Abstract:
Various aspects of this disclosure describe detecting a signal and measuring power with a multi-band filter. Examples include a signal detection and power measurement module in a receiver capable of detecting a training signal and calculating a reliable power measurement in the presence of narrowband interference. A received signal is filtered by a multi-band filter comprising a plurality of sub-band filters. For instance, sub-band filters may be bandpass filters with non-overlapping pass-bands. A training signal is detected by comparing powers of each of the outputs of the sub-band filters to a plurality of thresholds. For example, each sub-band may be assigned a different threshold value. Responsive to detecting a training signal, a power measurement is determined from at least one sub-band filter output. A gain is set based on the determined power measurement, and applied in the receiver.
Abstract:
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for detecting interference. The method includes receiving a plurality of frequency components of a signal received at a first device, identifying, among the plurality of frequency components, first frequency components that are not corrupted by interference, determining a noise power threshold based on the first frequency components, and comparing powers of the plurality of frequency components with the noise power threshold to determine second frequency components to be suppressed during decoding of the signal.
Abstract:
A transceiver including a receiver and a receive baseband processor. The receiver is configured to receive an analog radio frequency signal including a time domain analog Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol and generate a baseband signal. The baseband signal includes a frequency domain digital OFDM symbol. The receive baseband processor is configured to generate an estimate of the channel for each sub-carrier of the frequency domain digital OFDM symbol, generate channel state information corresponding to each sub-carrier of the frequency domain digital OFDM symbol, generate a plurality of demodulated symbols based on the estimate of the channel for each sub-carrier of the frequency domain digital OFDM symbol, wherein each demodulated symbol corresponds to a given sub-carrier of the frequency domain digital OFDM symbol, perform decoding on each demodulated symbol, and generate a corresponding decoded symbol, wherein the decoding of each demodulated symbol is based on the channel state information.
Abstract:
A baseband processor for a receiver. The baseband processor includes a channel estimator configured to generate an estimate of a communication channel based on a baseband signal. The baseband signal corresponds to a radio frequency signal received by the receiver. A demodulator is configured to generate, based on the baseband signal and the estimate of the communication channel, channel state information corresponding to the communication channel, and generate, based on the estimate of the communication channel, a demodulated symbol, wherein the demodulated symbol incorporates the channel state information. A decoder is configured to generate branch metrics for the demodulated symbol using the estimate of the communication channel as received from the channel estimator and the demodulated symbol as received from the demodulator, and perform decoding on the demodulated symbol, using the branch metrics for the demodulated symbol, in order to generate a decoded symbol.
Abstract:
A wireless communication device including a transceiver, a medium access control device, a first module and a second module. The transceiver is configured to receive a signal on a channel. The medium access control device is configured to determine a parameter, wherein the parameter is a rank of a matrix of the channel, an angle of array of the signal, a packet error rate of the signal, a frame error rate of the signal, or a signal-to-noise ratio of the signal. The first module is configured to, based on the parameter, determine whether an operating environment of the wireless communication device is a rich-scattering environment or a line of sight environment. The second module is configured to adjust a bandwidth of the wireless communication device based on the operating environment as determined by the first module.
Abstract:
A receiver including a plurality of receiver pathways. The plurality of receiver pathways are configured to receive, via respective receive antennas, a radio frequency signal transmitted over a communication channel and generate a plurality of respective baseband signals corresponding to the radio frequency signal. A channel estimator is configured to generate an estimate of the channel based on the plurality of respective baseband signals. A demodulator is configured to generate, based on the plurality of respective baseband signals and the estimate of the channel, channel state information corresponding to the communication channel, perform maximum ratio combining on the plurality of respective baseband signals using the channel state information, and generate, based on the estimate of the channel, a plurality of demodulated symbols that incorporate the channel state information. A decoder is configured to perform decoding on the plurality of demodulated symbols to generate respective decoded symbols.
Abstract:
A system includes a channel estimator configured to receive a plurality of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols via a plurality of respective antennas, and generate estimates of a channel based on the plurality of OFDM symbols. A demodulator is configured to generate a plurality of demodulated symbols based on the plurality of OFDM symbols and the estimates of the channel. A decoder is configured to receive the estimates of the channel from the channel estimator, receive the plurality of demodulated symbols from the demodulator, and calculate decision metrics for the plurality of OFDM symbols using both the estimates of the channel and the plurality of demodulated symbols.
Abstract:
A transceiver to communicate in a vehicle via a single twisted-pair Ethernet cable includes a transmitter to transmit signals via the single twisted-pair Ethernet cable and a receiver to receive signals via the single twisted-pair Ethernet cable. The transceiver includes an equalizer, a signal-to-noise ratio estimator, and a controller. The equalizer includes a notch filter and a slicer. The equalizer receives an input signal received by the transceiver via the single twisted-pair Ethernet cable. The notch filter cancels electromagnetic interference from the input signal and to output a filtered signal. The slicer slices the filtered signal. The signal-to-noise ratio estimator estimates a signal-to-noise ratio based on an output of the slicer. The controller controls a rate of adapting the equalizer by controlling a rate of change of tap values of the notch filter based on the signal-to-noise ratio.
Abstract:
A transceiver includes an equalizer, an adaptation module, an error detector, and a controller. The equalizer receives an input signal via the single twisted-pair Ethernet cable, including outputs of an analog front end of the receiver and an echo canceller, to cancel electromagnetic interference from the input signal. The adaptation module adapts parameters of one or more of i) the equalizer, ii) the analog front end, and iii) the echo canceller based on an error in an output of the equalizer due to the electromagnetic interference. The error detector detects when the error is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold and in response sets an error indicator to indicate no error for a predetermined period of time. The controller controls adaptation of the parameters of the one or more of i) the equalizer, ii) the analog front end, and iii) the echo canceller based on the error indicator.
Abstract:
According to various embodiments, a method for demarcating data bursts includes receiving, via a coax network, a first data burst and a second data burst at a network interface device, wherein the first data burst and the second data burst at least partially overlap in the time domain. In various embodiments, the first data burst includes a start marker, first data elements following the start marker, and an end marker following the first data elements. In various embodiments, the start marker is orthogonal to the end marker. The method further includes distinguishing, at the network interface device, the first data burst from the second data burst based on the start marker and the end marker; and transmitting the first data burst and the second data burst via an optical network such that the first data burst and the second data burst do not overlap in time.