Abstract:Single-Carrier Frequency-Domain Equalization (SC-FDE) and multi-carrier Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) are two techniques to combat multipath fading in digital communications. This paper compares the BER performances of them for white Gaussian noise channel theoretically. By the value-changing property of Gaussian distribution’s tail probability, the following conclusion is drawn: OFDM is a little better than SC-FDE in BER performance for Sow Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), while SC-FDE greatly outperforms OFDM for high SNR. This conclusion is significant to the design of the communication system for its important reference value.
刘谦雷; 杨绿溪. 单载波频域均衡与多载波OFDM误码性能的理论比较[J]. 电子与信息学报, 2005, 27(3): 411-414 .
Liu Qian-lei; Yang Lu-xi. Theoretical Comparison of BER Performance between Single-Carrier Frequency-Domain Equalization and Multi-carrier OFDM. , 2005, 27(3): 411-414 .