Introduction To OFDM

Introduction to Orthogonal Frequency
Division Multiplexing Technique
Gwo-Ruey Lee
Wireless Access Tech. Lab.
Outlines
z Introduction to Orthogonal Frequency Division

Multiplexing (OFDM) Technique
¾ Introduction
¾ The History of OFDM
¾ OFDM and Multicarrier Transmission
¾ The Applications of OFDM
y DAB
y HDTV
y Wireless LAN
y IEEE 802.16
y IEEE 802.20
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Introduction 1/8
z Because of its high-speed data transmission and

effectiveness in combating the frequency selective
fading channel, OFDM technique is widely used in
wireless communication nowadays.
z Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)

is a multi-carrier transmission technique, which
divides the available spectrum into many
subcarriers, each one being modulated by a low
data rate stream.
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Introduction 2/8
z OFDM can be viewed as either a modulation

technique or a multiplex technique.
¾ Modulation technique
y Viewed by the relation between input and
output signals
¾ Multiplex technique
y Viewed by the output signal which is the
linear sum of the modulated signals
OFDM System
Input Signal Output Signal
S/P
∑
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Introduction 3/8
z The employment of discrete Fourier transform to

replace the banks of sinusoidal generator and the
demodulation significantly reduces the
implementation complexity of OFDM modems.
cos(2π f1t )
cos(2π f 2t )
s (t ) s (t )
∑ IFFT
cos(2π f N t )
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Introduction 4/8
z Intersymbol interference is eliminated almost

completely by introducing a guard interval with
zero padding in every OFDM symbol.
¾ Guard interval with zero padding
Guard Interval
(Zero padding)
¾ The way to eliminate ISI

GuardInterval GuardInterval GuardInterval
(Zeropadding) (Zeropadding) (Zeropadding)
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Introduction 5/8
z In the guard time , the OFDM symbol is cyclically

extended to avoid intercarrier interference.
¾ Guard interval with cyclic extension (cyclic prefix)
Guard Interval
(Cyclic Extension)
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Introduction 6/8
¾ The way to avoid ICI

Part of subcarrier #2
causing ICI on
subcarrier #1
Subcarrier #1
Delayed subcarrier #2
Guard time FFT integration time=1/carrier spacing Guard time FFT integration time=1/carrier spacing
OFDM symbol time OFDM symbol time
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Introduction – FFT-based OFDM 7/8
x bits d0 s0
Serial
Data d1 s1
Input
Serial-to-
Signal
Parallel- Guard D/A &
Up- s(t )
Parallel IFFT to-Serial Interval Low pass
Mapper Converter
Converter Converter Insertion Filter
d n −1 sn−1
Fast Fourier
Transform Subchannels
Guard
Intervals
Frequency
Symbols Channel
Time
x bits d̂0 ŝ0

Serial
Parallel-
d̂1 ŝ1 Serial-to- Guard
Data Signal One-tap Down-
Output to-Serial FFT Parallel Interval A/D
Demapper Equalizer Converter
Converter Converter Removal
dˆn−1 sˆn−1
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Introduction 8/8
z The advantages of OFDM

¾ Immunity to delay spread and multipath
¾ Resistance to frequency selective fading
¾ Simple equalization
¾ Efficient bandwidth usage
z The disadvantages of OFDM
¾ Synchronization
¾ Need FFT units at transmitter, receiver
¾ Sensitive to carrier frequency offset
¾ High peak to average power ratio
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The History of OFDM 1/4
z The idea, which was proposed in mid-1960s, used

parallel data transmission and frequency division
multiplexing (FDM) [1,14].
z In the 1960s, the OFDM technique was used in
several high-frequency military system
¾ KINEPLEX [15]
¾ ANDEFT [16]
¾ KATHRYN [17]
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z In 1971,Weinstein and Ebert applied the Discrete Fourier

