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Symbol Synchronization Technique using Bit Decision Window for Non-Coherent IR-UWB Systems

Bit Decision 윈도우를 이용한 Noncoherent IR-UWB 수신기의 심벌 동기에 관한 연구

  • Published : 2007.02.25
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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a technique of a practical symbol acquisition and tracking using a low complex ADC and simple digital circuits for noncoherent asynchronous impulse-radio-based Ultra Wideband (IR-UWB) receiver based on energy detection. Compared to previous approaches of detecting an exact acquisition time that require much hardware resource, the proposed technique is to detect the target symbol by finding the symbol acquisition interval per symbol with a target symbo, thus the complexity of the complete signal processing and power consumption by ADC are reduced. To do this, we define the bit decision window (BDW) and analyze the relation between SNR, hardware resource, size of BDW and BER(Bit Error Rate). Using the results, the optimum BDW size for the minimum BER with limited hardware resource is selected. The proposed synchronization technique is verified with an aid of a simulator programmed by considering practical impulse channels.

본 논문에서는 Impulse-radio-based Ultra Wideband (IR-UWB)를 이용한 에너지 검출 기반의 비동기 수신기에서 저사양의 ADC와 간단한 디지털 회로 만으로 이루어진 심벌 동기 획득(acquisition) 및 심벌 동기 추적(tracking) 방식을 제안한다. 기존의 심벌 동기 방식이 정확한 심벌 동기 '시점을 찾는 것에 초점을 맞추었다면, 제안하는 방식은 심벌 동기 '구간'을 찾아 그 구간 내에서 데이터를 판단함으로써 하드웨어 복잡성을 낮추었고, 전력 소모를 줄였다. 이를 위해 심벌 동기 구간에 해당하는 BDW (Bit Decision Window)를 정의하고 SNR(Signal to Noise Ratio), 하드웨어 자원 및 BDW의 크기와 BER (Bit Error Rate)와의 관계를 분석하였다. 주어진 SNR과 하드웨어 자원으로 BER을 최소화하기 위한 BDW의 크기를 구한다. 제안한 알고리즘은 실제 임펄스 채널 특성을 고려하여 모의실험을 통하여 검증하였다.

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