{"title":"Effective radio resource assignment in microcellular systems with cell overlapping: the reserve channels scheme","authors":"A. Iera, S. Marano, A. Molinaro, G. Serra","doi":"10.1109/VETEC.1997.600472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VETEC.1997.600472","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper a new call handling technique is proposed to allow all the calls served by a base station to effectively take advantage of the overlapping coverage in cellular environments. In order to overcome some limitations originating from the utilisation of traditional techniques, two new concepts, reserve channels and protection threshold are introduced. The consequence of the adoption of these new features on the cellular system working behaviour is evaluated. In particular, system performance is observed when varying the protection threshold value to optimise the algorithm with respect to this parameter, under different traffic conditions.","PeriodicalId":389634,"journal":{"name":"1997 IEEE 47th Vehicular Technology Conference. Technology in Motion","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126173271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multi-channel MLSE equalizer with parametric FIR channel identification","authors":"Jiunn-Tsair Chen, A. Paulraj","doi":"10.1109/VETEC.1997.600421","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VETEC.1997.600421","url":null,"abstract":"We propose an optimal multi-channel MLSE equalizer (using multiple antennas) with parametric FIR channel identification, and investigate the effects of this algorithm on the overall BER performance in the TDMA system. By exploring the structure of the specular multi-path Rayleigh-fading channels, we are able to reduce the number of unknown parameters to provide a better channel estimate for the MLSE equalizer. An analytic BER lower bound for the general linear modulation schemes in the specular multi-path Rayleigh-fading channels is derived. Some simulation results that illustrate the performance of the proposed algorithm in the GSM system are also presented and compared to the analytic lower bound.","PeriodicalId":389634,"journal":{"name":"1997 IEEE 47th Vehicular Technology Conference. Technology in Motion","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123740898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pilot assisted channel estimation for OFDM in mobile cellular systems","authors":"Fredrik Tufvesson, T. Maseng","doi":"10.1109/VETEC.1997.605836","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VETEC.1997.605836","url":null,"abstract":"The use of pilot symbols for channel estimation introduces overhead and it is thus desirable to keep the number of pilot symbols to a minimum. The number of needed pilot symbols for a desired bit error rate and Doppler frequency is highly dependent on the pilot pattern used in orthogonal frequency division multiplexed, OFDM, systems. Five different pilot patterns are analysed by means of resulting bit error rate, which is derived from channel statistics. Rearrangement of the pilot pattern enables a reduction in the number of needed pilot symbols up to a factor 10, still retaining the same performance. The analysis is general and can be used for performance analysis and design of pilot patterns for any OFDM system.","PeriodicalId":389634,"journal":{"name":"1997 IEEE 47th Vehicular Technology Conference. Technology in Motion","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125495592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High frequency propagation models for building blockage at L and Ka band","authors":"C. M. Wangsvick, P. A. Tirkas, C. Balanis","doi":"10.1109/VETEC.1997.596317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VETEC.1997.596317","url":null,"abstract":"Research was done to investigate the effects of building blockage on signal propagation using the uniform theory of diffraction (UTD) and two models were developed. The first was that of a mobile receiver behind a single row of buildings as a low Earth orbiting (LEO) satellite passed overhead from horizon to horizon transmitting a signal in the L-band. The second model placed a satellite in a geostationary (GEO) orbit transmitting at Ka-band. The mobile would then have a fixed elevation angle to the satellite, but with the path of propagation obstructed. Included rays were: direct, building reflected, ground reflected, building diffracted, and various combinations thereof.","PeriodicalId":389634,"journal":{"name":"1997 IEEE 47th Vehicular Technology Conference. Technology in Motion","volume":"122 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115091023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Frequency acquisition and tracking for mobile LEO satellite communications","authors":"Y. Su, Ru-Chwen Wu","doi":"10.1109/VETEC.1997.605856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VETEC.1997.605856","url":null,"abstract":"A class of recursive frequency acquisition and tracking algorithms for use in high dynamic mobile low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication systems is proposed. The underlying principle of these algorithms is to apply the least-squares method to the reconstructed phase trajectories to estimate and predict the received frequency variations (Doppler frequency, Doppler rate, etc.). We consider both additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) and Rician fading channels and analyze the corresponding mean squared errors (MSE). The numerical performance of the proposed algorithms demonstrates that the new frequency tracking algorithms not only has rapid acquisition times but also gives smaller tracking jitters.","PeriodicalId":389634,"journal":{"name":"1997 IEEE 47th Vehicular Technology Conference. Technology in Motion","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115497347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predictive switched diversity for slow speed mobile terminals","authors":"M. Tarkiainen, T. Westman","doi":"10.1109/VETEC.1997.605956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VETEC.1997.605956","url":null,"abstract":"Multipath fading is a difficult problem in many mobile communication applications. Especially, in the applications characterized by low terminal speeds like wireless local loop (WLL) and pedestrian communications the terminal can be in a deep fade for long periods of time. Consequently, the performance of the radio link is seriously degraded. Many techniques having their inherent advantages and disadvantages are available for combatting the multipath fading. One of the most straight-forward