lib/receiver_impl.cc

/* -*- c++ -*- */
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#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
#include "config.h"
#endif

#include <gnuradio/io_signature.h>
#include "receiver_impl.h"

#include <gnuradio/io_signature.h>
#include <gnuradio/math.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <boost/circular_buffer.hpp>
#include <algorithm>
#include <numeric>
#include <viterbi_detector.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sch.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <assert.h>
#include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>

#define SYNC_SEARCH_RANGE 30

namespace gr
{
namespace gsm
{

typedef std::list<float> list_float;
typedef std::vector<float> vector_float;

typedef boost::circular_buffer<float> circular_buffer_float;

receiver::sptr
receiver::make(feval_dd * tuner, int osr, int arfcn)
{
    return gnuradio::get_initial_sptr
           (new receiver_impl(tuner, osr, arfcn));
}

/*
 * The private constructor
 */
receiver_impl::receiver_impl(feval_dd * tuner, int osr, int arfcn)
    : gr::sync_block("receiver",
                gr::io_signature::make(1, 1, sizeof(gr_complex)),
                gr::io_signature::make(0, 0, 0)),
    d_OSR(osr),
    d_chan_imp_length(CHAN_IMP_RESP_LENGTH),
    d_tuner(tuner),
    d_counter(0),
    d_fcch_start_pos(0),
    d_freq_offset(0),
    d_state(first_fcch_search),
    d_burst_nr(osr),
    d_failed_sch(0),
    d_arfcn((int)(arfcn)),
    d_signal_dbm(-120)
{
    int i;
    set_output_multiple(floor((TS_BITS + 2 * GUARD_PERIOD) * d_OSR)); //don't send samples to the receiver until there are at least samples for one
                                                                      // burst and two gurad periods (one gurard period is an arbitrary overlap)
    gmsk_mapper(SYNC_BITS, N_SYNC_BITS, d_sch_training_seq, gr_complex(0.0, -1.0));
    for (i = 0; i < TRAIN_SEQ_NUM; i++)
    {
        gr_complex startpoint = (train_seq[i][0]==0) ? gr_complex(1.0, 0.0) : gr_complex(-1.0, 0.0); //if first bit of the seqeunce ==0  first symbol ==1
        gmsk_mapper(train_seq[i], N_TRAIN_BITS, d_norm_training_seq[i], startpoint);
    }
    message_port_register_out(pmt::mp("bursts"));
    configure_receiver();  //configure the receiver - tell it where to find which burst type
}

/*
 * Our virtual destructor.
 */
receiver_impl::~receiver_impl()
{
}

int
receiver_impl::work(int noutput_items,
	               gr_vector_const_void_star &input_items,
	               gr_vector_void_star &output_items)
{
    //std::cout << noutput_items << std::endl;
    const gr_complex *input = (const gr_complex *) input_items[0];

    switch (d_state)
    {
        //bootstrapping
    case first_fcch_search:
        DCOUT("FCCH search");
        if (find_fcch_burst(input, noutput_items))   //find frequency correction burst in the input buffer
        {
            //set_frequency(d_freq_offset);                //if fcch search is successful set frequency offset
            COUT("Freq offset " << d_freq_offset);
            d_state = next_fcch_search;
        }
        else
        {
            d_state = first_fcch_search;
        }
        break;

    case next_fcch_search:                           //this state is used because it takes some time (a bunch of buffered samples)
    {
        DCOUT("NEXT FCCH search");
        float prev_freq_offset = d_freq_offset;        //before previous set_frequqency cause change
        if (find_fcch_burst(input, noutput_items))
        {
            if (abs(prev_freq_offset - d_freq_offset) > FCCH_MAX_FREQ_OFFSET)
            {
                //set_frequency(d_freq_offset);              //call set_frequncy only frequency offset change is greater than some value
                DCOUT("Freq offset " << d_freq_offset);
            }
            d_state = sch_search;
        }
        else
        {
            d_state = next_fcch_search;
        }
        break;
    }


    case sch_search:
    {
        DCOUT("SCH search");
        vector_complex channel_imp_resp(CHAN_IMP_RESP_LENGTH*d_OSR);
        int t1, t2, t3;
        int burst_start = 0;
        unsigned char output_binary[BURST_SIZE];

