Channel estimation using spatial partitioning with coalitional game theory (SPCGT) in wireless communication

Wireless Networks - In 5G wireless communication estimation, of downlink channel with orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) integrated with multiple input multiple output (MIMO) is a...     

Research on the system error performance of coherent orthogonal frequency division multiplexing system with M-distribution in satellite-to-ground laser communication

In order to alleviate the influence of atmospheric turbulence on the performance of satellite-to-ground laser communication system,based on the M-distribution atmospheric channel model,a multi-carrier coherent orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) modulation system was proposed for uplink and downlink in the satellite-to-ground laser communication.The closed-form expression of bit error rate (BER) of coherent OFDM modulation system was derived.The relationship between the zenith angle,receiving aperture,signal-to-noise ratio (SNR),optimal beam divergence angle,and optimal transmission radius and the BER were studied under weak,and strong atmosphere turbulence,and compared with binary coherent differential phase shift keying (DPSK) modulation.Both the theory and the simulation results show that compared with coherent DPSK modulation,the bit error performance of the coherent OFDM modulation system in the satellite-to-ground laser communication system is better.     

阵列天线在OFDM系统下行链路中的应用

正交频分多址(OFDM:orthogonal frequency division multiplexing)技术由于其在多径环境下克服码间干扰的固有特点,在移动通信中已得到广泛地应用。利用阵列天线上行链路信号到达角估计实时信息,计算OFDM系统下行链路阵列天线权重,将阵列天线应用于下行链路中,最后给出系统误码率性能的计算机仿真结果。     

Joint downlink and uplink resource allocation for multi-carrier SWIPT system

A multi-carrier simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) communication system including one base station (BS) and one user was investigated,where both uplink and downlink adopt orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM).In the downlink,the BS transmited information and power to the user simultaneously.In the uplink,the user transmited information to the BS by using the power harvested from the BS in the downlink.The weighted sum of the downlink and uplink achievable rates by jointly optimizing subcarrier allocation and power allocation of the uplink and downlink were aimed to maximized.An optimal algorithm to solve the joint resource allocation problem was proposed,which was based on the Lagrange duality method and the ellipsoid method.Finally,the result shows the performances of the proposed algorithm by computer simulations.     

Effects of Carrier Frequency Offset and Channel Estimation Errors on the Performance of MIMO-OFDM Systems in Spatially Correlated Channels

As an effective technique for combating multipath fading and for high-bit-rate transmission over wireless channels, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) is extensively used in high-rate wireless communication systems, such as, the wireless local area network (WLAN) and the digital television terrestrial broadcasting (DTTB) systems, to support high performance bandwidth-efficient multimedia services. Multiple antennas and transmit or receive diversity, multiple-input multiple-output orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM), can be used to improve error performance and capacity of wireless systems. In this paper, we consider the effects of carrier frequency offset and channel estimation errors on the performance of MIMO-OFDM systems in spatially correlated channels. Theoretical calculations and computer simulations are done to analyze the performance degradation of MIMO-OFDM systems in spatially correlated channels due to carrier frequency offset and channel estimation errors, and the theoretical and simulated results match well.     

Low complexity joint time offset and frequency offset estimations for LTE uplink system

The orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) is currently used in long term evolution (LTE) system. The time offset estimation (TOE) and frequency offset estimation (FOE) of OFDM is essential in mobile communication base. According to the conventional cross correlation TOE and FOE algorithms, a new cross correlation computation was proposed to estimate the time offset and frequency offset for LTE uplink system, so that the time offset and frequency offset can be estimated simultaneously with low complexity. Compared with the conventional TOE and FOE algorithms, the simulation show that the proposed can reduce complexity and improve performance for FOE with good performance for TOE in additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) and multipath channel.     

