protocol (IP) and
`wireless asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) will play an important role in the
`development of WBMCS.
`While present communications systems are primarily designed for one specific
`application, such as speech on a mobile telephone or high-rate data in a wireless local
`area network (LAN), the next generation of WBMCSwill integrate various functions
`and applications. WBMCSis expected to provide its users with customer premises
`services that have information rates exceeding 2 Mbps. Supporting such large data rates
`with sufficient robustness to radio channel impairments, requires careful choosing of
`modulation technique. The most suitable modulation choice seems to be orthogonal
`frequency division multiplexing (OFDM). Before going into the details of OFDM,
`however,first we give some background information on the systems that will be using
`it.
`
`The theme of WBMCSis to provide its users a means of radio access to
`broadband services supported on customer premises networks or offered directly by
`public fixed networks. WBMCSwill provide a mobile/movable wireless extension to
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`International zones...
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`WBMCSis under investigation in North America, Europe, and Japan in the
`microwave and millimeter-wave bands to accommodate the necessary bandwidth. The
`research in the field of WBMCShas drawn muchattention because of the increasing role
`of multimedia and computer applications in communications. There is a major thrust in
`three research areas: (1) microwave and millimeter-wave bands for fixed access in
`outdoor, public commercial networks, (2) evolution of WLAN for inbuilding systems,
`and (3) use of LAN technology outdoors rather than indoors. In short, WBMCSwill
`provide novel multimedia and video mobile communications services, also related to
`wireless customer premises network (WCPN) and wireless local loop (WLL).
`
`To implement the wireless broadband communication systems, the following
`challenges must be considered:
`
`Frequencyallocation and selection;
`Channel characterization;
`Application and environment recognition, including health hazard issues;
`Technology development;
`Air interface multiple access techniques;
`Protocols and networks; and
`Systems development with efficient modulation, coding, and smart antenna
`techniques.
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`Protocols and networks; and
`Systems development with efficient modulation, coding, and smart antenna
`techniques.
`
`A significant number of research and development (R&D) projects are set up in
`the area of WBMCS. Within the European Advanced Communication Technologies
`and Services (ACTS) program are four European Union-funded R&D projects, namely
`Magic Wand (Wireless ATM Network Demonstrator), ATM Wireless Access
`Communication System (AWACS), System for Advanced Mobile Broadband
`Applications (SAMBA), and wireless broadband CPN/LAN for professional and
`residential multimedia applications (MEDIAN)
`[1-17]. Table 1.1 summarizes the
`European projects [11].
`
`In the United States, seamless wireless network (SWAN) and broadband
`adaptive homing ATM architecture (BAHAMA), as well as two major projects in Bell
`Laboratories and a wireless ATM network (WATMnhnet), are being developed in the
`computer and communications (C&C)
`research laboratories of Nippon Electric
`Company (NEC)in the United States [2-6].
`
`In Japan, Communication Research Laboratory (CRL) is working on several
`R&D projects, such as a broadband mobile communication system in the super high
`frequency (SHF) band (from 3 to 10 GHz) with a channel bit rate up to 10 Mbpsand an
`indoor high speed WLAN in SHFbandwith a target bit rate of up to 155 Mbps[12].
`
`In the Netherlands, Delft University of Technology has been busy with a multi-
`disciplinary research project, “Mobile Multimedia Communication (MMC),” since
`April 1996. The team consists of experts from the telecommunications and traffic
`control and information theory groups of the department of Electrical Engineering, the
`Product Ergonomics group of the department of Industrial Design Engineering, and the
`Organizational Psychology group of the department of Technology and Society.
`
`The MMChasthe following objectives to achieve at 60 GHz:
`
`e Wireless access of 155 Mbps using OFDM;
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`e
`
`e
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`Both indoor and outdoor use;
`
`Less complex, inexpensive mobile stations by moving mostfunctionality to
`the access points;
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`e Modified OFDM;and
`
`e
`
`Constant bit rate (CBR), variable bit rate (VBR), and available bit rate
`(ABR)services.
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`Table 1.1
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`Summary of European ACTSProjects.
