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Sampling frequency offset estimation apparatus and method for OFDM system

US7702024B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 19, 2006
Grant dateApr 20, 2010
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/2679
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A sampling frequency offset estimation apparatus and method to be applied to an OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) system are provided. The apparatus includes an ADC (analog-to-digital converter) sampling a received signal based on a predetermined sampling frequency; a FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) unit transforming the sampled received signal into a frequency domain; a phase calculator calculating phase shifts of pilot subcarriers of the sampled received signal which has been transformed into the frequency domain; a determiner calculating phase shift reaching times at which samples of the pilot subcarriers shift due to the phase shift; a time offset calculator calculating a sampling time offset using the pilot subcarriers, and a frequency offset calculator calculating a sampling frequency offset based on the phase shift reaching times and the sampling time offset.

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