Transform (DFT) to parallel data transmission systems as
part of modulation and demodulation process[1,4,18].
¾ FFT-based OFDM
z In the 1980s, OFDM was studied for high-speed modems
digital mobile communication, and high-density recording.
¾ Pilot tone is used to stabilize carrier and frequency control
¾ Trellis code is implemented
y COFDM
z In 1980, Hirosaki suggested an equalization algorithm in order
to suppress both intersymbol and intercarrier interference
caused by the channel impulse response or timing and
frequency errors[4,19].
z In 1980. Hirosaki also introduced the DFT-based
implementation of Saltzburg’s O-QAM OFDM system[4,20].
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z In the 1990s, OFDM was exploited for wideband data

communications [1-7]
¾ Mobile radio FM channels
¾ Fix-wire network [7,26]
y High-bit-rate digital subscriber line (HDSL)
y Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL)
y Very-high-speed digital subscriber line (VDSL)
¾ Digital audio broadcasting (DAB) [9,21]
¾ Digital video broadcasting (DVB)
¾ High-definition television (HDTV) terrestrial broadcasting [10,22]
y There exist three mechanisms about the digital terrestrial television
broadcasting system in European (COFDM), North America (8-VSB),
and Japan (BST-OFDM).
¾ Wireless LAN [11-13,23-25]
y HIPERLAN2 (European)
y IEEE 802.11a (U.S.A)
y IEEE 802.11g (U.S.A)
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z Now, OFDM technique has been adopted as the new

European DAB standard, and HDTV standard.
z A candidate of 4G mobile communication [27]
z OFDM/UWB (802.15.3a)
z IEEE 802.16 broadband wireless access system
z IEEE 802.20 mobile broadband wireless access
(MBWA)
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OFDM and Multicarrier Transmission1/8
z OFDM is a special case of multicarrier

transmission , where a single data stream is
transmitted over a number of lower rate
subcarrier[1,4].
z Single carrier transmission
¾ The concept of single-carrier is that each user transmits
and receives data stream with only one carrier at any time.
z Multicarrier transmission
¾ The concept of multi-carrier transmission is that a user
can employ a number of carriers to transmit data
simultaneously.
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z Single and multicarrier transmission
Single carrier transmission Multicarrier carrier transmission
cos(2π f1t )
cos(2π f 2t )
b i s (t )
b i
S/P s (t )
∑
cos(2π f1t ) cos(2π f N t )
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z Orthogonality
¾ Time domain Frequency domain
∞ ∞
∫ x1 ( t ) x ( t ) d t = 0
*
2 ⇔ ∫ X 1 ( f ) X 2* ( f ) d f = 0
−∞ −∞
¾ Bandpass signal
xm (t) = cos(2π ( fc + fm )t) = Re ( ei 2π ( fc + fm )t ) = Re ( xlm (t) ⋅ ei 2π fct )

where is the equivalent lowpass signal of xm ( t )
xlm (t ) = ei 2π fmt
sin(π∆fT ) iπ∆fT
T T
γ 12 = ∫ e i 2π f1t
(e ) dt = ∫ e
i 2π f 2 t * i 2π ( f1 − f 2 ) t
dt = e
0 0
π∆f
n
if ∆ f ⋅ T = n , n is a non-zero integer, i.e. ∆f = T , then γ12 = 0
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Orthogonal
(A)
1
T Orthogonal, n=3
(B)
1
T Orthogonal, n=2
(C)
f c + f1 fc + f2 fc + f3 fc + f4 f c + f5
(OFDM) Orthogonal, n=1
(D)
Non-orthogonal
(E)
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Time domain Frequency domain
1 1.2
0.8
1
0.6
subcarrier f1
0.8
0.4
4 2
0.6
0.2 31
0 0.4
-0.2
0.831.5
2.5
0.2
-0.4
0 0.6
-0.6 2 1
-0.2
-0.8
0.42
-1 -0.4 1.5
-0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 -10 -5 0 5 10
0.20.5
11
0
0
1 1.2
0.5
-0.20
0.8
1
subcarrier f 2
0.6
0-0.5
0.8 -0.4
0.4
0.6 -0.5
-1
0.2 -0.6 -1
0 0.4
-1
-0.8
-0.2
0.2
-0.4
-2-1.5
0 -0.8-0.8
-1.5
-1 -0.6-0.6 -0.4-0.4 -0.2-0.2 0 0 0.20.2 0.40.4 0.60.6 0.80.8
-0.6 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
-0.2
-0.8
-1 -0.4
-0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 -10 -5 0 5 10
1.21.2
1 1.2
1 1
0.8
1
subcarrier f 3
0.6 0.80.8
0.8
0.4
0.6
0.2 0.60.6
0 0.4
-0.2
0.2 0.40.4
-0.4
0
-0.6
-0.2
0.20.2
-0.8
-1 -0.4
-0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 -10 -5 0 5 10
0 0
1 1.2
-0.2-0.2
0.8
1
subcarrier f 4
0.6
0.8 -0.4-0.4
0.4 -10-10 -5 -5 0 0 5 5 10
10 10
0.6
0.2
0 0.4
-0.2
0.2
-0.4
0
-0.6
-0.2
-0.8
-1 -0.4
-0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 -10 -5 0 5 10
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z Multicarrier CDMA system
¾ CDMA + OFDM system
¾ Three types of Multicarrier CDMA system

