Abstract:
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate dynamically allocating demodulation resources of a wideband receiver to provide improved demodulation of simultaneously received signals. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and/or packet error rate (PER) can be measured for the plurality of carriers to determine which demodulators related to the carriers require more resources than others to demodulate signals at a specified signal quality. Where the SNR of a related carrier is high and/or PER is low, the demodulator can require fewer resources than where the SNR of a related carrier is low and/or PER is high. In this regard, the resources are dynamically allocated among the demodulators and reallocated where SNR/PER changes and/or additional resources are made available.
Abstract:
A joint detection system and associated methods are provided. The joint detection system is configured to perform joint detection of received signals and includes a joint detector accelerator and a programmable digital signal processor (DSP). The joint detector accelerator is configured to perform front-end processing of first data inputted to the joint detector accelerator and output second data resulting from the front-end processing. The joint detector accelerator is further configured to perform back-end processing using at least third data inputted to the joint detector accelerator. The programmable DSP is coupled to the joint detector accelerator, and the programmable DSP is programmed to perform at least one intermediate processing operation using the second data outputted by the joint detector accelerator. The programmable DSP is further programmed to output the third data resulting from the intermediate processing operation to the joint detector accelerator.
Abstract:
A method including: using both dedicated circuitry and a programmable processor system for acquisition of a communication channel; and using the dedicated circuitry for tracking the acquired communication channel while using the programmable processor system for hosting an application that uses information dependent upon data dependent on the acquired communication channel.
Abstract:
An apparatus for performing a multipath search including a plurality of time-multiplexed chip correlators, wherein each of the plurality of time-multiplexed chip correlators has a pipeline, and further wherein each of the plurality of time-multiplexed chip correlators has a accumulation time is described. A method is described for performing a multipath search including performing multipath search slot processing, determining if a current multipath searching slot is a last multipath searching slot, if the current multipath searching slot is not the last multipath searching slot, then repeating the performing step, if the current multipath searching slot is the last multipath searching slot, then initializing a multipath searching slot index, determining if an non-coherent accumulation has been completed if the accumulation has not been completed then repeating all steps and if the accumulation has been completed, then search results are sorted to locate energy peaks corresponding to multipath locations.
Abstract:
The invention provides improved CDMA, WCDMA or other spread-spectrum communication systems of the type (fig. 1) that processes one or more spread-spectrum waveforms, each representative of a waveform received from a respective user. The improvement is characterized by a first logic element (100) that generates a residual composite spread-spectrum waveform (112) as a function of an arithmetic difference between a composite spread-spectrum waveform for all users and an estimated spread-spectrum waveform for each user. It is further characterized by one or more second logic elements (118, 120) that generates for at least a selected user, a refined spread-spectrum waveform as a function of a sum of the residual composite spread-spectrum waveform and the estimated spread-spectrum waveform for that user.
Abstract:
A matched filter requiring no high-speed processor and which consumes less power is disclosed. Partial filters 301 - 30N obtained by dividing number of matched filter taps by N are provided with a controller 341 for controlling which partial filters are enabled. The controller 341 is supplied with maximum amount of delay of an input signal and with symbol timing. On the basis of the maximum amount of delay, the controller 341 enables only the minimum number of partial filters 301 - 30n that are capable of executing an amount of computation that is required in one symbol period. The enabled partial filters are used multiple number of times per symbol period and the output, each time, integrated sample by sample. Since the disabled partial filters will not operate, it is possible to reduce power consumption and computation time.
Abstract:
A subscriber station for the wireless connection of user telecommunications equipment to a remote central station of a wireless telecommunications system includes a transmitter/receiver for wireless communication with the central station, at least one telephone line for connection to subscriber telecommunications equipment and a communications controller connected between the transmitter/receiver and the telephone line for processing signals for transmission and/or received signals. The subscriber station is configurable in response to wireless programming signals representative of control code down-loaded from the central station. By enabling the down-loading of software for programming the subscriber station, the flexibility and convenience of configuring the subscriber station, both initially and subsequently, is greatly enhanced.
Abstract:
A wireless telecommunications system (1) includes a central terminal (10) for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals to and from a subscriber terminal (20). A downlink communication path is established from a transmitter (200) of the central terminal (10) to a receiver (202) of the subscriber terminal (20). A downlink signal (212) is transmitted from the transmitter (200) to the receiver (202) during setup and operation of the wireless telecommunications system (1). The wireless telecommunications system (1) operates in one of three operating modes. In an acquisition mode during establishment of the downlink communication path, the downlink signal (212) is transmitted at a high power level and a low transmit rate with the receiver (202) operating at the low transmit rate. In a standby mode after establishment of the downlink communication path, the downlink signal (212) is transmitted at a low power level and a low transmit rate with the receiver (202) operating at the low transmit rate. In a traffic mode upon a request for wireless communication transmission, the downlink signal (212) is transmitted at a high power level and a high transmit rate with the receiver (202) adjusting to operate at the high transmit rate. Upon completion of the wireless communication transmission, the wireless telecommunications system (1) returns to the standby mode and the receiver (202) adjusts to operate at the low transmit rate.
Abstract:
A central terminal (10) in a wireless telecommunications system (1) includes an analog card (206) that combines inputs from a plurality of modem units (204) for a plurality of downlink communication paths. The analog card (206) generates a composite transmit signal (214) that is provided to a radio frequency card (208). The radio frequency card (208) prepares the composite transmit signal (214) for radio frequency transmission from the central terminal (10). A power amplifier (218) in a combining shelf (201) amplifies the composite transmit signal (214) to a desired transmitting level. A detector (240) measures a power output of the power amplifier (218). The power output measurement determined by the detector (240) is collected by a combiner monitor (222) and delivered to a shelf controller (210) of the modem shelf (200). The shelf controller (210) provides the power output measurement to the analog card (206). The analog card (206) compares the power output measurement to power estimates of the inputs from the modem units (204). The analog card (206) generates an adjustment signal (242) to control the power output from the power amplifier (218) by adjusting a gain of the radio frequency card in accordance with the comparison.
Abstract:
A wireless telecommunications system (1) includes a central terminal (10) for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals to and from a subscriber terminal (20). A downlink communication path is establised from a transmitter (200) of the central terminal (10) to a receiver (202) of the subscriber terminal (20). A downlink signal (212) is transmitted from the transmitter (200) to the receiver (202) during setup and operation of the wireless telecommunications system (1). The downlink signal (212) includes an overhead channel (224) having a power control signal (236). The power control signal (236) is capable of adjusting a transmitting power of a transmitter (204) in the subscriber terminal (20). Adjustment of the transmitting power of the transmitter (204) facilitates establishment and maintenance of an uplink communication path between the transmitter (204) of the subscriber terminal and a receiver (206) of the central terminal (10).