Abstract:
A method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting the impedance between a transmitter's power amplifier (PA) and antenna to efficiently transfer power from the PA to the antenna. The impedance between the PA and the antenna is adjusted based on power level measurements and/or PA direct current (DC) consumption measurements, depending on whether the PA is a linear PA or a switch-mode PA. In another embodiment, a hybrid PA including a first stage linear PA and a second stage switch-mode PA is implemented in a transmitter. The hybrid PA selectively connects the output of the first stage linear PA to one of the input of the second stage switch-mode PA and the output of the hybrid PA, depending on the output power level of the first stage linear PA, the output power level of the hybrid PA, or a requirement indicated by a transmit power control (TPC) command.
Abstract:
A communication system including an amplifier, a receiver, an analog to digital converter (ADC) and an insertion phase variation compensation module. The amplifier receives a communication signal. If the amplifier is enabled, the amplifier amplifies the communication signal and outputs the amplified communication signal to the receiver. If the amplifier is disabled, the amplifier passes the communication signal to the receiver without amplifying it. The receiver outputs an analog complex signal to the ADC. The ADC outputs a digital complex signal to the insertion phase variation compensation module which counteracts the effects of a phase offset intermittently introduced into the communication signal when the amplifier is enabled or disabled.
Abstract:
A method and system for performing initial cell search is disclosed. Step 1 (208) processing is preformed to detect a peak primary synchronization code (PSC) location (i.e. chip offset or chip location). Step 2 (210) processing is performed to obtain the toffset and code group. Step 3 (212) processing is performed to identify the midamble of a base station with which the WTRU performing the initial cell search may synchronize with.
Abstract:
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) has multiple receivers with an interface to combine received signals to provided enhanced reception. A control unit selectively controls the powering of the receivers to limit power consumption based on selected parameters.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for estimating and correcting baseband frequency error in a receiver. In one embodiment, an equalizer performs equalization on a sample data stream and generates filter tap values based on the equalization. An estimated frequency error signal is generated based on at least one of the filter tap values. A rotating phasor is generated based on the estimated frequency error signal. The rotating phasor signal is multiplied with the sample data stream to correct the frequency of the sample data stream. In another embodiment, a channel estimator performs channel estimation and generates Rake receiver finger weights based on at least one of the finger weights. An estimated frequency error signal is generated based on at least one of the finger weights.
Abstract:
A method and system for performing initial cell search is disclosed. Step 1 (208) processing is preformed to detect a peak primary synchronization code (PSC) location (i.e. chip offset or chip location). Step 2 (210) processing is performed to obtain the toffset and code group. Step 3 (212) processing is performed to identify the midamble of a base station with which the WTRU performing the initial cell search may synchronize with.
Abstract:
An adaptive equalizer including an equalizer filter and a tap coefficients generator used to process a sample data stream derived from a plurality of received signals is disclosed. The tap coefficients generator includes an equalizer tap update unit, a vector norm square estimator, an active taps mask generator, a switch and a pilot amplitude reference unit used to minimize the dynamic range of the equalizer filter. A dynamic mask vector is used to mask active taps generated by the equalizer tap update unit when an unmasked signal output by the equalizer filter is selected by the switch to generate an error signal fed to the equalizer tap update unit. A fixed mask vector is used to mask active taps generated by the equalizer tap update unit when a masked signal output by the equalizer filter is used to generate the error signal.
Abstract:
In order to compensate for performance degradation caused by inferior low-cost analog radio component tolerances of an analog radio, a wireless communication transmitter employs a control process to implement numerous digital signal processing (DSP) techniques to compensate for deficiencies of such analog components so that modern specifications may be relaxed. By monitoring a plurality of parameters associated with the analog radio, such as temperature, bias current or the like, enhanced phase and amplitude compensation, as well as many other radio frequency (RF) parameters may be implemented.
Abstract:
A communication system (100) including an automatic control (AGC) circuit (105), a receiver (110), an analog to digital (ADC) converter (115) and an insertion phase variation compensation module (120). The AGC circuit receives and amplifies communication signals (150). The gain of the AGC circuit is adjusted. The AGC circuit outputsan amplified signal (145) to the receiver which, in turn, outputs an analog complex signal to the ADC (115). The ADC outputs a digital complex signal to the insertion phase variation compensation module (120) which counteracts the effects of phase offsets introduced into the communication signal due to the continuous gain adjustments associated with the AGC circuit.