Effects of Doppler-Division Multiplexing on OFDM Joint Sensing and Communication Systems

A promising waveform candidate for future joint sensing and communication systems is orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM). For such systems, supporting multiple transmit antennas requires multiplexing methods for the generation of orthogonal transmit signals, where equidistant subcarrie...

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Published in:IEEE open journal of signal processing 2024, Vol.5, p.229-237
Main Authors: Lang, Oliver, Hofbauer, Christian, Feger, Reinhard, Huemer, Mario
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antennas
Channels
Communication
Communication systems
Communications systems
Multiplexing
OFDM
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
Radar
Radar antennas
Signal generation
Symbols
Synchronism
Transmitting antennas
Waveforms
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Summary:A promising waveform candidate for future joint sensing and communication systems is orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM). For such systems, supporting multiple transmit antennas requires multiplexing methods for the generation of orthogonal transmit signals, where equidistant subcarrier interleaving (ESI) is the most popular multiplexing method. In this work, we analyze a multiplexing method called Doppler-division multiplexing (DDM). This method applies a phase shift from OFDM symbol to OFDM symbol to separate signals transmitted by different Tx antennas along the velocity axis of the range-Doppler map. The main focus of this work lies on the implications of DDM on the communication task. It will be shown that for DDM, the channels observed in the communication receiver are heavily time-varying, preventing any meaningful transmission of data when not taken into account. In this work, a communication system designed to combat these time-varying channels is proposed, which includes methods for data estimation, synchronization, and channel estimation. Bit error ratio (BER) simulations demonstrate the superiority of this communications system compared to ESI-based systems.
ISSN:2644-1322
2644-1322
DOI:10.1109/OJSP.2023.3343308