INITIAL SYNCHRONIZATION FOR RECEIVERS

摘要

Methods, apparatus, systems and devices are implemented according to a number of embodiments. According to one such embodiment, a method of synchronizing a receiver to a timing and carrier frequency of a communication system is implemented. A set of predetermined possible synchronization patterns is detected in a received signal. Timing and structure information is generated specifying the occurrence of detected ones of said predetermined set of possible synchronization patterns in said received signal. Channel coefficient estimations of different receiving channels are derived from the timing and structure information. A carrier frequency offset is determined for the received signal based on a comparison of predetermined ones of said derived channel coefficient estimates.