Receiver architecture with analog complex filter for OFDMA reception

    公开(公告)号:US09893749B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-13

    申请号:US14996331

    申请日:2016-01-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04B1/1018 H04L5/005 H04L5/0053

    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for processing a received communication signal by a UE using an analog complex filter and using a single analog-to-digital converter (ADC). A control channel of the communication signal may be decoded to determine the frequency range in which a payload channel is located. The UE may then demodulate only the frequency range containing the payload channel. A complex representation of the received payload channel may be provided to the analog complex filter, with the payload channel shifted to a non-zero frequency IF. The analog complex filter may attenuate any portion of the complex representation that falls near −IF. The UE may then convert only one component path of the filtered complex representation to a digital signal. A complex representation of the digital signal may then be generated, with the payload channel shifted to DC.

    Detection of data scheduling activity for receiver selection

    公开(公告)号:US09832788B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-28

    申请号:US13924067

    申请日:2013-06-21

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Mechanisms for operating a wireless user equipment device, to determine the state of data scheduling activity. Such activity state (and other information such as measurements of signal interference and/or channel condition) may be used to dynamically control the selection of a high-power high-performance receiver vs. a low-power basic receiver. A first mechanism involves transitioning to a high activity state and starting a timer upon each occurrence of scheduled subframe. A transition to the low activity state occurs whenever the timer expires. A second mechanism involves filtering a sequence of binary-valued indicators corresponding respectively to a sequence of time intervals. Each indicator indicates whether a subframe is scheduled during the corresponding time interval. The filter output is compared to a threshold to determine high/low activity state. The temporal width of the filter impulse response may be increased to support fast initial response without harming the accuracy of activity-state determination in the steady state.

    User Assignment of Resource Blocks in a Preamble
    88.
    发明申请
    User Assignment of Resource Blocks in a Preamble 审中-公开
    序言中资源块的用户分配

    公开(公告)号:US20160330718A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-10

    申请号:US15146087

    申请日:2016-05-04

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for providing an efficient way to assign resource blocks to user receiver devices in a wireless communications protocol. For example, the method can receive a frame for a wireless communications protocol. The method can also extract a unique value from a tone mapping field in a preamble of the frame. The method can also look up a resource block allocation for a portion of the tone space in a lookup table using the unique value. Further, the method can extract an assignment field from the preamble based on the determined resource block allocation. The method can also determine an assigned resource block number based on the assignment field. The method can also assign a resource block corresponding to the assigned resource block number to a user receiver device.

    Abstract translation: 这里公开的是用于提供在无线通信协议中向用户接收机设备分配资源块的有效方式的系统,方法和计算机程序产品实施例。 例如,该方法可以接收无线通信协议的帧。 该方法还可以从帧的前导码中的色调映射字段中提取唯一值。 该方法还可以使用唯一值查找查找表中的音调空间的一部分的资源块分配。 此外,该方法可以基于所确定的资源块分配从前导码提取分配字段。 该方法还可以基于分配字段确定分配的资源块号。 该方法还可以将与分配的资源块号相对应的资源块分配给用户接收机设备。

    Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel Supporting Common Search Space
    89.
    发明申请
    Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel Supporting Common Search Space 审中-公开
    增强的物理下行链路控制信道支持公共搜索空间

    公开(公告)号:US20160295558A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-06

    申请号:US15076967

    申请日:2016-03-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W72/042 H04L5/0053

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for transmitting and receiving control information in the common search space on an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH). According to some embodiments, a cellular base station may allocate some resource blocks of a subframe as the EPDCCH. The cellular base station may provide control information on a common search space in the EPDCCH for wireless user equipment (UE) devices in the cell provided by the cellular base station during a subframe. A UE device may monitor the EPDCCH to determine whether any indication on the common search space decodable by the UE device is contained in the EPDCCH, and may decode such information if present.

    Abstract translation: 本公开涉及在增强物理下行链路控制信道(EPDCCH)上在公共搜索空间中发送和接收控制信息的技术。 根据一些实施例,蜂窝基站可以将子帧的一些资源块分配为EPDCCH。 蜂窝基站可以在子帧期间由蜂窝基站提供的小区中的无线用户设备(UE)设备的EPDCCH中的公共搜索空间提供控​​制信息。 UE设备可以监视EPDCCH以确定在EPDCCH中是否包含由UE设备解码的公共搜索空间上的任何指示,并且如果存在则可以解码该信息。

    DETERMINING ROUTING OF PROXY TRAFFIC BETWEEN MOBILE CLIENT AND PROXY DEVICES
    90.
    发明申请
    DETERMINING ROUTING OF PROXY TRAFFIC BETWEEN MOBILE CLIENT AND PROXY DEVICES 审中-公开
    确定移动客户端和代理设备之间的代理流量路由

    公开(公告)号:US20160262082A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-08

    申请号:US14921490

    申请日:2015-10-23

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A host device may include a first wireless communication circuit, a second wireless communication circuit including a proxy router, and a host processor communicatively coupled to the wireless communication circuits. The host device may receive, via the second wireless communication circuit, an advertisement message from a client device. The advertisement message may include a request for communication of data with a network. The host device may determine at least one of a communication policy preference of the host device and a network connection property of the host device. The proxy router may select the first or the second wireless communication circuit for use by the host device to communicate the data with the network. The host device may provide, via the second wireless communication circuit, a connection request to the client device, and then transfer, using the selected wireless communication circuit, the data between the client device and the network.

    Abstract translation: 主机设备可以包括第一无线通信电路,包括代理路由器的第二无线通信电路和通信地耦合到无线通信电路的主机处理器。 主机设备可以经由第二无线通信电路从客户端设备接收到广告消息。 广告消息可以包括与网络通信数据的请求。 主机设备可以确定主机设备的通信策略偏好和主机设备的网络连接属性中的至少一个。 代理路由器可以选择第一或第二无线通信电路供主机设备与网络通信数据。 主机设备可以经由第二无线通信电路向客户端设备提供连接请求,然后使用所选择的无线通信电路传送客户端设备和网络之间的数据。

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