摘要:
A spread spectrum code pulse position modulated communication system is disclosed. The communication system includes a spread spectrum code pulse position modulated receiver that compensates for the delay spread of a transmission medium, such as a wireless radio channel of a local area network. Delay spread may cause signal components of one transmitted spread spectrum codeword to spill over into chip positions of adjacent symbols, causing intersymbol interference, or into chip positions on quadrature channels of a given symbol interval, such as in a QPSK implementation, causing interchip interference. The disclosed receiver decodes a transmitted spread spectrum code pulse position modulated signal in the presence of such delay spread, utilizing a tentative symbol estimator to sample the matched filter data. The tentative symbol estimator will assign a weight to each potential symbol value, taking into account the cross-rail or bias influence caused by the residual coupling between the signals on quadrature channels for a given symbol duration. In addition, the disclosed receiver includes a mode sifter which evaluates the weighted values for each symbol estimate and assigns final estimates to each symbol value, taking into account the influence of codewords transmitted during one or more successive symbol intervals on one another.
摘要:
Apparatus for detecting the envelope of an RF signal that comprises an RF transistor operating essentially at a non-linear operating point at the RF frequency range; a DC power supply for feeding the RF transistor; a dummy load for terminating the output of the RF transistor; and at lease one impedance, through which the DC power supply feeds the RF transistor, for obtaining an indication signal developed across the impedance. The indication signal represents the envelope, from the fluctuating current drawn by the RF transistor from the DC power supply during the time period when the RF signal is applied to the feeding input.
摘要:
An apparatus for performance improvement of a digital wireless receiver comprises a processing circuit for processing a plurality of received signals and providing a processed signal, wherein a plurality of weights is applied to the plurality of received signals producing a plurality of weighted received signals. The plurality of weighted received signals are combined to provide the processed signal. A weight generation circuit generates the plurality of weights, wherein weights are generated so as to solve a minimization problem that penalizes excessive time variability in the weights.
摘要:
Circuitry for providing improved pulse-type enhancement of the voltage supplied to a power amplifier (101) that is fed by a power supply that is connected to the power amplifier (101) at a feeding point through a main supply path that is connected via an inductor (L1). A second feeding point is used for enhancement by a capacitor that is discharged. A transformer L2, L3, M) is formed by mutually coupling an additional inductor (L3), through which an additional supply path is connected. Enhancement power is provided partially through the transformer L2, L3, M) and the remaining part thorough the capacitor (C1). This way, the total level of possible enhancement is increased, while minimizing distortion of the envelope of the amplified RF signal.
摘要:
Method and apparatus for improving the efficiency and the dynamic range of a power amplifier operated with signals having a large peak-to-average ratio. A reference level is determined, above which at least a portion of the magnitude of an input signal being a modulated signal that is input to the power amplifier, or a baseband waveform that is used to generate the modulated signal, is defined as an excess input signal. The magnitude of the input signal is continuously sampled, for detecting an excess input signal. A lower level of operating voltage is supplied to the power amplifier, if no excess input signal is detected. The lower level of operating voltage is sufficient to effectively amplify input signals having a magnitude below the reference level. A higher level of operating voltage is supplied to the power amplifier, whenever an excess input signal is detected. The higher level of operating voltage is sufficient to effectively amplify input signals having a magnitude above the reference level.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for smoothing out phase fluctuations in a monitored input signal by: detecting the partial-cycle differences in phase between the input signal and a reference signal, and generating a first error signal representing the partial-cycle differences in phase; detecting full-cycle differences in phase between the input signal and the reference signal, and generating a second error signal representing the full-cycle differences in phase; and utilizing the first and second error signals for smoothing out the phase fluctuations in the input signal.
摘要:
A spread spectrum code pulse position modulated communication system is disclosed. The frequency spectrum of a transmitted signal is spread by encoding bits with a predefined spectrum-spreading codeword which is in accordance with regulatory requirements or other standardization decisions. When the predefined spread spectrum codeword is passed through a filter matched to the characteristics of the codeword, a peak is detected in the main lobe. A positive main lobe can indicate a binary value of "0" and a negative main lobe, associated with the inverse of the predefined codeword, can represent a binary value of "1". Additional information is conveyed by modulating the position of the center of the codeword within the symbol duration. In one embodiment, the position of the center of the codeword is varied among eight positions. Thus, eight signal states are available, and three additional bits may thereby be conveyed. Two differently and independently time-shifted spread spectrum codewords may be modulated, each with one of two orthogonal carrier signals, such as a sine and a cosine wave, thereby conveying a total of eight bits per symbol duration. Here, a symbol duration is the duration of a codeword.
摘要:
In a communication system, a network has nodes each connected in a star relationship to a number of end units that include a device for assuming one of an idle, active, or on-line state and for requesting the node to which it is connected to change it from the idle to the active and the active to the on-line state, and for releasing the on-line state on the basis of data at the end unit. The nodes for change the state of an end unit from the idle to the active and from the active to the on-line mode on the basis of available communication time. According to an embodiment of the invention, the nodes change the states to the on line state on the basis of policy preferences for the type of traffic, and specifically to grant priority to stream traffic over batch traffic.
摘要:
A method and apparatus are described for demodulating a modulated signal having a carrier component and a data component, in which the modulated signal is split into at least two parts one of which is delayed with respect to the other, and the two parts are multiply-coupled and linearly-combined to produce a combined output corresponding to a function of the data component independent of the carrier component frequency. In the described method and apparatus the undelayed part is coupled with the delayed part in a multiport coupler, wherein the parts are relatively phase-shifted to produce a plurality of phase-shifted signals; and the phase-shifted signals are linearly combined such that the data component, in the function of the combined output, is not affected by variations in frequency or phase of the carrier component. This enables a robust direct-detection DPSK receiver.
摘要:
Circuitry for providing improved pulse-type enhancement of the voltage supplied to a power amplifier (101) that is fed by a power supply that is connected to the power amplifier (101) at a feeding point through a main supply path that is connected via an inductor (L1). A second feeding point is used for enhancement by a capacitor that is discharged. A transformer L2, L3, M) is formed by mutually coupling an additional inductor (L3), through which an additional supply path is connected. Enhancement power is provided partially through the transformer L2, L3, M) and the remaining part thorough the capacitor (C1). This way, the total level of possible enhancement is increased, while minimizing distortion of the envelope of the amplified RF signal.