Abstract:
One embodiment of the present invention provides a quadrature-mixing transmitter for wireless communication. The transmitter includes a quadrature modulator comprising an in-phase (I) channel and a quadrature (Q) channel, a calibration-signal generator configured to generate calibration signals that are sent to the I channel and the Q channel, and a calibration circuit configured to calibrate an imbalance between the I channel and the Q channel. The modulator, the calibration-signal generator, and the calibration circuit are located on a same integrated circuit (IC) chip, thereby facilitating on-chip calibration of the imbalance between the I channel and the Q channel.
Abstract:
One embodiment of the present invention provides a transmitter for wireless communication. The transmitter includes a wideband tunable modulator, a number of power amplifiers with a particular power amplifier associated with a particular frequency range, and a wideband power amplifier (PA) driver. The PA driver is configured to receive an output signal from the wideband tunable modulator, amplify the output signal, and send the amplified output signal to at least one of the power amplifiers.
Abstract:
One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for allowing a Wi-Fi module to operate over TV white space (TVWS) bands. The apparatus includes a first receiver coupled to a Wi-Fi module and configured to receive a Wi-Fi signal from the Wi-Fi module, an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) module coupled to the first receiver and configured to convert the received Wi-Fi signal to the digital domain, a spectral-shaping module configured to reshape a spectrum of the converted digital Wi-Fi signal, a digital-to-analog conversion (DAC) module coupled to the spectral-shaping module, and a first transmitter coupled to the DAC module and configured to transmit signals in TV white space (TVWS) bands.
Abstract:
One embodiment of the present invention provides a signal-recording system. During operation, the system receives a wideband multi-channel radio frequency (RF) signal, which includes a plurality of single-channel RF signals modulated at different carrier frequencies. The system down-converts the received wideband multi-channel RF signal to baseband, and records the down-converted signal.
Abstract:
One embodiment of the present invention provides an automatic gain control (AGC) module for a wireless communication system that includes a plurality of amplifiers. The AGC module includes a receiving mechanism configured to receive an input that indicates a total amount of gain adjustment; a collecting mechanism configured to collect a number of parameters associated with the amplifiers; a determining mechanism configured to determine a desired performance requirement; a gain-control engine configured to generate a gain profile for the amplifiers based on the collected parameters, the total amount of gain, and the desired performance requirement; and an output mechanism configured to output a plurality of control signals based on the generated gain profile, wherein a respective control signal independently controls gain of a corresponding amplifier, thereby enabling the wireless communication system to achieve the total amount of gain adjustment while meeting the desired performance requirement.
Abstract:
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for dynamic, on-demand, cross-channel bandwidth provisioning in a wireless communication system. During operation, the system determines, by a scheduler, bandwidth resources that are available in the wireless communication system. The available bandwidth resources comprise a plurality of scattered spectrum pieces. The system defines one or more logical channels that encompass the scattered spectrum pieces, aggregates multiple logical channels in response to determining that spectrum pieces encompassed by a single logical channel do not meet traffic need, and provisions a user or a service using spectrum pieces located within the aggregated multiple logical channels, thereby facilitating on-demand, cross-channel bandwidth provisioning.
Abstract:
An ad-hoc network can create a private activity-based network for nodes associated with a common activity. A network node of the ad-hoc network can include a first radio for communicating with other network nodes of the ad-hoc network, a second radio for relaying data packets across the ad-hoc network, and a third radio for synchronizing network topology information with a respective network node of the one or more neighboring nodes. Specifically, the first, second, and third radios are different radios that operate concurrently. These three separate radios allow the network node to communicate with other network nodes using the second radio while using the third radio to discover changes to the ad-hoc network topology, and/or to synchronize an updated network topology with other neighboring nodes.
Abstract:
One embodiment of the present invention provides an RF front-end system. The RF front-end system includes one or more RF front-end components and a programmable logic device, which has a baseband interface for coupling to a baseband digital signal processor (DSP), and a set of component interfaces for coupling to the one ore more RF front-end components. The programmable logic device is configured to: receive, from the baseband DSP via the baseband interface, a command which includes an address and a control signal; identify a component interface from the set of component interfaces based on the address; and send the control signal to the identified component interface, thereby enabling the baseband DSP to control a front-end component coupled to the programmable logic device via the identified component interface.
Abstract:
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for implementing Long-Term Evolution (LTE) scheduling in a wireless communication system with scattered spectrum. During operation, the system determines bandwidth resources that are available in the wireless communication system. The available bandwidth resources comprise a plurality of scattered spectrum pieces. The system identifies a spectrum piece that has a bandwidth that is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold, defines a logical channel that is centered at the identified spectrum piece, and performs LTE scheduling based on the defined logical channel, wherein the LTE scheduling involves provisioning a user or a service using spectrum pieces encompassed in the defined logical channel.
Abstract:
One embodiment of the present invention provides a signal-recording system. During operation, the system receives a wideband multi-channel radio frequency (RF) signal, which includes a plurality of single-channel RF signals modulated at different carrier frequencies. The system down-converts the received wideband multi-channel RF signal to baseband, and records the down-converted signal.