Waveform Design for Energy Efficient OFDM Transmission

In this chapter, a green radio transmission using the binary phase-shift keying (BPSK) modulated orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) signal is addressed. First, the OFDM transmission signal is clearly stated. For a specified performance of the system, the least transmit power occurs by the optimal OFDM shape, which is designed to minimize the average inter-carrier interference power taking into account the characteristic of the transmit antenna and the detection process at the receiver. The optimal waveform is obtained by applying the calculus of variations, which leads to a set of differential equations (known as Euler equations) with constraint and boundary conditions. Results show the transmission effectiveness of the proposed technique in the shaping of the signal, as well as its potential to be further applied to smart context-aware green wireless communications.