Link Modeling
A.
Bang-Bang CDR modeling papers
J.K. Holmes, "Performance
of a First-Order Transition Sampling Digital Phase-Locked Loop Using Random-Walk
Models," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol.com-20, no.
2, April 1972.
(One of the first papers on first order bang-bang CDR modeling using Markov
chains – using block filtering on CDR decisions).
J.R. Cessna and D.M. Levy, "Phase
Noise and Transient Times for a Binary Quantized Digital Phase-Locked Loop in White
Gaussian Noise," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol.com-20, no. 2, April 1972.
(Also on of the first papers on bang-bang CDR modeling, just
using the moving window filter).
A.E. Payzin, "Analysis
of a Digital Bit Synchronizer," IEEE Transactions on Communications,
vol.com-31, no. 4, April 1983.
(More wrapped up – ready-to-use treatment of bang-bang CDR, with block
filtering).
D.W. Paranchych and N.C. Bealieu,
"Use
of second order Markov chains to model digital symbol synchronizer performance,"
IEE Proceedings – Communications, vol. 143, no. 5, October 1996, pp.
250-258.
(Explains some details from Payzin that remained
unclear – his thesis also has a very good intro/overview of the field)
I. Galton, "Analog-input
digital phase-locked loops for precise frequency and phase demodulation,"
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal
Processing, vol. 42, no. 10, October 1995, pp. 621-630.
(Sigma-delta approach to linearizing the bang-bang
loops)
R. Walker et al, "A
2.488Gb/s Si-Bipolar Clock and Data Recovery IC with
Robust Loss of Signal Detection," IEEE International
Solid-State Circuits Conference, Feb.1997,
(Extension of Galton’s paper to model the bang-bang
CDR loop)
J. Kim, Design of CMOS Adaptive-Supply Serial Links, Ph.D. Thesis,
(Nice alternative way to model bang-bang CDR loop – in the Appendix, but with
noiseless input).
B.
VCO/PLL modeling papers
A. Hajimiri,
"Noise
in phase-locked loops," Southwest Symposium on
Mixed-Signal Design, 2001. pp. 1 –6
(Linear phase modeling of the noise transfer functions of different PLL
components – nice tutorial)
M. Mansuri and C-K.K. Yang, "Jitter
optimization based on phase-locked loop design parameters,"
IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits, vol. 37, no. 11, Nov 2002, pp. 1375 –1382
(Very similar to Hajimiri’s paper, just focusing on
supply and refClk noise)
A. Demir, et al, "Phase
noise in oscillators: a unifying theory and numerical methods for
characterization," IEEE Transactions on Circuits
and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and Applications, vol. 47, no. 5, May
2000, pp. 655 –674.
(A bit more mathematical treatment of the oscillator phase noise than Hajimiri’s impulse sensitivity function approach)
C.
System and noise modeling
B. Ahmad, "Performance
Specification of Interconnects," DesignCon
2003.
B.K. Casper et al, "An
accurate and efficient analysis method for multi-Gb/s
chip-to-chip signaling schemes," IEEE Symposium on VLSI Circuits,
June 2002, pp. 54-57.
V. Stojanović and M. Horowitz, "Modeling and Analysis of
High-Speed Links," IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference,
September 2003.
Communication techniques
EE379A and EE379C course reader, Chapters
1-4.
Adaptive equalization
Qureshi, S.; Communications Magazine, IEEE , Volume: 20 Issue: 2 , Mar 1982 , Page(s): 9 -16
Very simple
tutorial paper covering different equalization techniques and their
advantages/disadvantages.
Fractional Tap-Spacing Equalizer and Consequences
for Clock Recovery in Data Modems
Ungerboeck, G.; Communications, IEEE
Transactions on [legacy, pre - 1988] , Volume: 24 Issue:
8 , Aug 1976, Page(s): 856 -864
One of the first papers on fractionally
spaced equalization.
Efficient Modulation for Band-Limited Channels
Forney, G., Jr.; Gallager, R.; Lang, G.; Longstaff, F.; Qureshi, S.; Selected
Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on , Volume: 2 Issue: 5 , Sep 1984, Page(s):
632 -647
An overview of modulation techniques.
Optimum pulse amplitude modulation--I:
Transmitter-receiver design and bounds from information theory
Berger, T.; Tufts, D.; Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on , Volume: 13 Issue: 2 , Apr 1967, Page(s): 196 -208
One of the first papers that addresses inclusion of
jitter in the analysis. Very good treatment of white Rx jitter with
arbitrary pdf.
Optimum pulse amplitude modulation--II: Inclusion of
timing jitter
Tufts, D.; Berger, T.; Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on , Volume: 13 Issue: 2 , Apr 1967, Page(s): 209 -216
A General Class of PAM Equalizers
Millott, L.;Communications,
IEEE Transactions on [legacy, pre - 1988] , Volume: 28 Issue: 6 , Jun 1980, Page(s):
915 -917
Introduces a class of cost functions for
optimization.
Transmitter precoding in
synchronous multiuser communications
Vojcic, B.R.; Won Mee
Jang; Communications, IEEE Transactions on , Volume:
46 Issue: 10 , Oct. 1998, Page(s): 1346 -1355
Transmitter Precoding.
Adaptive minimum bit-error rate equalization for
binary signaling
Chen-Chu Yeh; Barry,
J.R.; Communications, IEEE Transactions on , Volume:
48 Issue: 7 , July 2000, Page(s): 1226 -1235
Some effort towards minimum BER optimization.
Spatio-temporal coding for wireless communication
Shows capacity improvement with multiple Tx and Rx antennas.
FIR channel-shortening equalizers for MIMO ISI
channels
Al-Dhahir, N.; Communications, IEEE
Transactions on , Volume: 49 Issue: 2 , Feb 2001, Page(s):
213 -218.