Error Probability (Pe) and Capacity
| System | Error Probability (Pe) | Capacity (C) |
|---|---|---|
| MIMO | Pe ∝ SNR-nt.nr | C = min(nt, nr)W log(1 + SNR) |
| SIMO | Pe ∝ SNR-nr | C = W log(1 + SNR) |
| AWGN | Pe ∝ e-SNR | C = W log(1 + SNR) |
| Fading | Pe ∝ SNR-1 | C = W log(1 + SNR) |
For Doppler spread:
- Tcoh ∝ vmax-1 (slow fading coherence time > signaling interval)
- Wcoh ∝ taumax-1 (slow fading coherence time > signaling interval)
- Frequency-flat fading: coherence BW > signaling bandwidth
where, Tcoh and Wcoh are coherence time, and coherence bandwidth respectively
vmax-1 , and taumax-1 are maximum frequency delay spread, and maximum time delay spread respectively
OFDM effectively overcomes Inter-Symbol Interference (ISI) issues in fading channels.
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
- OFDM overcomes ISI by converting frequency-selective channels into multiple (M) frequency-flat subchannels.
- Multiplexes M information symbols \( X(k) \), where \( k = 0, 1, ..., M-1 \), onto M subcarriers.
OFDM System Diagram
The OFDM system utilizes an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) at the transmitter to create the time-domain signal, and a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) at the receiver to recover the frequency-domain symbols after the ISI channel.
OFDM Transmitted Signal
x(n) = (1 / sqrt(M)) * sum(k=0 to M-1) X(k) * e^(j * 2 * pi * k * n / M) 