公开(公告)号：US20110058597A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-10

申请号：US12935849

申请日：2009-03-26

申请人： Simon Huckett ,  Phil Jones ,  Carlo Luschi

发明人： Simon Huckett ,  Phil Jones ,  Carlo Luschi

IPC分类号： H04L27/00 ,  H03K5/159

CPC分类号： H04L25/0216 ,  H04L25/0314 ,  H04L2025/03585

摘要： A method and apparatus for processing a signal in a wireless communication system. The method comprises: receiving a signal at a receiver over a wireless channel; sampling the signal to produce a plurality of signal samples; and supplying the samples to an equaliser implemented in software running on a processor of the receiver, the equaliser being configured to process the samples using at least one equaliser time period having a nominal length. The method further comprises dynamically determining one or more characteristics of the channel; in dependence on the determined channel characteristics, dynamically selecting between a first operational state of the equaliser in which the nominal length is used and a second operational state of the equaliser in which an alternative length is used in place of the nominal length; and processing the samples in the equaliser using the determined equaliser time period length.

摘要翻译： 一种在无线通信系统中处理信号的方法和装置。 该方法包括：通过无线信道在接收机处接收信号; 对信号进行采样以产生多个信号采样; 以及将所述样本提供给在所述接收机的处理器上运行的软件中实现的均衡器，所述均衡器被配置为使用具有标称长度的至少一个均衡器时间段来处理所述样本。 该方法还包括动态地确定信道的一个或多个特性; 根据所确定的信道特性，在使用标称长度的均衡器的第一操作状态和使用替换长度代替标称长度的均衡器的第二操作状态之间动态选择; 以及使用所确定的均衡器时间段长度来处理均衡器中的样本。

公开(公告)号：US08654913B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-18

申请号：US12935849

申请日：2009-03-26

申请人： Simon Huckett ,  Phil Jones ,  Carlo Luschi

发明人： Simon Huckett ,  Phil Jones ,  Carlo Luschi

IPC分类号： H04B1/10

CPC分类号： H04L25/0216 ,  H04L25/0314 ,  H04L2025/03585

摘要： A method and apparatus for processing a signal in a wireless communication system. The method comprises: receiving a signal at a receiver over a wireless channel; sampling the signal to produce a plurality of signal samples; and supplying the samples to an equaliser implemented in software running on a processor of the receiver, the equaliser being configured to process the samples using at least one equaliser time period having a nominal length. The method further comprises dynamically determining one or more characteristics of the channel; in dependence on the determined channel characteristics, dynamically selecting between a first operational state of the equaliser in which the nominal length is used and a second operational state of the equaliser in which an alternative length is used in place of the nominal length; and processing the samples in the equaliser using the determined equaliser time period length.

摘要翻译： 一种在无线通信系统中处理信号的方法和装置。 该方法包括：通过无线信道在接收机处接收信号; 对信号进行采样以产生多个信号采样; 以及将所述样本提供给在所述接收机的处理器上运行的软件中实现的均衡器，所述均衡器被配置为使用具有标称长度的至少一个均衡器时间段来处理所述样本。 该方法还包括动态地确定信道的一个或多个特性; 根据所确定的信道特性，在使用标称长度的均衡器的第一操作状态和使用替换长度代替标称长度的均衡器的第二操作状态之间动态选择; 以及使用所确定的均衡器时间段长度来处理均衡器中的样本。

公开(公告)号：US09729224B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-08

申请号：US12016688

申请日：2008-01-18

申请人： Carlo Luschi ,  Simon Huckett ,  Steve Allpress ,  Philip Jones

发明人： Carlo Luschi ,  Simon Huckett ,  Steve Allpress ,  Philip Jones

IPC分类号： H04B7/04 ,  H04B7/08 ,  H04B7/02

CPC分类号： H04B7/0874 ,  H04B7/02 ,  H04B7/04

摘要： Wireless receivers are described for receiving signals from a transmitter. A receiver can include a plurality of antennas each for receiving a version of a signal via a different propagation channel and providing that version to a respective input. Signal processing means can be included and configured to operate diversity processing of a supplied number of said inputs for use in performing detection of said signal. The receiver can include channel parameter estimation means, configured to estimate one or more channel parameters on the propagation channels. The receiver can also include selection means configured to select only a subset of said inputs to implement a specific dimensionality of the receiver diversity processing, in dependence on the one or more channel parameters indicative of channel conditions on said propagation channels. The diversity processing can be linear or non-linear. Related methods and software implementations and computer program products are also described.

