A decision theoretic approach to symbol synchronization over a frequency nonselective fading channel

Author

Bienn, Marvin ; Hall, Eric B.

Author_Institution

Ericsson Inc., Richardson, TX, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1995

fDate

13-15 Dec 1995

Firstpage

2070

Abstract

A decision theoretic approach to the problem of symbol synchronization over a frequency nonselective fading channel is presented and analyzed. A synchronizer is presented that has a simple structure, is independent of other sections of the receiver, does not depend on carrier phase synchronization, and is particularly suited to channels for which the channel decorrelation time is on the order of a symbol duration. The performance of this synchronizer is investigated both theoretically and via Monte Carlo simulation

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; decision theory; digital communication; fading; maximum likelihood estimation; phase shift keying; signal detection; synchronisation; Monte Carlo simulation; carrier phase synchronization; channel decorrelation time; decision theory; digital communication systems; frequency nonselective fading channel; receiver; signal detection; symbol duration; symbol synchronization; Clocks; Delay effects; Digital communication; Fading; Frequency estimation; Frequency synchronization; Maximum likelihood estimation; Process design; Random processes; Signal processing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Decision and Control, 1995., Proceedings of the 34th IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA

ISSN

0191-2216

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2685-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CDC.1995.480653

Filename

480653