Digital Code-Division Multiplexing Channel Aggregation for Mobile Fronthaul Architecture With Low Complexity

A low-complexity mobile fronthaul architecture via digital code-division multiplexing (CDM) is proposed to enable channel aggregation of 4G-LTE signals. In comparison with traditional frequency division multiplexing based aggregation scheme, the fast Fourier transformation/inverse fast Fourier trans...

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Main Authors: Haibo Li, Qi Yang, Songnian Fu, Ming Luo, Xiang Li, Zhixue He, Peng Jiang, Yongpiao Liu, Shaohua Yu
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2018-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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author Haibo Li
Qi Yang
Songnian Fu
Ming Luo
Xiang Li
Zhixue He
Peng Jiang
Yongpiao Liu
Shaohua Yu
author_facet Haibo Li
Qi Yang
Songnian Fu
Ming Luo
Xiang Li
Zhixue He
Peng Jiang
Yongpiao Liu
Shaohua Yu
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description A low-complexity mobile fronthaul architecture via digital code-division multiplexing (CDM) is proposed to enable channel aggregation of 4G-LTE signals. In comparison with traditional frequency division multiplexing based aggregation scheme, the fast Fourier transformation/inverse fast Fourier transformation operations are replaced by simple sign selection and addition, leading to the significant reduction of computational complexity. Moreover, synchronous transmission of both the I/Q waveforms of wireless signals and the control words (CWs) used for the purpose of control and management using the CDM approach is also presented to be compliant with the common public radio interface (CPRI). In a proof-of-concept experiment, we demonstrate the transmission of 48 × 20 MHz LTE signals with CPRI equivalent data rate of 59 Gb/s, achieving an average error vector magnitude (EVM) of ~3.6% and ~4.3% after 5 and 20 km transmission over standard single-mode fiber (SSMF), respectively. Furthermore, we successfully demonstrate the transmission of 32 × 20 MHz LTE signals together with CPRI-compliant CWs, corresponding to CPRI-equivalent data rate of 39.32 Gb/s, only using single optical wavelength channel with analog bandwidth of ~1.96 GHz. After transmission over 5 km SSMF, CWs can be error-free recovered while the LTE signals are recovered with an EVM of ~3.6%.
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spelling doaj.art-ff90d79ee2d546de9565bd8bb996f2632022-12-21T22:44:42ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552018-01-0110211010.1109/JPHOT.2017.27515388031892Digital Code-Division Multiplexing Channel Aggregation for Mobile Fronthaul Architecture With Low ComplexityHaibo Li0Qi Yang1Songnian Fu2Ming Luo3Xiang Li4Zhixue He5Peng Jiang6Yongpiao Liu7Shaohua Yu8Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics & School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Technologies and Networks, Wuhan Research Institute of Posts & Telecommunications, Wuhan, ChinaWuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics & School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaWuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics & School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Technologies and Networks, Wuhan Research Institute of Posts & Telecommunications, Wuhan, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Technologies and Networks, Wuhan Research Institute of Posts & Telecommunications, Wuhan, ChinaWuhan Hongxin Telecommunication Technologies Co., Ltd., Wuhan, ChinaWuhan Hongxin Telecommunication Technologies Co., Ltd., Wuhan, ChinaWuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics & School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaA low-complexity mobile fronthaul architecture via digital code-division multiplexing (CDM) is proposed to enable channel aggregation of 4G-LTE signals. In comparison with traditional frequency division multiplexing based aggregation scheme, the fast Fourier transformation/inverse fast Fourier transformation operations are replaced by simple sign selection and addition, leading to the significant reduction of computational complexity. Moreover, synchronous transmission of both the I/Q waveforms of wireless signals and the control words (CWs) used for the purpose of control and management using the CDM approach is also presented to be compliant with the common public radio interface (CPRI). In a proof-of-concept experiment, we demonstrate the transmission of 48 × 20 MHz LTE signals with CPRI equivalent data rate of 59 Gb/s, achieving an average error vector magnitude (EVM) of ~3.6% and ~4.3% after 5 and 20 km transmission over standard single-mode fiber (SSMF), respectively. Furthermore, we successfully demonstrate the transmission of 32 × 20 MHz LTE signals together with CPRI-compliant CWs, corresponding to CPRI-equivalent data rate of 39.32 Gb/s, only using single optical wavelength channel with analog bandwidth of ~1.96 GHz. After transmission over 5 km SSMF, CWs can be error-free recovered while the LTE signals are recovered with an EVM of ~3.6%.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8031892/Mobile fronthauldigital code-division multiplexing (CDM)control words (CWs)
spellingShingle Haibo Li
Qi Yang
Songnian Fu
Ming Luo
Xiang Li
Zhixue He
Peng Jiang
Yongpiao Liu
Shaohua Yu
Digital Code-Division Multiplexing Channel Aggregation for Mobile Fronthaul Architecture With Low Complexity
IEEE Photonics Journal
Mobile fronthaul
digital code-division multiplexing (CDM)
control words (CWs)
title Digital Code-Division Multiplexing Channel Aggregation for Mobile Fronthaul Architecture With Low Complexity
title_full Digital Code-Division Multiplexing Channel Aggregation for Mobile Fronthaul Architecture With Low Complexity
title_fullStr Digital Code-Division Multiplexing Channel Aggregation for Mobile Fronthaul Architecture With Low Complexity
title_full_unstemmed Digital Code-Division Multiplexing Channel Aggregation for Mobile Fronthaul Architecture With Low Complexity
title_short Digital Code-Division Multiplexing Channel Aggregation for Mobile Fronthaul Architecture With Low Complexity
title_sort digital code division multiplexing channel aggregation for mobile fronthaul architecture with low complexity
topic Mobile fronthaul
digital code-division multiplexing (CDM)
control words (CWs)
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8031892/
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