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Design and Implementation of Receiver Algorithms for VDL Mode-2 Systems

VDL Mode-2 시스템을 위한 수신 알고리듬 설계 및 구현

  • Lee, Hui-Soo (Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Kang, Dong-Hoon (Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Park, Hyo-Bae (Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Oh, Wang-Rock (Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2009.06.03
  • Published : 2009.10.25
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Abstract

In this paper, we propose the receiver algorithms suitable for the VHF (Very High Frequency) digital link mode-2(VDL Mode-2) system. Unlike conventional digital communication systems using the root raised cosine filter as a transmit and receive filter, raised cosine filter is used as a transmit filter in the VDL Mode-2 system. Hence, it is crucial to design and implement the optimum lowpass receive filter by considering inter-symbol interference and noise performance. On the other hand, due to the short preamble pattern, it is crucial to develop an efficient packet detection algorithm for reliable communication link for the VDL Mode-2 system. Also, frequency offset due to the carrier frequency difference between transmitter and receiver and doppler frequency shift must be estimated and compensated for reliable communication. In this paper, the optimum receive filter, packet detection and frequency offset compensation algorithms are proposed and the performance of the VDL system employing the proposed algorithms are evaluated.

본 논문에서는 항공시스템의 데이터 및 음성 통신을 위한 VHF (Very High Frequency) digital link mode-2 (VDL Mode-2) 시스템에 적합한 수신 알고리듬을 제안한다. VDL Mode-2 시스템은 패킷 방식으로 동작하며 이에 따라 최적화된 패킷 검출 알고리듬을 설계하여야 한다. 또한 VDL Mode-2 시스템에서는 송수신 여파기로 각각 제곱근 상승 코사인 여파기를 사용하는 일반적인 디지털 통신 시스템과 달리 점유 주파수 대역 요구사항에 따라 송신 여파기로 상승 코사인 여파기를 사용한다. 따라서 수신기에서는 ISI (inter-symbol interference)와 잡음 특성을 고려하여 최적화된 저역 통과 여파기를 설계하여야 한다. 이와 함께 VDL Mode-2 시스템의 안정적인 동작을 위해서는 송수신기의 반송파 주파수 차이와 도플러 주파수 천이에 의한 주파수 오프셋을 추정하고 보상하여야 한다. 본 논문에서는 VDL Mode-2 시스템을 위한 패킷 검출, 수신 여파기 및 주파수 오프셋 추정 및 보상 알고리듬들을 제안하고 제안한 기법들을 적용한 VDL Mode-2 시스템의 성능을 분석하였다.

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