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Symbol time offset estimation in coherent OFDM systems

Landström, Daniel LU ; Wilson, SK ; van de Beek, JJ ; Ödling, Per LU and Börjesson, Per Ola LU (2002) In IEEE Transactions on Communications 50(4). p.545-549
Abstract
This paper presents a symbol time offset estimator for coherent orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. The estimator exploits both the redundancy in the cyclic prefix and available pilot symbols used for channel estimation. The estimator is robust against frequency offsets and is suitable for use in dispersive channels. We base the estimator on the maximum-likelihood estimator for the additive white Gaussian noise channel. Simulations for an example system indicate a system performance as close as 0.6 dB to a perfectly synchronized system.
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delay estimation, communication system, multicarrier, frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), orthogonal, synchronization, time estimation
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IEEE Transactions on Communications
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50
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4
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545 - 549
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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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0090-6778
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10.1109/26.996067
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English
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