An equalization technique for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing systems in time-variant multipath channels

A loss of subchannel orthogonality due to time-variant multipath channels i n orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) systems leads to interc hannel interference (ICI) which increases the error floor in proportion to the Doppler frequency, In this paper, a simple frequency-domain equalizatio n technique which can compensate for the effect of ICI in a multipath fadin g channel is proposed. In this technique, the equalization of the received OFDM signal is achieved by using the assumption that the channel impulse re sponse (CIR) varies in a linear fashion during a block period and by compen sating for the ICI terms that significantly affect the bit-error rate (BER) performance.