        if (reach_sch_burst(noutput_items))                                //wait for a SCH burst
        {
            burst_start = get_sch_chan_imp_resp(input, &channel_imp_resp[0]); //get channel impulse response from it
            detect_burst(input, &channel_imp_resp[0], burst_start, output_binary); //detect bits using MLSE detection
            if (decode_sch(&output_binary[3], &t1, &t2, &t3, &d_ncc, &d_bcc) == 0)   //decode SCH burst
            {
                DCOUT("sch burst_start: " << burst_start);
                DCOUT("bcc: " << d_bcc << " ncc: " << d_ncc << " t1: " << t1 << " t2: " << t2 << " t3: " << t3);
                d_burst_nr.set(t1, t2, t3, 0);                                  //set counter of bursts value
                d_burst_nr++;

                consume_each(burst_start + BURST_SIZE * d_OSR);   //consume samples up to next guard period
                d_state = synchronized;
            }
            else
            {
                d_state = next_fcch_search;                       //if there is error in the sch burst go back to fcch search phase
            }
        }
        else
        {
            d_state = sch_search;
        }
        break;
    }
    //in this state receiver is synchronized and it processes bursts according to burst type for given burst number
    case synchronized:
    {
        DCOUT("Synchronized");
        vector_complex channel_imp_resp(CHAN_IMP_RESP_LENGTH*d_OSR);
        int burst_start;
        int offset = 0;
        int to_consume = 0;
        unsigned char output_binary[BURST_SIZE];

        burst_type b_type = d_channel_conf.get_burst_type(d_burst_nr); //get burst type for given burst number
        double signal_pwr=0;
        for(int ii=0;ii<noutput_items;ii++)
        {
            signal_pwr += abs(input[ii])*abs(input[ii]);
        }
        d_signal_dbm=static_cast<int8_t>(round(20*log10(signal_pwr)));
        
        switch (b_type)
        {
        case fcch_burst:                                                                      //if it's FCCH  burst
        {
            const unsigned first_sample = ceil((GUARD_PERIOD + 2 * TAIL_BITS) * d_OSR) + 1;
            const unsigned last_sample = first_sample + USEFUL_BITS * d_OSR - TAIL_BITS * d_OSR;
            double freq_offset = compute_freq_offset(input, first_sample, last_sample);       //extract frequency offset from it

            d_freq_offset_vals.push_front(freq_offset);
            send_burst(d_burst_nr, fc_fb, b_type);

            if (d_freq_offset_vals.size() >= 10)
            {
                double sum = std::accumulate(d_freq_offset_vals.begin(), d_freq_offset_vals.end(), 0);
                double mean_offset = sum / d_freq_offset_vals.size();                           //compute mean
                d_freq_offset_vals.clear();
                DCOUT("mean offset" << mean_offset);
                if (abs(mean_offset) > FCCH_MAX_FREQ_OFFSET)
                {
                    //d_freq_offset -= mean_offset;                                                 //and adjust frequency if it have changed beyond
                    //set_frequency(d_freq_offset);                                                 //some limit
                    DCOUT("Adjusting frequency, new frequency offset: " << d_freq_offset << "\n");
                }
            }
        }
        break;
        case sch_burst:                                                                      //if it's SCH burst
        {
            int t1, t2, t3, d_ncc, d_bcc;
            burst_start = get_sch_chan_imp_resp(input, &channel_imp_resp[0]);                //get channel impulse response
            detect_burst(input, &channel_imp_resp[0], burst_start, output_binary);           //MLSE detection of bits
            send_burst(d_burst_nr, output_binary, b_type);
            if (decode_sch(&output_binary[3], &t1, &t2, &t3, &d_ncc, &d_bcc) == 0)           //and decode SCH data
            {
                // d_burst_nr.set(t1, t2, t3, 0);                                              //but only to check if burst_start value is correct
                d_failed_sch = 0;
                DCOUT("bcc: " << d_bcc << " ncc: " << d_ncc << " t1: " << t1 << " t2: " << t2 << " t3: " << t3);
                offset =  burst_start - floor((GUARD_PERIOD) * d_OSR);                         //compute offset from burst_start - burst should start after a guard period
                DCOUT("offset: "<<offset);
                to_consume += offset;                                                          //adjust with offset number of samples to be consumed
            }
            else
            {
                d_failed_sch++;
                if (d_failed_sch >= MAX_SCH_ERRORS)
                {
                    d_state = next_fcch_search; 
                    d_freq_offset_vals.clear();
                    d_freq_offset=0;
                    //set_frequency(0);
                    DCOUT("Re-Synchronization");
                }
            }
        }
        break;

