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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1998
Hiroyuki Seki, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshinori Tanaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Shuji Kobayakawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeshi Toda, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A coherent detecting circuit accurately estimates a propagation characteristic of a propagation path without increasing the number of pilot symbols when a fading frequency is high so that an error rate of received data is decreased. At least one pilot symbol is received from a transmitter. The pilot symbol may be provided in a data frame of data symbols, or transmitted through a channel different from a channel of the data symbols. A first estimated value of the propagation characteristic of a propagation path is estimated by using the pilot symbol. The data symbols are tentatively determined based on an estimated value of the propagation path. A second estimated value of the propagation characteristic is estimated by using the pilot symbol and at lease one of the tentatively determined data symbols. The data symbols are finally determined based on the second estimated value of the propagation characteristic.