A New Synchronization Algorithm Exploiting Cyclostationarity for OFDM Systems in Multipath Environment

Liang WANG  Xiuming SHAN  Yong REN  

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IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications   Vol.E86-B   No.8   pp.2389-2394
Publication Date: 2003/08/01
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Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: PAPER
Category: Wireless Communication Technology
Keyword: 
orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM),  cyclostationarity,  synchronization,  multipath channel,  

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Summary: 
Carrier frequency and symbol timing errors may greatly degrade the performance of the orthogonal frequency division mulitplexing (OFDM) system, especially in multipath environment. In this paper, we explore the cyclostationarity of OFDM signals, which only relies on second order statistics, to estimate the synchronization offset. First, a coarse carrier frequency offset estimator for multipath environment is developed using the second order statistics of the received OFDM signal. It has a wide capture range though not accurate. Second, we introduce a new synchronization algorithm based on cyclostationarity and matched filter theories, which can get the maximal estimation SNR in multipath environment. Both estimators utilize channel state information to achieve better estimation performance and are non-pilot aided. They can be combined to form a whole OFDM synchronizer for multipath environment. Finally, simulations confirm the performance of the estimation algorithm.