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Performance of packet combining ARQ error control in a TDMA SC-FDE system

Pereira, M. ; Bernardo, L. ; Dinis, R. ; Oliveira, R. ; Carvalho, P. C. ; Pinto, P.

Performance of packet combining ARQ error control in a TDMA SC-FDE system, Proc IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conf. - WCNC, Sydney, Australia, Vol. , pp. 1 - 6, April, 2010.

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Abstract
This paper considers the use of SC modulations (Single-Carrier) with FDE (Frequency-Domain Equalization) with low-complexity soft combining ARQ schemes (Automatic Repeat reQuest). With our technique, packets associated to different transmission attempts are combined in a soft way, allowing improved performances. Its low complexity makes it particularly interesting for the uplink of wireless systems. This paper proposes an accurate analytical model for a TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) scheme where packet combining ARQ is applied. It evaluates the uplink non-saturated packet delay and goodput for a generic message arrival process. Our analytical results are validated using physical and MAC layer simulations.