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Method and apparatus for integer frequency offset estimation in wireless communication system

US9203675B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 2012
Grant dateDec 1, 2015
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/2659
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for performing time synchronization and an OFDMA receiver thereof are provided. The method preferably includes performing a differential phase correlation in a frequency domain based on one received sequence and one reference preamble and detecting an integer frequency offset based on a result of the differential phase correlation. The method and apparatus advantageously enable the use of one OFDM symbol to estimate ICFO and the use of a simple method to facilitate ICFO detection. Moreover, the performance of the integer frequency offset estimation becomes more robust in high noise and time-variant fading channels, with reduced hardware complexity.

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