Evaluation of SDR-implementation of IEEE 802.15.4 Physical Layer

Abstract

The concept of software-defined radio (SDR) holds great promise. The idea behind SDR is to move software as close to the antenna as possible. This can improve flexibility, adaptability and reduce the time-to-market. This thesis covers the evaluation of algorithms for implementing IEEE 802.15.4 physical layer. In collaboration with a digital circuit designer some of these algorithms were chosen and formed a basis for a DSP architecture optimized for low-complexity, low-power radio standards. The performance of a implementation using these algorithms were then evaluated by means of analytical computations and by simulation