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`AWACS
`SAMBA
`MEDIAN
`ACTSproject|WAND
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`20 Mbps
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`70 Mbps
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`34 Mbps
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`155 Mbps
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`Modulation
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`antennas at access
`antennas)
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`antennas)
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`time division
`TDMA/TDD
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`
`
`time division
`TDMA/TDD
`
`
`
`
`multiple access/
`multiple access
`
`time division
`/frequency division
`
`
`
`duplex
`duplex
`
`
`
`(TDMA/TDD)
`(TDMA/FDD)
`
`
`
`
`OFDM,
`OQPSK
`offset quadrature
`OFDM,16
`
`subcarriers with 8-|PSK (OQPSK) 512 carriers,
`PSK (phaseshift
`differential
`keying)
`QPSK
`(DQPSK)
`
`
`
`
`
`.
`Cell radius
`
`Radio access
`
`11
`
`STANDARDIZATION AND FREQUENCY BANDS
`
`standardization of wireless broadband
`the
`for
`There are three main forums
`communication systems; namely, IEEE 802.11 [18], European Telecommunication
`Standards Institute Broadband Radio Access Networks (ETSI BRAN)
`[19], and
`Multimedia Mobile Access Communications (MMAC) [20]. IEEE 802.11 made the
`first WLAN standard for the 2.4-GHz Industrial, Scientific, and Medical band (ISM).It
`specifies the medium access control and three different physical
`layers—direct-
`sequence spread spectrum, frequency hopping, and infrared—which give a data rate of
`2 Mbps.Products based on this standard became available in 1998. Figure 1.2 shows an
`example of an IEEE 802.11 modem in a PCMCIA card. Followingtheinitial 1- and 2-
`Mbpsstandard, IEEE 802.11 developed two new physical layer standards. One delivers
`data rates of up to 11 Mbps in the 2.4-GHz band, using complementary code keying
`[21,22]. Products based on this standard—with the old 1 and 2 Mbpsasfallback rates—
`are available since mid 1999. An industry alliance called the Wireless Ethernet
`Compatibility Alliance (WECA)has been established to promote the high rate IEEE
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`\vailable since mid 1999. An industry alliance called the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility
`\lliance (WECA) has been established to promote the high rate IEEE 802.11
`echnology and to certify interoperability of products from different vendors [23]. The
`econd IEEE 802.11 standard extension targets a range of data rates from 6 up to 54
`Abps using OFDM in the 5-GHz band [24]. The OFDM standard was developedjointly
`vith ETSI BRAN and MMAC,making OFDMeffectively a worldwide standard for the
`i~GHz band.
`able 1.2 lists the main characteristics of the IEEE 802.11 and the ETSI High
`’erformance Local Area Network type 2 CHIPERLAN/2) standards. More details about
`hese standards can be found in Chapter 10.
`
`
`
`Figure 1.2 JEEE 802.11 modem for the 2.4-GHz band (WaveLAN™ from Lucent Technologies [25}).
`
`Figure 1.3 shows that 2-, 5- and 60-GHz are the commercially important
`requency bands because of geographically wide spectrum allocations in Europe, the
`Jnited States (U.S.), and Japan for the wireless broadband multimedia communications
`ietworks. The 2.4-GHz band is an ISM band, which can be used for many types of
`ransmission systems as long as they obey certain power, spectral density, and spreading
`rain requirements. The 5-GHz band is designated specifically for WBMCS. In Europe,
`mly HIPERLAN devices are currently allowed in this band. HIPERLAN actually
`consists of a family of standards, one of which is an OFDM-basedstandard that is very
`imilar to the IEEE 802.11 5-GHz standard. In Japan, MMACsupports both the JEEE
`{02.11 and the HIPERLAN standards. Notice that Japan only has 100 MHz available in
`he 5-GHz band, while the United States and Europe provide 300 and 455 MHz,
`epectively. In Europe, extra spectrum for HIPERLAN is available in the 17-GHz band,
`vhile Japan has allocated spectrum from 10- to 16-GHz to mobile broadband systems
`MBS). An analysis of the propagation aspects at the bands foreseen for WBMCS
`nicrowaves, millimeterwaves, and infrared is presented in [26-31].
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`
`Table 1.2
`
`Comparison of IEEE and HIPERLANstandards.
