• DocumentCode
    2760592
  • Title

    Analytic quantization modeling of OFDM signals using normal Gaussian distribution

  • Author

    Ehm, Henning ; Winter, Sebastian ; Weigel, Robert

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    12-15 Dec. 2006
  • Firstpage
    847
  • Lastpage
    850
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a rigorous analytic approach for the quantization of OFDM signals. The signal-to-noise ratio at the ADC output is derived as a function of the input signal´s standard deviation and the ADC input range. Furthermore, the maximum signal-to-noise ratio is calculated for various ADC resolutions. The analytic results are verified by simulations applying an OFDM WLAN signal as well as normal distributed white Gaussian noise.
  • Keywords
    Gaussian distribution; Gaussian noise; OFDM modulation; quantisation (signal); wireless LAN; ADC resolution; OFDM WLAN signal; analytic quantization modeling; normal Gaussian distribution; normal distributed white Gaussian noise; signal-to-noise ratio; Analytical models; Gaussian distribution; Gaussian noise; OFDM; Probability density function; Quantization; Signal analysis; Signal resolution; Signal to noise ratio; Wireless LAN;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference, 2006. APMC 2006. Asia-Pacific
  • Conference_Location
    Yokohama
  • Print_ISBN
    978-4-902339-08-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-4-902339-11-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APMC.2006.4429546
  • Filename
    4429546