Frequency Offset Estimation
First Claim
1. A method of estimating a frequency offset of a received signal comprising a number of subsequently received data symbols, the method comprising the step of determining a first estimate of said frequency offset from a calculated change in phase of the received signal between two received symbols having a first time distance between them, wherein the method further comprises the steps of:
- determining at least one further estimate of said frequency offset from a calculated change in phase of the received signal between two received symbols having a time distance between them, which is different from said first time distance;
determining for each of said first and further estimates a frequency periodicity from the distance between the two received symbols from which the estimate was determined;
determining a set of integer values comprising an integer value for each of said first and further estimates so that frequency values calculated for each estimate as the frequency periodicity multiplied by the integer value added to the estimate are at least approximately equal to each other; and
calculating from the determined set of integer values a corrected estimate of said frequency offset.
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Abstract
A frequency offset of a received signal comprising a number of subsequently received data symbols is estimated. A first estimate is determined from a calculated change in phase of the received signal between two received symbols having a first time distance between them. At least one further estimate is determined from a calculated change in phase of the received signal between two received symbols having a different time distance. A frequency periodicity is determined for each estimate from the distance between the two received symbols from which the estimate was determined. A set of integer values is determined for each estimate so that frequency values calculated for each estimate as the frequency periodicity multiplied by the integer value added to the estimate are at least approximately equal to each other, and a corrected estimate of the frequency offset is determined from the integer values.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of estimating a frequency offset of a received signal comprising a number of subsequently received data symbols, the method comprising the step of determining a first estimate of said frequency offset from a calculated change in phase of the received signal between two received symbols having a first time distance between them, wherein the method further comprises the steps of:
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determining at least one further estimate of said frequency offset from a calculated change in phase of the received signal between two received symbols having a time distance between them, which is different from said first time distance; determining for each of said first and further estimates a frequency periodicity from the distance between the two received symbols from which the estimate was determined; determining a set of integer values comprising an integer value for each of said first and further estimates so that frequency values calculated for each estimate as the frequency periodicity multiplied by the integer value added to the estimate are at least approximately equal to each other; and calculating from the determined set of integer values a corrected estimate of said frequency offset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A receiver arranged to estimate a frequency offset of a received signal comprising a number of subsequently received data symbols, the receiver comprising a first frequency offset estimator configured to determine a first estimate of said frequency offset from a calculated change in phase of the received signal between two received symbols having a first time distance between them,
wherein the receiver further comprises: -
at least one further frequency offset estimator configured to determine at least one further estimate of said frequency offset from a calculated change in phase of the received signal between two received symbols having a time distance between them, which is different from said first time distance; means for determining for each of said first and further estimates a frequency periodicity from the distance between the two received symbols from which the estimate was determined; means for determining a set of integer values comprising an integer value for each of said first and further estimates so that frequency values calculated for each estimate as the frequency periodicity multiplied by the integer value added to the estimate are at least approximately equal to each other; and means for calculating, from the determined set of integer values, a corrected estimate of said frequency offset. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon program code means for performing a method when said program code means is run on a computer, wherein the method is a method of estimating a frequency offset of a received signal comprising a number of subsequently received data symbols, the method comprising the step of determining a first estimate of said frequency offset from a calculated change in phase of the received signal between two received symbols having a first time distance between them, and wherein the method further comprises the steps of:
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determining at least one further estimate of said frequency offset from a calculated change in phase of the received signal between two received symbols having a time distance between them, which is different from said first time distance; determining for each of said first and further estimates a frequency periodicity from the distance between the two received symbols from which the estimate was determined; determining a set of integer values comprising an integer value for each of said first and further estimates so that frequency values calculated for each estimate as the frequency periodicity multiplied by the integer value added to the estimate are at least approximately equal to each other; and calculating from the determined set of integer values a corrected estimate of said frequency offset.
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