Correction of frequency offsets greater than the nyquist frequency
US8675788B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 22, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2027/0065
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of estimating frequency offset of a received signal in a terminal apparatus comprises a) determining a phase change between a first and a second reference symbol of the received signal, wherein the time distance t between the first and the second reference symbols is associated with an observation frequency f such that f=1/t. The method further comprises: b) determining a preliminary frequency offset Δf based on the determined phase change, wherein Δf forms a frequency offset hypothesis Δfh; and c) decoding at least a part of the received signal, with application of the frequency offset hypothesis Δfh, to a decoded signal. The method further comprises: d) determining whether the decoded signal is a successful decoding. If the decoded signal is a successful decoding, the frequency offset hypothesis Δfh is determined to be the estimated frequency offset, but if the decoded signal is not a successful decoding, the frequency offset hypothesis Δfh is adjusted by an integer n times the observation frequency f such that Δfh=Δf+n·f, where nε[+/−1, 2, 3, . . . ]. Steps c) and d) are then repeated.
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