A channel estimation and synchronization technique for wide-band TDMA systems

This paper describes a novel synchronization technique for wide-band TDMA systems. The technique employs a complex matrix operation to detect the start of the sounding or synchronizing signal. The matrix operation can be used for both channel estimation and synchronization. The matrix technique not only enables a substantial reduction in computational processes to be achieved relative to that of the correlation method, but also improves the SNR in channel estimation.