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Iterative estimator and method of channel and noise variance for multiple input multiple output orthogonal frequency division multiplexing system

US8411802B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 4, 2008
Grant dateApr 2, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/0061
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A reception apparatus including: a detection unit detecting extrinsic information based on an output of a tentative symbol decision unit, an output of a channel estimation unit, and an output of a noise variance estimation unit that are obtained from a previous iteration process; a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) aided channel decoding unit outputting an encoded and interleaved bit, or a posteriori information thereof based on the extrinsic information; the tentative symbol decision unit determining a tentative transmission symbol based on an output of the CRC aided channel decoding unit; the channel estimation unit estimating a channel based on an output of the tentative symbol decision unit or a pilot symbol; and the noise variance estimation unit estimating a noise variance or an initial noise variance based on the output of the tentative symbol decision unit and the output of the channel estimation unit is provided.

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