公开(公告)号：US20140241469A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-28

申请号：US13776562

申请日：2013-02-25

Applicant: ITRON, INC.

Inventor： Danny Ray Seely ,  Michael David McNamee

IPC: H04L1/00

CPC classification number: H04L1/0003 ,  H04L25/14 ,  H04L27/0008 ,  H04L27/12

Abstract: A multichannel radio receiver may include a radio frequency (RF) subsystem and a digital subsystem. The digital subsystem may be configured to use an analog to digital converter (ADC) to sample input. A channelizer bank within the digital subsystem may include a plurality of channelizers. Each channelizer may receive and translate input into a plurality of channels, the channels having widths that are non-uniform and/or spacing (e.g., spacing center-to-center of adjacent channels) that is not regular. The translation may include re-sampling channels at a rate associated with a modulation scheme. A decoder bank may include a plurality of decoders operating in parallel, each to receive input from a channelizer and each associated with a particular modulation scheme. Thus, the multichannel radio may simultaneously receive on a plurality of channels of arbitrary location, arbitrary spacing and/or arbitrary bandwidth, wherein each channel is associated with one of a plurality of modulation schemes.

Abstract translation: 多通道无线电接收机可以包括射频（RF）子系统和数字子系统。 数字子系统可以被配置为使用模数转换器（ADC）来采样输入。 数字子系统内的信道化器组可以包括多个信道化器。 每个信道发送器可以接收并将输入转换成多个信道，信道具有不规则的不均匀和/或间隔（例如，相邻信道的中心到中心的间隔）的宽度。 转换可以包括以与调制方案相关联的速率的重新采样信道。 解码器组可以包括并行操作的多个解码器，每个解码器接收来自信道化器的输入，并且每个解码器与特定调制方案相关联。 因此，多信道无线电可以同时在任意位置，任意间隔和/或任意带宽的多个信道上接收，其中每个信道与多个调制方案之一相关联。

公开(公告)号：US09992124B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-05

申请号：US14879262

申请日：2015-10-09

Applicant: ITRON, INC.

Inventor： Danny Ray Seely ,  Michael David McNamee

IPC: H04B7/02 ,  H04L12/851 ,  H04B1/06 ,  H04W52/02

CPC classification number: H04L47/2483 ,  H04B1/06 ,  H04L47/245 ,  H04W52/0229 ,  H04W52/0258 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/1222 ,  Y02D70/22 ,  Y02D70/26 ,  Y02D70/40

Abstract: An example method of receiving a data packet includes receiving a data packet at a channel receiver of at least one channel receiver each associated with a channel, providing the data packet to a data packet identification block that corresponds to the channel receiver, validating the data packet at the data packet identification block, and providing the validated data packet to an available decoder block of at least one decoder block capable of performing one or more decoding functions, where a quantity of the decoder blocks is less than a quantity of the data packet identification blocks and optimized according to one or more goals. If no decoder block is available and the validated data packet is a higher priority data packet, a decoder block processing a lower priority data packet may be forced to stop processing the lower priority data packet and process the higher priority data packet.

公开(公告)号：US10218493B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US15443495

申请日：2017-02-27

Applicant: Itron, Inc.

Inventor： Danny Ray Seely ,  Junsong Lin ,  Michael David McNamee

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04W40/00 ,  H04J3/22 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L7/04 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L1/20

Abstract: In a radio using a plurality of channels defined in a radio frequency (RF) spectrum, a rate of false packet detections may be calculated for each of the plurality of channels using a plurality of respective correlation thresholds. The rate of false packet detections for each channel may be compared to a range of acceptable rates of false packet detections. The same or different ranges of acceptable rates of false packet detections may be used for each channel or each channel plan. Different correlation thresholds may be adjusted based at least in part on the comparisons. For example, if a rate of false packet detections exceeds a range of acceptable rates of false packet detections, the correlation threshold may be raised, or the reverse. A packet may be detected on different channels based on different adjusted correlation thresholds.

公开(公告)号：US20170104684A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-13

申请号：US14879262

申请日：2015-10-09

Applicant: ITRON, INC.

