A channel identification system for a multiple-input, multiple-output, MIMO, telecommunication system configured to wirelessly communicate with terminal devices (104a-b), comprising: an interface device disposed in the MIMO telecommunication system and communicatively coupled to a first port and a second port of a base station, for receiving downlink signals that are to be wirelessly communicated from the MIMO telecommunication system to the terminal devices (104a-b), wherein the interface device is configured to receive the downlink signals via a plurality of receiving ports (114a-n) of the MIMO telecommunication system, the receiving ports (114a-n) corresponding to the first port and the second port of the base station; and a processing device disposed in the MIMO telecommunication system, wherein the processing device is communicatively coupled to the interface device and has instructions that are executable by the processing device and are configured to cause the processing device to: extract a first cell-specific reference signal from at least one of: (a) a first downlink signal of the downlink signals that does not include a first synchronization signal or (b) a second downlink signal of the downlink signals that includes a second synchronization signal and is associated with a secondary channel of the channels; generate a second cell-specific reference signal using signal information from at least one of the downlink signals; and determine a channel identification corresponding to at least one channel of the channels by correlating the first cell-specific reference signal and the second cell-specific reference signal. an interface device disposed in the MIMO telecommunication system and communicatively coupled to a first port and a second port of a base station, for receiving downlink signals that are to be wirelessly communicated from the MIMO telecommunication system to the terminal devices (104a-b), wherein the interface device is configured to receive the downlink signals via a plurality of receiving ports (114a-n) of the MIMO telecommunication system, the receiving ports (114a-n) corresponding to the first port and the second port of the base station; and a processing device disposed in the MIMO telecommunication system, wherein the processing device is communicatively coupled to the interface device and has instructions that are executable by the processing device and are configured to cause the processing device to: extract a first cell-specific reference signal from at least one of: (a) a first downlink signal of the downlink signals that does not include a first synchronization signal or (b) a second downlink signal of the downlink signals that includes a second synchronization signal and is associated with a secondary channel of the channels; generate a second cell-specific reference signal using signal information from at least one of the downlink signals; and determine a channel identification corresponding to at least one channel of the channels by correlating the first cell-specific reference signal and the second cell-specific reference signal. extract a first cell-specific reference signal from at least one of: (a) a first downlink signal of the downlink signals that does not include a first synchronization signal or (b) a second downlink signal of the downlink signals that includes a second synchronization signal and is associated with a secondary channel of the channels; generate a second cell-specific reference signal using signal information from at least one of the downlink signals; and determine a channel identification corresponding to at least one channel of the channels by correlating the first cell-specific reference signal and the second cell-specific reference signal.