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Carrier frequency offset estimation scheme, for digital standards with MPSK modulated preamble

US8611472B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 13, 2012
Grant dateDec 17, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2027/0051
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A receiver for reducing acquisition time of a Carrier Frequency Offset (CFO) of an input intermediate frequency (IF) signal with M-PSK modulated preamble using spectral based analysis is provided. The receiver includes an analog to digital converter that converts the input IF signal into a digital signal, a down conversion unit that down converts the digital signal to a baseband complex signal, and a CFO estimation block that estimates the CFO. The CFO estimation block includes a carrier harmonic generation unit that generates an output of carrier Mth harmonic without modulation in the baseband complex signal, a spectral mapping unit that spectrally maps the carrier harmonic using complex Fast Fourier Transform, a spectral analysis unit that performs peak search on the spectrally mapped carrier Mth harmonic to obtain a peak position (PPOS), and a carrier frequency offset estimation unit that receives the peak position (PPOS) and estimates the CFO.

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