SYNCHRONIZATION

LoRa signal synchronization and detection at extremely low signal-to-noise ratios

In recent years, LoRa has been deployed in countless Internet of Things (IoT) applications across the globe. However, as LoRa is a proprietary technology, research into its physical-layer performance has been challenging. Implementing LoRa on …

An over-the-air CFO-assisted synchronization algorithm for TDOA-based localization systems

Time-difference-of-arrival (TDOA) localization systems estimate the difference in propagation delay between a target transmitter and pairs of receivers in order to locate the target. One important requirement is that the receiver nodes should be …

Block-processing soft-input soft-output demodulator for coded PSK using DCT-based phase noise estimation

This paper considers the detection of coded phaseshift keying signals subjected to additive white Gaussian noise and oscillator phase noise. We propose a detector that partitions the received frame into smaller blocks and models the unknown phasor …

Novel data detection and channel estimation algorithms for BICM-OFDMA uplink asynchronous systems in the presence of IQ imbalance

The problem of channel estimation and in-phase/quadrature-phase (IQ) imbalance is one of the main challenges that has to be faced by uplink transmission in orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) systems. The previously reported …

A low-complexity iterative phase noise tracker for bit-interleaved coded CPM signals in AWGN

This paper considers iterative detection of bit-interleaved coded continuous phase modulation in the presence of both phase noise (PN) and additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN). The proposed receiver iterates between a detection module and an …

MAP-based code-aided hypothesis testing

This contribution deals with code-aided hypothesis testing for wireless digital receivers. We provide a theoretical justification for a hypothesis testing algorithm that was previously introduced in [1] based on ad-hoc arguments. Contrary to …

Turbo estimation and equalization for asynchronous uplink MC-CDMA

In this contribution, we propose a new code-aided synchronization and channel estimation algorithm for uplink MC-CDMA. The space alternating generalized expectation-maximization (SAGE) algorithm is used to estimate the channel impulse responses, …

Turbo estimation and equalization for asynchronous uplink MC-CDMA

In this contribution, we propose a new code-aided synchronization and channel estimation algorithm for uplink MC-CDMA. The space alternating generalized expectation-maximization (SAGE) algorithm is used to estimate the channel impulse responses, …

Computationally efficient frequency offset estimation for flat-fading MIMO channels: performance analysis and training sequence design

This contribution deals with the carrier frequency offset estimation for a flat-fading Multiple-Input Multiple-output (MIMO) channel using a training sequence. The resulting Maximum Likelihood (ML) estimation entails solving a maximization problem …

Sequence estimation and synchronization from nonsynchronized samples

Recent advances in digital signal processing chips have motivated the study of algorithms for data detection and timing extraction that are easily digitally implemented. These algorithms operate on samples of the output of a matched-filter obtained …