公开(公告)号：US08244298B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-14

申请号：US12016671

申请日：2008-01-18

申请人： Carlo Luschi ,  Steve Allpress ,  Simon Huckett

发明人： Carlo Luschi ,  Steve Allpress ,  Simon Huckett

IPC分类号： H04B1/16

CPC分类号： H04B1/0003 ,  H04B2201/709727

摘要： Systems are described that reduce or obviate the impact of limited processing resources and/or limit the power consumption in a receiver having signal processing functions at least partially implemented in software. A wireless receiver includes reception means for receiving a signal over a wireless channel in a wireless external environment. The receiver includes storage means, and a processor configured to perform a plurality of signal processing functions for extracting processed data from said signal, each of said signal processing functions having a plurality of alternative software implementations requiring different levels of usage of a processing resource. The processor estimates at least one parameter relating to the external environment and selects and executes one of the software alternatives for each of the respective signal processing functions to apply a set of implementations adapted to a required quality of said processed data. Related methods and computer program products are described.

摘要翻译： 描述了减少或消除有限的处理资源的影响和/或限制具有至少部分地以软件实现的信号处理功能的接收机中的功耗的系统。 无线接收机包括用于在无线外部环境中通过无线信道接收信号的接收装置。 接收机包括存储装置，以及被配置为执行多个信号处理功能的处理器，用于从所述信号中提取处理的数据，所述信号处理功能中的每一个具有需要处理资源的不同使用级别的多个替代软件实现。 处理器估计与外部环境有关的至少一个参数，并且为每个相应的信号处理功能选择并执行其中一个软件替代方案，以应用适合所述处理数据的所需质量的一组实现。 描述相关方法和计算机程序产品。

公开(公告)号：US08189653B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-29

申请号：US12016640

申请日：2008-01-18

申请人： Carlo Luschi ,  Simon Huckett ,  Simon Walker ,  Steve Allpress ,  Philip Jones

发明人： Carlo Luschi ,  Simon Huckett ,  Simon Walker ,  Steve Allpress ,  Philip Jones

IPC分类号： H03H7/30

CPC分类号： H04L25/03114 ,  H04B2201/7071 ,  H04L25/0212 ,  H04L2025/03566 ,  H04L2025/03726

摘要： Techniques are described for optimizing processing facilities of a receiver in a wireless communication environment, taking into consideration processing performance set against the computing resources and/or power consumption required to obtain the processing performance. An embodiment of a radio receiver is described that includes a channel equalization means arranged to receive digital samples of an incoming signal and to generate an equalized output, said channel equalization means including means for processing said digital samples in accordance with an equalizer algorithm utilizing a set of equalizer parameters. The receiver can include means for estimating at least one parameter of a channel over which the signal has been received, and means for selecting at least one of said equalizer parameters based on at least one of said estimated channel parameters. Related methods, algorithms, and computer program products are also described.

摘要翻译： 描述了在无线通信环境中优化接收机的处理设施的技术，考虑到针对获得处理性能所需的计算资源和/或功耗设置的处理性能。 描述了一种无线电接收机的实施例，其包括信道均衡装置，其被配置为接收输入信号的数字样本并产生均衡的输出，所述信道均衡装置包括用于根据利用集合的均衡器算法处理所述数字样本的装置 均衡器参数。 接收机可以包括用于估计已经在其上接收信号的信道的至少一个参数的装置，以及用于基于所述估计的信道参数中的至少一个来选择所述均衡器参数中的至少一个的装置。 还描述了相关方法，算法和计算机程序产品。

公开(公告)号：US20090113429A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-30

申请号：US12016671

申请日：2008-01-18

申请人： Carlo Luschi ,  Steve Allpress ,  Simon Huckett

发明人： Carlo Luschi ,  Steve Allpress ,  Simon Huckett

IPC分类号： G06F9/46

CPC分类号： H04B1/0003 ,  H04B2201/709727

摘要： Systems are described that reduce or obviate the impact of limited processing resources and/or limit the power consumption in a receiver having signal processing functions at least partially implemented in software. A wireless receiver includes reception means for receiving a signal over a wireless channel in a wireless external environment. The receiver includes storage means, and a processor configured to perform a plurality of signal processing functions for extracting processed data from said signal, each of said signal processing functions having a plurality of alternative software implementations requiring different levels of usage of a processing resource. The processor estimates at least one parameter relating to the external environment and selects and executes one of the software alternatives for each of the respective signal processing functions to apply a set of implementations adapted to a required quality of said processed data. Related methods and computer program products are described.

