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Methods and apparatus for frequency tracking of a received signal

US7746963B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 8, 2006
Grant dateJun 29, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/2675
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for frequency tracking of a received signal. In an aspect, a method is provided wherein the received signal comprises one or more symbols having a periodic structure. The method comprises receiving a plurality of samples of a selected symbol that comprises pilot signals scrambled with data and determining a window size and a periodicity factor. The method also comprises accumulating a correlation between samples in a first window and samples in a second window to produce an accumulated correlation value, wherein the first and second windows have a size and a separation based on the window size and the periodicity factor, respectively, and deriving a frequency error estimate based on the accumulated correlation value.

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