        case normal_burst:
        {
            float normal_corr_max;                                                    //if it's normal burst
            burst_start = get_norm_chan_imp_resp(input, &channel_imp_resp[0], &normal_corr_max, d_bcc); //get channel impulse response for given training sequence number - d_bcc
            detect_burst(input, &channel_imp_resp[0], burst_start, output_binary);            //MLSE detection of bits
            send_burst(d_burst_nr, output_binary, b_type);
            break;
        }
        case dummy_or_normal:
        {
            unsigned int normal_burst_start;
            float dummy_corr_max, normal_corr_max;
            DCOUT("Dummy");
            get_norm_chan_imp_resp(input, &channel_imp_resp[0], &dummy_corr_max, TS_DUMMY);
            DCOUT("Normal");
            normal_burst_start = get_norm_chan_imp_resp(input, &channel_imp_resp[0], &normal_corr_max, d_bcc);
                        
            DCOUT("normal_corr_max: " << normal_corr_max <<  " dummy_corr_max:" << dummy_corr_max);
            if (normal_corr_max > dummy_corr_max)
            {
                detect_burst(input, &channel_imp_resp[0], normal_burst_start, output_binary);
                send_burst(d_burst_nr, output_binary, b_type); 
            }
            else
            {
                send_burst(d_burst_nr, dummy_burst, b_type);
            }
        }
        case rach_burst:
            break;
        case dummy:
            send_burst(d_burst_nr, dummy_burst, b_type);
            break;
        case empty:   //if it's empty burst
            break;      //do nothing
        }

        d_burst_nr++;   //go to next burst

        to_consume += TS_BITS * d_OSR + d_burst_nr.get_offset();  //consume samples of the burst up to next guard period
        //and add offset which is introduced by
        //0.25 fractional part of a guard period
        consume_each(to_consume);
    }
    break;
    }

    return 0;
}


bool receiver_impl::find_fcch_burst(const gr_complex *input, const int nitems)
{
    circular_buffer_float phase_diff_buffer(FCCH_HITS_NEEDED * d_OSR); //circular buffer used to scan throug signal to find
    //best match for FCCH burst
    float phase_diff = 0;
    gr_complex conjprod;
    int start_pos = -1;
    int hit_count = 0;
    int miss_count = 0;
    float min_phase_diff;
    float max_phase_diff;
    double best_sum = 0;
    float lowest_max_min_diff = 99999;

    int to_consume = 0;
    int sample_number = 0;
    bool end = false;
    bool result = false;
    circular_buffer_float::iterator buffer_iter;
    
    /**@name Possible states of FCCH search algorithm*/
    //@{
    enum states
    {
        init,               ///< initialize variables
        search,             ///< search for positive samples
        found_something,    ///< search for FCCH and the best position of it
        fcch_found,         ///< when FCCH was found
        search_fail         ///< when there is no FCCH in the input vector
    } fcch_search_state;
    //@}

    fcch_search_state = init;

    while (!end)
    {
        switch (fcch_search_state)
        {

        case init: //initialize variables
            hit_count = 0;
            miss_count = 0;
            start_pos = -1;
            lowest_max_min_diff = 99999;
            phase_diff_buffer.clear();
            fcch_search_state = search;

            break;

        case search:                                                // search for positive samples
            sample_number++;

            if (sample_number > nitems - FCCH_HITS_NEEDED * d_OSR)   //if it isn't possible to find FCCH because
            {
                                                                       //there's too few samples left to look into,
                to_consume = sample_number;                            //don't do anything with those samples which are left
                                                                       //and consume only those which were checked
                fcch_search_state = search_fail;
            }
            else
            {
                phase_diff = compute_phase_diff(input[sample_number], input[sample_number-1]);

