摘要:
A channel estimator for use in a receiver node receiving signals from a plurality of user terminals wherein each user terminal is allotted a respective set of transmission subcarriers and respective test signal sequences for transmission over the channel to be estimated. The channel estimator has stored therein information as to the respective sets of transmission subcarriers allotted to the user terminals for transmission as well as the discrete spectra of the respective test signal sequences allotted to the user terminals. Upon receiving from a plurality of user terminals signals including the respective test signal sequences transmitted over the channel by using the respective sets of transmission subcarriers allotted thereto, the estimator generates the discrete spectrum of the combined test signal received and performs channel estimation as a function of the discrete spectrum of the combined test signal and the discrete spectra of the test signal sequences allotted to the user terminals. A frequency domain channel estimation is performed for a single carrier frequency division multiple access system.
摘要:
A channel estimator for use in a receiver node receiving signals from a plurality of user terminals wherein each user terminal is allotted a respective set of transmission subcarriers and respective test signal sequences for transmission over the channel to be estimated. The channel estimator has stored therein information as to the respective sets of transmission subcarriers allotted to the user terminals for transmission as well as the discrete spectra of the respective test signal sequences allotted to the user terminals. Upon receiving from a plurality of user terminals signals including the respective test signal sequences transmitted over the channel by using the respective sets of transmission subcarriers allotted thereto, the estimator generates the discrete spectrum of the combined test signal received and performs channel estimation as a function of the discrete spectrum of the combined test signal and the discrete spectra of the test signal sequences allotted to the user terminals. A frequency domain channel estimation is performed for a single carrier frequency division multiple access system.
摘要:
Signals received from channels exposed to multi-path propagation via a plurality of diversity antennas and including at least one pilot signal are processed by detecting a set of multi-path components for each received signal and computing a set of channel coefficients from multi-path components of the at least one pilot signal in the set of multi-path components. The set of channel coefficients is organized as a channel coefficient vector. From the channel coefficient vector, a set of combining weights is estimated to be applied to the received signals by: computing a spatial correlation matrix of the channel coefficient vector by neglecting the correlations between multi-path components of the channel coefficient vector having different delays, whereby the correlation matrix is a block diagonal matrix including null coefficients other than for non-null sub-matrixes arranged along the diagonal of the correlation matrix, wherein the sub-matrixes have a size equal to the number of diversity antennas; deriving from the spatial correlation matrix a resulting matrix by calculating the inverse of the sub-matrixes or a scaled version thereof; and multiplying the resulting matrix and the channel coefficient vector in order to obtain the desired set of combining weights.
摘要:
A device for maintaining fine alignment between an incoming spread spectrum signal and a locally generated code in a digital communication receiver comprises: a delay line for storing a plurality of consecutive samples (E-1, E, M, L, L+1) of the incoming spread spectrum signal; three digitally controlled interpolators for determining by interpolation between consecutive samples an interpolated early sample, an interpolated middle sample, and an interpolated late sample; two correlators for calculating an error signal as the difference between the energy of the symbols computed from the interpolated early and late samples; a circuit for generating a control signal for controlling the interpolation phase of the digitally controlled interpolator for the early sample, and a digital non-linear filter, for smoothing the control signal of the interpolator for the early sample, enabling the update operation of the control signal only when the absolute value of the error signal at a time instant n is smaller than the absolute value of the same error signal at a time instant n−1.
摘要:
A method for interpolating between a first and a second point includes the steps of calculating a first distance between a first and a second independent value and a second distance between a first and a second dependent value, right shifting the first and the second distances by a predetermined number of bits for obtaining respectively a hold step and a variations step and generating a number of interpolated points, having independent values between the first and the second independent values and corresponding dependent values obtained by alternating hold and variations phases, wherein the hold phase consists of generating a number of points corresponding to the hold step having the same dependent value, and wherein the variations phase consists of varying the dependent value by the variations step until the number of interpolated points has been calculated. The method is particularly suitable for channel estimation in communication systems.
摘要:
A method for the estimation of the transfer function of a transmission channel in a receiving system of UMTS type envisages the computation of a plurality of channel coefficients, included among known channel coefficients corresponding to pilot symbols, through the reiteration of an interpolation algorithm, capable of calculating an intermediate point (Z, f(Z)) between a first extreme and a second extreme of a determined interval, the first extreme being formed by at least two known points and the second extreme being formed by at least one known point, the intermediate point to be calculated having as abscissa (Z) the abscissa value of the mean point between the points defining the interval rounded off to the integer closest to the first extreme, and having as ordinate (F(Z)) the arithmetic average between the ordinate of the known point of the second extreme and the ordinate of a point, chosen between the two known points of the first extreme, having a distance from the intermediate point equal to the distance between the intermediate point and the known point of the second extreme.
摘要:
A system for performing channel estimation based on a received signal including both known and unknown transmitted symbols, includes detector circuitry for detecting the unknown symbols by assigning estimated values to the unknown symbols, and channel estimator circuitry for performing channel estimation by exploiting both the known symbols and the estimated values assigned to the unknown symbols. The system has associated multiple receiving antennas. The system is preferably included in a CDMA receiver and the received signal includes known pilot bits and additional symbols, such as, transmit power-control commands, feedback information for transmitting antenna diversity, and a transport-format combination indicator that include the unknown symbols.
摘要:
A method of arranging exchange of signals between user terminals in a cellular communication system and at least one base station including a central unit and a plurality of remote units. The method includes exchanging signals with at least one user terminal simultaneously via at least two remote units by applying at the at least two remote units, separate distributing weighting functions to the signals exchanged with the at least one user terminal.
摘要:
Signals received from channels exposed to multi-path propagation via a plurality of diversity antennas and including at least one pilot signal are processed by detecting a set of multi-path components for each received signal and computing a set of channel coefficients from multi-path components of the at least one pilot signal in the set of multi-path components. The set of channel coefficients is organized as a channel coefficient vector. From the channel coefficient vector, a set of combining weights is estimated to be applied to the received signals by: computing a spatial correlation matrix of the channel coefficient vector by neglecting the correlations between multi-path components of the channel coefficient vector having different delays, whereby the correlation matrix is a block diagonal matrix including null coefficients other than for non-null sub-matrixes arranged along the diagonal of the correlation matrix, wherein the sub-matrixes have a size equal to the number of diversity antennas; deriving from the spatial correlation matrix a resulting matrix by calculating the inverse of the sub-matrixes or a scaled version thereof; and multiplying the resulting matrix and the channel coefficient vector in order to obtain the desired set of combining weights.
摘要:
A wireless communication system, wherein a sub-set of radio frequency signals received from corresponding antenna elements is selected and combined into a single radio frequency signal, the single radio frequency signal being processed and demodulated in a single processing chain, includes a radio frequency phasing network for co-phasing the selected radio frequency signals before combining and a processor for controlling combining and phasing in order to obtain a single radio frequency signal having a radio performance indicator which satisfies predetermined conditions.