OFDM modem for ATM based point-multipoint systems

In this paper an application of the OFDM modulation to the "last mile" problem and the main algorithms involved are described. Moreover, the architectures of the most important blocks (namely modulator and demodulator) are illustrated and the design methodology is described. The system has been simulated in FPL and FXP arithmetic and a VHDL description has been automatically generated by using COSSAP. Finally the architecture has been synthesized and mapped on FPGAs.