摘要:
Spatial and temporal characteristics of received radio signals in a multiple user radio system can be estimated based on signals received from the users. In one embodiment, the invention includes collecting measurements of radio frequency signals received at different elements of an antenna system over time, the received signals corresponding at least in part to transmissions received from a system user, collecting representations of the transmissions of the system user, cross-correlating the collected measurements and the collected representations, and comparing the cross-correlation to the collected measurements to form a characterization of the radio channel traversed by transmissions of the system user.
摘要:
Spatial and temporal characteristics of received radio signals in a multiple user radio system can be estimated based on signals received from the users. In one embodiment, the invention includes collecting measurements of radio frequency signals received at different elements of an antenna system over time, the received signals corresponding at least in part to transmissions received from a system user, collecting representations of the transmissions of the system user, and comparing the representations to the collected measurements to form a spatial characterization of the radio channel traversed by transmissions of the system user in which the elements of the spatial characterization represent forming a beam in the direction of the system user and directing nulls to interferers.
摘要:
Spatial and temporal characteristics of received radio signals in a multiple user radio system can be estimated based on signals received from the users. In one embodiment, the invention includes measuring radio frequency signals received at different elements of an antenna system over time, the received signals corresponding at least in part to transmissions received from a system user, accumulating the signal measurements into a first matrix, generating a second matrix representing the transmissions of the system user, cross-correlating the first and second matrices to form a third matrix, and multiplying the third matrix with a product of the second matrix to form a fourth matrix in which the elements of the fourth matrix characterize the radio channel traversed by transmissions of the system user.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus for calculating spatial processing strategies in adaptive antenna array processing systems. Reference signal quality, intersymbol interference, data processed and received signal quality can be determined by burst type or remote device type and used to determine a synthetic signal level for use in developing a spatial processing strategy. A synthetic signal have an isotropically distributed component can be added to the antennas in the array or the diagonal elements of the received signal covariance matrix to develop uplink and downlink spatial processing strategies. Different synthetic signals at different signal levels can be used to develop different uplink and downlink spatial processing strategies. The downlink signal level can be larger than the uplink signal level. Uplink and downlink processing strategies can be developed in substantially the same way.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus for calculating spatial processing strategies in adaptive antenna array processing systems. Reference signal quality, intersymbol interference, data processed and received signal quality can be determined by burst type or remote device type and used to determine a synthetic signal level for use in developing a spatial processing strategy. A synthetic signal have an isotropically distributed component can be added to the antennas in the array or the diagonal elements of the received signal covariance matrix to develop uplink and downlink spatial processing strategies. Different synthetic signals at different signal levels can be used to develop different uplink and downlink spatial processing strategies. The downlink signal level can be larger than the uplink signal level. Uplink and downlink processing strategies can be developed in substantially the same way.
摘要:
An embodiment of the invention provides a method for effecting switchback on a spatial division multiple access (SDMA) PHS channel. A communication signal is broadcast over each of one or more SDMA channels of a multi-access channel to one or more corresponding user terminals. A set of transmit spatial weights is determined for a synchronization burst to a user terminal attempting to reestablish communication over an SDMA channel of the multi-access channel. The set of transmit spatial weights is determined such that interference caused by one or more communication signals to the synchronization burst is reduced.
摘要:
A method and apparatus are provided that determine a frequency dependent calibration vector for a set of transmit or receive chains of a radio communications system using only differential phase and amplitude between the transmit chains and the receive chains, respectively. In one embodiment, the invention includes an antenna array adapted to transmit and receive radio communications signals with a plurality of other terminals, a transmit chain to transmit a calibration signal through the antenna array to a transponder on at least two different frequency bands, and a receive chain to receive through the antenna array a transponder signal from the transponder, the transponder signal being received on at least two different frequency bands and being based on the calibration signal. A signal processor determines a frequency dependent calibration vector based on the at least two frequency bands of the transponder signal as received through the receive chain by comparing relative characteristics for the transponder signal at a first one of the at least two frequencies to relative characteristics for the transponder signal at a second one of the at least two frequencies.
摘要:
Time-varying error between a prescribed magnetic field and an actual magnetic field is identified from a self-encoding technique and the measurement of detected responses to various magnetic read-out gradients. The gradients can be a sinusoidal, step function, or other suitable form which enables the actual responses to be obtained from which transfer functions can be defined. In one embodiment, the data can effectively frequency sample the transfer function of the system. A gradient-recalled echo occurs each time the self-encode lobe is refocussed, and the phase of the echo peak is used to estimate the time variation of the main magnetic field, B.sub.0 (t).
摘要:
In accordance with the invention, spatially invariant B.sub.0 eddy currents induced by a slice-selection gradient, G.sub.Z in an MRI system, are compensated by phase modulating the RF excitation pulse with a compensating function. In one embodiment, the compensating function is based on a measure of the integral of the B.sub.0 eddy current. In another embodiment, a scaled copy of the excitation gradient can be used as an approximation of the compensating function.
摘要:
A method and apparatus are provided that optimizes a transmitted user-specific signal. In one embodiment, the invention includes receiving signals from a remote radio, deriving estimates of receive channels corresponding to the received signals using the received signals, deriving a model of an expected transmit channel to the remote radio based on the receive channel estimates, deriving a set of transmit parameters to be applied to an array of transmit antennas to transmit a signal to the remote radio by optimizing a transmit power criteria using the model of the expected transmit channel and constraints on the estimated quality of a signal transmitted over the expected transmit channel, and transmitting to the remote radio by applying the derived set of transmit parameters to the transmit antenna array.