Characterization and Evaluation of Non-Line-of-Sight Paths for Fixed Broadband Wireless Communications

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dc.contributor.authorGallagher, Timothy M.en
dc.contributor.committeechairBostian, Charles W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBrown, Gary S.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSweeney, Dennis G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCarstensen, Laurence W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMidkiff, Scott F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWoerner, Brain D.en
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-22T19:02:26Zen
dc.date.adate2004-07-02en
dc.date.available2011-08-22T19:02:26Zen
dc.date.issued2004-05-13en
dc.date.rdate2004-07-02en
dc.date.sdate2004-06-29en
dc.description.abstractChannel impulse responses collected on the Virginia Tech campus show combinations of specular multipath and diffuse scattering at LMDS frequencies. An algorithm is presented that estimates link performance based on the channel impulse response. Presented and analyzed are representative impulse responses (one is primarily specular in nature and one shows significant diffuse scattering) to show that the proposed algorithm is appropriate for analyzing channels exhibiting either of these characteristics. Monte Carlo simulations logged the sequence number of each bit error to gain an understanding of the distribution of errors over time. The results show that for these static channels the errors occur randomly rather than in bursts, leading to the conclusion that average bit-error rate statistics are appropriate for channel characterization. Zero-Forcing (Z-F) and Minimum Mean Square Error (MMSE) equalizers employed on these channels had a significant impact on the link quality. In many cases, the performance of the MMSE equalizer performed only slightly better than the Z-F equalizer. However, when deep nulls were present in the channel response, the MMSE equalizer performed significantly better. Algorithms for determining the number of taps necessary to approach an optimum equalization are presented for both types of equalizers and a '98%' rule of thumb is presented. The algorithm's role in adaptive and cognitive radio systems is discussed and two applications are presented to illustrate its utility.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06292004-145402en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06292004-145402en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/11197en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartdiss_tmg_2004.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectchannel soundingen
dc.subjectCognitive radio networksen
dc.subjectLMDSen
dc.subjectdiffuse scatteringen
dc.subjectnon-line-of-sighten
dc.titleCharacterization and Evaluation of Non-Line-of-Sight Paths for Fixed Broadband Wireless Communicationsen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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