May 2003

doc.: IEEE 802.11-03/283r0

Signaling for Adaptive Modulation

by Dr. Gnter Kleindl Siemens AG

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G. Kleindl / Siemens

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Motivation and Requirements

Adaptive modulation is one method to improve the throughput and/or range

Adaptive modulation requires signaling

Easy implementation and compatibility to IEEE 802.11a/g

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Conventional Modulation for OFDM-Subcarriers

SNR(f) 64 QAM 3/4 64 QAM 2/3 16 QAM 3/4 16 QAM 1/2 QPSK 3/4 QPSK 1/2 BPSK 3/4 BPSK 1/2 shifting of grid SNR
Average

All subcarriers get the same modulation alphabet

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G. Kleindl / Siemens

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Adaptive Modulation for OFDM-Subcarriers

S N R ( f ) 2 5 6 Q A M 1 2 8 Q A M 6 4 Q A M 3 2 Q A M 1 6 Q A M 8 P S Km = 3 4 P S K 2 P S K u n u s e d
SNR

Average

shiftingofgrid

S N R

Bundles of adjacent subcarriers get individual modulation alphabets

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How to implement ?
Source
RTS Data

Destination

CTS

ACK

A small extension in the RTS / CTS frames is a solution

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RTS Frame Format

Frame Control Duration RA TA FCS

Protocol Version

Type

Subtype

Other Bits

Take an unused bit combination in the Subtype field to signal in the RTS that a terminal is able to transmit according to the bit loading feature, e.g. Subtype = 0011
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CTS Frame Format

Frame Control Duration RA Bit Loading Table FCS

The destination terminal measures the RTS subcarriers and answers with a bit loading table for adaptive modulation in the CTS frame. The source modulates the data frame according to the bit loading table.

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Example of a Bit Loading Table

000 001 010 011 100 101 110 111 Nil BPSK QPSK 8 PSK 16 QAM 32 QAM 64 QAM 128 QAM

Number 8 possible PHY-modes and select one for each of the 16 bundles, i.e. 3 bit x 16 = 48 bits = 6 bytes. Transport these bytes in the CTS frame.
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Range Enhancement
Range enhancement / %

80 60 40 20 0 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 Data Rate / Mbps

Adaptive modulation can significantly improve the range

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Other Companys Results

Doc.#: 11-02-232r0-WNG from Aware

Adaptive modulation can significantly improve the throughput

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Conclusions
Adaptive modulation is one method to improve the throughput and/or range The available RTS/CTS signaling can easily be extended for adaptive modulation and further techniques like multiple transmit antennas

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Thank you for your attention !

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