Blind channel estimation for MIMO-OFDM systems

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 670-685

  Shin, Changyong ^a   Heath Jr , Robert W ^b   Powers, Edward J ^b  

^a Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Blind channel estimation; Cyclic prefix; Multiple input multiple output (MIMO) system; Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM); Subspace method; Virtual carrier

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; RECEIVING ANTENNAS;

BLIND CHANNEL ESTIMATION; CYCLIC PREFIX; MULTIPLE-INPUT MUTIPLE-OUTOUT (MIMO) SYSTEM; SUBSPACE METHOD; VIRTUAL CARRIER;

CHANNEL ESTIMATION;

EID: 34147190010     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2007.891429     Document Type: Article

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