Impact of confined environments on WiMedia UWB systems

This paper explores the performance of a commercial WiMedia Multi-Band OFDM Ultrawideband development kit in a confined environment. It confirms previous predictions that the forward error correction schemes of WiMedia systems might not be sufficient for confined environments with a high number of m...

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Main Authors: Sipal, V., Gelabert, J., Stevens, C., Allen, B., Edwards, D.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Antenna measurements
Conferences
Fading
OFDM
Ultra wideband antennas
Wireless communication
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Summary:This paper explores the performance of a commercial WiMedia Multi-Band OFDM Ultrawideband development kit in a confined environment. It confirms previous predictions that the forward error correction schemes of WiMedia systems might not be sufficient for confined environments with a high number of multipaths. A carefully designed environment is shown to be able to alleviate the issue and improve the performance by reducing the packet-error rates. Analysis of packet-error-rates obtained for various antenna orientations and polarisations enables us to propose design rules to assist deployment of WiMedia Multi-Band OFDM Ultrawideband wireless systems in confined environments.
DOI:10.1109/LAPC.2011.6114072