y MC-CDMA system
y Multi-carrier DS-CDMA system
y Multi-tone CDMA system
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z Multicarrier CDMA system

¾ Frequency domain spreading
y MC-CDMA system
y The spreading operation in the frequency domain
y It spreads the original data streams using a given spreading code, and then
modulates a different subcarriers with each chip
f
c1 a1
cos(2π f1t )
f1 f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 f7 f8 f9 f10
1
a1
2
a1
3
c2 cos(2π f 2t ) a1
4
a1
5
Data Stream
sMC (t) a1
6
Copier
∑ a1
7
t a1
8
t cN cos(2π f N t ) a1
9
a1
10
t
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¾ Time domain spreading

y Multi-carrier DS-CDMA system
y Multi-tone CDMA system
y The spreading operation in the time domain
y It spreads the serial-to-parallel (s/p) converted data streams using a
given spreading code, and then modulates a different subcarrier with
each data stream.
c(t ) Multi-carrier DS-
f
CDMA System
t
c(t ) Multi-tone CDMA
t f1
System 1 5 7 9
t 3
f2
2 4 6 8 10
(a) Transmitter c(t ) cos(2π f1t )
f3
sMD (t ) f4
c(t ) cos(2π f 2t )
or f5
Data Stream
Serial to sMT (t ) t
Parallel
f6
∑ 1 3
5 7 9
Converter f7
2 4 6 8 10
t
c(t ) cos(2π f N t ) f8
f9
t
f10
1 5 7 9
3
2 4 6 8 10 CCU
t Wireless Access Tech. Lab.
The Applications of OFDM 1/17
z DAB
z HDTV
z Wireless LAN
z IEEE 802.16
z IEEE 802.20
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The Applications of OFDM – DAB 2/17
z Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) [9,21]

¾ DAB is a digital technology offering considerable
advantages over today's FM radio, both to listeners and
broadcasting.
¾ DAB's flexibility will also provide a wider choice of
programs, including many not available on FM.
¾ A single station might offer its listeners a choice of mono
voice commentaries on three or four sporting events at
the same time, and then combine the bitstreams to
provide high-quality sound for the concert which follows.
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The Applications of OFDM – HDTV 3/17
z High-definition Television (HDTV) Terrestrial

Broadcasting [10,22]
¾ Commercial television station is first published by England.
¾ There exist three mechanisms about the digital
terrestrial television broadcasting system in European
(COFDM), North America (8-VSB), and Japan (BST-
OFDM).
y The European introduces the COFDM modulation scheme into
the system structure.
y American develops the system based on 8-level vestigial side-
band (8-VSB) modulation scheme.
y Japan is zealous to develop the band segmented transmission
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (BST-OFDM)
system, which nature is based on COFDM modulation scheme.
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The Applications of OFDM – Wireless LANs 4/17
z Wireless LANs [11-13,23-25]
¾ HIPERLAN2 (European)
¾ IEEE 802.11a (U.S.A)
¾ IEEE 802.11g (U.S.A)
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The Applications of OFDM – Wireless LANs
HIPERLAN2 5/17
z ETSI has developed a new WLAN technology called HiperLAN

type 2 (HiperLAN2)[23].
z HiperLAN2 provides:
¾ High and scalable capacity as the number of users increase in the
system
¾ Managed bandwidth with predictable performance for each user
and application
¾ Robust protocols that also optimize the overall throughput of
the available radio resource, making it the most spectrum-
efficient WLAN technology operating at 5 GHz
¾ A high level of security
¾ QoS capabilities to support virtually any type of service or
application
¾ Ease-of-use through a set of auto-configuration tools.
¾ HipperLan2 standard achieves its 54 Mbps data rate through a
OFDM technique.
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IEEE 802.11a Standards 6/17
z IEEE 802.11a, 1999

