Estudo comparativo de sistemas de rádio digital sobre fibra aplicado a C-RAN

Abstract

The aim of this work is based on the evaluation and comparison of aspects related to transmission of Digital Radio over Fiber (DROF) using Multicarrier Multiplexing Techniques (SCM) applied to Centralized Radio Access Networks architecture (C-RAN). The comparison was performed in two scenarios which the first made use of three subcarriers on a single wavelength, and the second scenario applied one subcarrier being carried also by one wavelength. Wavelength Division Multiplexing techniques (WDM) can be applied for both cases. Moreover, this work shows also the building process of the system step by step using the simulation software VPITransmissionMaker. As case study were considered the transmission of 16-QAM subcarriers each one with 250 Mbps carried in 5 GHz. The simulation analysis is discussed by evaluating the impact of the digitized process on the system performance, complexity and dynamic range. Results indicate that SCM-DRoF has a BER of 10-6 for fiber links up to 20 km. For the second scenario without SCM the range can reach up to 40 km. Taking into account the cost and dynamic range, both proposals can be used as a solution for bridging the base stations. However, the complexity in the optical domain and the cost makes the SCM solution comparatively better than the case without it. It concludes that SCM is a cheaper and less complex solution which is able to feed antennas for the new generation of mobile network technologies. is able to feed antennas for the new generation of mobile network technologies.