Theoretical derivation of bit error rate in MB-OFDM UWB system

Abstract

This paper derives the theoretical bit error rate (BER) of the multiband orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MB-OFDM) system for ultra wideband (UWB) communication. The proposed derivation takes into account the fading correlation caused by time and frequency spreading, which is one of the most significant factors in MB-OFDM UWB system. Moreover, the proposed formula gives consideration to the frequency characteristics of propagation loss that are not negligible in UWB systems. The theoretical results by the proposed approach are compared with the computer simulation results in order to confirm the validity of the proposed derivation.