`
`IEEE 802.11 5 GHz
`
`HIPERLAN/2
`
`
`
`
`
`IEEE 802.11 2 GHz
`
`
`Configurations|Centralized system with|Centralized system with
`
`
`Centralized
`system w
`
`
`
`
`
`access points connected to|access points connected to access points connected
`
`wired network
`wired network, or peer-to-|wired network, or peer-to-
`
`
`peer networking
`peer networking
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Up to 60m at 11 Mbps and|Up to 30m at 24 Mbpsand
`Up to 30m at 24 Mbps a
`up to 100m at 2 Mbps with|up to 60m at 6 Mbps with
`up to 60m at 6 Mbps w
`
`
`
`omnidirectional antennas
`omnidirectional antennas
`omnidirectional antennas
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Channel access
`Reservation based acce
`
`
`CSMA/CA, variable size|CSMA/CA, variable size
`
`data packets (up to 8192|data packets (up to 8192
`scheduled by access poi
`
`Contention slots for maki
`bytes)
`bytes)
`
`
`
`slot reservations
`
`
`
`
`5.150-5.350 GHz;
`5.470-S.725 GHz;
`
`
`
`TDD
`
`
`
`1,2 Mbps (BPSK/QPSK)|6,9 Mbps (BPSK)
`6, 9 Mbps (BPSK)
`
`
`
`5.5, 11 Mbps (CCK)
`12, 18 Mbps (QPSK)
`12, 18 Mbps (QPSK)
`
`
`
`24, 36 Mbps (16-QAM)
`24, 36 Mbps (16-QAM)
`
`34 Mbps (64-QAM)
`54 Mbps (64-QAM)
`
`Frequency
`bands
`
`2.4-2.4835 GHz
`
`5.150-5.350 GHz;
`5.725-5.825 GHz
`
`P| HIPERLAN 2.40 2.4835
`
`5.15 5.25 5.35 5.47
`
`5.725 5.825
`
`10
`
`160
`
`17.1 17.3
`
`59
`
`—-» Frequency [GHz]
`
`Figure 1.3 Frequency band for wireless broadband communications.
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`1.2 MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS
`
`Multimedia and computer communications are playing an increasing role in today’s
`society,
`creating new challenges
`to those working in
`the development of
`telecommunications systems. Besides that, telecommunications is increasingly relying
`upon wireless links. Thus, the pressure for wireless systems to cope with increasing
`data rates is enormous, and WBMCSs with data rates higher than 2 Mbpsare emerging
`rapidly, even if at this moment applications for very high transmission rates do, not
`exist.
`
`Several WBMCSsare being considered for different users with different needs.
`They may accommodate data rates ranging between 2 and 155 Mbps; terminals can be
`mobile (moving while communicating) or portable (static while communicating);
`moving speeds can be as high as that ofa fast train; users may or may not be allowed to
`use more than one channel if their application requires so; the system bandwidth may be
`fixed, or dynamically allocated according to the user’s needs; communication between
`terminals may be direct or must go through a basestation; possible ATM technology
`use; and so on. Manyother cases can be listed as making the difference between various
`perspectives of a WBMCS, but two major approaches are emerging: WLANsdirected
`to communication among computers,
`from which IEEE 802.11 [16,
`18]
`and
`HIPERLAN [19, 20] are examples, with MBS [17]
`intended as a cellular system
`providing full mobility to B-ISDN users.
`
`The different requirements imposed by the various approaches to WBMCSs
`have consequences on system design and development. The tradeoffs between
`maximum flexibility on one hand and complexity and cost on the other are always
`difficult to decide, as they have an impact not only on the deploymentof a system, but
`also on its future evolution and market acceptance. GSM is a good example of a system
`foreseen to accommodate additional services and capacities to those initially offered,
`and the fact that operators are already implementing phase 2+ is proof ofthat.
`
`This means that many decisions must be made on the several WBMCSsthat
`will appear on the market. For IEEE 802.11, for example, those decisions have already
`been made, as the system will be commercialized in the very near future, but for other
`systemsthere are still many undecided aspects. Of course this depends on what are the
`applications intended to be supported by the systems, and whether these applications
`are targeted to the mass market or only to some niches. The former (from which mobile
`telephones are a good example) will certainly include WLANs, because the expansion
`of personal computers will dictate this application as a great success in WBMCSs; the
`latter will possibly have television broadcasters among their users (to establish links
`between HDTV camerasandthe central control room).
