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Performance Improvement of LMMSE Channel Estimation Method for OFDM Systems

OFDM 시스템을 위한 LMMSE 채널추정기법의 성능 개선

  • 강연석 (경희대학교 전파공학과 무선통신 및 SDR 연구실) ;
  • 김영수 (경희대학교 전자정보대학) ;
  • 서덕영 (경희대학교 전자정보대학) ;
  • 김진상 (경희대학교 전자정보대학)
  • Published : 2005.02.28
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Abstract

In this paper, we present an improved channel estimation method for orthogonal frequency division multipexing systems using pilot symbol assisted modulation(PSAM). Conventional linear minimum mean square error(LMMSE) channel estimation method uses only pilot symbols for channel estimation. So, as the fading channel varies rapidly, the system performance is degraded. The basic idea of the proposed scheme is that we firstly estimate channel coefficients at the middle point between two pilot symbols and then compute the channel attenuation by using LMMSE method. Superior performance achieved with the proposed method is illustrated by simulation experiments with the Doppler frequency of 36Hz and 185Hz in comparison with conventional LMMSE channel estimator.

본 논문에서는 Orthogonal frequency division multiplexting(OFDM) 시스템의 성능 향상을 위해 파일럿 심볼을 이용한 향상된 채널추정 알고리즘을 제안한다. 기존의 LMMSE 알고리즘을 이용한 채널추정 방법은 파일럿 심볼만을 채널추정에 이용함으로써 파일럿 심볼 간격이 멀어짐에 따라 성능이 현저하게 떨어지는 단점이 있다. 이런 문제를 해결하기 위해 파일럿 심볼 사이의 채널을 선 추정하고 이 추정된 값을 다시 파일럿 심볼과 함께 이용하여 채널을 추정하는 채널추정기법을 제안하였다. 제안된 추정기법은 도플러 주파수가 36Hz에서 185Hz인 페이딩 채널환경에 적용했다. 기존의 LMMSE 추정기법과 비교했을 때 특히 큰 도플러 주파수에 대해 강건한 특성을 보였다.

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