A novel estimation method of timing offset for OFDM based WLAN systems

The conventional timing synchronization methods based on time domain correlation have the problems of timing metric plateau in Additive White Gaussian Noise(AWGN) channel and estimation error in multipath fading channel. To resolve the problems, this paper proposes a novel timing metric using the characteristics of long training symbols in IEEE802.11a and a new timing recovery method based on the new timing metric for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing(OFDM)-based WLAN systems. The proposed timing metric is defined as a sum of absolute values of the imaginary parts of all the subcarrier samples. It exhibits a unique characteristic that is very sensitive to the true synchronization point since it has minimum value at the true synchronization point and maximum around the true synchronization point. The simulation results show that the performance of timing synchronization is significantly improved, as a result, the probability of error estimation is lower than 10^-4 when Signal-to-Noise Ratio(SNR) is more than 10dB.     

On timing offset estimation for OFDM systems

Two timing offset estimation methods for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems as modifications to Schmidl and Cox's method (see IEEE Trans. Commun., vol.45, p.1613-21, 1997) are presented. The performances of the timing offset estimators in additive white Gaussian noise channel and intersymbol interference channel are compared in terms of estimator variance obtained by simulation. Both proposed methods have significantly smaller estimator variance in both channel conditions     

Improved preamble-aided timing estimation for OFDM systems

An improved method for estimating the frame/symbol timing offset in preamble-aided OFDM systems is presented. It uses a conventional preamble structure and combines autocorrelation techniques with restricted crosscorrelation to achieve a near-ideal timing performance without significant increase in complexity. Computer simulations show that the method is robust in both AWGN and fading multipath channels, achieving better performance than the existing methods.     

A novel frequency offset estimation method for OFDM systems with large estimation range

In this paper, we proposed a novel frequency synchronization method which has larger estimation range than conventional method proposed by Tufvesson. A two steps frequency offset estimation method is performed in the new method. In the first step the received signal is correlated with local training sequence to eliminate the influence of training sequence which makes the estimation range of frequency offset is independent of period of the repeated data in the training sequence. The received signal is correlated with its delay in the second step to obtain the fine estimation of frequency offset. Precise estimation can be achieved in the proposed method than Tufvesson's method. The period of the repeated data in the training sequence determines the estimation range of the frequency offset in the conventional method, while in the new method they are irrelevant. Tens of subcarriers spacing can be estimated by the new method. The new method can be used in other cases as long as a known sequence is transmitted, which will introduce valuable flexibility in training sequence design. The validity of the algorithm is verified in AWGN channel and multipath fading channel.     

基于前导序列的OFDM定时同步与信道估计算法

本文针对IEEE802.11a前导序列无法精确定时的缺点,设计了一种新的前导序列,能够通过平台检测实现数据到达预警,之后利用有尖锐峰值的共轭对称结构做精确定时,因此误捕获率低,且不受频率偏移的影响.针对LS算法未考虑噪声带来估计误差的缺点,改进算法将LS算法估计的频域信道传输函数转换到时域,在时域利用信道脉冲响应的有限性,消除一部分噪声,再将其变换到频域替代LS算法所估计的信道传输函数.仿真结果表明,改进算法的均方误差较LS算法约有8dB的性能增益.     

A novel non-data-aided symbol timing recovery technique for OFDM systems

A new highly efficient non-data-aided technique to recover symbol timing of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing systems is proposed. The algorithm in the proposed work exploits the interference that results due to the loss of orthogonality between subcarriers, where the second-order statistics of the resulting interference is proportional to the offset from the optimum sampling point. The presented technique does not require prior fine carrier synchronization, and it is capable of extracting symbol timing at low E/sub s//N/sub 0/ values with large carrier frequency offsets (CFOs). The system performance was investigated in multipath fading channels with large CFOs and additive white Gaussian noise.     

一种有效降低OFDM系统信道估计复杂度的方法

在应用于OFDM系统的信道估计方法中,维纳滤波是一种估计性能较好的算法,但是该方法计算复杂度大,不利于实现.本文基于块状导频方式,提出了选取相关子载波的相关系数法来简化维纳滤波的信道估计方法,该方法在估计性能损失不大的情况下,有效地降低了计算复杂度.文中在慢时变信道环境下对该方法进行了性能仿真,并对仿真结果进行了讨论.     

