This SpringerBrief investigates the performance of semi-blind independent component analysis
(ICA) based equalization and carrier frequency offset estimation approaches (CFO) for a number
of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) based wireless communication systems. It
provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges of channel equalization and frequency
synchronization for different wireless systems. The authors present the wireless communication
channel and system models. Key existing CFO estimation methods are reviewed along with a
number of the training based and non-training based (blind) channel estimation methods. This is
followed by a study of ICA and its applications to OFDM-based wireless communication systems.
Later chapters provide a detailed description of recent research on semi-blind CFO estimation
and ICA based equalization approaches for various wireless communication systems including
multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) OFDM and coordinated multipoint (CoMP) systems.
Semi-blind CFO estimation and equalization structures provide a spectrum-efficient and
high-performance solution for high speed wireless communications. This book is suitable for
postgraduate students researchers or professionals in the area of wireless communications.
