Title :
Simple channel estimator for STBC-based OFDM systems
Author :
Guo, Jianxin ; Wang, Daming ; Ran, Chongsen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun. Eng., Inf. Eng. Univ., Zhengzhou, China
fDate :
3/6/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple channel estimator is presented for space time block code (STBC) based orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. 3 dB gain over traditional least square estimators is obtained using simple linear process and special pilots design.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; block codes; channel estimation; error statistics; space-time codes; BER performance; STBC-based OFDM systems; bit error rate performance; channel estimator; linear process; orthogonal FDM; orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; pilot design; space time block code;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030284
