• DocumentCode
    429628
  • Title

    Convolutional acquisition for UWB-IR pseudo-chaotic time hopping

  • Author

    Reggiani, Luca ; Maggio, Gian Mario

  • Author_Institution
    Dip. di Elettronica ed Informazione, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
  • Volume
    6
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    26-29 Sept. 2004
  • Firstpage
    4165
  • Abstract
    In the context of UWB (ultra-wideband) impulse radio, one of the crucial challenges remains the initial code acquisition, in the presence of noise and multipath propagation. In this work, we present a novel synchronization strategy exploiting the convolutional nature of the PCTH (pseudo-chaotic time hopping) modulation. Namely, a Markov chain describing the input/output relationship of the PCTH encoding scheme is used for recovering the frame synchronization.
  • Keywords
    Markov processes; chaotic communication; convolution; multipath channels; signal detection; synchronisation; ultra wideband communication; Markov chain; PCTH; UWB-IR; coarse acquisition algorithm; convolutional acquisition; frame synchronization; initial code acquisition; multipath propagation; pseudo-chaotic time hopping modulation; ultra-wideband impulse radio; Context; Convolution; Convolutional codes; Encoding; Pulse modulation; Radio transmitters; Receivers; Timing; Ultra wideband technology; Wireless communication;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vehicular Technology Conference, 2004. VTC2004-Fall. 2004 IEEE 60th
  • ISSN
    1090-3038
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8521-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/VETECF.2004.1404863
  • Filename
    1404863