Abstract:
A method and apparatus for improved offset frequency estimation includes in a first embodiment a receiver (100) for coherent reception of a signal having known reference information, the receiver including an extractor (106) for extracting the reference information (107) from the signal, and an offset frequency estimator (110). The offset frequency estimator (110) includes a filter (121) for filtering the reference information and outputting a filtered reference sequence; a correlator (122, 124) for correlating the filtered reference sequence against a predetermined reference signal to form correlation values; and a peak detector (126) for determining an offset frequency estimate (131) from the correlation values. Other embodiments are also shown.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus is provided for facilitating coherent communication reception. A received reference symbol coded spread-spectrum communication signal is despread with a spreading code to derive a stream of reference samples (152) and a stream of data samples (158). The channel response is estimated by utilizing the stream of reference samples (152). An offset frequency detector (443) determines an offset to be applied to the received signal via a frequency locked loop (456), while a timing control (176) compensates for slow timing drift and fast fading based on power estimates derived from the stream of reference samples (152) and/or the stream of data samples (158). A rate estimator determines the rate at which the information was encoded, and the rate information is used to optimize the timing control (176), frequency offset detector (443) and channel estimator (154). Thus an improved detection of estimated data symbols from the stream of received data samples (158) is provided.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus is provided for encoding and decoding to facilitate coherent communication. In encoding, reference symbols are inserted into a stream of input data symbols (110) to form a reference coded stream of input data symbols (114). Subsequently, the reference coded stream of input data symbols are prepared for transmission over a communication channel by spreading the reference coded stream of input data symbols with a spreading code prior to transmission over the communication channel. In decoding, a received communication signal (120) is despread with a spreading code to derive a stream of reference samples (132) and a stream of data samples (138). The channel response is estimated by utilizing the stream of reference samples (132). Finally, an estimated data symbol is detected from the stream of data samples (138) by utilizing the estimated channel response.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus is provided for estimating signal power. The estimating is accomplished by correlating (206) an input data vector (204) with a set of mutually orthogonal codes to generate a set of output values. The input data vector (204) consists of data samples of a received orthogonal coded signal (202). Each output value corresponds to a mesure of confidence that the input data vector is substantially similar to one of the orthogonal codes from within the set of mutually orthogonal codes. Finally, an estimate of the power of the received orthogonal coded signal is generated (208) as a nonlinear function of the set of output values.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus is provided for maintaining received signal power levels at an average level when a signal power estimate is on average similar to the average of actually received signal power levels (P(n)). The maintaining of the received signal power levels is accomplished by generating an estimate of the power of a received signal. Subsequently, a difference signal is generated by subtracting the estimated received signal power from a predetermined reference signal power (Pref). Finally, a signal power control threshold is adjusted as a function of the difference signal (106).
Abstract:
A device and method utilize a linear feedback/feedforward configuration to estimate and cancel a listener echo wherein equalizer (202) and listener echo cancellation (204 and 208) units are jointly updated, allowing determination of an error signal once (204 and 208), in place of the former method of separate error signal determination for each of an equalizer and a listener echo canceller. An improved phase-correction scheme is utlized to compensate the frequency offset in the listener echo. The relationship between the listener echo and talker far echo is utilized to facilitate the listener echo cancellation.
Abstract:
A receiver (500) utilizes parameters generated by a Viterbi decoder (530) to determine one of a plurality of coding rates in which user information is transmitted. The receiver (500) combines the parameters in a predetermined manner, the result of which is a detection statistic (dij). By utilizing the detection statistic (dij), the coding rate at which user information is transmitted is accurately determined.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus is provided for estimating signal power. This is accomplished by demodulating a received communication signal to derive a stream of samples. These samples may consist of either reference samples (132), data samples (142), or a combination thereof. An estimate of the power (118) of the received communication signal is then generated as a function of the stream of samples (144). The signal power estimate (148) may, for example, be used in a power control algorithm by setting a power control indicator (121), in response to a comparison between the signal power estimate and a predetermined threshold. Subsequently, the power control indicator (171) is transmitted over a communication channel to another communication unit. The communication unit detects a power control indicator (171) within a signal (120) received from over the communication channel and adjusts a particular signal transmission power of a signal transmitter in response to the detected power control indicator (171).
Abstract:
La présente invention concerne un procédé et un appareil permettant de compenser le décalage des fréquences porteuses dans un système de communication à accès multiple à répartition dans le temps (AMRT). Dans ce but, un récepteur AMRT est adapté pour recevoir, par l'intermédiaire d'un canal de transmission, une rafale de signaux transmise qui comprend une configuration de signal de synchronisation, une portion d'un signal message et au moins une portion connue dans un intervalle de temps AMRT. A l'origine, une erreur de phase dans la portion du signal reçu qui correspond à la portion connue du signal transmis est déterminée. Ensuite, les divers paramètres du signal reçu sont ajustés de manière à éliminer l'erreur de phase et de compenser tout décalage des fréquences porteuses.