Inventor： Danny Ray Seely ,  Michael David McNamee

IPC: H04L12/851 ,  H04B1/06

CPC classification number: H04L47/2483 ,  H04B1/06 ,  H04L47/245 ,  H04W52/0229 ,  H04W52/0258 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/1222 ,  Y02D70/22 ,  Y02D70/26 ,  Y02D70/40

Abstract: An example method of receiving a data packet includes receiving a data packet at a channel receiver of at least one channel receiver each associated with a channel, providing the data packet to a data packet identification block that corresponds to the channel receiver, validating the data packet at the data packet identification block, and providing the validated data packet to an available decoder block of at least one decoder block capable of performing one or more decoding functions, where a quantity of the decoder blocks is less than a quantity of the data packet identification blocks and optimized according to one or more goals. If no decoder block is available and the validated data packet is a higher priority data packet, a decoder block processing a lower priority data packet may be forced to stop processing the lower priority data packet and process the higher priority data packet.

公开(公告)号：US20180248681A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-30

申请号：US15443495

申请日：2017-02-27

Applicant: Itron, Inc.

Inventor： Danny Ray Seely ,  Junsong Lin ,  Michael David McNamee

IPC: H04L7/04 ,  H04L12/26

CPC classification number: H04L7/042 ,  H04L1/0045 ,  H04L1/203 ,  H04L43/0823 ,  H04L43/16

Abstract: In a radio using a plurality of channels defined in a radio frequency (RF) spectrum, a rate of false packet detections may be calculated for each of the plurality of channels using a plurality of respective correlation thresholds. The rate of false packet detections for each channel may be compared to a range of acceptable rates of false packet detections. The same or different ranges of acceptable rates of false packet detections may be used for each channel or each channel plan. Different correlation thresholds may be adjusted based at least in part on the comparisons. For example, if a rate of false packet detections exceeds a range of acceptable rates of false packet detections, the correlation threshold may be raised, or the reverse. A packet may be detected on different channels based on different adjusted correlation thresholds.

公开(公告)号：US09077487B2

公开(公告)日：2015-07-07

申请号：US13776562

申请日：2013-02-25

Applicant: Itron, Inc.

Inventor： Danny Ray Seely ,  Michael David McNamee

IPC: H04L27/06 ,  H04L1/00

CPC classification number: H04L1/0003 ,  H04L25/14 ,  H04L27/0008 ,  H04L27/12

Abstract: A multichannel radio receiver may include a radio frequency (RF) subsystem and a digital subsystem. The digital subsystem may be configured to use an analog to digital converter (ADC) to sample input. A channelizer bank within the digital subsystem may include a plurality of channelizers. Each channelizer may receive and translate input into a plurality of channels, the channels having widths that are non-uniform and/or spacing (e.g., spacing center-to-center of adjacent channels) that is not regular. The translation may include re-sampling channels at a rate associated with a modulation scheme. A decoder bank may include a plurality of decoders operating in parallel, each to receive input from a channelizer and each associated with a particular modulation scheme. Thus, the multichannel radio may simultaneously receive on a plurality of channels of arbitrary location, arbitrary spacing and/or arbitrary bandwidth, wherein each channel is associated with one of a plurality of modulation schemes.

Abstract translation: 多通道无线电接收机可以包括射频（RF）子系统和数字子系统。 数字子系统可以被配置为使用模数转换器（ADC）来采样输入。 数字子系统内的信道化器组可以包括多个信道化器。 每个信道发送器可以接收并将输入转换成多个信道，信道具有不规则的不均匀和/或间隔（例如，相邻信道的中心到中心的间隔）的宽度。 转换可以包括以与调制方案相关联的速率的重新采样信道。 解码器组可以包括并行操作的多个解码器，每个解码器接收来自信道化器的输入，并且每个解码器与特定调制方案相关联。 因此，多信道无线电可以同时在任意位置，任意间隔和/或任意带宽的多个信道上接收，其中每个信道与多个调制方案之一相关联。