一种OFDM定时同步与载波频偏估计算法

本文提出一个有效的利用周期性前导字的OFDM定时同步与频偏估计算法.算法分为两个步骤,首先根据前导字的特殊结构对Schmidl&Cox算法进行改进,将Schmidl&Cox算法中平台的检测变成单个峰值的检测,并由单峰的位置和复值可同时准确地估计符号定时和分数倍频偏;然后提出"相位差分序列",利用该序列的相关性对整数倍频偏进行估计.文中针对AWGN信道和SUI信道对算法进行了仿真,结果表明本文算法较其它算法具有更好的估计性能和鲁棒性.     

基于PSD估计的OFDM系统多径信道估计方法

本文通过功率谱估计(PSD)估计来估计无线多径信道,然后在系统中进行信道均衡.仿真结果证明,PSD估计信道的均方误差优于最小二乘估计和最小均方误差估计的均方误差;通过信道均衡,系统性能基本接近于信道已知条件下的性能.     

认知OFDM系统旁瓣抑制新方法

针对认知正交频分复用(OFDM)系统带外辐射(OBR)严重问题,在研究基于功率谱密度的主动干扰消除算法(PSD-AIC)模型的基础上,提出了动态PSD-AIC的方法,通过对每一子载波位置OBR的计算,比较选择出OBR取值最小处,作为对消子载波的最优位置,显著改善了系统对OBR的抑制性能(增大约10 dB).对比分析了算法的计算开销,研究了设计参数对OBR的影响,提出了实际应用时的参数选择基准.仿真结果和理论分析表明,动态PSD-AIC方法可以显著减小带外干扰.与PSD-AIC方法相比,旁瓣抑制深度可增加约10 dB;与传统AIC方法相比,只需相似计算量,干扰抑制性能便可明显增加.     

基于PN训练序列的OFDM符号定时新算法

针对传统的基于训练序列的OFDM符号定时同步算法的缺陷,提出一种新的基于PN训练序列的符号定时算法。该算法通过重新设计训练序列,并加入PN序列,有效地克服了传统算法的缺陷。仿真结果表明,该算法在AWGN信道下能准确的实现符号定时,并且在多径信道下也具有较好的性能。     

Performance analysis of channel estimation for OFDM systems with residual timing offset

The authors present an analysis of the effect of timing offset on channel estimation for comb-type pilot-aided orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. Residual timing offset does not negatively affect the channel estimation of the pilot subcarrier, but does corrupt the channel information obtained via interpolation. This paper provides the mean square error (MSE) channel estimation performance when a linear interpolation technique is used in a comb-type pilot-aided OFDM system. Analysis shows that the performance degradation of the channel estimator due to imperfect frame synchronization is dependent on the frequency correlation of the channels and the amount of timing offset     

Enhanced MMSE channel estimation using timing error statistics for wireless OFDM systems

Estimation and tracking of the frequency-selective time-varying channel response is a challenging task for wireless communication systems incorporating coherent OFDM. In pilot-symbol-assisted (PSA) OFDM systems, the minimum mean-square-error (MMSE) estimator provides the optimum performance based on the channel statistics (channel correlation function and SNR). In OFDM systems, FFT-block timing error introduces a linear phase rotation to data modulated on individual subcarriers. An MMSE channel estimator designed only using the wireless channel statistics performs only sub-optimally when subcarrier phase rotations due to block timing errors are present. In this paper, we show that by using the block timing error statistics of the OFDM time-synchronizer the performance of the MMSE channel estimation can be significantly improved. Numerical results show that the bit-error-probability (BEP) performance degradation due to timing errors can be almost completely recovered by the proposed technique.     

