Timing and Carrier Synchronization in Wireless Communication Systems: A Survey and Classification of Research in the Last Five Years
A. A. Nasir, S. Durrani, H. Mehrpouyan, S. D. Blostein, and R. A., Kennedy

TL;DR
This paper reviews recent research from 2010-2014 on timing and carrier synchronization techniques across various wireless communication systems, highlighting challenges, solutions, and future directions.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive classification and analysis of recent synchronization methods for diverse wireless systems, emphasizing system assumptions and limitations.
Findings
Survey of 2010-2014 research on synchronization techniques
Classification of methods based on system models and challenges
Identification of future research directions
Abstract
Timing and carrier synchronization is a fundamental requirement for any wireless communication system to work properly. Timing synchronization is the process by which a receiver node determines the correct instants of time at which to sample the incoming signal. Carrier synchronization is the process by which a receiver adapts the frequency and phase of its local carrier oscillator with those of the received signal. In this paper, we survey the literature over the last five years (2010-2014) and present a comprehensive literature review and classification of the recent research progress in achieving timing and carrier synchronization in single-input-single-output (SISO), multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO), cooperative relaying, and multiuser/multicell interference networks. Considering both single-carrier and multi-carrier communication systems, we survey and categorise the timing…
Peer Reviews
No public reviews on file for this paper yet. If you reviewed it on a platform where reviews are public (OpenReview, ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML), you can paste yours below so the community can read it here.
Videos
No videos yet. Explain this paper in a talk, walkthrough, or lecture? Add one.
