Method and apparatus for digital symbol detection using medium response estimates
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for digital symbol detection using medium response estimates 有权
    使用介质响应估计的数字符号检测方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06603827B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-08-05

    申请号:US09769995

    申请日:2001-01-25

    IPC分类号: H04B169

    摘要: According to the present invention, the effects of the transmission medium on transmitted information symbols are estimated separately from other effects, e.g., those associated with receive and transmit filters, using knowledge of the pulse shaping. The medium response estimate is then used to detect information symbols. Previously, receivers had used estimates of the composite channel to detect symbols. This, however, assumed uncorrelated noise, which is not always the case.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明,利用脉冲整形的知识,传输介质对所发送的信息符号的影响与其他效果(例如与接收和发射滤波器相关的效果)分开估计。 然后使用介质响应估计来检测信息符号。 以前,接收机已经使用复合信道的估计来检测符号。 然而,这是假设不相关的噪音,并不总是这样。

    Method and apparatus for digital symbol detection using medium response estimates
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for digital symbol detection using medium response estimates 有权
    使用介质响应估计的数字符号检测方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06252918B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-06-26

    申请号:US09267378

    申请日:1999-03-15

    IPC分类号: H04B110

    摘要: According to the present invention, the effects of the transmission medium on transmitted information symbols are estimated separately from other effects, e.g., those associated with receive and transmit filters, using knowledge of the pulse shaping. The medium response estimate is then used to detect information symbols. Previously, receivers had used estimates of the composite channel to detect symbols. This, however, assumed uncorrelated noise, which is not always the case.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明,利用脉冲整形的知识,传输介质对所发送的信息符号的影响与其他效果(例如与接收和发射滤波器相关的效果)分开估计。 然后使用介质响应估计来检测信息符号。 以前,接收机已经使用复合信道的估计来检测符号。 然而,这是假设不相关的噪音,并不总是这样。

    INTERFERER REGION IDENTIFICATION USING IMAGE PROCESSING
    4.
    发明申请
    INTERFERER REGION IDENTIFICATION USING IMAGE PROCESSING 有权
    使用图像处理的干涉区域识别

    公开(公告)号:US20110013556A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-20

    申请号:US12504233

    申请日:2009-07-16

    IPC分类号: H04W88/00 H04B1/10

    摘要: Demodulation and interference parameter estimation in an OFDM receiver is improved by identifying regions, in a two-dimensional array of time-frequency transmission positions, having related interference parameters, such as resulting from the same pre-coding scheme, transmission rank, transmitting antennas, and the like. An interference measure is estimated for each of a plurality of time-frequency positions. The interference measures are analyzed by considering them as pixels, or picture elements, in a two-dimensional image, and applying image processing algorithms to identify the regions having related interference parameters. The image processing algorithms may include operations such as edge detection, segmentation, and/or clustering. The receiver may perform interference suppression or cancellation such as interference rejection combining of data extracted from signals received within an identified time-frequency region having related interference parameters.

    摘要翻译: 通过在具有相关干扰参数的时间 - 频率传输位置的二维阵列中识别区域来提高OFDM接收机中的解调和干扰参数估计,例如由相同的预编码方案,传输等级,发射天线, 等等。 针对多个时频位置中的每一个估计干扰测量。 通过将它们视为二维图像中的像素或图像元素,并应用图像处理算法来识别具有相关干扰参数的区域来分析干扰测量。 图像处理算法可以包括诸如边缘检测,分割和/或聚类的操作。 接收机可以执行干扰抑制或消除,例如从具有相关干扰参数的识别的时间 - 频率区域内接收的信号中提取的数据的干扰抑制组合。

    Interferer region identification using image processing
    5.
    发明授权
    Interferer region identification using image processing 有权
    Interferer区域识别使用图像处理

    公开(公告)号:US08711769B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-29

    申请号:US12504233

    申请日:2009-07-16

    IPC分类号: H04W4/00

    摘要: Demodulation and interference parameter estimation in an OFDM receiver is improved by identifying regions, in a two-dimensional array of time-frequency transmission positions, having related interference parameters, such as resulting from the same pre-coding scheme, transmission rank, transmitting antennas, and the like. An interference measure is estimated for each of a plurality of time-frequency positions. The interference measures are analyzed by considering them as pixels, or picture elements, in a two-dimensional image, and applying image processing algorithms to identify the regions having related interference parameters. The image processing algorithms may include operations such as edge detection, segmentation, and/or clustering. The receiver may perform interference suppression or cancellation such as interference rejection combining of data extracted from signals received within an identified time-frequency region having related interference parameters.

