Interference Analysis and Sensing Threshold of Detect and Avoid (DAA) for UWB Coexistence with WiMax

Although ultra wideband (UWB) is a promising wireless technology for the future due to its high data rate, low power consumption, and low cost, its worldwide acceptance is conditioned by coexistence issues because of the frequency overlap with other wireless standards such as WiMax. In many countries, a detect and avoid (DAA) scheme has been promoted as a means to mitigate interference and it is now regarded as an indispensable solution for commercialization of UWB. A detailed specification for DAA can be determined by analyzing co-channel interference for a victim receiver. This paper presents a quantitative interference analysis using desired to undesired (D/U) signal power ratio as well as verification results using an equipment-based WiMax testbed. Finally, the D/U ratio results were used to determine minimum keep-out distance and the sensing threshold level for DAA in a UWB device.