OFDM

ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION

MULTIPLEXING
CELL SPECTRAL EFFICIENCY

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TWM
CONVENTIONAL FDM
 Advantages of FDM
It is effective at combating inter-symbol interference (ISI)
and multipath fading;

It can adjust modulation and coding for each subcarrier; and

It has simple equalization.

Inter Symbol Interference (ISI)
and Multipath Fading:
INTERSYMBOL INTERFERENCE
 Modulation and Coding per Subcarrier:
Simple Equalization:
Disadvantages of FDM
 OFDM
OFDM is a method of multiplexing by which a
high-rate data stream is divided into multiple low-
rate substreams, which are then simultaneously
transmitted over multiple subcarriers at the same
time, and data carried by the subcarriers are sent in
such a way that they do not interfere with one
another in frequency.
An OFDM Transmitter
 Advantages of OFDM
Apart from the advantages of FDM, OFDM offers two more
important advantages:

OFDM has low-complexity modulation; and

OFDM achieves a better spectral efficiency than conventional
FDM.
Spectrum
Some Practical Issues of OFDM :

Time Domain: Inter Block Interference (IBI)

Frequency Domain: Inter Carrier Interference (ICI)
A simplified OFDM Transmitter
IBI
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