摘要:
A discrete multitone stacked-carrier spread spectrum communication method is based on frequency domain spreading including multiplication of a baseband signal by a set of superimposed, or stacked, complex sinusoid carrier waves. In a preferred embodiment, the spreading involves energizing the bins of a large Fast Fourier transform (FFT). This provides a considerable savings in computational complexity for moderate output FFT sizes. Point-to-multipoint and multipoint-to-multipoint (nodeless) network topologies are possible. A code-nulling method is included for interference cancellation and enhanced signal separation by exploiting the spectral diversity of the various sources. The basic method may be extended to include multielement antenna array nulling methods for interference cancellation and enhanced signal separation using spatial separation. Such methods permit directive and retrodirective transmission systems that adapt or can be adapted to the radio environment. Such systems are compatible with bandwidth-on-demand and higher-order modulation formats and use advanced adaptation algorithms. In a specific embodiment the spectral and spatial components of the adaptive weights are calculated in a unified operation based on the mathematical analogy between the spectral and spatial descriptions of the airlink.
摘要:
A discrete multitone stacked-carrier spread spectrum communication method is based on frequency domain spreading including multiplication of a baseband signal by a set of superimposed, or stacked, complex sinusoid carrier waves. In a preferred embodiment, the spreading involves energizing the bins of a large Fast Fourier transform (FFT). This provides a considerable savings in computational complexity for moderate output FFT sizes. Point-to-multipoint and multipoint-to-multipoint (nodeless) network topologies are possible. A code-nulling method is included for interference cancellation and enhanced signal separation by exploiting the spectral diversity of the various sources. The basic method may be extended to include multielement antenna array nulling methods for interference cancellation and enhanced signal separation using spatial separation. Such methods permit directive and retrodirective rev transmission systems that adapt or can be adapted to the radio environment. Such systems are compatible with bandwidth-on-demand and higher-order modulation formats and use advanced adaptation algorithms. In a specific embodiment the spectral and spatial components of the adaptive weights are calculated in a unified operation based on the mathematical analogy between the spectral and spatial descriptions of the airlink.
摘要:
A discrete multitone stacked-carrier spread spectrum communication method is based on frequency domain spreading including multiplication of a baseband signal by a set of superimposed, or stacked, complex sinusoid carrier waves. In a preferred embodiment, the spreading involves energizing the bins of a large Fast Fourier transform (FFT). This provides a considerable savings in computational complexity for moderate output FFT sizes. Point-to-multipoint and multipoint-to-multipoint (nodeless) network topologies are possible. A code-nulling method is included for interference cancellation and enhanced signal separation by exploiting the spectral diversity of the various sources. The basic method may be extended to include multielement antenna array nulling methods for interference cancellation and enhanced signal separation using spatial separation. Such methods permit directive and retrodirective transmission systems that adapt or can be adapted to the radio environment. Such systems are compatible with bandwidth-on-demand and higher-order modulation formats and use advanced adaptation algorithms. In a specific embodiment the spectral and spatial components of the adaptive weights are calculated in a unified operation based on the mathematical analogy between the spectral and spatial descriptions of the airlink.
摘要:
A discrete multitone stacked-carrier spread spectrum communication method is based on frequency domain spreading including multiplication of a baseband signal by a set of superimposed, or stacked, complex sinusoid carrier waves. In a preferred embodiment, the spreading involves energizing the bins of a large Fast Fourier transform (FFT). This provides a considerable savings in computational complexity for moderate output FFT sizes. Point-to-multipoint and multipoint-to-multipoint (nodeless) network topologies are possible. A code-nulling method is included for interference cancellation and enhanced signal separation by exploiting the spectral diversity of the various sources. The basic method may be extended to include multielement antenna array nulling methods for interference cancellation and enhanced signal separation using spatial separation. Such methods permit directive and retrodirective transmission systems that adapt or can be adapted to the radio environment. Such systems are compatible with bandwidth-on-demand and higher-order modulation formats and use advanced adaptation algorithms. In a specific embodiment the spectral and spatial components of the adaptive weights are calculated in a unified operation based on the mathematical analogy between the spectral and spatial descriptions of the airlink.
摘要:
A new method makes the most efficient use of the scarce spectral bandwidth in a wireless discrete multitone spread spectrum communications system. Each remote station and each base station in the network prepares an error detection field, such as a cyclic code (CRC), on each block of data to be transmitted over the traffic channels. The sending station prepares an error detection message for transmission over the link control channel of the network. The sending station prepares the error detection message by forming a link control channel vector that will be spread using the discrete multitone spread spectrum (DMT-SS) protocol to distribute the data message over a plurality of discrete tone frequencies, forming a spread signal for the link control channel. A link control channel is associated with communications session using the traffic channels. The instant of transmission of the error detection message is allowed to be different from the instant of transmission of the data message. This permits the error detection messages to be transmitted when capacity is available on the link control channel. The receiving station buffers the error detection messages it receives from the link control channel, so that they are accessible by their block numbers. When the receiving station receives a data message on the traffic channel, it performs a CRC calculation on the data block in the message to obtain a resulting new CRC value. The new CRC value is also buffered at the receiving station with the block number so that it is accessible by its block number. Then, when both the received error message and the new CRC value are both available at the receiving station, they are matched by their common block number. The received CRC value in the error detection message is compared with the new CRC computed from the received data block. If the comparison determines that there is a difference in the values, then an error signal is generated.