                if (phase_diff > 0)                                   //if a positive phase difference was found
                {
                    to_consume = sample_number;
                    fcch_search_state = found_something;                //switch to state in which searches for FCCH
                }
                else
                {
                    fcch_search_state = search;
                }
            }

            break;

        case found_something:  // search for FCCH and the best position of it
        {
            if (phase_diff > 0)
            {
                hit_count++;       //positive phase differencies increases hits_count
            }
            else
            {
                miss_count++;      //negative increases miss_count
            }

            if ((miss_count >= FCCH_MAX_MISSES * d_OSR) && (hit_count <= FCCH_HITS_NEEDED * d_OSR))
            {
                //if miss_count exceeds limit before hit_count
                fcch_search_state = init;       //go to init
                continue;
            }
            else if (((miss_count >= FCCH_MAX_MISSES * d_OSR) && (hit_count > FCCH_HITS_NEEDED * d_OSR)) || (hit_count > 2 * FCCH_HITS_NEEDED * d_OSR))
            {
                //if hit_count and miss_count exceeds limit then FCCH was found
                fcch_search_state = fcch_found;
                continue;
            }
            else if ((miss_count < FCCH_MAX_MISSES * d_OSR) && (hit_count > FCCH_HITS_NEEDED * d_OSR))
            {
                //find difference between minimal and maximal element in the buffer
                //for FCCH this value should be low
                //this part is searching for a region where this value is lowest
                min_phase_diff = * (min_element(phase_diff_buffer.begin(), phase_diff_buffer.end()));
                max_phase_diff = * (max_element(phase_diff_buffer.begin(), phase_diff_buffer.end()));

                if (lowest_max_min_diff > max_phase_diff - min_phase_diff)
                {
                    lowest_max_min_diff = max_phase_diff - min_phase_diff;
                    start_pos = sample_number - FCCH_HITS_NEEDED * d_OSR - FCCH_MAX_MISSES * d_OSR; //store start pos
                    best_sum = 0;

                    for (buffer_iter = phase_diff_buffer.begin();
                            buffer_iter != (phase_diff_buffer.end());
                            buffer_iter++)
                    {
                        best_sum += *buffer_iter - (M_PI / 2) / d_OSR;   //store best value of phase offset sum
                    }
                }
            }

            sample_number++;

            if (sample_number >= nitems)      //if there's no single sample left to check
            {
                fcch_search_state = search_fail;//FCCH search failed
                continue;
            }

            phase_diff = compute_phase_diff(input[sample_number], input[sample_number-1]);
            phase_diff_buffer.push_back(phase_diff);
            fcch_search_state = found_something;
        }
        break;

        case fcch_found:
        {
            DCOUT("fcch found on position: " << d_counter + start_pos);
            to_consume = start_pos + FCCH_HITS_NEEDED * d_OSR + 1; //consume one FCCH burst

            d_fcch_start_pos = d_counter + start_pos;

            //compute frequency offset
            double phase_offset = best_sum / FCCH_HITS_NEEDED;
            double freq_offset = phase_offset * 1625000.0 / (12.0 * M_PI);
            d_freq_offset -= freq_offset;
            DCOUT("freq_offset: " << d_freq_offset);

            end = true;
            result = true;
            break;
        }

        case search_fail:
            end = true;
            result = false;
            break;
        }
    }

    d_counter += to_consume;
    consume_each(to_consume);

    return result;
}

double receiver_impl::compute_freq_offset(const gr_complex * input, unsigned first_sample, unsigned last_sample)
{
    double phase_sum = 0;
    unsigned ii;

    for (ii = first_sample; ii < last_sample; ii++)
    {
        double phase_diff = compute_phase_diff(input[ii], input[ii-1]) - (M_PI / 2) / d_OSR;
        phase_sum += phase_diff;
    }

    double phase_offset = phase_sum / (last_sample - first_sample);
    double freq_offset = phase_offset * 1625000.0 / (12.0 * M_PI);
    return freq_offset;
}

void receiver_impl::set_frequency(double freq_offset)
{
    d_tuner->calleval(freq_offset);
}

inline float receiver_impl::compute_phase_diff(gr_complex val1, gr_complex val2)
{
    gr_complex conjprod = val1 * conj(val2);
    return fast_atan2f(imag(conjprod), real(conjprod));
}

bool receiver_impl::reach_sch_burst(const int nitems)
{
    //it just consumes samples to get near to a SCH burst
    int to_consume = 0;
    bool result = false;
    unsigned sample_nr_near_sch_start = d_fcch_start_pos + (FRAME_BITS - SAFETY_MARGIN) * d_OSR;

