Wireless and Satellite Systems. 7th International Conference, WiSATS 2015 Bradford, UK, July 6–7, 2015, Revised Selected Papers

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An OFDM Timing Synchronization Method Based on Averaging the Correlations of Preamble Symbol

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-25479-1_17,
        author={Yunsi Ma and Chaoxing Yan and Sanwen Zhou and Tongling Liu and Lingang Fu},
        title={An OFDM Timing Synchronization Method Based on Averaging the Correlations of Preamble Symbol},
        proceedings={Wireless and Satellite Systems. 7th International Conference, WiSATS 2015 Bradford, UK, July 6--7, 2015, Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={WISATS},
        year={2015},
        month={10},
        keywords={OFDM Timing synchronization Differential correlation},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-319-25479-1_17}
    }
    
  • Yunsi Ma
    Chaoxing Yan
    Sanwen Zhou
    Tongling Liu
    Lingang Fu
    Year: 2015
    An OFDM Timing Synchronization Method Based on Averaging the Correlations of Preamble Symbol
    WISATS
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-25479-1_17
Yunsi Ma1, Chaoxing Yan1,*, Sanwen Zhou1, Tongling Liu1, Lingang Fu1
  • 1: Beijing Research Institute of Telemetry
*Contact email: chaoxingyan@foxmail.com

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a novel timing synchronization method for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems with a singlesymbol preamble. The proposed method has an impulsive timing metric and outperforms the conventional methods in multipath fading channels by averaging differential correlations of the preamble. Using this method, the system will achieve accurate timing synchronization and keep low out-of-band radiation. Performances of the proposed estimator with different values are evaluated in terms of bias and mean square error (MSE). Simulation results validate the effectiveness of the proposed timing synchronization method.