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Blind channel estimation in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing system

US7929620B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 5, 2006
Grant dateApr 19, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 31, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/0212
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for stable channel estimation to increase frequency band efficiency that is lost by using a pilot, and to reduce the complexity and the sensitivity to channel zero. The method includes generating an i-th symbol block Si including N carriers, performing an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) operation on the i-th symbol block, and forming an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol block. The method also includes attaching a guard interval sample in front of the i-th OFDM symbol block Ui and forming at least one OFDM symbol block Ui,cp. The method further includes modeling the formed OFDM symbol block Ui,cp with a channel finite impulse response (FIR) filter and estimating channel impulse response using signals yi received through a channel.

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