Abstract:
A demodulator for demodulating S possible orthogonal modulation codes received serially as binary data, wherein each of the S possible orthogonal modulation codes comprises M binary bits representing an N-bit data symbol and wherein M=2N. The demodulator comprises Logic 00, Logic 01, Logic 10, and Logic 11 input detectors, each of which compares M/2 sequential pairs of the M binary bits of the orthogonal modulation codes to a respective one of a Logic 00 value, a Logic 01 value, a Logic 10 value, or a Logic 11 value and outputs a [+1,+1] signal if a match occurs and outputs a [−1,−1] signal if a match does not occur. An input decision circuit detects a [+1,+1] signal output by one of the input detectors after a comparison of a jth sequential pair of the M/2 sequential pairs of the M binary bits. In response to the detection, the input decision circuit adds the [+1,+1] signal to one or more of S accumulators if a jth one of the M/2 code mask bits in a corresponding one of a Logic 00 code mask, a Logic 01 code mask, a Logic 10 code mask, or a Logic 11 code mask is a Logic 1.
Abstract:
An apparatus is provided for reducing the peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) of a multicarrier transmission system. The apparatus comprises a detector for receiving a plurality of symbols to be transmitted and determining a peak amplitude of the plurality of symbols and a controller for determining if the peak amplitude associated with the plurality of symbols exceeds a predetermined threshold. If the peak amplitude exceeds the predetermined threshold, the apparatus generates at least one correction carrier signal. The at least one correction carrier signal is combined with a plurality of modulated carrier signals associated with the plurality of symbols to thereby reduce a peak-to-average power ratio associated with the plurality of modulated carrier signals.
Abstract:
A proxy mobile station for retransmitting reverse channel signals from a mobile station to a base station of a wireless network. The proxy mobile station comprises: 1) a controller for receiving reverse channel data to be transmitted to the base station and transmitting the reverse channel data using an assigned mobile station identifier associated with the mobile station; and 2) a radio frequency transceiver for up-converting the encoded reverse channel data for transmission to the base station. The assigned mobile station is modifiable and may be modified by an external control device.
Abstract:
A system and method for channel estimation and echo cancellation in wireless system repeaters. A repeater with improved echo cancellation comprises an input radio control element having a receiving antenna and an output radio control element having a transmitting antenna; a power amplifier connected between the input radio control element and the output radio control element; and a signal processing unit connected between the input radio control element and the output radio control element. The signal processing unit is configured to estimate the communication channel from the transmitting antenna to the receiving antenna to produce a channel estimation. The signal processing unit is further configured to perform echo cancellation based on the channel estimation.
Abstract:
For use in a multi-carrier CDMA receiver, a noise reduction circuit for improving a signal-to-noise ratio of a multi-carrier signal corresponding to a predetermined sequence of chips. Each chip has a value of Logic 0 or Logic 1. The noise reduction circuit comprises a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) circuit for receiving the multi-carrier signal and generating frequency-domain component signals. A sampling circuit generates a first sequence of samples of the frequency-domain component signals. A controller identifies samples in the first sample sequence corresponding to Logic 0 chips and identifies samples in the first sample sequence corresponding to Logic 1 chips. A randomizing circuit generates a second sample sequence by shifting positions within the first sample sequence of some of the identified samples corresponding to Logic 0 chips, or by shifting positions within the first sample sequence of some of the identified samples corresponding to Logic 1 chips.
Abstract:
A base station node is provided that includes a radio frequency (RF) monitor and at least one signal processor. The RF monitor is operable to monitor traffic associated with a plurality of wireless communication devices to determine at least one requested load having a corresponding air interface standard. The signal processor is coupled to the RF monitor and is operable to be dynamically reconfigured to support the air interface standard corresponding to the requested load.
Abstract:
A border base station capable of providing reliable hard handoffs between a first wireless network and a second wireless network is provided that includes a base station controller, a first base transceiver station and a transition base transceiver station. The base station controller is operable to manage communications resources within the first wireless network. The first base transceiver station is coupled to the base station controller. The first base transceiver station is operable to provide communication for a mobile station in the first wireless network. The transition base transceiver station is coupled to the base station controller and is located in proximity to a second base transceiver station. The transition base transceiver station is operable to provide communication for the mobile station in the second wireless network. The second base transceiver station is part of the second wireless network and is operable to provide communication for the mobile station in the second wireless network.
Abstract:
In a multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) enabled mesh network, streams for transmitting data from a node to a destination node are controlled based on next hop latency and available stream capacity at neighboring, next hop nodes. Routing information maintained and dynamically updated at each node includes latency information associated with each next hop for transmission from the node to a given destination node and current available stream capacity for such next hop nodes. A controller at the node utilizes that information to select one or more next hop nodes to which the data is forwarded as well as to determine a number of streams that may be initiated with each selected next hop node.
Abstract:
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to render an edge effect for an object. An object is obtained in a computer-generated rendering having vector geometry. An interior geometry is created for a fill of the object. Contour geometry is created for an outline stroke that covers an edge of the object. A proximity to the edge of the object is calculated for each pixel of the object and each pixel of the contour geometry. An effect is then rendered based on the proximities.
Abstract:
A method for signal reception in a Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) communication system is provided. The method enhances the efficiency of signal reception in the MIMO system and simplifies the algorithms of signal reception and soft decoding metrics generation. In other words, soft decisions are generated according to correlations between metrics corresponding to least reliable bits based on MMSE linear estimation and noise variance estimation is provided to improve performance when an error is generated in channel matrix H estimation.