¾ 5GHz band
¾ Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)
¾ 6Mbps to 54Mbps
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IEEE 802.11g Standards 7/17
z IEEE 802.11g [28]

¾ IEEE 802.11g will use the same 2.4 GHz radio spectrum as
current 802.11b equipment, but with the higher data rates,
packet structure, and modulation technology of 802.11a.
¾ IEEE 802.11g standard achieves its 54 Mbps data rate
through a OFDM technique.
¾ IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g are operated in the same
2.4 GHz frequency band. When their devices are used in
the same area, they will coexist, sharing the airspace
between them.
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IEEE 802.11g Standards 8/17
z Operational modes
¾ 802.11b Mode
¾ OFDM Mode (Support of 6, 12 and 24 Mbit/s data rates is
mandatory )
¾ PBCC-22 and PBCC-33 Modes (Optional)
¾ CCK-OFDM Modes (Optional)
模式資料速率(Mbit/s) 調變技術
802.11b 1, 2, 5.5, 11 DSSS, CCK, PBCC
OFDM 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 OFDM
PBCC-22 and PBCC-33 2, 5.5, 11, 22, 33 DSSS, PBCC
CCK-OFDM 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 DSSS, OFDM
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IEEE 802.11a/b/g Standards 9/17
z Maximum Data rate

¾ IEEE 802.11a
y 54 Mbps
y For example, an 802.11a network, which broadcasts on the 5GHz
frequency band, supports 12 simultaneous channel (in North
American).
y maximum data rate 12*54=648 Mbps.
¾ IEEE 802.11b
y 11Mbps
y For example, a standalone 802.11b network supports three non-
overlapping channel (worldwide), each with a peak data rate of 11
Mbps.
¾ IEEE 802.11g
y 54 Mbps
y For example, an 802.11g installation supports three channels, each
with a peak rate of 54 Mbps.
¾ Mixed mode
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IEEE 802.11a/b/g Standards 10/17
Maximum Theoretical Data Rate Mixed-Mode Data Rate vs. 802.11g Data Rate
54 Mbps IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN at 2.4 GHz

Deploying standards-based Wireless LAN solutions
December 2002 Intel white paper
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The Applications of OFDM –
IEEE 802.16 11/17
z IEEE 802.16 broadband wireless access system [29]

¾ Broadband wireless access (BWA) is a term referring to a range
of fixed radio systems, used primarily to convey broadband
services between users’ premises and core networks.
¾ The term “broadband” is usually taken to mean the capability to
deliver significant bandwidth to each user (in ITU terminology,
greater than around 1.5 Mbps, though many BWA networks
support significantly higher data rates).
¾ A typical BWA network supports connection to many user
premises within a radio coverage area.
¾ The IEEE 802.16 standard should provides the solution to access
systems based on DSL, cable, and eventually fiber optics.
¾ The applications of IEEE 802.16
y The range of applications is very wide and evolving quickly. It
includes voice, data and entertainment services of many kinds.
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IEEE 802.16 12/17
z IEEE 802.16 wireless MAN background

¾ Target: FBWA (fixed broadband wireless access)
¾ Fast local connection to network
¾ Project development since 1998
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IEEE 802.16 13/17
z 802.16 bit rate and channel size

Channel Symbol QPSK 16-QAM 64-QAM
Width Rate bit rate bit rate bit rate
(MHz) (Msym/s (Mbps) (Mbps) (Mbps)
20 )16 32 64 96
25 20 40 80 120
28 22.4 44.8 89.6 134.4
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IEEE 802.20 14/17

¾ Mission
y The mission of IEEE 802.20 is to develop the
specification for an efficient packet based
air interface that is optimized for the
transport of IP based services.
y The goal is to enable worldwide deployment of
affordable, ubiquitous, always-on and
interoperable multi-vendor mobile broadband
wireless access networks that meet the needs
of business and residential end user markets.
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IEEE 802.20 15/17

