The implementation of channel diversity in mobile software radio receivers

Author

Schnepp, Harald ; Müller, Thomas ; Luy, Johann-Friedrich ; Russer, Peter

Author_Institution

Res. & Technol., DaimlerChrysler AG, Ulm, Germany

Volume

13

Issue

8

fYear

2003

Firstpage

323

Lastpage

325

Abstract

A novel channel diversity concept is proposed and demonstrated, which avoids receiving signal deterioration due to multipath fading in mobile receivers. The system is based on coherent superposition of the signals received from several transmitters supplying the same information at different frequencies. Based on a software radio architecture this concept may increase the quality of mobile reception in modern car receivers considerably. Compared with multiantenna-receivers which overcome the multipath fading problem by simultaneously receiving the same program with several antennas, the proposed solution is advantageous, since it requires only a single antenna.

Keywords

diversity reception; echo suppression; fading channels; mobile radio; multipath channels; radio receivers; software radio; car receivers; channel diversity concept; coherent superposition; mobile receivers; multipath echo cancellation; multipath fading; single antenna; software defined radio; software radio architecture; time delay hacking loop; Antennas and propagation; Computer architecture; Delay estimation; Fading; Frequency diversity; MIMO; Radio transmitters; Receivers; Receiving antennas; Software radio;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1531-1309

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LMWC.2003.815704

Filename

1225671