ELP 725 Wireless Communication Laboratory

Assignments

1. OFDM implementation using SDR

a. Design the OFDM transmitter and receiver module on SDR
b. Vary FFT size and observe its effect on
i. Peak-to-Average-Power Ratio (PAPR)
ii. Frequency selectivity of the channel
c. Implement water-filling algorithm (for power allocation on each subcarrier) over
OFDM

2. Path loss exponent (PLE) and Fraunhaufer distance

a. Obtain PLE value corresponding to different frequencies
b. Obtain Fraunhofer distance value corresponding to different frequencies
c. Observe the trend of PLE before and after Fraunhaufer distance
d. Study shadowing effect

3. Implementation of Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) using SDR

a. Estimate the channel quality
b. Assign the modulation (QAM) depending on the location of the receiver from the
transmitter in order to satisfy quality-of-service in terms of bit error rate
c. Compare the performance of adaptive modulation scheme with non-adaptive
modulation scheme (demonstrate the benefits of adaptive over non-adaptive)

4. Interference mitigation with Spread Spectrum techniques using SDR

a. Design SDR transmitter and receiver module for different Spread Spectrum
techniques
b. Use one SDR as a jammer and use spreading techniques at the transmitter and the
receiver to overcome interference created by the jammer.

5. MIMO beamforming implementation using SDR

a. Realize transmit and receive diversity using 2x1 and 1x2 configuration on SDR
b. Realize Alamouti coding (2x2) on SDR