BAC054

CDMA and OFDM for multiuser communication

L-T-P3-0-0 Credits3 Session2025-26 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech ECE (Advanced Communication Technology) · Sem 5 (Department Elective-II)

Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1: Fundamentals of OFDM

8 hrs

Principles of QAM-OFDM-Modulation by DFT Transmission via bandlimited channels, Generalized Nyquist Criterion-Basic OFDM Implementations-Cyclic OFDM Symbol Extension, OFDM Bandwidth Efficiency- Choice of the OFDM Modulation. OFDM system performance over AWGN channels- OFDM transmission over UMTS type channel Inter-subcarrier Interference cancellation

Unit2

Unit 2: OFDM Synchronization and Modulation

8 hrs

Performance with frequency and timing errors-Synchronization Algorithms-Synchronization using pilots. Motivations for Adaptive modulation -Adaptive techniques-channel quality estimation-parameter adaptation-Signaling the AOFDM parameters. Multiuser AOFDM-Adaptive transceiver architecture-Simulation results with perfect channel knowledge-Pilot-based channel parameter estimation.

Unit3

Unit 3: Channel Estimation and Detection for Multiuser OFDM System

8 hrs

Channel Estimation: LS Error Decision-Directed Channel Estimation-Derivation of the LS Estimator, Frequency Domain Parallel Interference Cancellation Aided DDCE-The Recursive Channel Estimator. Detection Techniques: Linear Detection Techniques- Least-Squares error Detector-Minimum Mean Square Error Detector. Non-Linear Detection Techniques-Standard SIC, MSIC and its Derivatives, PIC Detection.

Unit4

Unit 4: Principles of Code Division Multiple Access

8 hrs

Spread spectrum technique – Direct sequence and frequency hopping spread spectrum communication system – PN codes and Walsh codes – Rake receiver – Capacity – Effects of loading, sectorization and voice activity – Power control – Hand off – Link structure – Forward link – Pilot, synchronization, paging and traffic channels – Reverse Link – access and traffic channel.

Unit5

Unit 5: OFDM Vs MC-CDMA Systems

8 hrs

Amalgamating DS-CDMA and OFDM Multicarrier CDMA-MC-CDMA Performance in Synchronous environments. Adaptive modulation for OFDM and MC-CDMA-System description - General model five mode AQAM-Seven-Mode Adaptive Star-QAM-Five mode APSK-Ten-mode AQAM.

Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Understand the fundamentals of OFDM.
  2. CO2Analyze the performance of OFDM with frequency/timing errors and Adaptive modulation.
  3. CO3Estimate the channel and understand detection techniques.
  4. CO4Understand the principle of CDMA.
  5. CO5Analyze the performance of OFDM & MC-CDMA.

Text Book

  1. L.Hanzo, M.Munster, B.J.Choi and T.Keller, “OFDM and MC-CDMA for Broadband Multi-User Communications, WLANs and Broadcasting”, John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
  2. Rohling, Hermann (Editor), “OFDM Concepts for Future Communications”, Springer, 2011.

Reference Books

  1. Ahmad RS Bahai, Burton R.Saltzberg and Mustafa Erge, “Multicarrier Digital Communications: Theory and Applications of OFDM”, Springer Newyork, 2004.
  2. Samuel C Yang, “CDMA RF System Engineering”, Artech House, 1998.
  3. Richard Van Nee and Ramjee Prasad, “OFDM for wireless Multimedia Communication”, Artech House, 2000.

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 16 of the original AKTU PDF.

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