Channel estimation method for MIMO-OFDM systems based on pilots and modified Kalman filter

A combined channel estimation method of time-frequency-selective fading channels in MIMO-OFDM systems was proposed.The time-varying channel was modeled as an autoregressive(AR) process and a low-dimensional Kalman filter based on pilots was used to estimate the AR parameters,and the LS(least square)...

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Published in:Tongxin xuebao
Main Authors: SONG Tie-cheng, YOU Xiao-hu, SHEN Lian-feng, SONG Xiao-jin
Format: Article
Language:Chinese
Published: Editorial Department of Journal on Communications 2007-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.joconline.com.cn/thesisDetails?columnId=74661114&Fpath=home&index=0
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Summary:A combined channel estimation method of time-frequency-selective fading channels in MIMO-OFDM systems was proposed.The time-varying channel was modeled as an autoregressive(AR) process and a low-dimensional Kalman filter based on pilots was used to estimate the AR parameters,and the LS(least square) algorithm was adopted to track the time-varying channel fading factors.The Kalman estimator explored the time-domain correlation of the channel,and a minimum mean square error(MMSE) combiner was used to modify the Kalman estimates.The proposed solution could reduce the complexity of the high-dimensional Kalman filter and track the channel both in frequency and time domains.The simulation results show that this method improves the LS estimates and has a comparable performance to the com-plex high-dimensional Kalman channel estimation method.
ISSN:1000-436X