A blind maximum-SINR synchronization technique for OFDM systems

Wen Long Chin, Sau Gee Chen

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Abstract

This work presents a blind synchronizer for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) systems based on signal-to-interference-and-noise-ratio (SINR) maximization. Due to the incurred losses from inter-symbol interference (ISI) and inter-carrier interference (ICI) introduced by synchronization errors, the SINR of the received data drops drastically. By taking advantage of this characteristic, both the symbol time and carrier frequency offsets are intuitively estimated by maximizing the SINR metric. For the SINR metric, we propose a blind SINR estimation, which does not need prior knowledge of the channel profiles and transmitted data. As such, the proposed maxi- mum-SINR (MSINR) synchronization algorithm is non-data-aided (NDA) so that the transmission efficiency can be improved. Moreover, to reduce the computational complexity, the early-late gate (ELG) technique is proposed for the implementation of the synchronizer. Simulation results exhibit better performance for the MSINR algorithm than conventional techniques in multipath fading channels.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2008 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM 2008
Pages4427-4431
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Event2008 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM 2008 - New Orleans, LA, United States
Duration: 2008 Nov 302008 Dec 4

Publication series

NameGLOBECOM - IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference

Other

Other2008 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans, LA
Period08-11-3008-12-04

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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