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Pilot Symbol Assisted Channel Estimation and Equalization for OFDM Systems in Doubly Selective Channels

주파수 선택적 시변 채널 OFDM 시스템에서의 파일럿 심볼을 이용한 채널 예측 및 등화

  • Lim, Dong-Min (Department of Electronic Engineering, Gyeongsang National University)
  • Published : 2007.12.31
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Abstract

In this paper, we analyze the performance of pilot symbol assisted channel estimation and equalization schemes for OFDM systems over frequency-selective time-varying channels and propose methods to improve the system performance. In the least square(LS) and linear minimum mean square error(MMSE) channel estimation, time domain windowing is introduced for banding the frequency domain channel matrix. The linear MMSE and decision feedback equalization schemes are employed with the pilot symbols for channel estimation taken into account in the equalization process. To reduce computational complexity, the band LU matrix factorization algorithm is introduced in solving the linear systems involved in the equalization, and the performances are compared with the known previous results by computer simulations. When time domain windowing is employed in the decision feedback equalization, the matrix related with the decision feedback process is shown to be unhanded and the resultant performance degradation is analyzed.

본 논문에서는 주파수 선택적 시변 채널 OFDM 시스템에서 파일럿 심볼을 이용하는 채널 예측 및 등화 방식의 성능을 분석하고 문제점 및 개선 방안을 제시한다. 주파수 영역 채널 행렬의 대역폭을 제한하기 위하여 시간 영역 윈도우를 도입하며, 채널 예측에 LS(Least Square) 및 선형 MMSE(Minimum Mean Square Error) 예측 방식을 이용한다. 채널 등화에는 채널 예측에 이용되는 파일럿 심볼의 존재가 고려된 선형 MMSE 및 결정 귀환 등화 방식을 이용한다. 계산량을 감소시키기 위하여 채널 등화 알고리즘에 요구되는 선형 연립 방정식의 풀이에 band LU 행렬 분해 알고리즘을 도입하며, 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 통하여 기존 방식과의 성능을 비교한다. 결정 귀환 등화 방식에 시간 영역 윈도우를 적용하는 경우, 결정 귀환 관련 행렬의 대역폭이 제한되지 않아 성능이 저하되는 문제점을 분석하였다.

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