Time domain equalizer design based on multi-rate technique.

Abstract

Discrete Multitone is adopted in Digital Subscriber Line to offer high-speed data communication on the UTP channel. To combat the channel distortion, DMT system employed Time Domain Equalizer and Cyclic Prefix. In this thesis, we analyze different existing time domain equalizer design methods and their performances are compared based on our simulation results. Modification of the current method is proposed and significant performance improvement is obtained. Multi-rate equalization is studied theoretically, which enables us to achieve zero ISI channels that can be used not only in DMT system but also in all other communication systems. Our simulation results show that the new design method is superior and practical.