• DocumentCode
    1343114
  • Title

    Low-complexity time-domain SNR estimation for OFDM systems

  • Author

    Ijaz, A. ; Awoseyila, A.B. ; Evans, Barry G.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Commun. Syst. Res., Univ. of Surrey, Guildford, UK
  • Volume
    47
  • Issue
    20
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    1154
  • Lastpage
    1156
  • Abstract
    A low-complexity signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) estimation algorithm for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems in frequency-selective fading channels is proposed. The estimator is based on a conventional preamble having two identical parts. It uses the correlation of the received signal samples to estimate signal power while noise power is estimated using the difference between received samples. Simulation results show that the proposed estimator is robust to the channel´s frequency selectivity and its attained accuracy and reduced complexity make it an attractive choice for current wireless OFDM systems.
  • Keywords
    OFDM modulation; channel estimation; fading channels; frequency selective surfaces; signal sampling; time-domain analysis; white noise; SNR estimation; frequency selective fading channels; orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; signal power estimation; signal sampling; signal-to-noise ratio; time-domain analysis; while noise power; wireless OFDM systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2011.2014
  • Filename
    6036075