Title :
Tackling 4G challenges with "TACT" - Design and optimization of 4G radio receivers with a transceiver architecture comparison tool (TACT)
Author :
González, Delia Rodríguez de Llera ; Rusu, Ana ; Ismail, Mohammed
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm
Abstract :
Current integration trends imposed by the market are pushing toward the software radio paradigm. 4G radio receivers, where different wireless standards converge, make RF engineers face harder and harder challenges. Electronic design automation (EDA) tools play an increasing role in the design and verification of wireless system. This article presents a transceiver architecture comparison tool (TACT) which is a hierarchical, user-friendly, Matlab-based tool. It automates the design-space exploration procedure for 4G (fourth generation) wireless receivers. An example that considers a multistandard wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA)/wireless local area network (WLAN) receiver was also presented to illustrate the capabilities of TACT
Keywords :
4G mobile communication; broadband networks; circuit optimisation; code division multiple access; electronic design automation; software radio; transceivers; wireless LAN; 4G radio receivers; Matlab tool; WCDMA; WLAN receiver; design-space exploration; electronic design automation; multistandard wideband code division multiple access; software radio; transceiver architecture comparison tool; wireless local area network; wireless system design; wireless system verification; Computer architecture; Design optimization; Electronic design automation and methodology; Multiaccess communication; Radio frequency; Receivers; Software radio; Software standards; Transceivers; Wireless LAN;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Devices Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCD.2006.307272
