Using a Single Phase Error Algorithm for Coarse and Fine Signal Timing Synchronisation

摘要

Rather than using separate sample rate offset and phase offset estimation algorithms for coarse timing synchronisation and fine timing synchronisation of a receiver timing, respectively, one phase error algorithm can be used for both the coarse and fine timing synchronisation. In order to perform coarse timing synchronisation the phase error indications sampled over a sampling period are used to form an error vector, and a Fourier transform can then be applied to the error vector. An analysis of the Fourier transform of the error vector can be used to determine a frequency component identifying an offset between the receiver frequency and the signal frequency. The frequency of the receiver timing can then be adjusted in accordance with the identified offset, thereby performing the coarse timing synchronisation. Once the coarse timing synchronisation has been applied, the same phase error algorithm may be used, without the Fourier transform, to implement the fine timing synchronisation.