Bit error rates of GFDM under time-varying channels and synchronization errors

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Author listYongwiriyakul A.-L., Suwansantisuk W.

PublisherHindawi

Publication year2018

Start page176

End page181

Number of pages6

ISBN9781538603895

ISSN0146-9428

eISSN1745-4557

URLhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85048838519&doi=10.1109%2fCSPA.2018.8368708&partnerID=40&md5=565090508e79ca3ddfb7f868f9d8dbde

LanguagesEnglish-Great Britain (EN-GB)


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Abstract

Synchronization errors affect the bit error rate of the generalized frequency division multiplexing (GFDM), which is a major waveform candidate for the fifth-generation (5G) communication system. At present, the bit error rate of GFDM is available under the synchronization errors in the additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channel, which is a simple channel model but is inadequate for the 5G system. This paper quantifies the bit error rate of GFDM under the synchronization errors and the time-varying channel, which extends the AWGN channel and includes fading as a major impairment. The bit error rates are simulated for various channel conditions, including the AWGN channel, the time-varying channel with no channel estimation, and the time-varying channel with a perfect channel estimation. In addition, the simulation covers a range of timing delays and frequency offsets, which come from synchronization errors. The simulation results indicate that GFDM is highly sensitive to timing delay. A timing delay as small as one sample can significantly degrade the bit error rate, making transmission unreliable. On the other hand, GFDM can tolerate a frequency offset up to a certain value before the bit error rate becomes unreliable. The results in this paper have practical applications to 5G systems and identify a level of synchronization errors that GFDM waveforms can tolerate. ฉ 2018 IEEE.


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5Gfrequency offsetGFDMsynchronizationtime-varying channelstiming delay


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