    //consume samples until d_counter will be equal to sample_nr_near_sch_start
    if (d_counter < sample_nr_near_sch_start)
    {
        if (d_counter + nitems >= sample_nr_near_sch_start)
        {
            to_consume = sample_nr_near_sch_start - d_counter;
        }
        else
        {
            to_consume = nitems;
        }
        result = false;
    }
    else
    {
        to_consume = 0;
        result = true;
    }

    d_counter += to_consume;
    consume_each(to_consume);
    return result;
}

int receiver_impl::get_sch_chan_imp_resp(const gr_complex *input, gr_complex * chan_imp_resp)
{
    vector_complex correlation_buffer;
    vector_float power_buffer;
    vector_float window_energy_buffer;

    int strongest_window_nr;
    int burst_start = 0;
    int chan_imp_resp_center = 0;
    float max_correlation = 0;
    float energy = 0;

    for (int ii = SYNC_POS * d_OSR; ii < (SYNC_POS + SYNC_SEARCH_RANGE) *d_OSR; ii++)
    {
        gr_complex correlation = correlate_sequence(&d_sch_training_seq[5], N_SYNC_BITS - 10, &input[ii]);
        correlation_buffer.push_back(correlation);
        power_buffer.push_back(std::pow(abs(correlation), 2));
    }

    //compute window energies
    vector_float::iterator iter = power_buffer.begin();
    bool loop_end = false;
    while (iter != power_buffer.end())
    {
        vector_float::iterator iter_ii = iter;
        energy = 0;

        for (int ii = 0; ii < (d_chan_imp_length) *d_OSR; ii++, iter_ii++)
        {
            if (iter_ii == power_buffer.end())
            {
                loop_end = true;
                break;
            }
            energy += (*iter_ii);
        }
        if (loop_end)
        {
            break;
        }
        iter++;
        window_energy_buffer.push_back(energy);
    }

    strongest_window_nr = max_element(window_energy_buffer.begin(), window_energy_buffer.end()) - window_energy_buffer.begin();
    //   d_channel_imp_resp.clear();

    max_correlation = 0;
    for (int ii = 0; ii < (d_chan_imp_length) *d_OSR; ii++)
    {
        gr_complex correlation = correlation_buffer[strongest_window_nr + ii];
        if (abs(correlation) > max_correlation)
        {
            chan_imp_resp_center = ii;
            max_correlation = abs(correlation);
        }
        //     d_channel_imp_resp.push_back(correlation);
        chan_imp_resp[ii] = correlation;
    }

    burst_start = strongest_window_nr + chan_imp_resp_center - 48 * d_OSR - 2 * d_OSR + 2 + SYNC_POS * d_OSR;
    return burst_start;
}



void receiver_impl::detect_burst(const gr_complex * input, gr_complex * chan_imp_resp, int burst_start, unsigned char * output_binary)
{
    float output[BURST_SIZE];
    gr_complex rhh_temp[CHAN_IMP_RESP_LENGTH*d_OSR];
    gr_complex rhh[CHAN_IMP_RESP_LENGTH];
    gr_complex filtered_burst[BURST_SIZE];
    int start_state = 3;
    unsigned int stop_states[2] = {4, 12};

    autocorrelation(chan_imp_resp, rhh_temp, d_chan_imp_length*d_OSR);
    for (int ii = 0; ii < (d_chan_imp_length); ii++)
    {
        rhh[ii] = conj(rhh_temp[ii*d_OSR]);
    }

    mafi(&input[burst_start], BURST_SIZE, chan_imp_resp, d_chan_imp_length*d_OSR, filtered_burst);

    viterbi_detector(filtered_burst, BURST_SIZE, rhh, start_state, stop_states, 2, output);

    for (int i = 0; i < BURST_SIZE ; i++)
    {
        output_binary[i] = (output[i] > 0);
    }
}

