Optimum phase error metric for OFDM pilot tone tracking in wireless LAN
US6549583B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2027/0087
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus of pilot phase error estimation in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) receiver including the steps of: determining pilot reference points corresponding to a plurality of pilots of an OFDM preamble waveform; and estimating an aggregate phase error of a subsequent OFDM data symbol relative to the pilot reference points using complex signal measurements corresponding to each of the plurality of pilots of the subsequent OFOM data symbol and the pilot reference points. For example, a maximum likelihood based estimation is performed using the complex signal measurements and the pilot reference points. Thus, the poor phase performance in a radio portion of the OFDM receiver is compensated for by the pilot phase error estimation in the baseband portion of the OFDM receiver and improved OFDM signal tracking accomplished under poor SNR conditions.
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