Apparatus and method of estimating signal-to-noise ratio
US8135079B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L27/2662
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates an apparatus and method of estimating a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a received signal when the received signal has a timing offset. An apparatus for estimating a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a fast Fourier transform (FFT) unit that performs a fast Fourier transform on a received signal to convert the received signal into a frequency domain signal; a preamble selector that extracts a preamble from the frequency domain signal; a correlator that correlates the preamble to a preamble reference signal generated by a receiver to calculate a correlation value; an entire power estimator that calculates entire power; a noise power estimator that applies a differential demodulation method to the correlation value to remove a timing offset and calculate noise power; and an estimating unit that uses the entire power and the noise power to estimate the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).
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