Title :
Simple SNR estimator for mobile fading channels
Author :
Karastergios, E. ; Sumanasena, M.A.K. ; Evans, B.G.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Commun. Syst. Res., Surrey Univ., Guildford, UK
fDate :
1/23/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel technique is presented for the estimation of the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in mobile systems based on the autocorrelation function of the in-phase or quadrature-phase components of the received signal.
Keywords :
channel estimation; correlation theory; fading channels; mobile communication; autocorrelation function; communication system; in-phase component; mobile fading channel; quadrature-phase component; received signal; second-order statistics; signal-to-noise ratio estimator;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030110
