A system level hardware/software partition of a mimo-ofdm system for systemc modeling

This paper presents the design process and description at the system level of a communication system based on Multiple Input-Multiple Output and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM). These are used in fourth generation (4G) systems, due to the performance improvement when facing rapidly changing wireless environments. Hardware/software partitioning is taken under consideration for the design, with developed criteria for measuring system performance. The design and validation of the system is made using SystemC language . This is part of a research work, carried out in order to study and establish an appropriate methodology for Hardware/Software co-design.