摘要:
MIMO modulation is supported in a wireless network with at least one degenerate node. A transmitter separates data into multiple streams for modulation. To transmit the modulated data, the transmitter uses a separate antenna for each data stream or coherently combines the modulated data streams prior to transmission via fewer antenna than modulated data streams. In either case, the received signal includes a contribution from each data stream. A receiver is configured for processing multiple signals sent in parallel from multiple transmit antennas; thus, the operation of the receiver is unaffected by whether the multiple data streams of the transmitter were combined in the channel after transmission or in whole or part in the transmitter prior to transmission.
摘要:
Systems and methods for optimally receiving differential encoded OFDM signals via multiple antennas. These techniques may exploit spatial diversity without knowledge of channel characteristics. Further systems and methods are provided for exploiting frequency diversity within an OFDM burst where differentially encoded symbols are repeated to assure optimal performance. The output of differential decoding systems may also be used to provide soft decision values for individual bits of multibit symbols to facilitate use of bitwise channel decoding systems.
摘要:
Systems and methods for optimally combining signals from multiple antennas to ameliorate the effects of noise and/or interference on OFDM communications are provided. In one embodiment, an initial spatial statistical characterization of interference and/or noise is based on training symbols received via each antenna. Because the transmitted values of the training symbols are already known, there is no need to estimate their transmitted value to form this initial statistical characterization. The data symbol values received via the multiple antennas are combined based on the initial spatial statistical characterization. The result of this combination step is then used to form a refined spatial statistical characterization of noise and/or interference. The received data symbol values are then recombined based on the refined spatial statistical characterization.
摘要:
Improved adjustment of transmission power in a communication system is provided. In one embodiment, in a point to multipoint communication system, transmission power of a subscriber unit is controlled based on power measurements made at a central access point. Power measurement information based on transmissions occurring at irregular intervals may be combined in a beneficial manner to control transmission output power. In one embodiment, a power regulation process determines a series of difference values indicating the differences between desired received power level at the central access point and measured received power level. A smoothing process is applied to the difference values. One or more parameters of the smoothing process vary with elapsed time since a last available power measurement.
摘要:
Improved receiver automatic gain control for OFDM-based communication systems is provided, thus realizing the full potential of OFDM systems to handle rapid variation in channel characteristics. The improved automatic gain control technique can also accommodate reception of multiple OFDM signals having disparate power levels via the same analog receiver chain and analog to digital converter while minimizing the arithmetic precision necessary for optimal digital processing. By reducing the necessary arithmetic precision, the cost of implementing the receiver with integrated circuit technology is greatly reduced.
摘要:
A chirp waveform is employed in establishing timing synchronization between nodes of a data communication network. In one embodiment, the chirp waveform is combined with a waveform modulated with data to form a synchronization waveform. The receiver of the synchronization waveform determines an alignment of the chirp waveform to a template chirp waveform to synchronize timing between nodes.
摘要:
A space-time signal processing system with advantageously reduced complexity. The system may take advantage of multiple transmitter antenna elements and/or multiple receiver antenna elements, or multiple polarizations of a single transmitter antenna element and/or single receiver antenna element. The system is not restricted to wireless contexts and may exploit any channel having multiple inputs or multiple outputs and certain other characteristics. Multi-path effects in a transmission medium cause a multiplicative increase in capacity.
摘要:
Systems, methods, and devices to enable range extension for wireless communication in sub-gigahertz bands are described herein. In some aspects, portions of packets are repeated in time and/or space when transmitting the packet in order to increase the chance that the packet can be decoded. The repetition of portions of the packet may be based, in part, on the channel characteristics of the channel over which the packet is sent. In some aspects, portions of packets are transmitted over a smaller bandwidth with increased power per frequency range.
摘要:
Systems and methods for communicating packets having a plurality of formats are described herein. In some aspects, a signal (SIG) field in the preamble of a packet may indicate whether an extension field, such as an extension SIG field or SIG-B field, is included in the packet. In another aspect, one or more detectors may be used to auto-detect packets formatted as one of at least two different formats based on a short training field (STF) of a received packet. In some aspects, along training field (LTF) in the preamble of a packet may indicate whether the payload is repetition coded.
摘要:
A space-time signal processing system with advantageously reduced complexity. The system may take advantage of multiple transmitter antenna elements and/or multiple receiver antenna elements, or multiple polarizations of a single transmitter antenna element and/or single receiver antenna element. The system is not restricted to wireless contexts and may exploit any channel having multiple inputs or multiple outputs and certain other characteristics. Multi-path effects in a transmission medium cause a multiplicative increase in capacity.