On the Perfomance of Multiband OFDM under Log-normal Channel Fading

A modified Saleh-Valenzuela channel model has been adapted for Ultra Wideband (UWB) system. The suggested realistic channel is assessed by its distribution of fading amplitude and time of arrivals. Furthermore, the propagation characteristic has been distinct into four channel models, namely CM 1 to 4. Each are differentiate in terms of cluster arrival rates, rays arrival rate within each cluster and its respective constant decay rates. This paper described the multiband OFDM system performance simulates under these multipath conditions. Simulation work described in this paper is based on WiMedia ECMA-368 standard, which has been deployed for practical implementation of low cost and low power UWB devices.

Authors:

• N.M. Anas
• S.K.S. Yusoff
• R. Mohamad

Keywords:

• Log-Normal
• Multiband OFDM
• Saleh-Valenzuela

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