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  This paper investigates the design of joint frequency offset and carrier phase estimation of a multi-frequency time division multiple access (MF-TDMA) demodulator that is applied to a digital video broadcasting—return channel system via satellite (DVB-RCS). The proposed joint estimation algorithm is based on the interpolation technique for two correlation values in the frequency and phase domains. This simple interpolation technique can significantly improve frequency and phase resolution capabilities of the proposed technique without increasing the number of the correlation values. In addition, the overall block diagram of a digital communications receiver for DVB-RCS is presented, which was designed using the proposed estimation algorithms. Index Terms—Carrier phase estimation, DVB-RCS, frequency offset estimation, interpolation, joint estimation, MF-TDMA.(This paper investigates the design of joint frequencyoffset and carrier phase estimation of a multi-frequency time divisionmultiple access (MF-TDMA) demodulator that is applied toa digital video broadcasting-return channel system via satellite (DVB-RCS). The proposed joint estimation algorithm is based onthe interpolation technique for two correlation values in the frequencyand phase domains. This simple interpolation techniquecan significantly improve frequency and phase resolution capabilitiesof the proposed technique without increasing the number ofthe correlation values. In addition, the overall block diagram of adigital communications receiver for DVB-RCS is presented, whichwas designed using the proposed estimation algorithms.Index Terms-Carrier phase estimation, DVB-RCS, frequencyoffset estimation, interpolation, joint estimation, MF-TDMA.)

Joint frequency offset and carrier phase estimation for the return channel for digital video broadcasting.pdf