Performance Analysis of UFMC for 5G Technologies with Different Channel Coding Techniques

The main challenges facing Fifth Generation (5G) wireless networks include achieving higher spectral efficiency, enabling massive connectivity, and increasing throughput. One critical parameter in designing the physical layer of the 5G wireless system to overcome these challenges is selecting a suitable Multi-Carrier Waveform (MCW). Based on the literature, the Universal Filtered Multi-Carrier (UFMC) technique appears to be a more prominent MCW candidate due to its lower complexity and better utilization of the frequency spectrum. This paper presents simulations of UFMC system over the Rayleigh fading channel with the application of various error correcting codes for different Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) techniques. The performance of the UFMC system is analyzed for both Peak-to-Average Power Ratio (PAPR) and Bit Error Rate (BER).The results section demonstrates improvements in the performance of UFMC system with the application of convolution code and Reed-Solomon (RS) code.