//TODO consider placing this funtion in a separate class for signal processing
void receiver_impl::gmsk_mapper(const unsigned char * input, int nitems, gr_complex * gmsk_output, gr_complex start_point)
{
    gr_complex j = gr_complex(0.0, 1.0);

    int current_symbol;
    int encoded_symbol;
    int previous_symbol = 2 * input[0] - 1;
    gmsk_output[0] = start_point;

    for (int i = 1; i < nitems; i++)
    {
        //change bits representation to NRZ
        current_symbol = 2 * input[i] - 1;
        //differentially encode
        encoded_symbol = current_symbol * previous_symbol;
        //and do gmsk mapping
        gmsk_output[i] = j * gr_complex(encoded_symbol, 0.0) * gmsk_output[i-1];
        previous_symbol = current_symbol;
    }
}

//TODO consider use of some generalized function for correlation and placing it in a separate class  for signal processing
gr_complex receiver_impl::correlate_sequence(const gr_complex * sequence, int length, const gr_complex * input)
{
    gr_complex result(0.0, 0.0);
    int sample_number = 0;

    for (int ii = 0; ii < length; ii++)
    {
        sample_number = (ii * d_OSR) ;
        result += sequence[ii] * conj(input[sample_number]);
    }

    result = result / gr_complex(length, 0);
    return result;
}

//computes autocorrelation for positive arguments
//TODO consider placing this funtion in a separate class for signal processing
inline void receiver_impl::autocorrelation(const gr_complex * input, gr_complex * out, int nitems)
{
    int i, k;
    for (k = nitems - 1; k >= 0; k--)
    {
        out[k] = gr_complex(0, 0);
        for (i = k; i < nitems; i++)
        {
            out[k] += input[i] * conj(input[i-k]);
        }
    }
}

//TODO consider use of some generalized function for filtering and placing it in a separate class  for signal processing
inline void receiver_impl::mafi(const gr_complex * input, int nitems, gr_complex * filter, int filter_length, gr_complex * output)
{
    int ii = 0, n, a;

    for (n = 0; n < nitems; n++)
    {
        a = n * d_OSR;
        output[n] = 0;
        ii = 0;

        while (ii < filter_length)
        {
            if ((a + ii) >= nitems*d_OSR){
                break;
            }
            output[n] += input[a+ii] * filter[ii];
            ii++;
        }
    }
}

//TODO: get_norm_chan_imp_resp is similar to get_sch_chan_imp_resp - consider joining this two functions
//especially computations of strongest_window_nr
int receiver_impl::get_norm_chan_imp_resp(const gr_complex *input, gr_complex * chan_imp_resp, float *corr_max, int bcc)
{
    vector_complex correlation_buffer;
    vector_float power_buffer;
    vector_float window_energy_buffer;

    int strongest_window_nr;
    int burst_start = 0;
    int chan_imp_resp_center = 0;
    float max_correlation = 0;
    float energy = 0;
   
    int search_center = (int)((TRAIN_POS + GUARD_PERIOD) * d_OSR);
    int search_start_pos = search_center + 1 - 5*d_OSR;
    //   int search_start_pos = search_center -  d_chan_imp_length * d_OSR;
    int search_stop_pos = search_center + d_chan_imp_length * d_OSR + 5 * d_OSR;

    for (int ii = search_start_pos; ii < search_stop_pos; ii++)
    {
        gr_complex correlation = correlate_sequence(&d_norm_training_seq[bcc][TRAIN_BEGINNING], N_TRAIN_BITS - 10, &input[ii]);

        correlation_buffer.push_back(correlation);
        power_buffer.push_back(std::pow(abs(correlation), 2));
    }

