Performance of COFDM for multimedia transmission on the personal communication channel

We consider the performance of coded orthogonal frequency division multiplexing as a means of transmitting multimedia information on personal communication channels, modelled using the COST 207 power-delay profiles. We find analytical expressions for the interference terms due to multipath dispersion and conclude that, for the optimum choice of code and guard interval, data rates of 3.5 Mbit/s or more are achievable, even on a bad urban channel.