Method, apparatus and computer program product providing synchronization for OFDMA downlink signal
US7613104B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L27/2678
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a method, a computer program product and a device that includes a receiver for receiving a downlink signal transmitted into a cell. The receiver is operable to obtain time, carrier frequency and cell-specific preamble synchronization to the received signal and includes a plurality of synchronization units that include a first detector to detect a frame boundary using preamble delay correlation; a second detector to detect the frame boundary with greater precision using a conjugate symmetry property over a region identified by the first detector; a cyclic prefix correlator to resolve symbol boundary repetition; an estimator, using the cyclic prefix, to estimate and correct a fractional carrier frequency offset; an operator to perform a Fast Fourier Transform of an identified preamble symbol and a frequency domain cross-correlator to identify cell-specific preamble sequences and an integer frequency offset in sub-carrier spacing. The transmitted signal may be a downlink signal transmitted into the cell from a base station that is compatible with IEEE 802.16e (WiMAX).
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