Synchronization in a multiple-input/multiple-output (MIMO) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system for wireless applications
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1. In a multiple-input/multiple-output (MIMO), orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system, a method of synchronization a receiver to a signal, which includes at least one preamble, said method comprising:
- receiving said signal at a receiver;
determining a first starting position by applying a sliding correlator algorithm to said received signal; and
subsequent to finding said first starting position, finding a second starting position by matching at least one stored preamble to said received signal.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are described for time synchronizing a receiver to orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signals in a multiple-input/multiple-output (MIMO) system, the signals being transmitted from multiple transmitters and received at multiple receivers. The method includes determining the frequency offset and the sampling clock offset of the received signals.
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1. In a multiple-input/multiple-output (MIMO), orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system, a method of synchronization a receiver to a signal, which includes at least one preamble, said method comprising:
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receiving said signal at a receiver;
determining a first starting position by applying a sliding correlator algorithm to said received signal; and
subsequent to finding said first starting position, finding a second starting position by matching at least one stored preamble to said received signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Apparatus for synchronization in a multiple-input/multiple-output (MIMO), orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system, a receiver to a received signal, said apparatus comprising:
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storage means for storing at least one preamble;
receiver means coupled to said storage means, for receiving, a plurality of data frames, wherein each of said data frames includes at least one preamble and at least one symbol, and wherein said symbol includes a plurality of samples;
first synchronization means for applying a sliding correlator algorithm to said plurality of data frames; and
,second synchronization means for correlating a preamble in a data frame to said at least one preamble stored in said storage means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25)
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23. Apparatus for synchronization, in a multiple-input/multiple-output (MIMO), orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system, a receiver to a received signal, said apparatus comprising:
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a memory configured to store at least one preamble;
a receiver configured to receive a plurality of data frames;
wherein each of said frames includes at least one preamble and at least one symbol, said symbol including a plurality of samples;
a sliding correlator coupled to said receiver configured to apply a first synchronization algorithm to said data frames; and
a correlating synchronizer for applying a second synchronization algorithm to said data frames by correlating a preamble in a single data frame to a preamble stored in said memory. - View Dependent Claims (24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for synchronizing, in a multiple-input/multiple-output (MIMO), orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system, a receiver to a received signal, said method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of data signals at a plurality of receivers over a plurality of MIMO channels;
wherein each of said plurality of MIMO channels has a plurality of sub-carrier channels; and
, each of said sub-carrier channels has identical sub-carrier spacing,wherein said plurality of data signals each include at least one preamble and at least one symbol, and wherein said at least one symbol includes a plurality of samples;
separating at one of said plurality of receivers one of said plurality of signals from said plurality of signals;
separating at another of said plurality of receivers another of said plurality of signals from said plurality of signals;
respectively determining at said one of and said another of said plurality of receivers a starting position by applying a sliding correlator to the separated signals;
respectively determining at said one of and said another of said plurality of receivers another starting position by traversing said separated signals from said respective starting positions and comparing at least one stored preamble to said separated signals until said at least one stored preamble matches said separated signal in at least one of said one of; and
said another of said plurality of receivers. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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