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Method and apparatus for accurate time synchronization in wireless communication system

US9031001B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 2012
Grant dateMay 12, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/2671
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for time synchronization and an OFDMA receiver thereof are provided. A preamble timing is obtained by a two-stage correlation in a time domain between a sequence of a received symbol and a reference preamble. The two-stage correlation is further simplified to perform a conjugate multiplication between a one-stage correlation and its correspondingly delayed result. A preamble boundary is adaptively determined by a peak value based on a result of the two-stage correlation. In this way, the time synchronization is achieved with a robust performance in a low SNR, high frequency offset or large delay spread fading channel.

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