TIME AND FREQUENCY CHANNEL ESTIMATION IN AN OFDM SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:CA2605088C

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-09

    申请号:CA2605088

    申请日:2006-05-17

    Abstract: A radio channel estimation technique is described for use in a OFDM-based radio communications system. A block of OFDM symbols is transmitted from multiple antennas over multiple sub-carrier frequencies. The block of OFDM symbols includes known pilot symbols as well as data symbols to be determined by a receiver. The pilot symbols are transmitted in a predetermined pattern at periodic times on periodic sub-carriers. A pilot channel estimate is determined for each pilot symbol in the received block of OFDM symbols. An NxM matrix of points corresponding to the received OFDM symbol block is formed, N is the number of sub-carriers and M is the number of OFDM symbols in the OFDM symbol block. The matrix is formed by inserting pilot channel estimates at predetermined positions in the Nx M matrix according to the predetermined pilot pattern and inserting zeros in remaining positions in the NxM matrix. A two dimensional inverse Fourier transform of the N x M matrix is calculated resulting in multiple copies of a channel estimate in the time domain. One is selected, and a two dimensional Fourier transform of the selected channel estimate is calculated to obtain a channel estimate at each point in the OFDM block.

    TIME AND FREQUENCY CHANNEL ESTIMATION IN AN OFDM SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:CA2605088A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-14

    申请号:CA2605088

    申请日:2006-05-17

    Abstract: There is described a method for use in a transmitter (12) having multiple antennas (A1, A2) in an OFDM-based radio communications system, comprising determining one or more known pilot symbols. The method comprises the steps of determining a periodic pilot transmission pattern, forming a block of OFDM symbols that includes the one or more pilot symbols and data symbols in accordance with a predetermined pattern, using a space-time coder to perform space and time coding by assigning certain ones of the OFDM symbols to be transmitted during a particular time slot from a selected one the multiple antennas to provide an associated OFDM symbol stream to each of the multiple antennas, and transmitting each OFDM symbol stream from its association antenna. The space-time coder provides a first OFDM symbol stream of multiple symbols in a first sequential order to a first antenna for transmission during a first time slot and provides a second OFDM symbol stream of the same multiple symbols in a second sequential order different from the first sequential order to a second antenna.

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    公开(公告)号:DE602004020485D1

    公开(公告)日:2009-05-20

    申请号:DE602004020485

    申请日:2004-08-20

    Abstract: A radio base station includes multiple antennas associated with a cell. Multiple mobile radios are selected to receive transmissions over a shared radio channel during a predetermined time interval. Information is transmitted over the shared radio channel to multiple mobile radios in the cell during the predetermined time interval using multiple antenna beams. As a result, interference from the transmission appears as white additive Gaussian noise in time and in space in the cell. A "flashlight effect" caused by a single beam transmission over the shared channel during a predetermined time interval that would normally detrimentally impact mobile channel quality detection is avoided. Other methods for avoiding the flashlight effect are described.

    TIME AND FREQUENCY CHANNEL ESTIMATION IN AN OFDM SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:CA2830386A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-14

    申请号:CA2830386

    申请日:2006-05-17

    Abstract: A radio channel estimation technique is described for use in a OFDM-based radio communications system. A block of OFDM symbols is transmitted from multiple antennas over multiple sub-carrier frequencies. The block of OFDM symbols includes known pilot symbols as well as data symbols to be determined by a receiver. The pilot symbols are transmitted in a predetermined pattern at periodic times on periodic sub-carriers. A pilot channel estimate is determined for each pilot symbol in the received block of OFDM symbols. An N × M matrix of points corresponding to the received OFDM symbol block is formed. N is the number of sub-carriers and M is the number of OFDM symbols in the OFDM symbol block. The matrix is formed by inserting pilot channel estimates at predetermined positions in the N × M matrix according to the predetermined pilot pattern and inserting zeros in remaining positions in the N × M matrix. A two dimensional inverse Fourier transform of the N × M matrix is calculated resulting in multiple copies of a channel estimate in the time domain. One is selected, and a two dimensional Fourier transform of the selected channel estimate is calculated to obtain a channel estimate at each point in the OFDM block.

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