Timing and carrier synchronization in wireless communication systems: a survey and classification of research in the last 5 years

EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking

Table 5 Summary of research in multi-carrier SISO communication systems considering carrier synchronization

Article	Channel model	CSI Req.	CE	Blind/pilot	Est/Comp	TO/CFO	Bound
[68–84]	Freq. sel.	Yes	Yes	Pilot	Both	CFO	No
[85–92]	Freq. sel.	Yes	Yes	Pilot	Both	CFO	Yes
[386]	Freq. sel.	Yes	Yes	Pilot	Est	CFO	No
[93–95]	Freq. sel.	Yes	Yes	Pilot	Est	CFO	Yes
[96–101]	Freq. sel.	Yes	No	Blind	Est	CFO	No
[419]	Freq. sel.	Yes	Yes	Blind	Both	CFO	No
[406]	Freq. sel.	No	No	Blind	Est	CFO	No
[380]	Freq. sel.	No	No	Pilot	Est	CFO	No
[387]	Freq. sel.	Yes	No	Blind	Both	CFO	No
[102, 103]	Freq. sel.	Yes	No	Blind	Both	CFO	Yes
[104–117]	Freq. sel.	Yes	No	Pilot	Est	CFO	No
[118–130]	Freq. sel.	Yes	No	Pilot	Est	CFO	Yes
[393]	Freq. sel.	Yes	No	Pilot	Both	CFO	Yes
[131–134]	Freq. sel.	Yes	No	Pilot	Both	CFO	No
[418]	AWGN	Yes	No	Blind	Both	CFO	No
[135–138]	Freq. sel.	Yes	No	Pilot	Comp	CFO	No
[139–142]	Freq. sel.	Yes	No	Blind	Comp	CFO	No
[412]	Freq. sel.	Yes	Yes	Pilot	Comp	CFO	No
[389]	Freq. sel.	No	Yes	Pilot	Est	CFO	No
[394]	Freq. sel.	Yes	Yes	Semiblind	Both	CFO	Yes