    摘要翻译: 通过在具有相关干扰参数的时间 - 频率传输位置的二维阵列中识别区域来提高OFDM接收机中的解调和干扰参数估计,例如由相同的预编码方案,传输等级,发射天线, 等等。 针对多个时频位置中的每一个估计干扰测量。 通过将它们视为二维图像中的像素或图像元素,并应用图像处理算法来识别具有相关干扰参数的区域来分析干扰测量。 图像处理算法可以包括诸如边缘检测,分割和/或聚类的操作。 接收机可以执行干扰抑制或消除,例如从具有相关干扰参数的识别的时间 - 频率区域内接收的信号中提取的数据的干扰抑制组合。

    Signal quality estimation from coupling matrix
    6.
    发明授权
    Signal quality estimation from coupling matrix 有权
    耦合矩阵的信号质量估计

    公开(公告)号:US08724741B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-13

    申请号:US12572680

    申请日:2009-10-02

    IPC分类号: H04L27/00 H04L27/06 H03D1/06

    摘要: The quality of a received signal in a non-linear receiver is estimated using a coupling matrix G or Q that describes the interaction of symbols in the received signal with other symbols and/or how the impairment (noise and interference) interacts in the received signal. The coupling matrix is also useful for joint detection. The signal quality estimate may include, e.g., the minimum eigenvalue, and other functions, such as the determinant and trace of the coupling matrix. When G or Q varies with each block, as in CDMA systems employing longcode scrambling, a representative matrix can be used, such as a matrix of RMS values or average magnitudes of real and imaginary components. The signal quality estimate can be expressed as a bit error rate (BER).

    摘要翻译: 使用描述接收信号中的符号与其他符号的相互作用和/或接收信号中的损害(噪声和干扰)如何相互作用的耦合矩阵G或Q来估计非线性接收机中的接收信号的质量 。 耦合矩阵对于联合检测也是有用的。 信号质量估计可以包括例如最小特征值和其他函数,诸如耦合矩阵的行列式和轨迹。 当G或Q随每个块变化时,如在使用长码扰码的CDMA系统中,可以使用代表性矩阵,例如RMS值矩阵或实部和虚部分量的平均幅度。 信号质量估计可以表示为误码率(BER)。

    Frequency-domain multi-stage group detection for alleviating inter-symbol interference
    7.
    发明授权
    Frequency-domain multi-stage group detection for alleviating inter-symbol interference 有权
    用于减轻符号间干扰的频域多级组检测

    公开(公告)号:US08718199B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-06

    申请号:US13050433

    申请日:2011-03-17

    IPC分类号: H04L27/06

    摘要: A receiver comprises plural receive antennas and electronic circuitry. The plural receive antennas are configured to receive, on plural subcarriers transmitted over a radio interface, a frequency domain signal that comprises contribution from a block of time domain symbols. The electronic circuitry is configured or operable to perform symbol detection of time domain symbols comprising the block by performing a multi-stage joint detection procedure comprising plural stages, and thus serves as a detector (40). For a first stage the block is divided into a first number of sub-blocks each having a sub-block first size. For a second stage the block is divided into a second number of sub-blocks each having a sub-block second size, the sub-block second size being greater than the sub-block first size. For each stage a detector (40) formulates frequency domain combining weights and uses the frequency domain combining weights for combining multiple receive versions of each subcarrier to provide candidate symbol combination values for symbols in each sub-block of the respective stage. For the second stage the detector (40) is further configured to use the candidate symbol combination values of the first stage to formulate joint hypotheses to serve as candidates for the joint detection operation of the second stage.

    摘要翻译: 接收机包括多个接收天线和电子电路。 多个接收天线被配置为在由无线电接口发送的多个子载波上接收包括来自时域符号块的贡献的频域信号。 电子电路被配置或可操作以通过执行包括多个级的多级联合检测过程来执行包括该块的时域符号的符号检测,从而用作检测器(40)。 对于第一阶段,块被分成具有子块第一大小的第一数量的子块。 对于第二级,块被分成第二数量的子块,每个子块具有子块的第二尺寸,子块的第二尺寸大于子块的第一尺寸。 对于每个阶段,检测器(40)制定频域组合权重并使用频域组合权重来组合每个子载波的多个接收版本,以为相应级的每个子块中的符号提供候选符号组合值。 对于第二级,检测器(40)还被配置为使用第一级的候选符号组合值来形成联合假设以用作第二级的联合检测操作的候选。

    Time-division multiplexed pilot signal for integrated mobile broadcasts
    8.
    发明授权
    Time-division multiplexed pilot signal for integrated mobile broadcasts 有权
    用于集成移动广播的时分复用导频信号

