Abstract:
To allocate a VSAT to a MODCOD in a DVB-S2 ACM system, the HUB periodically transmits pilot frames of alternating MODCODs, which is identified by the VSAT. An FPGA at a VSAT site maintains telemetry of good and bad frames. A processor polls this telemetry to determine the optimal MODCOD to be allocated to the VSAT.
Abstract:
A receiver receives data transmitted from a transmitter. The data is stored in a buffer, and a reliability value of the data is computed by a computing unit. A determining unit determines reliability of the data by comparing a reliability value of existing data in the buffer and a reliability value of the data. When the reliability value of the data is higher than a predetermined value, the existing data is combined with the data. Then, an error correcting unit performs error correcting on combined data obtained, and outputs decoded bits. If the combined data includes many errors, retransmission of the data is requested to the transmitter. When the reliability value of the data is lower than the predetermined value, retransmission of data is directly requested without combining the data with the existing data.
Abstract:
Following a transmission comprising a plurality of symbols, an error measurement is generated for each symbol, so that one may distinguish between symbols having a relatively low error and symbols having a relatively high error. A bit rate to be used for subsequent transmission is determined as a function of error measurements of those symbols that have relatively low error and as a function also of the proportion of symbols having a relatively high error, such that the bit rate reduces as the proportion increases. Measurement of the error rate and/or the durations of high and low error conditions may also be used to set other transmission parameters such as error-correcting code and interleaver settings.
Abstract:
In a method of detecting whether a transmitted data frame is a discontinuous transmission (DTX) frame, a signal metric corresponding to the transmitted data frame is generated in a decoding operation used to decode the data frame from a signal carrying the frame that is received by a base station receiver. A signal energy of the transmitted data frame is determined based on the signal metric, and used for determining whether the transmitted data frame is a DTX frame.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for receiving a message stream on a channel. A message is received on the channel. Information regarding the bits of a successfully decoded message is added to a message attributes list if the message is successfully decoded. An attempt is made to decode a subsequent message based on the information in the message attributes list.
Abstract:
A method of detecting DTX frames in frames received over a communication channel and a power control method are described, where radio link protocol (RLP) information received over the channel may be received, and one or more frames associated with the RLP information may be determined as an erasure or a DTX frame, based on the RLP information. Such determination may be incorporated into outer loop power control algorithms for adjusting a threshold related to a specified quality of service.
Abstract:
A method for error handling of corrupted repeating primitives during frame reception is disclosed. The method comprises identifying a portion of a received frame including a repeating primitive sequence, determining whether data in the repeating primitive sequence has one or more errors, and indicating a successful reception of the received frame with the one or more errors in the repeating primitive sequence if the number of errors is less than a determined threshold. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A system and method for bad frame indication of a speech frame includes estimating a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and checking a cyclic redundancy code (CRC) value of the speech frame. When the speech frame fails CRC error detection or the SNR is below a pre-specified value, a bad frame indication (BFI) flag is set. When the speech frame passes CRC error detection and the SNR is above the pre-specified value, a receive signal quality metric of the speech frame is checked against a high threshold and, if need be, a low threshold. The BFI flag and the receive signal quality metric for the previous speech frame is checked when the current receive signal quality metric is between the high and low thresholds. The BFI flag is set according to the value of the SNR, the CRC value, the current and previous receive signal quality metrics, and the previous BFI flag.
Abstract:
Novel techniques are disclosed for detecting discontinuous transmission (DTX) over a communication channel. A received data frame is characterized as one of a Good frame, Erasure, or DTX. If a Good frame is not initially detected, a multi-dimensional quality metric is used to characterize the received frame as either an Erasure or DTX. A two dimensional quality metric may be generated using energy per bit to noise power ratio as a first dimension and re-encoded symbol error count as a second dimension. Alternatively, re-encoded symbol energy may be used as the second dimension of the quality metric. The communication channel may be a CDMA wireless communication channel capable of DTX and the device may be a base station, base station controller, or mobile station.
Abstract:
A method for identifying a bad GSM speed frame and simultaneously maintaining a frame erasure rate below a specified value. The method is based upon a joint use of four signal quality metrics: (1) frame CRC parity check; (2) estimated burst signal-to-noise ratio; (3) estimated frame bit error count; and (4) stealing flag values of a frame. Another feature includes providing an improved estimated burst signal-to-noise ratio.