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AFC in OFDM modulation by shift of a window along a reception sample sequence

US5596582A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 25, 1995
Grant dateJan 21, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 25, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/2675
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a receiver for an OFDM modulated transmission signal including at least one synchronizing symbol in each frame, the synchronizing symbol is located by stepwise shifting a window along a reception sample sequence to make a cross-correlation calculator (55) calculate cross-correlation values between a stored pattern produced from a pattern memory (53) and sequence portions picked up by the window, a maximum selector (57, 59) select two successive maxima of the cross-correlation values at a time interval substantially equal to a frame period, and a controllable clock generator (61-65) generate a clock sequence at the time interval for use in sampling the sample sequence. On a transmitter side, the at least one synchronizing symbol may either be preceded by a null period or be a main synchronizing symbol preceded by an auxiliary synchronizing symbol for use in roughly defining ranges in which the window should be shifted.

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