Abstract
In the last decade, several subspace-based algorithms for blind channel identification in zero-padded systems were introduced. These subspace-based methods are attractive because highly accurate estimates of the channel can be obtained by using only a few received blocks. However, they do not work when applied to the zero-padded orthogonal frequency division multiplexing systems (ZP-OFDM) with virtual carriers. In this paper, we propose two improvements on an earlier subspace-based blind channel estimation method for such systems. Firstly, we introduce a simple noise weighting approach. Unlike most of the earlier methods, the proposed weighting matrix is diagonal and it is independent of the channel noise variance and SNR. By doing so, the performance of previous work is significantly enhanced. Secondly, we extend the blind estimation method to ZP-OFDM systems with virtual carriers. Simulations are carried out to demonstrate the merits of the proposed method.
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