**4.1 Adaptive modulator and demodulator**

At the transmitter the adaptive modulator block consists of different modulators which are used to provide different modulation orders. The switching between these modulators will depend on the instantaneous SNR. The goal of adaptive modulation is to choose the appropriate modulation mode for transmission depending on instantaneous SNR, in order to achieve good trade-off between spectral efficiency and overall BER. Adaptive modulation is a powerful technique for maximizing the data throughput of subcarriers allocated to a user. Adaptive modulation involves measuring the SNR of each subcarrier in the transmission, then selecting a modulation scheme that will maximize the spectral efficiency, while maintaining an acceptable BER.