A robust timing and frequency synchronization for OFDM systems

A robust symbol-timing and carrier-frequency synchronization scheme applicable to orthogonal frequency-division-multiplexing systems is presented. The proposed method is based on a training symbol specifically designed to have a steep rolloff timing metric. The proposed timing metric also provides a robust sync detection capability. Both time domain training and frequency domain (FD) training are investigated. For FD training, maintaining a low peak-to-average power ratio of the training symbol was taken into consideration. The channel estimation scheme based on the designed training symbol was also incorporated in the system in order to give both fine-timing and frequency-offset estimates. For fine frequency estimation, two approaches are presented. The first one is based on the suppression of the interference introduced in the frequency estimation process by the training symbol pattern in the context of multipath dispersive channels. The second one is based on the maximum likelihood principle and does not suffer from any interference. A new performance measure is introduced for timing estimation, which is based on the plot of signal to timing-error-induced average interference power ratio against the timing estimate shift. A simple approach for finding the optimal setting of the timing estimator is presented. Finally, the sync detection, timing estimation, frequency estimation, and bit-error-rate performance of the proposed method are presented in a multipath Rayleigh fading channel.     

A subspace blind channel estimation method for OFDM systems without cyclic prefix

We propose a subspace based blind channel estimation method for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) systems over a time-dispersive channel. Our approach is motivated by the resemblance of the multichannel signal model resulting from oversampling (or use of multiple receive sensors) of the received OFDM signal to that in conventional single carrier system. The proposed algorithm distinguishes itself from many previously reported channel estimation methods by the elimination of the cyclic prefix, thereby leading to higher channel utilization. Comparison of the proposed method with other two reported subspace channel estimation methods is presented by computer simulations to support its effectiveness.     

ML-based symbol timing and frequency offset estimation for OFDM systems with noncircular transmissions

This paper deals with the problem of joint symbol timing and carrier-frequency offset (CFO) estimation in orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) systems with noncircular (NC) transmissions. Maximum-likelihood (ML) estimators of symbol timing and CFO have been derived under the assumption of nondispersive channel and by modeling the OFDM signal vector as a circular complex Gaussian random vector (C-CGRV). The Gaussian assumption is reasonable when the number of subcarriers is sufficiently large. However, if the data symbols belong to an NC constellation, the received signal vector becomes an NC-CGRV, i.e., a CGRV whose relation matrix (defined as the statistical expectation of the product between the vector and its transpose) is not identically zero. Hence, in this case, previously mentioned estimators, termed MLC estimators, are not ML estimators. In this paper, by exploiting the joint probability density function for NC-CGRVs, ML estimators are derived. Moreover, since their implementation complexity is high, feasible computational algorithms are considered. Finally, refined symbol timing estimators, apt to counteract the degrading effects of intersymbol interference (ISI) in dispersive channels, are suggested. The performance of the derived estimators is assessed via computer simulation and compared with that of MLC estimators and that of modified MLC (MMLC) estimators exploiting only ISI-free samples of the cyclic prefix.     

一种新的基于导频信号和离散小波变换的OFDM移动通信系统信道估计方法

针对在时变无线信道条件下工作的正交频分复用通信系统,本文提出了一种通过小波滤波器插值来进行信道传递函数估计的方法.此方法利用离散小波变换消噪以显著地消除接收到的导频信号中的加性白高斯噪声项.本文所提出的方法适用于所有线性调制OFDM系统.     

A frequency offset estimation algorithm for OFDM systems

A new fine carrier frequency offset estimation algorithm in Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing （OFDM） system is proposed. The correlation item is the training sequence instead of the received signal in the new algorithm. Simulation results show that the performance of the new algorithm is 4dB-9dB better than that of Schmidl＇s algorithm. Coarse frequency offset estimation is also discussed in this paper, which is the improvement of Zhang＇s method. The estimation range using the improvement method is twice as that using the Zhang＇s method. Based on the hardware of the receiver and the improved algorithm, a method using Fast Fourier Transform （FFT） is proposed to implement the coarse frequency estimation. The chip area of OFDM system can be reduced by using the proposed method.     

Joint channel and impulsive noise estimation method for OFDM systems

Aiming at the impulsive noise occurring in OFDM systems,an impulsive noise mitigation algorithm based on compressed sensing theory was proposed.The proposed algorithm firstly treated the channel impulse response and the impulsive noise as a joint sparse vector by exploiting the sparsity of both them.Then the sparse Bayesian learning framework was adopted to jointly estimate the channel impulse response,the impulsive noise and the data symbols,in which the data symbols were regarded as unknown parameters.Compared with the existing impulsive noise mitigation methods,the proposed algorithm not only utilized all subcarriers but also did not use any a priori information of the channel and impulsive noise.The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm achieves significant improvement on the channel estimation and bit error rate performance.