Time-varying channel estimation for OFDM systems

Abstract

in the new generation wireless communication systems where high data rates are desired, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) has become the standard method because of its advantages over single carrier modulation schemes on multi-path, frequency selective fading channels. However, inter-carrier interference due to Doppler frequency shifts, and multi-path fading severely degrades the performance of OFDM systems. Estimation of channel parameters is required at the receiver. In this paper, we present a time-varying channel modeling and estimation method based on the Discrete Evolutionary Transform that provides a time-frequency procedure to obtain a complete characterization of a multi-path, fading and frequency selective channel. Performance of the proposed method is tested on different levels of channel noise, and Doppler frequency shifts.