摘要翻译： 描述了减少或消除有限的处理资源的影响和/或限制具有至少部分地以软件实现的信号处理功能的接收机中的功耗的系统。 无线接收机包括用于在无线外部环境中通过无线信道接收信号的接收装置。 接收机包括存储装置，以及被配置为执行多个信号处理功能的处理器，用于从所述信号中提取处理的数据，所述信号处理功能中的每一个具有需要处理资源的不同使用级别的多个替代软件实现。 处理器估计与外部环境有关的至少一个参数，并且为每个相应的信号处理功能选择并执行其中一个软件替代方案，以应用适合所述处理数据的所需质量的一组实现。 描述相关方法和计算机程序产品。

公开(公告)号：US20090110049A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-30

申请号：US12016640

申请日：2008-01-18

申请人： Carlo Luschi ,  Simon Huckett ,  Simon Walker ,  Steve Allpress ,  Philip Jones

发明人： Carlo Luschi ,  Simon Huckett ,  Simon Walker ,  Steve Allpress ,  Philip Jones

IPC分类号： H04L27/01

CPC分类号： H04L25/03114 ,  H04B2201/7071 ,  H04L25/0212 ,  H04L2025/03566 ,  H04L2025/03726

摘要： Techniques are described for optimizing processing facilities of a receiver in a wireless communication environment, taking into consideration processing performance set against the computing resources and/or power consumption required to obtain the processing performance. An embodiment of a radio receiver is described that includes a channel equalization means arranged to receive digital samples of an incoming signal and to generate an equalized output, said channel equalization means including means for processing said digital samples in accordance with an equalizer algorithm utilizing a set of equalizer parameters. The receiver can include means for estimating at least one parameter of a channel over which the signal has been received, and means for selecting at least one of said equalizer parameters based on at least one of said estimated channel parameters. Related methods, algorithms, and computer program products are also described.

摘要翻译： 描述了在无线通信环境中优化接收机的处理设施的技术，考虑到针对获得处理性能所需的计算资源和/或功耗设置的处理性能。 描述了一种无线电接收机的实施例，其包括信道均衡装置，其被配置为接收输入信号的数字样本并产生均衡的输出，所述信道均衡装置包括用于根据利用集合的均衡器算法处理所述数字样本的装置 均衡器参数。 接收机可以包括用于估计已经在其上接收信号的信道的至少一个参数的装置，以及用于基于所述估计的信道参数中的至少一个来选择所述均衡器参数中的至少一个的装置。 还描述了相关方法，算法和计算机程序产品。

公开(公告)号：US09369310B2

公开(公告)日：2016-06-14

申请号：US13350259

申请日：2012-01-13

申请人： Stephen Allpress ,  Edward Andrews ,  Simon Huckett ,  Laolu Lijofi ,  Jonathan Peter Lucas ,  Carlo Luschi ,  Simon Nicholas Walker

发明人： Stephen Allpress ,  Edward Andrews ,  Simon Huckett ,  Laolu Lijofi ,  Jonathan Peter Lucas ,  Carlo Luschi ,  Simon Nicholas Walker

IPC分类号： H04B1/10 ,  H04L25/02 ,  H04L25/03

CPC分类号： H04L25/0212 ,  H04L25/03019

摘要： An apparatus, method and program for processing a signal received over a wireless channel. The apparatus comprises: a channel searcher configured to determine a profile of the channel in the form of energy values for a plurality of rays at respective channel positions, and an equalizer for equalizing the signal based on a variable window of the equalizer. The channel searcher is configured to estimate dispersion of the channel by determining a measure of variance of ray distance from a reference position within the channel profile weighted by ray energy. The equalizer is coupled to the channel searcher and arranged to adapt the window in dependence on the measure of energy-weighted ray distance variance.

