1. A front end module for determining an operational setting of a communications receiver, the front end module comprising:
an auxiliary front end module configured to provide a first sequence of data based on a communications signal, the communications signal including a plurality of communications channels, and the first sequence of data occupying a first group of communications channels from among the plurality of communications channels;
a parameter estimation module configured to:
estimate a plurality of signal metrics of the plurality of communications channels,
determine a statistical relationship between the plurality of signal metrics, and
estimate, based on the statistical relationship and the first sequence of data, a communications receiver parameter;
a main front end module configured to provide a second sequence of data in accordance with the communications receiver parameter based on the communications signal, the second sequence of data occupying a second group of communications channels from among the plurality of communications channels, wherein the second group of communications channels includes a fewer number of communications channels than the first group of communications channels.
2. The front end module of claim 1, wherein the plurality of communications channels are embedded within the communications signal, and wherein the main front end module comprises:
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