¾ MBWA Scope
y Specification of physical and medium access control layers of
an air interface for interoperable mobile broadband wireless
access systems, operating in licensed bands below 3.5 GHz,
optimized for IP-data transport, with peak data rates per
user in excess of 1 Mbps.
y It supports various vehicular mobility classes up to 250 Km/h
in a MAN environment and targets spectral efficiencies,
sustained user data rates and numbers of active users that
are all significantly higher than achieved by existing mobile
systems.
¾ The applications of MBWA
y This allows applications including, but not limited to, video,
full graphical web browsing, e-mail, file uploading and
downloading without size limitations (e.g., FTP), streaming
video and streaming audio, IP multicast, telematics, location
based services, VPN connections, VoIP, instant messaging and
on- line multiplayer gaming
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IEEE 802.20 16/17
Mobile Broadband
Wireless Access
Home
Domain
Video Streaming -
Conferencing Apps
Video Streaming -
Conferencing Apps
Field Service Apps
Portable Remote
Access Services
Work
Domain Seamless High BW Connectivity
Portable
Ubiquitous
Office
Experience
Hotel/Motel
Mobile Office (Voice
and Data Apps)
Mobile
Portable Services
Domain Mobile Commerce
Services
Reservations-Listings
Directions Services
Video Streaming -
Conferencing Apps
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IEEE 802.20 17/17

¾ Peak data rates
y These peak data rate targets are independent
of channel conditions, traffic loading, and
system architecture.
Parameter Bandwidth
1.25 MHz 5 MHz
Downlink Uplink Downlink Uplink
Peak User Data Rate 4.5 Mbps 2.25 Mbps 18 Mbps 9 Mbps
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Introduction to Orthogonal Frequency Division
Multiplexing Technique
z Readings
¾ Pandharipande A., “Principles of OFDM,” Potentials, IEEE
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¾ Zou, W.Y.; Yiyan Wu, “ COFDM: An overview ”
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8, Mar. 1995.
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Introduction to Orthogonal Frequency

Division Multiplexing Technique

z Introduction to Orthogonal Frequency Division

z Because of its high-speed data transmission and

z Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)

z OFDM can be viewed as either a modulation

z The employment of discrete Fourier transform to

z Intersymbol interference is eliminated almost

¾ Guard interval with zero padding

¾ The way to eliminate ISI

z In the guard time , the OFDM symbol is cyclically

¾ Guard interval with cyclic extension (cyclic prefix)

¾ The way to avoid ICI

OFDM symbol time OFDM symbol time

Introduction – FFT-based OFDM 7/8

x bits d̂0 ŝ0

z The advantages of OFDM

The History of OFDM 1/4

z The idea, which was proposed in mid-1960s, used

The History of OFDM 2/4

z In 1971,Weinstein and Ebert applied the Discrete Fourier

The History of OFDM 3/4

z In the 1990s, OFDM was exploited for wideband data

The History of OFDM 4/4

z Now, OFDM technique has been adopted as the new

OFDM and Multicarrier Transmission1/8

z OFDM is a special case of multicarrier

OFDM and Multicarrier Transmission2/8

z Single and multicarrier transmission

Single carrier transmission Multicarrier carrier transmission

cos(2π f1t ) cos(2π f N t )

OFDM and Multicarrier Transmission3/8

xm (t) = cos(2π ( fc + fm )t) = Re ( ei 2π ( fc + fm )t ) = Re ( xlm (t) ⋅ ei 2π fct )

OFDM and Multicarrier Transmission4/8

OFDM and Multicarrier Transmission5/8

OFDM and Multicarrier Transmission6/8

z Multicarrier CDMA system

¾ CDMA + OFDM system

¾ Three types of Multicarrier CDMA system

OFDM and Multicarrier Transmission7/8

z Multicarrier CDMA system

OFDM and Multicarrier Transmission8/8

¾ Time domain spreading

The Applications of OFDM 1/17

The Applications of OFDM – DAB 2/17

z Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) [9,21]

The Applications of OFDM – HDTV 3/17

z High-definition Television (HDTV) Terrestrial

The Applications of OFDM – Wireless LANs 4/17

z Wireless LANs [11-13,23-25]

¾ IEEE 802.11a (U.S.A)

¾ IEEE 802.11g (U.S.A)

z ETSI has developed a new WLAN technology called HiperLAN

z IEEE 802.11a, 1999

z IEEE 802.11g [28]

802.11b 1, 2, 5.5, 11 DSSS, CCK, PBCC

OFDM 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 OFDM

PBCC-22 and PBCC-33 2, 5.5, 11, 22, 33 DSSS, PBCC

CCK-OFDM 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 DSSS, OFDM

z Maximum Data rate

54 Mbps IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN at 2.4 GHz

z IEEE 802.16 broadband wireless access system [29]