    //compute window energies
    vector_float::iterator iter = power_buffer.begin();
    bool loop_end = false;
    while (iter != power_buffer.end())
    {
        vector_float::iterator iter_ii = iter;
        energy = 0;

        for (int ii = 0; ii < (d_chan_imp_length - 2)*d_OSR; ii++, iter_ii++)
        {
            if (iter_ii == power_buffer.end())
            {
                loop_end = true;
                break;
            }
            energy += (*iter_ii);
        }
        if (loop_end)
        {
            break;
        }
        iter++;

        window_energy_buffer.push_back(energy);
    }

    strongest_window_nr = max_element(window_energy_buffer.begin(), window_energy_buffer.end()-((d_chan_imp_length)*d_OSR)) - window_energy_buffer.begin();
    //strongest_window_nr = strongest_window_nr-d_OSR; 
    if(strongest_window_nr<0){
       strongest_window_nr = 0;
    }
    
    max_correlation = 0;
    for (int ii = 0; ii < (d_chan_imp_length)*d_OSR; ii++)
    {
        gr_complex correlation = correlation_buffer[strongest_window_nr + ii];
        if (abs(correlation) > max_correlation)
        {
            chan_imp_resp_center = ii;
            max_correlation = abs(correlation);
        }
        //     d_channel_imp_resp.push_back(correlation);
        chan_imp_resp[ii] = correlation;
    }

    *corr_max = max_correlation;

    DCOUT("strongest_window_nr_new: " << strongest_window_nr);
    burst_start = search_start_pos + strongest_window_nr - TRAIN_POS * d_OSR; //compute first sample posiiton which corresponds to the first sample of the impulse response
                                                                              //TRAIN_POS=3+57+1+6
                                                                              //TODO: describe this part in detail in documentation as this is crucial part for synchronization

    DCOUT("burst_start: " << burst_start);
    return burst_start;
}


void receiver_impl::send_burst(burst_counter burst_nr, const unsigned char * burst_binary, burst_type b_type)
{

    boost::scoped_ptr<gsmtap_hdr> tap_header(new gsmtap_hdr());

    tap_header->version = GSMTAP_VERSION;
    tap_header->hdr_len = BURST_SIZE/4;
    tap_header->type = GSMTAP_TYPE_UM_BURST;
    tap_header->timeslot = static_cast<uint8_t>(d_burst_nr.get_timeslot_nr());
    tap_header->frame_number = d_burst_nr.get_frame_nr();
    tap_header->sub_type = static_cast<uint8_t>(b_type);
    tap_header->arfcn = d_arfcn;
    tap_header->signal_dbm = static_cast<int8_t>(d_signal_dbm);
    pmt::pmt_t header_blob=pmt::make_blob(tap_header.get(),sizeof(gsmtap_hdr));
    pmt::pmt_t burst_binary_blob=pmt::make_blob(burst_binary,BURST_SIZE);
    pmt::pmt_t msg = pmt::cons(header_blob, burst_binary_blob);

    message_port_pub(pmt::mp("bursts"), msg);
}

void receiver_impl::configure_receiver()
{
    d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT0, multiframe_51);  
    d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT0, TEST51, sizeof(TEST51) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);

    d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT0, TEST_CCH_FRAMES, sizeof(TEST_CCH_FRAMES) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
    d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT0, FCCH_FRAMES, sizeof(FCCH_FRAMES) / sizeof(unsigned), fcch_burst);
    d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT0, SCH_FRAMES, sizeof(SCH_FRAMES) / sizeof(unsigned), sch_burst);

    //  d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT1, multiframe_26);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT1, TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F, sizeof(TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT2, multiframe_26);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT2, TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F, sizeof(TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT3, multiframe_26);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT3, TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F, sizeof(TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT4, multiframe_26);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT4, TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F, sizeof(TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT5, multiframe_26);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT5, TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F, sizeof(TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT6, multiframe_26);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT6, TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F, sizeof(TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT7, multiframe_26);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT7, TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F, sizeof(TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);

    d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT1, multiframe_51);
    d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT1, TEST51, sizeof(TEST51) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
    d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT2, multiframe_51);
    d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT2, TEST51, sizeof(TEST51) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
    d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT3, multiframe_51);
    d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT3, TEST51, sizeof(TEST51) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
    d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT4, multiframe_51);
    d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT4, TEST51, sizeof(TEST51) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
    d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT5, multiframe_51);
    d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT5, TEST51, sizeof(TEST51) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
    d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT6, multiframe_51);
    d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT6, TEST51, sizeof(TEST51) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
    d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT7, multiframe_51);
    d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT7, TEST51, sizeof(TEST51) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
}


} /* namespace gsm */
} /* namespace gr */