CDMA pilot assisted channel estimation
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1. A method of channel estimation, comprising:
- receiving a signal from a multipath fading channel, the signal including a plurality of pilot tones;
deriving timing information for a plurality of multipath signal arrivals;
estimating the response of the channel from the pilot tones; and
adapting the length of delay the channel response is estimated from the timing information for the multipath signal arrivals.
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Abstract
A pilot assisted channel estimation process. A receiver may be configured to estimate the impulse response of a channel from a signal having pilot tones and spread-spectrum pilot signals. The receiver estimates the response of the channel from the pilot tones, and adapts the length of delay the channel response is estimated based on the spread-spectrum pilot signals.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of channel estimation, comprising:
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receiving a signal from a multipath fading channel, the signal including a plurality of pilot tones; deriving timing information for a plurality of multipath signal arrivals; estimating the response of the channel from the pilot tones; and adapting the length of delay the channel response is estimated from the timing information for the multipath signal arrivals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of channel estimation, comprising:
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receiving a signal including a plurality of pilot tones and spread-spectrum pilot signals; estimating the response of the channel from the pilot tones; and adapting the length of time the channel response is estimated based on the spread-spectrum pilot signals. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A receiver, comprising:
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a rake receiver configured to derive timing information from a signal transmitted over a multipath fading channel, the timing information relating to a plurality of multipath signal arrivals; and a demodulator configured to extract a plurality of pilot tones from the signal, the demodulator including a channel estimator having a delay spread capable of being adapted by the timing information from the rake receiver, the channel estimator being configured to estimate the response of the channel from the pilot tones. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A receiver, comprising:
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a rake receiver configured to derive timing information from a plurality of spread-spectrum pilot signals in a signal transmitted over a channel; and a demodulator configured to extract a plurality of pilot tones from the signal, the demodulator including a channel estimator having a delay spread capable of being adapted by the timing information from the rake receiver, the channel estimator being configured to estimate the response of the channel from the pilot tones. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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