The present invention provides a method for channel estimation used in a receiver of a multi-carrier communication system, including: receiving a multi-carrier symbols from a transmitter of the multi-carrier communication system; and obtaining channel information of sub-carriers carrying data of the multi-carrier symbols, using selectively time direction interpolation and frequency direction interpolation for channel information of a plurality of scatter pilots of the multi-carrier symbols.

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›1.independentA method for channel estimation used in a receiver of a multi-carrier communication system, including:nreceiving multi-carrier symbols from a transmit…+1

›3.independentA receiver in a multi-carrier communication system, including:na channel estimator for obtaining channel information of at least one of sub-carriers c…+1

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IPC · International Patent Classification

Section H — Electricity

H04J11/00
H04L27/26
H04L25/02

USPC · US Patent Classification

370/210375/267375/260370/503370/260370/208370/335370/342

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related publication	US 20120287803 A1	15 Nov 2012

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