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Table 13 Summary of synchronization research in OFDMA uplink communication systems

From: Timing and carrier synchronization in wireless communication systems: a survey and classification of research in the last 5 years

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CSI Req.

CE

Blind/Pilot

Est/Comp

TO/CFO

Bound

Comments

[263]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

Pilot

Both

CFO

No

MIMO, Rao-Blackwellized particle filter

[264]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

Pilot

Both

CFO

No

CFO tracking

[265]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

Pilot

Est

CFO

No

Canonical particle swarm optimization scheme

[266]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

Pilot

Est

CFO

Yes

Alternating projection method

[267]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

Blind

Est

CFO

Yes

Interleaved OFDMA

[268]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

Blind

Both

CFO

No

Tile-based OFDMA

[269]

Freq. sel.

Yes

Yes

Blind

Est

CFO

No

Interleaved OFDMA

[270]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

Pilot

Both

CFO

Yes

Conjugate gradient method

[271]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

Pilot

Est

CFO

Yes

Interleaved OFDMA

[272]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

Pilot

Both

CFO

No

Multiuser interference cancelation-based algorithm

[273]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

Blind

Est

CFO

No

LS estimation

[425]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

Pilot

Est

CFO

Yes

SFO estimation

[426]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

Blind

Est

CFO

Yes

Precoded OFDMA

[427]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

Pilot

Both

CFO

No

OFDM and FBMC

[253]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

N/A

Comp

CFO

N/A

Channel allocation, SC-FDMA

[429]

Freq. sel.

Yes

Yes

Pilot

Est

CFO

Yes

Iterative ML est

[430]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

Pilot

Est

CFO

No

Ranging method

[274]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

Pilot

Est

CFO

Yes

Tile-based OFDMA

[275]

Freq. sel.

Yes

Yes

Pilot

Both

CFO

Yes

Doubly selective channel

[276]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

Pilot

Est

CFO

Yes

Conjugate gradient method

[277]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

N/A

Comp

CFO

N/A

Interleaved OFDMA

[278]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

N/A

Comp

CFO

N/A

Multistage interference cancelation

[279]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

N/A

Comp

CFO

N/A

Successive interference cancelation

[280]

Freq. sel.

Yes

Yes

Pilot

Est

CFO

No

Partial FFT modulation

[281]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

N/A

Comp

CFO

N/A

Subcarrier allocation algorithm

[282]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

Pilot

Est

CFO

Yes

MIMO OFDMA, Bayesian estimation

[283]

Freq. sel.

Yes

Yes

Pilot

Both

CFO

No

High mobility

[284]

Freq. sel.

Yes

Yes

Pilot

Both

CFO

No

Common CFO estimation

[285]

Freq. sel.

Yes

Yes

Blind

Est

CFO

No

Interleaved OFDMA, DoA estimation

[286]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

N/A

Comp

CFO

N/A

Exploit time domain inverse matrix

[287]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

Pilot

Both

CFO

No

Ad hoc network

[288]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

N/A

Comp

CFO

N/A

Soft interference cancelation

[289]

Freq. sel.

Yes

No

N/A

Comp

CFO

N/A

LS and MMSE-based compensation

[290]

Freq. sel.

Yes

Yes

Pilot

Both

CFO

Yes

Low complexity estimation

[292]

Freq. sel.

Yes

Yes

Pilot

Both

Both

No

OFDMA spectrum sharing system

[291]

Freq. sel.

Yes

Yes

Pilot

Both

TO

Yes

Ranging sheme