The invention discloses an iterative correlation symbol timing
estimation method based on a block-type
pilot frequency, which is mainly used for solving the problems that the traditional symbol timing
estimation method is high in complexity and the
estimation accuracy is low, and can be applied to a multi-user scene. The method disclosed by the invention comprises the following steps: firstly, removing a
cyclic prefix, and carrying out
fast Fourier transform,
cyclic shift and integrated type sub carrier de-mapping, so as to receive the
pilot frequency; secondly, selecting a determined and appropriate receiving
pilot frequency and a local pilot frequency thereof through the obtained pilot frequency, and partitioning the receiving pilot frequency and the local pilot frequency thereof; thirdly, by virtue of the partitioned pilot frequency, calculating a first
timing error estimation value, and obtaining a corrected pilot frequency by using the first
timing error estimation value; fourthly, partitioning the corrected pilot frequency and the local pilot frequency, and calculating a second
timing error estimation value; and fifthly, calculating a final timing error estimation value according to the two estimation values. The iterative correlation symbol timing estimation method disclosed by the invention has the advantages that the estimation precision is improved compared with a first path searching
algorithm, the division of complex numbers is avoided, the estimation complexity is reduced, and the estimation method disclosed by the invention can be popularized to the multi-user scene of an uplink in LTE.