Downlink transmission of broadband OFCDM Systems-part II: effect of Doppler shift

The orthogonal frequency and code division multiplexing (OFCDM) system with 2-D spreading (time- and frequency-domain spreading) is becoming a promising candidate for future broadband wireless communication systems. OFCDM is more attractive than orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) both by introducing frequency-domain spreading for frequency diversity provision and time-domain spreading for flexible data rate provision. To provide high-speed mobile services, multicode transmission is employed in conjunction with OFCDM. In a Gaussian or flat-fading channel, multicode channels are orthogonal. However, in a realistic wireless channel, the orthogonality no longer maintains. Thus, multicode interference (MCI) is caused. This paper focuses on the investigation of the effect of Doppler shift on the downlink transmission of high-speed mobile OFCDM systems. A practical channel estimation algorithm based on a code-multiplexed pilot channel is employed to track the variations of fading channels. Hybrid MCI cancellation and minimum mean-square error (MMSE) detection proposed by the authors is employed as an efficient way to eliminate the MCI in the frequency domain. The system performance is analytically studied with imperfect channel estimation to show how it is affected by parameters such as the window size in the channel estimation, Doppler shift, the number of stages of the hybrid detection, the power ratio of pilot to data channels, spreading factor, and so on.     

Simplified channel estimation for OFDM systems with multipletransmit antennas

Multiple transmit-and-receive antennas can be used in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems to improve communication quality and capacity. In this paper, we present two techniques to improve the performance and reduce the complexity of channel parameter estimation: optimum training-sequence design and simplified channel estimation. The optimal training sequences not only simplify the initial channel estimation, but also attain the best estimation performance. The simplified channel estimation significantly reduces the complexity of the channel estimation at the expense of a negligible performance degradation. The effectiveness of the new techniques is demonstrated through the simulation of an OFDM system with two-transmit and two-receive antennas. The space-time coding with 240 information bits per codeword is used for transmit diversity. From the simulation, the required signal-to-noise ratio is only about 9 dB for a 10% word error rate for a channel with the typical urban- or hilly-terrain delay profile and a 40-Hz Doppler frequency     

一种新的OFDM联合信道估计方法

OFDM（正交频分复用）作为一种高效可靠的传输方式,被广泛应用于无线通信系统中,近年来越来越受到人们的关注。文中主要研究基于导频的OFDM信道估计,在此基础上提出了一种采用最小二乘法的联合信道估计方法。这种方法能够将传送数据与导频结合起来进行更精确的信道估计,从而提高系统性能。仿真结果表明,文中方法优于经典的信道估计方法。     

Simple channel estimator for STBC-based OFDM systems

A simple channel estimator is presented for space time block code (STBC) based orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. 3 dB gain over traditional least square estimators is obtained using simple linear process and special pilots design.     

OFDMA系统中基于LMMSE信道估计算法的 改进及其性能分析

 OFDM调制技术用于移动通信领域时,其信道估计技术是一项关键技术.分析了一种基于频域相关的线性MMSE算法,并根据理论模型的假设,给出了最大时延、噪声功率等参数的近似估计方法,确定了一种可实用的LMMSE信道估计表达式.在此基础上,分析了算法复杂度和进一步简化的可能性.最后给出了不同信道条件下,改进的MMSE算法的性能仿真,并对仿真结果进行了分析.     

Performance of diversity schemes for OFDM systems with frequency offset, phase noise, and channel estimation errors

We provide expressions for the bit error rate of various transmit and receive diversity schemes for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems in the presence of frequency offset, phase noise, and channel estimation errors. The derivations are also applicable for a general multiplicative distortion of the received signal. Our results show that with perfect channel estimates, practical values of the phase noise do not significantly degrade the performance of the various diversity methods for binary phase-shift keying modulation. In contrast, the transmit diversity schemes for OFDM are much more sensitive to channel estimation errors than maximal ratio combining receive diversity.     

Pilot-Aided OFDM Channel Estimation in the Presence of the Guard Band

In this letter, pilot design and channel estimation are discussed for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) systems with guard subcarriers. First, we investigate the effects of guard band on channel estimation errors. From this, we propose pilot placement having a maximum distance between adjacent pilots except for the guard band, and show that it achieves minimum channel estimation errors among partially equispaced pilots using equivalence of the Toeplitz and circulant matrices. Also, an efficient channel estimator is developed by introducing an extended channel and its finite impulse response (FIR) approximation to overcome high numerical complexity caused by the presence of guard subcarriers and the use of a large number of subcarriers. Simulation results are presented for OFDM and orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) systems consistent with IEEE 802.16a standards.     

