Human-generated information has been the main interest of the wireless communication
technologies designs for decades. However, we are currently witnessing the emerge of an …

Before establishing a communication link in a cellular network, the user terminal must
activate a synchronization procedure called initial cell search in order to acquire specific …

This paper proposes an initial synchronization architecture for the sector search process in
third-generation partnership project (3GPP) long-term evolution (LTE) communications. The …

In this paper, an algorithm for timing synchronization, cell identity detection, and carrier
frequency offset (CFO) estimation is presented for long-term evolution (LTE) systems. The …

In the Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, the initial cell search needs not only to achieve the
timing synchronisations of symbols, slots and frames, but also to detect the sector identity …

In cellular communication systems the mobile station (MS) must be able to perform initial
synchronization and search for a base station to set up the downlink access. This process is …

Massive Machine Type Communications (mMTC) is one of the main features supported by
the 3GPP New Radio (NR) technology. The new system specifications render multiple …

In this paper, an effective algorithm for detecting the sector ID and ICFO together via the PSS-
matching process is presented. In the conventional scheme, the commonly used differential …

For an LTE user equipment to be able to connect to a cell, cell search must first be
performed to obtain the cell identity and timing required to connect to the cell. In this paper, a …

The main features for future Machine Type Communication (MTC) cellular networks enable
low-power, low-cost, narrow band, and extended coverage system. To support these …