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Multicarrier signal, method of tracking a transmission channel based on such a signal and device therefor

US7471728B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 9, 2002
Grant dateDec 30, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2023

Classification

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

Abstract

The invention provides a multicarrier system constructed on a time-frequency lattice defined comprising frames having MxN symbols distributed over M subcarriers each of which is divided into N specific symbol times. Each frame comprises P pilot symbols distributed time-wise and frequency-wise so as to cover the frame in a meshed structure, so that, in particular, some at least of the M subcarriers contain no pilot symbol and/or that no pilot symbol should be transmitted to some at least of the N symbol times. The invention also relates to a method for tracking a transmission channel using such a signal, and a device for implementing the method.

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