Abstract
One of the major challenges at the physical layer of an ultra-wideband (UWB) network is the accuracy and speed of the synchronization and channel estimation tasks. Especially in ad hoc multi-access scenarios, acquiring timing and channel information blindly is instrumental for user separation and band-width efficient demodulation. Relying on intermittently transmitted asymmetric pulse-amplitude modulated (PAM) signals, we derive novel blind timing and channel estimators for UWB point-to-point and multi-access communication links for use in ad hoc networks. Both intersymbol interference (ISI)-free as well as ISI channels are considered. Comparisons are provided and performance of the resultant algorithms is evaluated analytically and with bit-error rate (BER) simulations.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 642-646 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Conference Record - Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers |
| Volume | 1 |
| State | Published - 2004 |
| Event | Conference Record of the Thirty-Eighth Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers - Pacific Grove, CA, United States Duration: Nov 7 2004 → Nov 10 2004 |