`
`Not only are market aspects at stake in the development and deployment of
`WBMCSs,but manytechnical challenges are posed as well. The transmission of such
`high data rates over radio in a mobile environment creates additional difficulties,
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`compared with that of existing systems; these difficulties are augmented by the fact that
`frequencies higher than UHFare needed to support the corresponding bandwidths, thus
`pushing mobile technology challenges (size and weight among other things)
`to
`frequencies where these aspects were not much considered until now. However,
`additional challenges are posed to those involved in WBMCSsdevelopment: in today’s
`world, where consumers are in the habit of using a communications system that is
`available in different places (e.g., GSM roaming capability, because users can make and
`receive telephone calls in an increasing number of countries worldwide), or being able
`to exchange information among different systems(e.g., the exchange of files between
`different computer applications and systems), for future use it does not make sense to
`consider systemsthat offer a high data rate but do not support these capabilities to some
`extent.
`
`1.2.1 Need for High Data Rates
`
`the new TEEE and
`Data rate is really what broadband is about. For example,
`HIPERLANstandards specify bit rates of up to 54 Mbps, although 24 Mbpswill be the
`typical rate used in most applications. Such high data rates impose large bandwidths,
`thus pushing carrier frequencies for values higher than the UHF band: HIPERLAN has
`frequencies allocated in the 5- and 17-GHz bands; MBS will occupy the 40- and
`60-GHz bands; and even the infrared band is being considered for broadband WLANs.
`Manypeople argue whether there is a need for such high-capacity systems, however,
`bearing in mind all the compression algorithms developed and the type of applications
`that do require tens of megabits per second. We can examine this issue from another
`perspective.
`
`The need for high-capacity systems is recognized by the “Visionary Group”
`[32], put together by the European Commission, to give a perspective of what should be
`the hot topics in the telecommunications for research in the next European programs
`(following R&D in Advanced Communications Technologies for Europe (RACE) and
`ACTS). In this visionary perspective, to meet the needs of society in the years to come
`as far as communications is concerned, capacity is one of the major issues to be
`developed because of the foreseen increase in demand for new services (especially
`those based on multimedia). Along with this, mobility will impose new challenges to
`the developmentof new personal and mobile communications systems.
`
`Wecan conclude the following: even if at a certain point it may look academic
`to develop a system for a capacity much higher than what seems reasonable (in the
`sense that there are no applications requiring such high capacity), it is worthwhile to do
`so, as almost certainly in the future (which may be not very far off) applications will
`need those capacities and even more. Thestory of fiber optics is an example.
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`[.2.2 Services and Applications
`
`[he system concept of a WLAN such as IEEE 802.11 and of a mobile broadband
`cellular system such as MBSis totally different: each is directed to services and
`ipplications that differ in many aspects. A comparison ofseveral systems, based on two
`of the key features (mobility and data rate), is shown in Figure 1.4 [33], whereit is clear
`hat no competition exists between the different approaches.
`
`The applications and services of the various systems are also different. IEEE
`302.11 is mainly intended for communications between computers (thus being an
`*xtension of wired LANS); nevertheless,
`it can support real-time voice and image
`signals, and users are allowed some mobility and can have access to public networks.
`
`User mobility
`
`Fast mobile
`
`Slow mobile
`
`Moveable
`
`Fixed
`
`
`
`HIPERLAN
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`9.6k
`
`64k
`
`128k
`
`2M
`
`20M
`
`155M
`
`Data rate (bps)
`
`Figure 1.4 Comparison of mobility and data rates for several systems.
`
`1.2.3 Antennas and Batteries
`
`Antennas and batteries play a key role in wireless systems. With the advent of
`nicroelectronics and signal processing, antennas and batteries tend to impose the size
`ind weight of mobile terminals. Of course, the higher one goes in frequency, the less
`Jeveloped the technology, and many problemsarestill found in size and weight at the
`nillimeter-wave band. Power consumption is one example. Though these are likely to
`ye solved in the near future. The numberof hours battery-powered equipment can work
`or operate on stand by, and the percentage of its weight corresponding to the battery, is
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`not a specific problem of WBMCS. Laptop computers and cellular telephones are the
`most common terminals relying on batteries these days. This technology continues to
`demand huge R&D,
`to extend working time and reduce weight. Although a 100g
`mobile telephone battery corresponding to several hours of continuous work and a few
`days on standby is already on the market, users still want more. Mobile multimedia
`