一种循环保护前缀不足的OFDM信道估计算法

在正交频分复用（orthogonal frequency division multiplexing,OFDM）通信系统中,信道估计占有很重要的地位。论文提出了一种在OFDM信号循环保护前缀不足情况下也可应用的盲信道估计算法,它利用循环前缀信号结构采用子空间分解,计算简单。计算机仿真显示其有良好的性能。     

A novel CDD-OFDM scheme with pilot-aided channel estimation

Cyclic delay diversity (CDD) is a low-complexity standard-conformable transmit diversity scheme for coded orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. However, it makes channel estimation more challenging due to the increased frequency-selectivity of the equivalent single-input single-ouput channel. In this paper, we propose a novel CDD-OFDM scheme with pilot-aided channel estimation for any number of transmit antennas. By alternating and optimizing the cyclic delay parameter over adjacent OFDM symbols, we design a simple yet efficient channel estimation scheme and illustrate its excellent performance for the DVB-T application.     

Pilot-symbol aided channel estimation for OFDM with fast fading channels

In this paper, we address the problem of estimating a rapidly-varying channel in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. To handle rapid variation within a transmission block, we propose a novel pilot-based estimation scheme which uses channel interpolation. In addition, we develop a simple Doppler frequency estimation scheme. We show that the proposed scheme has better performance in the high-Doppler frequency by simulations.     

一种改进的OFDM盲信道估计算法研究

信道估计在无线OFDM系统中至关重要,现有的盲信道估计算法中存在计算复杂度高、精度低的缺点。研究了一种改进的适用于SISO-OFDM系统的非冗余预编码的盲信道估计算法。在改进的算法中,由于采用幂法获得主特征值取代了原有采用特征值分解,使复杂度大大降低。仿真结果表明,改进的算法性能优于原有的基于预编码的盲信道估计算法。     

Sampling Frequency Offset Estimation for Pilot-Aided OFDM Systems in Mobile Environment

In orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems, most of the conventional sampling frequency offset (SFO) estimation methods work under the assumption of time-invariant or slow time-variant channels. In mobile environment, the time-variant channel significantly degrades the accuracy of SFO estimation. To solve the problem, we first analyze the properties of time-variant channels. If terminal moves within some tens of the wavelength of radio frequency (RF) signal, channel path delay almost remains unchanged. For most practical OFDM systems, our analysis indicates that channel path delay can be regarded as unchanged during the interval of some tens of OFDM symbols in time-variant channels. Based on the analysis, we propose a novel SFO estimation method for pilot-aided OFDM systems. Different from the conventional methods, the proposed method estimates SFO by detecting the variation of the symbol timing error caused by SFO. The detection is finished by implementing correlation between the channel impulse responses (CIRs) estimated by different OFDM symbols. Performance of the proposed method is simulated and compared with that of two conventional post-FFT methods. Numerical results show that, the proposed SFO estimation method performs better than the conventional methods not only in time-variant channels, but also at low SNRs and large residual carrier frequency offsets (CFOs).     

Hidden Pilot Based Precoder Design for MIMO-OFDM Systems

In order to improve bandwidth efficiency and bit error rate (BER) performance, a new hidden pilot scheme using a precoder is proposed for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. We show that the inevitable data interference of the hidden pilot, which degrades the performance of channel estimation, can be reduced successfully by the precoder design for each antenna with the aid of an iterative scheme. We also show that frequency diversity gain can be achieved due to the spreading effect of the precoder. Computer simulations are presented in which the proposed scheme is compared with conventional methods with respect to channel estimation, BER and bandwidth efficiency.     

A Bayesian Multiuser Detection Algorithm for MIMO-ODFM Systems Affected by Multipath Fading, Carrier Frequency Offset, and Phase Noise

We derive a novel Bayesian algorithm for multiuser detection in the uplink of a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system employing stacked space-time block codes, such as the stacked Alamouti code with two transmit antennas, and a stacked quasi-orthogonal code with four transmit antennas. The proposed technique accomplishes joint estimation of the carrier frequency offset, phase noise, channel impulse response and data of each active user. Its derivation relies on the specific structure of the transmitted signal and on efficient Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods. Simulation results evidence the robustness of the proposed algorithm in both uncoded and coded systems.