摘要:
A GSM communication system uses a channel estimator to generate a channel impulse response estimate from received bursts. Preferred embodiments of such a system include a first correlation unit that uses N midamble bits to evaluate received signals and produce first correlation outputs over a wide search range. A positioning unit identifies candidate first correlation outputs having the best estimation quality within a sliding observation window and uses those outputs as the initial channel impulse response (CIR) estimate. The initial CIR is provided to a second correlation unit that block correlates M (greater than N) midamble bits to the received signal samples. The second correlation unit performs correlation stage by stage with compensation based on the initial and updated CIR to improve the channel estimation.
摘要:
Frequency synchronization bursts are detected for a radio communication system such as a GSM cellular telephone network using a two stage correlation process. A first unit performs a first set of correlations to identify receipt of the frequency synchronization burst. A preliminary identification is declared when the moving average of the first set of correlations, normalized for received power, exceeds a threshold value for a number of contiguous samples. After a preliminary identification is made, a second unit performs a second set of correlations to confirm the detection of the frequency synchronization burst. The second correlations are preferably also normalized and confirmation of detection is declared when the normalized moving average of the second stage correlation exceeds a threshold value for a number of contiguous samples.