Frevet R., Haase J., Jancke R. et al. Modeling and Simulation for RF System Design

Springer, 2005. — 291 p.Modern telecommunication systems are highly complex from an algorithmic point of view. The complexity continues to increase due to advanced modulation schemes, multiple protocols and standards, as well as additional functionality such as personal organizers or navigation aids. To have short and reliable design cycles, efficient verification methods and tools are necessary. Modeling and simulation need to accompany the design steps from the specification to the overall system verification in order to bridge the gaps between system specification, system simulation, and circuit level simulation. Very high carrier frequencies together with long observation periods result in extremely large computation times and requires, therefore, specialized modeling methods and simulation tools on all design levels. The focus of Modeling and Simulation for RF System Design lies on RF specific modeling and simulation methods and the consideration of system and circuit level descriptions.Design flow overview.
Simulation tools in system design.
System level modeling.
VHDL-AMS for block level simulation.
introduction to VHDL-AMS.
Selected RF blocks in VHDL-AMS.
Macromodeling in VHDL-AMS.
Complex example: WLAN receiver.
Modeling of analog blocks in VERILOG-A.
Characterization for bottom-up verification.
Advanced methods for overall system specification and validation.