Decision feedback equalization of the indoor radio channel

• Published in: IEEE transactions on communications Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 164 - 170
• Main Authors: Pahlavan, K., Howard, S.J., Sexton, T.A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.01.1993; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Area measurement; Binary phase shift keying; Computer errors; Decision feedback equalizers; Detection, estimation, filtering, equalization, prediction; Exact sciences and technology; Indoor radio communication; Information, signal and communications theory; Modems; Performance analysis; Phase measurement; Predictive models; Probability; Signal and communications theory; Signal, noise; Telecommunications and information theory; Phase shift keying; Error probability; Feedback regulation; Equalizer; Modem; Equalization; Radiotransmission
• ISSN: 0090-6778; 1558-0857
• DOI: 10.1109/26.212376

The measured multipath profiles from five different indoor areas are used for the performance analysis of a binary phase shift keying (BPSK) modem with a decision feedback equalizer (DFE). The performance from the measured multipath profiles is compared with the performance predictions based on a computer simulated channel model. Both average probability of error and probability of outage are calculated for a DFE with three fractionally spaced forward and three feedback taps. An equivalent delay power spectrum function, determined from the ensemble of the measured channel impulse responses, is defined. Using this function, analytical lower bounds on the average probability of error and the probability of outage of the BPSK/DFE modem with an infinite number of feedback taps and three forward taps are determined and compared with the results based on measured data and the computer generated channel impulse responses.< >