subplo-2.&.2/;plo-bpsN.49ineJid$4.&35/;#rid on; ile-4>I!O modulaion4/ a7is-2' 5'(len#$-#/ -&35 &355/; RESULTS:+,-+. -/+ 01- 2-.+34:51 0 0 1 1 0 1 06 #. 2-789 +::+;- <: =3.91,> 270 ;3..1+. 2?3;1,> <, .+;+1=+. ?+.:<.43,;+ : Complex envelope of the transmitted OFDM signal for a given OFDM Symol! sampled "ith sampling fre#$en%y fs&B' 6 "ith (n&)!*!+!,-.*' This symol is a%t$ally extended "ith a Time /$ard in order to %ope "ith m$ltipath delay spread! as explained in Se%tion 00( For the sa1e of simpli%ity! "e "ill not %onsider this prefix sin%e it is eliminated in the re%eiver( Ass$ming that the %hannel is flat! the signal is only affe%ted y phase noise at the re%eiver the re%eived signal is Orthogonal Fre#$en%y Division Dem$ltiplexed 2OFDD3 y means of a Dis%rete Fo$rier Transform( 0n order to separate the signal and noise terms! let $s s$ppose that is small! so that 0n this %ase! the dem$ltiplexed signal is: Th$s "e have an error term for ea%h s$.%arrier "hi%h res$lts from some %omination of all of them and is added to the $sef$l signal( Let $s analy4e more deeply this noise %ontri$tion: *3 Common 5hase Error: for 2r&13 6e have a %ommon error added to every s$.%arrier that is proportional to its val$e m$ltiplied y a %omplex n$mer that is a rotation of the %onstellation( This angle res$lts from an average of phase noise: This average implies lo" fre#$en%ies of phase noise spe%tr$m $p to! that is the inter.%arrier spa%ing( Sin%e it is %onstant for all s$.%arriers! it %an e %orre%ted y some 1ind of phase rotation( This term %orresponds to the s$mmation of the information of the other s$. %arriers ea%h m$ltiplied y some %omplex n$mer "hi%h %omes from an 7 average of phase noise "ith a spe%tral shift( The res$lt is also a %omplex n$mer that is added to ea%h s$.%arrier7s $sef$l signal and has the appearan%e of /a$ssian noise( 0t is normally 1no"n as inter.%arrier interferen%e( *( 6hen the ratio et"een the phase noise and"idth and he OFDM inter. %arrier spa%ing is small! it %omes o$t from that the %ommon phase error dominates over the inter.%arrier interferen%e 20C03( Sin%e this error %an e %orre%ted together "ith the %hannel effe%ts 89:! the symol error rate after %orre%tion is m$%h lo"er than efore as +( On the other hand! as this ratio approa%hes $nity! that is! the phase noise and"idth e%omes %loser to the inter.%arrier spa%ing val$e! the inter.%arrier interferen%e in%reases and the %orre%tion %apailities de%rease( ;(0f it is greater than *! then symol error rate after %orre%tion %an e e#$al to that otained efore %orre%tion or even "orse if the %hosen phase %orre%ting S%heme fails d$e to the presen%e of noise ( +( ADA5T0<E =ESO>=CE ALLOCAT0O- ST=ATE=/0ES TO COMBAT T?E EFFECT OF FAD0-/ E-<0=O-ME-TS: 6e %onsider $n%oded transmission over a syn%hrono$s flat fading m$ltiple. a%%ess 2$plin13 OFDM dis%retetime system "ith - $sers and L s$.%arriers 2referred to as s$.ands3 for ea%h $ser( The signal re%eived at time n is given y: "here xi!@2n3 denotes the transmitted symol! si!@ the spreading se#$en%e! "i!@2n3 the additive /a$ssian noise and hi!@ 2n3 the stationary and ergodi% %hannel gain %orresponding to >ser i in s$.and @( The hi!@ 2n3 are ass$med to e i(i(d(! and to res$lt from a %omination of fast 2ass$med =ayleigh3 fading and slo" fading( E#$ivalently! hi!@ res$lts from the prod$%t of a fast fade rid2n3 and a slo" fade hi!@2n3( 6e ass$me ri!@2n3 to e $nit mean( E#$ivalently! hi!@2n3 is the short.term mean of hi!@2n3 2hen%e the symol hi!@ for the slo" fade3( 6e ass$me that hi!@2n3 is 1no"n perfe%tly at the transmitter and re%eiver at time n( -ote that! "ith appropriate s%aling! "e may ass$me that the noise varian%e is $nity(The short.term means hi!@ 2n3 for ea%h $ser and ea%h s$.and are fed a%1 from the ase.station to all the $sers in the system( Sin%e most OFDM systems in $se today $se the %onventional mat%hed filter re%eiver! "e ass$me the same ' for o$r OFDMA system! "ith one mat%hed filter for every Spreading se#$en%e si!@( 6e ass$me that any t"o spreading Se#$en%es have a %onstant %ross %orrelation given y 56e( -o" %hara%teri4e the %onstraints imposed on this system y pra%ti%al re#$irements( The po"er of ea%h >ser i is re#$ired not to ex%eed p on average! "here the average is over the %omposite fading distri$tion hi!@ 2n3( Constr$%ting a matrix ?2n3 "hose 2i! @3th element is hi!@2n3 and denoting the po"er of >ser i in s$.%hannel @ y 5i!@ !"e have E? %@A&! 5i!@ & p for * B i B -( First! "e analy4e the MC.CDMA system given "ith one s$.and per $ser! i(e "ith L & *( This is e#$ivalent to a syn%hrono$s ofdma system "itho$t inter. symol interferen%e 20S03( There are three "ell 1no"n te%hni#$es for dynami% rate adaptation OFDM systems: m$lti.%ode! m$lti.it =ate and variale %onstellation si4e methods! "hi%h are explained in 89:( To maintain %ontin$ity "ith previo$s se%tions! "e fo%$s on variale.%onstellation si4e s%hemes in this paper( 0n a variale %onstellation si4e s%heme! ea%h $ser is assigned a single spreading se#$en%e( @