Fast carrier frequency offset compensation in OFDM systems

Dong Seog Han, Jae Hyun Seo, Jung Jin Kim

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Abstract

A new coarse carrier frequency synchronization algorithm is proposed that can estimate a coarse carrier frequency offset using only two symbols in the frequency domain for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. The problem of conventional carrier frequency synchronization algorithms is that they require many symbols to compensate for a carrier frequency offset when the offset is close to +0.5 or -0.5, where the frequency is normalized to the subcarrier space. In contrast, the proposed algorithm estimates a coarse carrier frequency offset of around +0.5 or -0.5, thereby reducing the remaining carrier frequency offset to within -0.25 ∼ +0.25. As a result, the proposed algorithm can significantly reduce the time required to synchronize a carrier frequency.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)364-369
Number of pages6
JournalIEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics
Volume47
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2001

Keywords

  • Carrier recovery
  • OFDM
  • Rayleigh fading cahnnel

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