Global Patent Index - EP 1279266 A1

EP 1279266 A1 20030129 - METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE FREQUENCY OFFSET IN A RECEIVER

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE FREQUENCY OFFSET IN A RECEIVER

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR SCHÄTZUNG DER FREQUENZVERSCHIEBUNG IN EINEM EMPFÄNGER

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL D'ESTIMATION DE DECALAGE DE FREQUENCE DANS UN RECEPTEUR

Publication

EP 1279266 A1 20030129 (EN)

Application

EP 01940374 A 20010427

Priority

  • EP 0104782 W 20010427
  • US 56538200 A 20000505

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0186904A1] A method and apparatus for estimate a frequency offset between a carrier frequency of a transmitter and a local frequency reference of a receiver in a communication system. Successive samples of a frequency synchronization signal transmitted by the transmitter and detected by the receiver are collected, and a phase difference is computed between the successively collected samples. The frequency synchronization signal can be a non-sinusoidal signal, e.g., a pilot symbol and/or data employed as a pilot symbol. Phase differences of successively collected samples are computed until <i>N-1</i> phase differences have been computed. The <i>N-1</i> phase differences are added to produce the estimated frequency offset. Adding may be performed using linear regression or by computing a weighted average.

[origin: WO0186904A1] A method and apparatus for estimate a frequency offset between a carrier frequency of a transmitter and a local frequency reference of a receiver in a communication system. Successive samples of a frequency synchronization signal transmitted by the transmitter and detected by the receiver are collected, and a phase difference is computed between the successively collected samples. The frequency synchronization signal can be a non-sinusoidal signal, e.g., a pilot symbol and/or data employed as a pilot symbol. Phase differences of successively collected samples are computed until <i>N-1</i> phase differences have been computed. The <i>N-1</i> phase differences are added to produce the estimated frequency offset. Adding may be performed using linear regression or by computing a weighted average.

IPC 1-7

H04L 27/233; H04L 27/227

IPC 8 full level

H04L 27/233 (2006.01); H04L 27/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04L 27/233 (2013.01); H04L 2027/0065 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0186904A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0186904 A1 20011115; AU 7397501 A 20011120; EP 1279266 A1 20030129

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0104782 W 20010427; AU 7397501 A 20010427; EP 01940374 A 20010427