    公开(公告)号:US08391253B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-05

    申请号:US12572423

    申请日:2009-10-02

    IPC分类号: H04J3/00

    摘要: A pilot channel signal for time-division multiplexing with one or more traffic channel signals in a broadcast/multi-cast signal and for code-division multiplexing with a continuously transmitted pilot channel signal is described. In an exemplary method for transmitting a broadcast/multicast signal, a pilot symbol sequence is obtained for each slot of one or more frames of the broadcast/multicast signal, so that the pilot symbol sequence varies for each slot of a given frame. The pilot symbol sequence for each slot is spread with a channelization code, and the spread pilot symbol sequence for each slot is scrambled, using a scrambling code, to form a first pilot channel signal. The first pilot channel signal is transmitted so that it is time-division multiplexed with one or more traffic channel signals transmitted during each slot and code-division multiplexed with a second pilot channel signal transmitted during all slots of the one or more frames.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于与广播/多播信号中的一个或多个业务信道信号进行时分复用并用于与连续发送的导频信道信号进行码分复用的导频信道信号。 在用于发送广播/多播信号的示例性方法中,为广播/多播信号的一个或多个帧的每个时隙获得导频符号序列,使得导频符号序列对于给定帧的每个时隙而变化。 每个时隙的导频符号序列用信道化码扩展,并且使用扰码对每个时隙的扩展导频符号序列进行加扰,以形成第一导频信道信号。 发送第一导频信道信号,使其与在每个时隙期间发送的一个或多个业务信道信号进行时分复用,并与在一个或多个帧的所有时隙期间发送的第二导频信道进行码分多路复用。

    Method and apparatus for efficient estimation of interference in a wireless receiver
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for efficient estimation of interference in a wireless receiver 有权
    用于有效估计无线接收机中的干扰的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08295417B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-23

    申请号:US12133636

    申请日:2008-06-05

    IPC分类号: H04B7/10

    CPC分类号: H04B1/7117 H04B1/712

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for determining an impairment covariance matrix for use in an interference-suppressing CDMA receiver are disclosed. In several of the disclosed embodiments, precise information regarding signal propagation delays is not needed. An exemplary method includes the selection of a plurality of processing delays for processing a received CDMA signal. Net channel coefficients for the processing delays are estimated and used to calculate an impairment covariance matrix. The impairment covariance matrix is calculated as a function of the estimated net channel coefficients and the processing delays, without estimating a propagation medium channel response for the received signal.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于确定用于干扰抑制CDMA接收机的损害协方差矩阵的方法和装置。 在所公开的几个实施例中,不需要关于信号传播延迟的精确信息。 一种示例性方法包括选择用于处理所接收的CDMA信号的多个处理延迟。 用于处理延迟的净通道系数被估计并用于计算损害协方差矩阵。 损伤协方差矩阵作为估计的净通道系数和处理延迟的函数计算,而不估计接收信号的传播介质通道响应。

    Method and apparatus for estimating impairment covariance matrices using unoccupied spreading codes
    10.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for estimating impairment covariance matrices using unoccupied spreading codes 有权
    使用未占用扩展码估计损害协方差矩阵的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08098715B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-17

    申请号:US12135268

    申请日:2008-06-09

    IPC分类号: H04B1/00

    摘要: In one of its aspects, the technology concerns a method of processing a signal which includes physical data channels which have been channelized using spreading codes. The method comprises (1) despreading unoccupied spreading codes (e.g., codes which are essentially unobscured by traffic data) included in the signal to obtain unoccupied code despread values, (2) using the unoccupied code despread values to form an impairment covariance matrix; and (3) using the impairment covariance matrix along with a channel estimate to form a processing parameter. The processing parameter can be one of combining sets and a signal quality estimate. In another of its aspects, the technology concerns a coherent, linear equalizer apparatus configured to process a signal which includes physical data channels which have been channelized using spreading codes. The equalizer apparatus comprises plural delay fingers (32) configured to despread unoccupied spreading codes included in the signal to obtain unoccupied code despread values, and a generator (60) configured to use the unoccupied code despread values to form an impairment covariance matrix.

    摘要翻译: 在其一个方面,该技术涉及一种处理信号的方法,该信号包括已经使用扩展码被信道化的物理数据信道。 该方法包括:(1)解扩所述信号中包含的未被占用的扩展码(例如,业务数据本质上不被遮挡的代码),以获得未占用的码解扩值,(2)使用未占用码解扩值形成损害协方差矩阵; 和(3)使用损伤协方差矩阵以及信道估计来形成处理参数。 处理参数可以是组合集合和信号质量估计之一。 在另一方面,该技术涉及一种相干的线性均衡器装置,其被配置为处理包括已经使用扩展码被信道化的物理数据信道的信号。 均衡器装置包括:多个延迟指(32),被配置为对包括在信号中的未占用的扩展码进行解扩以获得未占用的码去扩展值;以及生成器(60),被配置为使用未占用的码去扩展值来形成损害协方差矩阵。