Performance of SFBC-OFDM system with pilot aided channel estimation

F. Delestre, Y. Sun

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    Abstract

    This paper introduces a computationally efficient pilot aided channel estimation method for space-frequency block coding (SFBC) Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) systems under frequency selective channels. The proposed method, simulated under WiMax requirements, is based on the use of eight pilots defined in the standard to estimate the channel parameters at constant interval. The pilots are also coded in the same SFBC format to simplify the estimation computations, but can be modulated by different modulation scheme to reduce the estimation error. The method offers tradeoff between accurate channel estimation and efficient bandwidth usage as more pilots would allow the algorithm to perform a more accurate estimation but at the cost of less transmitted data. Performances are evaluated for high mobility applications and with pilots modulated using different modulation schemes. Simulation results are presented for different number of antenna at the receiver, different values of Doppler shifts and different modulations for pilot and data subcarriers.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationIWCMC 2011 - 7th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
    Pages1423-1428
    Number of pages6
    ISBN (Print)978-1-4244-9539-9
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2011
    Event2011 7th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC) - Istanbul, Turkey
    Duration: 5 Jul 20118 Jul 2011

    Conference

    Conference2011 7th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC)
    Country/TerritoryTurkey
    CityIstanbul
    Period5/07/118/07/11

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