Simulation of bit error performance and outage probability of π/4 DQPSK in frequency-selective indoor radio channels using a measurement-based channel model

Berthold Thoma, Theodore S. Rappaport, Michael D. Keitz

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Abstract

A real-time simulation tool called BERSIM is developed and used to study bit-by-bit errors, average bit error rate and block outage probabilities for π/4 DQPSK at megabit rates with raised-cosine pulse shaping. Simulation results show that when the ratio of rms delay spread to bit duration is greater than about 0.02, the irreducible average BER is not only a function of rms delay spread, but is also a function of the temporal and spatial distribution of individual multipath components in the complex channel impulse response. The results show that fading caused by multipath cancellation is the major error mechanism over a local area for rms delay spreads smaller than 0.02 bit duration. An example of BERSIM's real time output is shown for the transmission of a video image through a mobile radio system. The simulation methods are suited for evaluation and design of indoor wireless LANs, as well as paging and cellular systems.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationGLOBECOM 1992 - Communication for Global Users
Subtitle of host publicationIEEE Global Telecommunications Conference
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1825-1829
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)0780306082, 9780780306080
DOIs
StatePublished - 1992
Event1992 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference: Communication for Global Users, GLOBECOM 1992 - Orlando, United States
Duration: Dec 6 1992Dec 9 1992

Publication series

NameGLOBECOM 1992 - Communication for Global Users: IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference

Conference

Conference1992 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference: Communication for Global Users, GLOBECOM 1992
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period12/6/9212/9/92

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Information Systems
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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