The invention discloses an
MIMO-OFDM channel estimator designed based on a quadratic
curve fitting method. The channel estimator comprises a transmitting end and a receiving end, and is characterized in that the transmitting end comprises multiple groups of
pilot frequencies which are distributed in OFDM symbols in equal distance; zero
pilot frequencies and non-zero
pilot frequencies in each group of pilot frequencies are mixed at a
subcarrier to be alternatively inserted, and the zero pilot frequencies serve as protection intervals; the receiving end is used for receiving a
signal transmitted by the transmitting end and calculating the estimated value and filter coefficient at the zero pilot frequencies by virtue of FFT transform; and the estimated value and filter coefficient at the zero pilot frequencies are respectively calculated by virtue of the quadratic
curve fitting method of a six-point
smoothing filter. The condition that the channel
estimation is damaged by an improper averaging method is avoided. According to the STBC technology, LS operation of a multidimensional matrix is transformed into a one-dimensional matrix operation, the complexity is reduced, the
estimation accuracy of a traditional channel
estimation method is improved based on the optimization thought of the
system, and the
signal-to-
noise ratio application range is widened.