Channel Estimation in OFDM Systems

1 OFDM Background .....................................................2 2 Baseband Model ..........................................................2 3 Block-Type Pilot Channel Estimation .........................4 4 Comb-Type Pilot Channel Estimation.........................7 5 Other Pilot-Aided Channel Estimations ......................9 6 Performance Evaluation.............................................10 7 Conclusions................................................................14 8 References..................................................................15 This application note gives an overview of the channel estimation strategies used in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. Section 1 describes the protocols associated with OFDM systems and the problems posed by such systems. Section 2 through Section 5 describe the various types of channel estimation methods for use in such systems. The implementation complexity and system performance of the methods are studied and compared in Section 6, measuring performance in terms of symbol error rate (SER).