Coded Backscattering Communication with LTE Pilots as Ambient Signal

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Auteurs principaux: Liao, Jingyi, Ruttik, Kalle, Jantti, Riku, Dinh-Thuy, Phan-Huy
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author Liao, Jingyi
Ruttik, Kalle
Jantti, Riku
Dinh-Thuy, Phan-Huy
author_facet Liao, Jingyi
Ruttik, Kalle
Jantti, Riku
Dinh-Thuy, Phan-Huy
contents The 3GPP has recently conducted a study on the Ambient Internet of Things (AIoT), with a particular emphasis on examining backscatter communications as one of the primary techniques under consideration. Previous investigations into Ambient Backscatter Communications (AmBC) within the long term evolution (LTE) downlink have shown that it is feasible to utilize the user equipment channel estimator as a receiver for demodulating frequency shift keyed (FSK) messages transmitted by the backscatter devices. In practical deployment scenarios, the backscattered link often experiences a low signal-to-noise ratio, leading to subpar bit error rate (BER) performance in the case of uncoded transmissions. In this paper, we propose the adoption of the same convolutional coding methodology for backscatter links that is already employed for LTE downlink control signals. This approach facilitates the reuse of identical demodulation functions at the modem for both control signals and backscattered AIoT messages. To assess the performance of the proposed scheme, we conducted experiments utilizing real LTE downlink signals generated by a mobile operator within an office environment. When compared to uncoded FSK, convolutional channel coding delivers a notable gain of approximately 6 dB at a BER of $10^{-3}$. Consequently, the AmBC system demonstrates a high level of reliability, achieving a BER of $10^{-3}$ at a Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) of 5 dB.
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spellingShingle Coded Backscattering Communication with LTE Pilots as Ambient Signal
Liao, Jingyi
Ruttik, Kalle
Jantti, Riku
Dinh-Thuy, Phan-Huy
Signal Processing
The 3GPP has recently conducted a study on the Ambient Internet of Things (AIoT), with a particular emphasis on examining backscatter communications as one of the primary techniques under consideration. Previous investigations into Ambient Backscatter Communications (AmBC) within the long term evolution (LTE) downlink have shown that it is feasible to utilize the user equipment channel estimator as a receiver for demodulating frequency shift keyed (FSK) messages transmitted by the backscatter devices. In practical deployment scenarios, the backscattered link often experiences a low signal-to-noise ratio, leading to subpar bit error rate (BER) performance in the case of uncoded transmissions. In this paper, we propose the adoption of the same convolutional coding methodology for backscatter links that is already employed for LTE downlink control signals. This approach facilitates the reuse of identical demodulation functions at the modem for both control signals and backscattered AIoT messages. To assess the performance of the proposed scheme, we conducted experiments utilizing real LTE downlink signals generated by a mobile operator within an office environment. When compared to uncoded FSK, convolutional channel coding delivers a notable gain of approximately 6 dB at a BER of $10^{-3}$. Consequently, the AmBC system demonstrates a high level of reliability, achieving a BER of $10^{-3}$ at a Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) of 5 dB.
title Coded Backscattering Communication with LTE Pilots as Ambient Signal
topic Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.12657