Extended data rates for next generation UWB

For UWB to be a competitive solution, its next generation design must support higher data rates than those proposed by ECMA 368. The purpose of this paper is to investigate methods to double the UWB current maximum data rate. The options considered are 16-QAM and bandwidth expansion. The potential solutions to double the data rates are compared in terms of system performance. Three metrics are used as figure of merit for such comparison.