methods is antenna diversity. However, in addition to requiring more than one antenna a switching or combination circuitry is needed. The switched antenna diversity is simpler and cheaper solution compared to selecting or combining antenna diversity constructions since only one receiver circuitry is required. Consequently, it is an attractive choice for realizing mobile terminal antenna diversity. Unfortunately, the performance of the switched antenna diversity is worse than selecting and combining methods. A predictive switch-and-examine switching algorithm is presented. In addition, the performance of the developed method is compared to selection and maximal-ratio combining diversity methods by simulations in WLL and GSM/DCS typical urban (TU) channel. According to the results, the developed switching algorithm performed almost as well as selection diversity. Consequently, the predictive switched diversity is an attractive choice for mobile and fixed terminals.","PeriodicalId":389634,"journal":{"name":"1997 IEEE 47th Vehicular Technology Conference. Technology in Motion","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122304206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Data detection algorithms specially designed for the downlink of CDMA mobile radio systems","authors":"Anja Klein","doi":"10.1109/VETEC.1997.596348","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VETEC.1997.596348","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, suboptimum data detection algorithms specially designed for the downlink of CDMA systems are presented which take into account the downlink-specific system characteristics. These algorithms are based on the zero forcing (ZF) criterion and the minimum mean square error (MMSE) criterion, respectively. Basically, they consist of a channel equalizer followed by a code-matched filter. They allow to exploit the multipath diversity of the mobile radio channel. Only the CDMA code used for transmission to the mobile station of interest is needed at the receiver and only the data symbols addressed to that individual mobile station are detected. The computational complexity is independent of the number of active users, which allows to provide mobile terminals of small size and weight with low power consumption. The algorithms are applied to the downlink of a TDMA/CDMA system concept. The algorithms specially designed for the downlink situation lead to a significant system performance enhancement as compared with the conventional matched filter or Rake receiver and to a slightly worse system performance than ZF- and MMSE-based joint detection algorithms which are applicable also in the uplink and which require that all CDMA codes presently used for transmission to the active mobile stations are known at each of these mobile stations.","PeriodicalId":389634,"journal":{"name":"1997 IEEE 47th Vehicular Technology Conference. Technology in Motion","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122652536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of channel sounding to CDMA PCS design at 1900 MHz","authors":"J. Jorgensen, I. Kostanic, W. Foose","doi":"10.1109/VETEC.1997.605896","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VETEC.1997.605896","url":null,"abstract":"The RAKE receiver used in PCS IS-95 CDMA communication systems has the ability to coherently combine and demodulate individually received multipath components. In order to optimize the settings of the RAKE receiver (i.e. RAKE search window), knowledge of the multipath delay spread characteristics in the area of receiver operation is required. This paper documents analysis of measured multipath characteristics in the dense urban, urban, suburban and rural areas in and around a major metropolitan city. Measured power delay profiles are characterized in terms of RMS delay spread, and number of resolvable multipath components.","PeriodicalId":389634,"journal":{"name":"1997 IEEE 47th Vehicular Technology Conference. Technology in Motion","volume":"92 5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122738276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A mobile propagation channel model with frequency hopping based on a digital signal processing and statistical analysis of wideband measurements applied in micro and small cells at 2.2 GHz","authors":"I. Siaud","doi":"10.1109/VETEC.1997.600497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VETEC.1997.600497","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a wideband propagation model for the bit error rate evaluation of Future Public Land Mobile Telecommunication Systems with frequency hopping. This model is elaborated from digital signal processing (multirate theory) and a statistical analysis of measurements investigated at 2.2 GHz with a frequency bandwidth of 25 MHz. This model is intended to evaluate the performance of FPLMTS in small and micro cells.","PeriodicalId":389634,"journal":{"name":"1997 IEEE 47th Vehicular Technology Conference. Technology in Motion","volume":"377 6","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114045301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Uplink performance of a multicarrier-CDMA mobile radio system concept","authors":"B. Steiner","doi":"10.1109/VETEC.1997.605889","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VETEC.1997.605889","url":null,"abstract":"Currently the air interface of future mobile radio systems is the topic of worldwide investigations. In this context CDMA (code division multiple access) seems to be a promising candidate as an element of the air interface of future mobile radio systems. The combination of OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) and CDMA for mobile radio transmission has been proposed by several authors for the downlink. So far, the more elaborate uplink of such OFDM-CDMA mobile radio concepts has only been the topic of few publications, since channel estimation and data detection are more complex than in the downlink. The uplink of an OFDM-CDMA mobile radio concept is investigated. A pilot tone based channel estimation technique is proposed and several detection techniques suitable for the approach are described. Simulation results are shown for the case of a single receiver antenna as well as for dual receiver antenna diversity. The simulation results indicate that the proposed concept is well suited for future mobile radio systems.","PeriodicalId":389634,"journal":{"name":"1997 IEEE 47th Vehicular Technology Conference. Technology in Motion","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114394996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}