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A Threshold Estimation Algorithm for a Noncoherent IR-UWB Receiver Using 1-bit Sampler  

Lee, Soon-Woo (Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute(KERI))
Park, Young-Jin (Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute(KERI))
Kim, Kwan-Ho (Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute(KERI))
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Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC / v.44, no.8, 2007 , pp. 17-22 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, we propose a threshold estimation algorithm for a noncoherent IR-UWB receiver using 1-bit sampler. The proposed method reduces the hardware complexity by using the information of binary data resulted from 1-bit sampler instead of measuring the energy level of a received signal. Besides, mathematical modeling shows that the performances are similar to those of theoretically optimal threshold in terms of bit error rate. Computer simulations based on the IEEE 802.15.4a channel model also demonstrate the superiority of the proposed algorithm.
Keywords
threshold; noncoherent; IR-UWB; 1-bit sampler;
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