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. <EOS>