Mitigation studies of fading channels for mobile communications

This project aims to study mitigation techniques to reduce the negative impact caused by fading channels. Nowadays, most human activities are supported by communication technologies, such as telework, telecommunication and so on. In addition, communication modules are also integrated into more advan...

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Main Author: Ni, Renfei
Other Authors: Li Kwok Hung
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Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1806542024-10-18T15:46:34Z Mitigation studies of fading channels for mobile communications Ni, Renfei Li Kwok Hung School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering EKHLI@ntu.edu.sg Engineering Space diversity Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) Channel coding Spread spectrum Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) Bit-error rate (BER) Rayleigh fading channel Matlab This project aims to study mitigation techniques to reduce the negative impact caused by fading channels. Nowadays, most human activities are supported by communication technologies, such as telework, telecommunication and so on. In addition, communication modules are also integrated into more advanced technologies to improve productivity and provide more helpful services like Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computation. However, fading channels significantly degrade the performance of communication systems, causing trouble in humans’ normal life. Therefore, the study is conducted to mitigate its fading effect, which consists of four main stages. All experiments are completed on Matlab, and the Rayleigh fading channel is selected as the channel model. First, the technique of space diversity is studied and simulated to prove its ability to lower bit-error rates (BERs). In the second stage, the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) technique is studied, and its function is verified by simulation. Third, other techniques, including spread spectrum, equalizer and channel coding, are also analyzed and simulated. The final stage is to establish the final mitigation system adopting all mitigation techniques studied in the previous stages. Two kinds of systems are built because two choices of space diversity are possible. After comparing, the final system that uses 1×4 SIMO and all other mitigation techniques has the best effect in mitigating the negative impact of Rayleigh fading, which is the biggest achievement of this project. Master's degree 2024-10-17T00:28:34Z 2024-10-17T00:28:34Z 2024 Thesis-Master by Coursework Ni, R. (2024). Mitigation studies of fading channels for mobile communications. Master's thesis, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/180654 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/180654 en ISM-DISS-03995 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
institution Nanyang Technological University
building NTU Library
continent Asia
country Singapore
Singapore
content_provider NTU Library
collection DR-NTU
language English
topic Engineering
Space diversity
Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)
Channel coding
Spread spectrum
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
Bit-error rate (BER)
Rayleigh fading channel
Matlab
spellingShingle Engineering
Space diversity
Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)
Channel coding
Spread spectrum
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
Bit-error rate (BER)
Rayleigh fading channel
Matlab
Ni, Renfei
Mitigation studies of fading channels for mobile communications
description This project aims to study mitigation techniques to reduce the negative impact caused by fading channels. Nowadays, most human activities are supported by communication technologies, such as telework, telecommunication and so on. In addition, communication modules are also integrated into more advanced technologies to improve productivity and provide more helpful services like Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computation. However, fading channels significantly degrade the performance of communication systems, causing trouble in humans’ normal life. Therefore, the study is conducted to mitigate its fading effect, which consists of four main stages. All experiments are completed on Matlab, and the Rayleigh fading channel is selected as the channel model. First, the technique of space diversity is studied and simulated to prove its ability to lower bit-error rates (BERs). In the second stage, the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) technique is studied, and its function is verified by simulation. Third, other techniques, including spread spectrum, equalizer and channel coding, are also analyzed and simulated. The final stage is to establish the final mitigation system adopting all mitigation techniques studied in the previous stages. Two kinds of systems are built because two choices of space diversity are possible. After comparing, the final system that uses 1×4 SIMO and all other mitigation techniques has the best effect in mitigating the negative impact of Rayleigh fading, which is the biggest achievement of this project.
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title Mitigation studies of fading channels for mobile communications
title_short Mitigation studies of fading channels for mobile communications
title_full Mitigation studies of fading channels for mobile communications
title_fullStr Mitigation studies of fading channels for mobile communications
title_full_unstemmed Mitigation studies of fading channels for mobile communications
title_sort mitigation studies of fading channels for mobile communications
publisher Nanyang Technological University
publishDate 2024
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/180654
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