High-data-rate ultrasonic through-metal communication

Kevin Wanuga, Magda Bielinski, Richard Primerano, Moshe Kam, Kapil Dandekar

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Abstract

A link-adaptive frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) ultrasonic physical layer is proposed for high-datarate communications through metal walls. The ultrasonic link allows for communication without physical penetration of the metal barrier. Link-adaptive OFDM mitigates the severe frequency- selective fading of the ultrasonic channel and greatly improves throughput over impulse or narrowband communication systems. Throughput improvements of 300% are demonstrated over current narrowband low-frequency techniques, and show improved spectral efficiency over high-frequency techniques found in the literature.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number6306028
Pages (from-to)2051-2053
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
Volume59
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Instrumentation
  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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