Channel frequency response reconstruction assisted time-of-arrival estimation method

Abstract

The present disclosure describes systems and methods for time-of-arrival (TOA) estimation techniques. Some embodiments of the disclosure provide for estimating radio propagation path parameters based on a training signal received over a set of active frequencies. The radio propagation path parameters (e.g., fading coefficients for each path) are used to reconstruct a channel frequency response on null frequencies (e.g., frequencies that did not include or carry the received training signal). A time-of-arrival parameter can then be estimated based on the estimated channel frequency response and the reconstructed channel frequency response (e.g., the channel frequency response estimated using both active frequencies and null frequencies).