ofdm_frame_equalizer_vcvc.h

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#ifndef INCLUDED_OFDM_FRAME_EQUALIZER_VCVC_H
#define INCLUDED_OFDM_FRAME_EQUALIZER_VCVC_H

#include <digital_ofdm_equalizer_base.h>
#include <digital/api.h>
#include <gr_tagged_stream_block.h>

namespace gr {
  namespace digital {

    /*!
     * \brief OFDM frame equalizer
     * \ingroup ofdm_blk
     *
     * This does two things:
     * First, it removes the coarse carrier offset. If a tag is found on the first
     * item with the key 'ofdm_sync_carr_offset', this is interpreted as the coarse
     * frequency offset in number of carriers.
     * Next, it performs equalization in one or two dimensions on a tagged OFDM frame.
     * The actual equalization is done by a ofdm_frame_equalizer object, outside of
     * the block.
     *
     * Note that the tag with the coarse carrier offset is not removed. Blocks
     * downstream from this block must not attempt to also correct this offset.
     *
     * Input: a tagged series of OFDM symbols.
     * Output: The same as the input, but equalized and frequency-corrected.
     */
    class DIGITAL_API ofdm_frame_equalizer_vcvc : virtual public gr_tagged_stream_block
    {
     public:
      typedef boost::shared_ptr<ofdm_frame_equalizer_vcvc> sptr;

      /*!
       * \param equalizer The equalizer object that will do the actual work
       * \param cp_len Length of the cyclic prefix in samples (required to correct the frequency offset)
       * \param len_tag_key Length tag key
       * \param propagate_channel_state If true, the channel state after the last symbol
       *                                will be added to the first symbol as a tag
       * \param fixed_frame_len Set if the frame length is fixed throughout, 
       *                        helps with book keeping.
       */
      static sptr make(
           digital_ofdm_equalizer_base_sptr equalizer,
           int cp_len,
           const std::string &len_tag_key="frame_len",
           bool propagate_channel_state=false,
           int fixed_frame_len=0
      );
    };

  } // namespace digital
} // namespace gr

#endif /* INCLUDED_OFDM_FRAME_EQUALIZER_VCVC_H */