摘要翻译： 一种用于处理通过无线信道接收的信号的装置，方法和程序。 该装置包括：信道搜索器，被配置为以各个信道位置处的多个光线的能量值的形式确定信道的分布;以及均衡器，用于基于均衡器的可变窗口对信号进行均衡。 信道搜索器被配置为通过确定由由射线能量加权的信道简档内的参考位置的射线距离的方差的度量来估计信道的色散。 均衡器耦合到信道搜索器并且被布置成依赖于能量加权的射线距离方差的测量来适应窗口。

公开(公告)号：US20120183037A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-19

申请号：US13350259

申请日：2012-01-13

申请人： Stephen Allpress ,  Edward Andrews ,  Simon Huckett ,  Laolu Lijofi ,  Jonathan Peter Lucas ,  Carlo Luschi ,  Simon Nicholas Walker

发明人： Stephen Allpress ,  Edward Andrews ,  Simon Huckett ,  Laolu Lijofi ,  Jonathan Peter Lucas ,  Carlo Luschi ,  Simon Nicholas Walker

IPC分类号： H04L27/01

CPC分类号： H04L25/0212 ,  H04L25/03019

摘要： An apparatus, method and program for processing a signal received over a wireless channel. The apparatus comprises: a channel searcher configured to determine a profile of the channel in the form of energy values for a plurality of rays at respective channel positions, and an equaliser for equalising the signal based on a variable window of the equaliser. The channel searcher is configured to estimate dispersion of the channel by determining a measure of variance of ray distance from a reference position within the channel profile weighted by ray energy. The equaliser is coupled to the channel searcher and arranged to adapt the window in dependence on the measure of energy-weighted ray distance variance.

摘要翻译： 一种用于处理通过无线信道接收的信号的装置，方法和程序。 该装置包括：信道搜索器，被配置为以各个信道位置处的多个光线的能量值的形式确定信道的分布;以及均衡器，用于基于均衡器的可变窗口对信号进行均衡。 信道搜索器被配置为通过确定由由射线能量加权的信道简档内的参考位置的射线距离的方差的度量来估计信道的色散。 均衡器耦合到信道搜索器并且被布置成依赖于能量加权的射线距离方差的测量来适应窗口。

公开(公告)号：US20120183033A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-19

申请号：US13349132

申请日：2012-01-12

申请人： Stephen Allpress ,  Edward Andrews ,  Simon Huckett ,  Laolu Lijofi ,  Jonathan Peter Lucas ,  Carlo Luschi ,  Simon Nicholas Walker

发明人： Stephen Allpress ,  Edward Andrews ,  Simon Huckett ,  Laolu Lijofi ,  Jonathan Peter Lucas ,  Carlo Luschi ,  Simon Nicholas Walker

IPC分类号： H04B17/00 ,  H04L27/01 ,  H04B7/26

CPC分类号： H04L1/20 ,  H04L25/03254

摘要： Method, apparatus and computer program product for processing an input signal received over a channel of a wireless network at an apparatus. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a plurality of receiver processing means, wherein each one of the plurality of receiver processing means is repeatedly selected to perform the processing of the input signal for a respective time interval thereby generating a respective plurality of output signals and, only one of the receiver processing means is selected for said processing at a time. A respective quality measure of each of the plurality of output signals is compared. The selection of the plurality of receiver processing means is controlled in dependence upon the comparison of the quality measures of the output signals, such that the receiver processing means which generates the output signal having the quality measure indicating the highest quality is selected for the longest time interval.

摘要翻译： 用于处理在设备处通过无线网络的信道接收的输入信号的方法，装置和计算机程序产品。 在一个实施例中，一种装置包括多个接收机处理装置，其中重复选择多个接收机处理装置中的每一个以在相应的时间间隔内执行输入信号的处理，从而产生相应的多个输出信号， 一次仅对接收机处理装置中的一个进行所述处理。 比较多个输出信号中的每一个的相应质量测量。 多个接收机处理装置的选择根据输出信号的质量测量的比较来进行控制，使得生成具有指示最高质量的质量测量的输出信号的接收机处理装置被选择最长时间 间隔。