Frame synchronization method of OFDM communication system and receiver therefor

A frame synchronization method of an OFDM receiver comprising:

• a step of reading out a received signal, which is stored in a frame signal storage section, by one frame;
• a step of calculating a value of correlation between the received signal which is read out and a unique symbol which is previously set;
• a notification channel decoding step of trying decoding of the notification channel at timing when a rank is high in a case where ranks are given in order from symbol timing when the calculated correlation value is highest;
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• a notification channel decoding step of executing decoding of the notification channel on the basis of timing when a degree of correlation obtained by the unique symbol correlation search is second highest in a case where an error exists as a result of error detection executed after the notification channel decoding step.

An OFDM receiver comprising:

• a symbol synchronization unit for obtaining a synchronization timing for each OFDM symbol by executing calculation of correlation in the symbols on the basis of an autocorrelation factor included in each OFDM symbol transmitted from wireless base stations;
• a unique symbol correlation search unit for obtaining timing of a notification channel by executing calculation of correlation for a unique symbol included in the notification channel;
• a notification channel decoding unit for executing decoding of the notification channel at timing when a degree of correlation obtained by the unique symbol correlation search is highest;
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• a storage unit for storing base-station identification information and a time slot number by acquiring those from a data section of the notification channel as a result of the notification channel decoding,
• wherein decoding of the notification channel is tried on the basis of timing when correlation is second highest in a case where an error exists as a result that decoding of the notification channel is tried at the timing when correlation is highest.