Joint frame synchronization and frequency offset estimation in OFDM systems

A new joint frame synchronization and carrier frequency offset estimation scheme in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems is proposed in this paper, where both frame synchronization and carrier frequency offset estimation can be performed by using only ONE training symbol. Frame synchronization and carrier frequency offset acquisition are performed simultaneously in the proposed scheme. Reliable frame synchronization is obtained in the proposed scheme even in low SNR. The maximum carrier frequency offset acquisition range of the proposed scheme can be up to one half of the total signal bandwidth. The same training symbol can also be utilized to carrier frequency offset Fine Adjustment, which estimates the remaining carrier frequency offset after acquisition with higher accuracy. The performance comparison of the proposed Fine Adjustment algorithm and Schmidl's algorithm by using computer simulation illustrates and verify the superior performance of the proposed algorithm with regard to estimation accuracy.     

Frequency offset estimation with fast acquisition in OFDM system

A new carrier frequency offset estimation scheme in orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) system is proposed. The carrier frequency offset estimation includes acquisition and tracking, and the acquisition range is as large as one half of overall signal bandwidth. The proposed tracking estimator is a maximum-likelihood estimator, and in AWGN channel, the Cramer-Rao lower bound is met at high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR); in multipath channel, the tracking algorithm works well at moderate SNR. Timing synchronization can be also performed during the course of acquisition.     

OFDM系统频偏自适应跟踪算法的研究

为了减小正交频分复用系统受频率偏差的影响,在OFDM系统中设计了一种新的载波频偏估计算法.频偏估计包括跟踪和捕获两个阶段,文中采用变步长自适应算法来进行跟踪,这个跟踪算法的捕捉范围是整个信号带宽的一半.通过此方法,不但可以利用前向纠错的方式来避免反馈,而且可以缩减复数乘法的次数以降低计算复杂度和系统功耗.该方法运算复杂度低,并具有较好的收敛性,能改善ODFM的解调性能.从计算机的仿真效果可以看出无论是在AWGN信道上还是在多径信道上都表现出了卓越的性能.     

一种两步频率捕获和跟踪的载波频率恢复方案

针对正交频分复用(OFDM)系统中的载波频率恢复,本文提出了一种两步频率快速捕获和精确跟踪的恢复方案。首先基于半解析方法分析了频率偏移量对接收机性能的影响,然后基于最大似然估计器提出了频率偏移量的估计算法。最后,对于粗略频率捕获,方案利用单个同步序列的已知符号作为数据辅助捕获,一旦捕获结束,电路切换到判决导向跟踪模式来执行精细的频率跟踪,从而实现可靠的数据解调;对捕获算法在锁定频率范围的扩大和正确锁定性能方面进行了评价,同时在稳态频率误差的偏差和方差方面对跟踪性能进行了评价。最后给出了频率控制回路设计的基本原则和在捕获以及跟踪模式下回路参数的选择准则,并通过仿真验证了所提出的频率恢复系统的性能。     

大频偏条件下PN码捕获改进算法

针对大频偏条件下PN码捕获的问题,提出了一种改进的PN码捕获算法,即基于谱线插值的联合码捕获算法.首先对现有的码捕获技术进行了分析,然后在部分相关值作FFT的码捕获算法的基础上,提出了基于谱线插值的联合码捕获算法.算法的核心思想是对部分相关值作FFT处理,并利用插值公式计算出载波频偏的精确估计值,使得后续的载波跟踪环更有利于载波跟踪.介绍了新的码捕获系统的工作原理,推导了载波频偏估计的插值公式,并将非相干累加技术应用于码捕获系统,从而提高了低信噪比条件下载波频偏估计的精度.最后,通过仿真证明了此算法对现有GPS接收机性能有5dB的改善.     

Packet acquisition in upstream transmission of the DOCSIS standard

In upstream transmission of the DOCSIS (data over cable service interface specification) 1.0/1.1 and the TDMA mode of DOCSIS 2.0 standard, a packet begins with a preamble, the length and value of which are programmable by the headend. The acquisition process includes packet detection, symbol timing estimation, carrier frequency offset estimation and carrier phase estimation by means of the preamble so that the following information packet can be correctly demodulated. Methods to solve these tasks are not subject to standardization and are left to the system designer. However, they have a great impact on the system performance and thus are key elements for implementation. We present dedicated algorithms. A specific preamble is created and the corresponding scheme for packet acquisition is described in some detail. The packet detecting algorithm is independent of the carrier and symbol timing. The symbol timing estimate is obtained by using the minimum mean square algorithm regardless of the carrier frequency deviation and carrier phase. Algorithms for estimating the carrier frequency offset and carrier phase are proposed. Computer simulation results are given for all algorithms presented.     

