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Method and device for channel estimation, equalization, and interference suppression

US6141393A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 3, 1999
Grant dateOct 31, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/2647
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and device in a communication system including a receiver having a plurality of receiving antennas for receiving a plurality of information bursts transmitted by at least one transmitting user device where the information bursts contain a number of data symbols and a pilot symbol sequence of content known at both the transmitting user device and the receiver. The method provides for computing a channel transfer function between the transmitting user device at each of the plurality of receiving antennas, by computing a simulated received pilot signal for each receiving antenna, computing an error signal between the simulated received pilot signal and the received pilot symbol sequence, computing a channel modeling sequence, wherein the power of the error signal is minimized, and computing the channel transfer function by weighting predetermined basis functions by the channel modeling sequence.

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