Abstract:
A receiver is disclosed for time synchronization and frequency offset correction using a training sequence with a periodic structure (like e.g.in HIPERLAN/2,DVD or DAB). To this purpose the auto-correlation of the received signal is calculated. Coarse time synchronization is performed by analysing the amplitude and/or phase of the auto-correlation signal, e.g. to detect peaks or some characteristic jumps in the amplitude or the phase curve. Fine time synchronization is performed by cross-correlation signal. If the difference of the results of coarse and fine time synchronization exceeds a certain threshold, a 'synchronization failure'' signal is outputted. The frequency offset correction is carried out in two steps: first from the auto-correlation of short training sequence the sign (direction) of the frequency offset is determined, then from the auto-correlation of long training sequence the accurate frequency offset is obtained.
Abstract:
The receiver has a unit (17) for compensating a received signal with a frequency offset from a frequency offset estimation unit to form a compensated received signal where the frequency offset estimation unit includes a part for determining phase shift. A determining unit obtains a timing reference for the received signal by cross-correlation (19) of the compensated received signal with a known training sequence. Independent claims are also included for the following: (a) an orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) telecommunication system including the receiver (b) a method for processing a received signal including a carrier modulated with a known training sequence (c) a method for obtaining timing reference from a received signal including a carrier modulated with a known training sequence.
Abstract:
The receiver has a unit (17) for compensating a received signal with a frequency offset from a frequency offset estimation unit to form a compensated received signal where the frequency offset estimation unit includes a part for determining phase shift. A determining unit obtains a timing reference for the received signal by cross-correlation (19) of the compensated received signal with a known training sequence. Independent claims are also included for the following: (a) an orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) telecommunication system including the receiver (b) a method for processing a received signal including a carrier modulated with a known training sequence (c) a method for obtaining timing reference from a received signal including a carrier modulated with a known training sequence.