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Method for transmitting scattered pilot signals in multi-carrier system

US8311134B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2008
Grant dateNov 13, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/0232
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for transmitting scattered pilot signals in a multi-carrier system is disclosed. The method includes: in each time slot, in time dimension, putting each 4 OFDM symbols into a group according to the order of the OFDM symbols; in each group of OFDM symbols, in frequency dimension, selecting, for each OFDM symbol, a plurality of valid sub-carriers to transmit scattered pilots, wherein for a same OFDM symbol, between each 2 valid sub-carriers selected, there are 7 valid sub-carriers; for different OFDM symbols in a same group, the valid sub-carriers selected are interleaving in frequency domain; and transmitting scattered pilot signals on the valid sub-carriers selected. The solution helps the multi-carrier system to handle multi-path channel with large delay spread, to obtain more accurate channel estimation and to achieve better receiving performance.

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