Analysis Of Time Synchronization Errors In High Data Rate Ultrawideban

Emerging Ultra Wideband (UWB) Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) systems hold the promise of delivering wireless data at high speeds, exceeding hundreds of megabits per second over typical distances of 10 meters or less. The purpose of this Thesis is to estimate the timing accuracies required with such systems in order to achieve Bit Error Rates (BER) of the order of magnitude of 10-12 and thereby avoid overloading the correction of irreducible errors due to misaligned timing errors to a small absolute number of bits in error in real-time relative to a data rate of hundreds of megabits per second. Our research approach involves managing bit error rates through identifying maximum timing synchronization errors. Thus, it became our research goal to determine the timing accuracies required to avoid operation of communication systems within the asymptotic region of BER flaring at low BERs in the resultant BER curves. We propose pushing physical layer bit error rates to below 10-12 before using forward error correction (FEC) codes. This way, the maximum reserve is maintained for the FEC hardware to correct for burst as well as recurring bit errors due to corrupt bits caused by other than timing synchronization errors.

Author dc:creator

• Bates, Lakesha

Contributors dc:contributor

• Jones, W. Linwood

• UWB
• Ultrawide Band
• OFDM
• Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
• timing errors
• timing synchronization
• digital communications
• electrical engineering
• Tikhonov probability density function (pdf)
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics
• Engineering

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

CFE0000197

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:stars.library.ucf.edu:etd-1162