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In this paper, we propose a very low linear minimum mean square error (LMMSE) channel estimation technique for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. The conventional LMMSE, based on the autocorrelation channel matrix, requires \(O(N_P^3)\) operations (\(N_P\) represents the total number pilot in one OFDM symbol). By exploiting the structure of the channel autocorrelation matrix, we propose a very low complexity LMMSE channel estimator which requires only \(O(N_PlogN_P)\) operations. Simulation results show that the proposed technique yields the same performances as well as the classical LMMSE in terms of bit error rate and mean square error.
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This work was supported in part by Laboratory InnovCOM of Higher School of Telecommunication, University of Carthage Tunisia, and National Engineering School of Tunis.
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Khlifi, A., Bouallegue, R. An Accurate and Very Low Complexity LMMSE Channel Estimation Technique for OFDM Systems. Wireless Pers Commun 88, 911–922 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-016-3219-7
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