无线局域网环境中OFDM系统频偏综合估计

本文提出了一种针对IEEE802．11a OFDM系统频偏综合估计算法，该算法分两个过程对OFDM频偏进行估计；捕获过程和跟踪过程，计算机仿真表明，该算法在不降低估计误差均方差的情况下，相对于其它使用前导字进行频偏跟踪的算法能够提供更大的频偏估计范围，具有更高的频率和更低的计算复杂度。     

OFDM同步跟踪阶段的频偏估计算法

ＯＦＤＭ对栽频偏差是很敏感的，因此不仅在同步的捕获阶段，而且在同步的跟踪阶段，精确的频偏估计是很重要的。文献［３］提出了一种简化的相干判决反馈的迭代算法来估计同步跟踪阶段的载频偏差，对于１２８个子载波、ＱＰＳＫ调制的ＯＦＤＭ系统，在多径衰落信道下，当频偏小于子载波间隔的１５％时，频偏估计的标准方差小于１％，但是这个结果是在假设信道频率响应、定时偏差、载波相位等参数已知的条件下取得的，而当这些参数的估计存在误差时，由仿真结果可看出，频偏估计性能恶化了，因此，提出了采用差分判决反馈的频偏估计算法，虽然只能估计小于子载波间隔 ８％的频偏，但差分判决反馈算法不需要知道信道的参数，由于在同步跟踪阶段，频偏一般都较小，因此采用差分判决反馈算法可以很好地估计出同步跟踪阶段的频率偏差。     

Joint carrier frequency synchronization and channel estimation for OFDM systems via the EM algorithm

A joint carrier frequency synchronization and channel estimation scheme is proposed for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) system. In the proposed scheme, carrier frequency synchronization and channel estimation are performed iteratively via the expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm using an OFDM preamble symbol. Moreover, we analytically investigate the effect of frequency offset error on the mean square error (MSE) performance of channel estimator. Simulation results present that the proposed scheme achieves almost ideal performance for both channel and frequency offset estimation.     

大频偏低信噪比条件下OFDM系统中的符号定时估计

符号定时估计是OFDM系统中的关键问题之一,该文就此问题提出了一种新的基于训练符号的定时估计算法。研究表明,新算法的性能基本不受载波频偏的影响,且具有很强的抗噪特性。通过采用这种算法可将定时误差缩小到只有抽样时间间隔的一半。并且,还可利用这个频域训练符号来进行载波频偏的估计,从而只需一个训练符号就能完成符号定时和载波频偏的联合捕获。     

OFDM系统中同步算法的FPGA 实现

给出了一种用于 OFDM 系统中可同时完成帧起始位置估计和载波频偏估计／补偿的同步算法及其 FPGA 实现方法。采用量化的方法对该不需要额外同步序列的估计算法进行了改进,提高了载波频偏的估计精度,并在数字域进行了频偏校正。在硬件实现上,利用 CORDIC 算法能够有效计算三角函数的特点,把频偏估计和频偏校正过程中的反正切运算和角度旋转操作转化成加法和移位操作,实现了计算精度、运算速度和硬件资源利用三方面性能的兼顾。     

基于谱线平移的低信噪比高动态信号多普勒频偏捕获算法

针对低信噪比高动态信号的载波频偏捕获提出了一种新的算法即谱线平移算法.首先,介绍了现有的大载波频偏捕获技术,分析了其不能适应高动态信号捕获的原因;其次,分析了载波频偏及其变化率对载波频偏捕获的影响,主要考虑多普勒频移变化率对信号捕获的影响,它将严重限制低信噪比情况下对载波频偏估计时非相干累加的次数,在此基础上,提出并研究了适应低信噪比高动态信号大载波频偏捕获的谱线平移算法,并对算法进行了性能仿真,表明其具有2 ～3dB的改善增益,与最大似然算法相比具有绝对优势.     

基于软判决反馈的载波频偏估计方法

卫星移动通信中,针对短突发独特字个数很少,传统的频偏估计性能差,导致载波跟踪性能严重下降的问题,提出了一种基于软判决反馈的载波频偏估计方案。在对接收短突发信号进行软判决反馈得到短突发信号的估计基础上,利用部分估计信号作为独特字,进行频偏估计,用于载波跟踪。仿真结果表明,提出的方案能较大地提高载波频偏估计性能。     

Fast coarse estimator of carrier frequency offset for OFDM systems

A coarse carrier frequency offset estimation algorithm for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems is proposed. The algorithm exploits the phase difference of the adjacent subcarriers of the received signal, which is proportional to the frequency offset. The proposed scheme necessitates much lower computational load compared to the conventional correlation based methods, while it reveals similar estimation performance for practical OFDM systems.     