摘要:
A new method makes the most efficient use of the scarce spectral bandwidth in a wireless discrete multitone spread spectrum communications system. Each remote station and each base station in the network prepares an error detection field, such as a cyclic redundancy code (CRC), on each block of data to be transmitted over the traffic channels. The sending station prepares an error detection message for transmission over the link control channel of the network. The sending station prepares the error detection message by forming a link control channel vector that will be spread using the discrete multitone spread spectrum (DMT-SS) protocol to distribute the data message over a plurality of discrete tone frequencies, forming a spread signal for the link control channel. A link control channel is associated with communications session using the traffic channels. The instant of transmission of the error detection message is allowed to be different from the instant of transmission of the data message. This permits the error detection messages to be transmitted when capacity is available on the link control channel. The receiving station buffers the error detection messages it receives from the link control channel, so that they are accessible by their block numbers. When the receiving station receives a data message on the traffic channel, it performs a CRC calculation on the data block in the message to obtain a resulting new CRC value. The new CRC value is also buffered at the receiving station with the block number so that it is accessible by its block number. Then, when both the received error message and the new CRC value are both available at the receiving station, they are matched by their common block number. The received CRC value in the error detection message is compared with the new CRC computed from the received data block. If the comparison determines that there is a difference in the values, then an error signal is generated.
摘要:
A fixed wireless system (FWS) utilizing Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) communication techniques is spectrally efficient and responsive to communications involving both voice and high speed data, such as Internet data. The FWS includes a wireless base unit; a plurality of fixed wireless remote units; a plurality of wireless data traffic channels available between the wireless base unit and the plurality of fixed wireless remote units; and a plurality of wireless voice traffic channels available between the wireless base unit and the plurality of fixed wireless remote units. Each wireless traffic channel is identifiable by a unique combination of frequency and time slots. Each wireless data traffic channel is used for carrying high speed data in addressed data packets to and from the plurality of fixed wireless remote units. On the other hand, each wireless voice traffic channel can be assigned and dedicated to a particular voice communication call involving one of the plurality of fixed wireless remote units for carrying voice data of the call.
摘要:
Each remote station in a wireless network cell that uses a collision oriented multiple access scheme, counts the number of retries attempted to gain access to the base station for a particular message. The accumulated value of the number of retries is then inserted in a retry count field of the access request message. After one or more retries, the base station successfully receives the access request message. The base station runs a common access channel allocation manager program that adaptively provides additional channels to the remote station, depending on the number of retries the remote station required to successfully transmit the access request message. In this manner, the base station has accurate information about the reduced performance that the remote stations suffer during an interval of high usage, to enable the base station to adaptively provide additional channels to the remote stations.
摘要:
A highly bandwidth-efficient communications method is disclosed that enables remote stations to synchronize in time and frequency to their serving base station. The invention enables a base station and its remote stations in a cell to synchronize in a noisy environment where signals interfere from other base stations and remote stations in other cells. The base station forms a forward synchronization burst that includes a plurality of tone frequencies arranged in a distinctive orthogonal frequency division multiplexed pattern unique to the base station. The unique pattern enables a remote station to distinguish the base station's bursts from other signals present in a crowded area. The distinctive orthogonal frequency division multiplexed pattern can be a Hadamard code pattern, for example. When the a base station has received a signal on a reverse link from a remote station, having significant interference, the base station selectively forms a request signal requesting the remote station to respond with a reverse synchronization burst that includes a plurality of tone frequencies arranged in the same distinctive orthogonal frequency division multiplexed pattern. The base station then transmits the forward synchronization burst and the request signal at a base station reference instant of time to the remote station. The reverse synchronization signals selectively occupy time slots in the transmission frame from the remote station to the base station, that would otherwise be occupied by channel control or traffic signals. Only when the base station requests the remote station to respond with a reverse synchronization burst, does this burst preempt the time slot from its other uses.
摘要:
A highly bandwidth-efficient communications method is disclosed, to maximize the signal-to-interference-noise ratio (SINR) of transmissions from a base station to a remote station in a wireless communications system. The method is used for base stations that have a plurality of antenna elements that are capable of spatial beam steering by altering the relative phase of transmission of signals from the respective elements. The method of the invention is based on providing calibration frames that sequentially transmit calibration bursts from the respective antenna elements for a particular destination remote station. The calibration bursts include a plurality of tone frequencies arranged in a distinctive orthogonal frequency division multiplexed pattern unique to the base station. The unique pattern enables a remote station to distinguish the base station's bursts from other signals present in a crowded area. The distinctive orthogonal frequency division multiplexed pattern can be a Hadamard code pattern, for example. The plurality of calibration bursts are part of a transmission frame having a reference phase. The remote station receives the calibration bursts and measures values related to the relative phase difference between the calibration bursts and the reference phase. The remote station also measures the SINR of the received bursts. The measured values are then prepared as a sampling data message that is transmitted by the remote station back to the base station. The base station then calculates therefrom a beam steering correction to modify the relative phase difference. This beam steering correction is then applied to traffic bursts that are respectively transmitted from the plurality of antenna elements at the base station, to steer the plurality of traffic bursts toward the remote station. The beam steering correction steers the traffic bursts to maximize the signal-to-interference-noise ratio (SINR) of the traffic bursts at the remote station.