Title :
Decision feedback equalization of the indoor radio channel
Author :
Pahlavan, Kaveh ; Howard, Steven J. ; Sexton, Thomas A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Worcester Polytech. Inst., MA, USA
fDate :
1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The measured multipath profiles from five different indoor areas are used for the performance analysis of a binary phase shift keying (BPSK) modem with a decision feedback equalizer (DFE). The performance from the measured multipath profiles is compared with the performance predictions based on a computer simulated channel model. Both average probability of error and probability of outage are calculated for a DFE with three fractionally spaced forward and three feedback taps. An equivalent delay power spectrum function, determined from the ensemble of the measured channel impulse responses, is defined. Using this function, analytical lower bounds on the average probability of error and the probability of outage of the BPSK/DFE modem with an infinite number of feedback taps and three forward taps are determined and compared with the results based on measured data and the computer generated channel impulse responses
Keywords :
digital radio systems; equalisers; fading; modems; phase shift keying; telecommunication channels; 910 MHz; BPSK/DFE modem; DFE; UHF; average probability of error; binary phase shift keying; channel impulse responses; decision feedback equalizer; equivalent delay power spectrum function; feedback taps; forward taps; indoor radio channel; lower bounds; multipath profiles; performance analysis; probability of outage; Area measurement; Binary phase shift keying; Computer errors; Decision feedback equalizers; Indoor radio communication; Modems; Performance analysis; Phase measurement; Predictive models; Probability;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