Complex efficient carrier frequency offset estimation algorithm in OFDM systems

A new carrier frequency offset estimation scheme in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system is proposed. The proposed algorithm is an extension of the Michele Morelli (M&M) algorithm. By dividing one training symbol into L>1 identical small blocks, the carrier frequency offset estimation range up to /spl plusmn/L/2 times subcarrier spacing can be obtained. The proposed algorithm can utilize the correlativity among all small blocks of a training symbol more sufficiently than the M&M algorithm, and thus it is more accurate and robust. Without increasing the estimation errors, the computational complexity of the proposed algorithm can be further reduced by increasing parameters H/sub l/ and H/sub h/ with a positive value simultaneously.     

一种基于星间光链路的帧同步与频偏估计方法

为了解决星间激光通信不同步导致的信息质量差与解调难度大等问题,针对滑动互相关算法帧同步易受载波频偏影响的不足,采用计算仿真的方法分析了星间多普勒效应引起的载波频偏程度,提出差分相关算法以实现帧同步与载波频偏估计,并给出硬件实现方案,分析了差分相关算法的帧同步与载波频偏估计性能。结果表明,差分相关算法能够实现大载波频偏影响下的帧同步,且具有较强的频偏估计性能,采用差分相关算法后系统的误码性能提升近3dB。此结果说明,差分相关算法是解决星间激光链路同步问题的有效方法。     

一种改进的高动态QPSK信号解调算法

正交相移键控(QPSK)调制解调方式广泛应用于深空通信、数字卫星通信等高速系统中,高动态QPSK信号具有较大的多普勒载波频偏,针对现有的解调算法对QPSK信号频偏估计范围小、精度较低等问题,提出了一种改进的高动态QPSK信号解调算法。该算法利用基于Zoom-FFT的Quinn频率估计算法对载波频偏进行估计,将频偏估计分为粗估计和精估计两个过程,对估计所得频偏进行补偿后利用Costas环完成载波同步。在MATLAB中对算法进行了仿真,仿真结果表明,该算法能够实现对高动态大频偏QPSK信号的有效捕获,与传统的解调方式相比,该算法对载波频偏的估计范围更大,且具有更高的频偏估计精度和更好的误码性能。     

TDMA信号的宽范围载波同步译码联合迭代处理

针对时分多址(Time Division Multiple Access,TDMA)信号提出了宽范围的载波同步译码联合迭代处理的方案。该方案主要分为三个部分,首先利用TDMA信号的同步码进行数据辅助同步,对信号中的大频偏和相偏进行粗估计和纠正;然后利用线性调频Z变换(Chirp-Z Transform,CZT)算法针对整突发帧进行非数据辅助同步,精确估计和纠正信号的剩余频偏;最后通过利用译码器输出的软信息进行编码辅助同步,多次迭代得到剩余相偏的精确估计,最终实现载波的精确同步并输出译码结果。实验结果表明,所提方案具有同步捕获范围宽、参数估计精度高、译码输出误比特率低等优点,在低信噪比环境下也能表现出优良性能。     

High accuracy frequency offset correction with adjustable acquisition range in OFDM systems

A new carrier frequency offset estimation scheme in orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) systems is proposed in this paper. Both the carrier frequency offset acquisition and tracking are based on a fixed-length training-symbol-block, which consists of multiple small identical training symbols. When each training symbol is shortened, the number of training symbols in the training-symbol-block should be increased accordingly to keep the total training-symbol-block length fixed. The proposed scheme extends Moose's estimator, where the estimation error is only dependent on total training symbol energy and cannot be reduced any more, once the total training symbol energy is determined. The proposed scheme can shorten each training symbol in a training-symbol block and select an appropriate estimator simultaneously, which can lead to further reduction of estimation error and increase of acquisition range, even with the total training-symbol-block energy being fixed. Performance analyzes for the proposed scheme in both the additive white Gaussian noise channel (AWGN) and the multipath channel are also presented in this paper. All estimators in the proposed scheme are conditionally unbiased, and simulation results demonstrate that they can work well both in the multipath channel and in the AWGN channel.     

一种高阶QAM信号载波频偏估计算法

给出了一种高阶QAM信号载波频偏估计算法。该算法先采用非数据辅助频偏估计器估算出一个粗略的频偏,并进行补偿,然后对补偿信号用非数据辅助频偏估计器进行频偏估计,并把两者的频偏估计进行相加。最后为了提高估计精度,对估计出来的频偏进行Kalman滤波,并得出精确的频偏估计。该算法具有频偏估计范围大、估计准确度高的特点。计算机仿真表明频偏估计范围可达0．5符号率,估计精度接近克拉美-罗限。