Graduation Year
2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.S.
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
Degree Granting Department
Computer Science and Engineering
Major Professor
Srinivas Katkoori, Ph.D.
Co-Major Professor
Richard D. Gitlin, Sc.D.
Committee Member
Hao Zheng, Ph.D.
Keywords
Wireless Image Transfer, VHDL Implementation, OFDM Verification, Low Latency Data Transfer, High Bit Rate
Abstract
In the field of communications, a high data rate and low multi-path fading is required for efficient information exchange. Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) is a widely accepted IEEE 802.11n (and many others) standard for usage in communication systems operating in fading dispersive channels. In this thesis, we modeled the OFDM algorithm at the behavioral level in VHDL/Verilog that was successfully synthesized/verified on an FPGA. Due to rapid technology scaling, FPGAs have become popular and are low-cost and high performance alternatives to (semi-) custom ASICs. Further, due to reprogramming flexibility, FPGAs are useful in rapid prototyping. As per the IEEE standard, we implemented both transmitter and receiver with four modulation schemes (BPSK, QPSK, QAM16, and QAM64). We extensively verified the design in simulation as well as on Altera Stratix IV EP4SGX230KF40C2 FPGA (Terasic DE4 Development Board). The synthesized design ran at 100 MHz clock frequency incurring 54 µ sec. end-to-end latency and 8% logic utilization.
Scholar Commons Citation
Sharma, Ragahv, "Behavioral Modeling and FPGA Synthesis of IEEE 802.11n Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Scheme" (2016). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/6584
