Channel Equalization and Phase Noise Suppression for OFDM Systems in a Time-Varying Frequency Selective Channel using Particle Filtering

In this paper we address the problem of channel equalization and phase noise suppression in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. For OFDM systems, random phase noise introduced by the local oscillator causes two effects: the common phase error (CPE), and the intercarrier interference (ICI). The performance of coherent OFDM systems greatly depends on the ability to accurately estimate the effective dynamic channel i.e., the combined effect of the CPE and the time-varying frequency selective channel. The proposed approach uses a pilot tone aided particle filter to track/estimate the effective dynamic channel in the time domain and equalizes in the frequency domain. The particle filter is efficiently implemented by combining sequential importance sampling, principles of Rao-Blackwellization, and strategies stemming from the auxiliary particle filter. Simulation results are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.