Synchronization Over Rapidly Time-Varying Multipath Channel for CDMA Downlink RAKE Receivers in Time-Division Mode

In this paper, we consider a time-division code-division multiple-access (CDMA) system operating in downlink mode in a multiuser multipath channel scenario. In order to implement RAKE reception, the delays, phases, and magnitudes of the different paths need to be estimated and the estimates updated. In the context of burst transmissions, delays do not vary during a burst, and only phases and magnitudes need to be tracked. In this paper, we investigate the issue of phase tracking over rapidly time-varying multipath channels. We propose a new version of the conventional phase loop that mitigates the interpath interference effect. The optimization is based on the concept of prefiltering. The analysis shows improved tracking performance in comparison with the standard phase recovery algorithm.

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