Abstract:
An apparatus and a method for routing digitized radio frequency (RF) signals (140-143) to a plurality of paths are described herein. In accordance with a first preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes a digital converter/modulator (DUC) (125 or 129) coupled to a scaling and switching network (100N) which includes, at least, a first, second, third and fourth digital switch, and a first, second and third adder. Within the scaling and switching network, the first digital switch is responsive to the DUC. The first adder is responsive to the first and second digital switches, while the second adder is responsive to the third and fourth digital switches. Finally, the third adder is responsive to the first and second adders.
Abstract:
A dynamically controlled polarization diversity system and method (100) for wireless communications comprises a transmitter, such as a base station (102), for transmitting signals with an adaptively controlled polarization state to a receiver, such as a mobile station (104). The polarization state may be adaptively varied by rotating a polarization angle, of the transmit signals. In one version, the polarization angle may be substantially continuously rotated from approximately 180 degrees to approximately 0 degrees in predetermined intervals. As the transmitter transmits signals with a varying polarization state, the receiver analyses the received transmit signals at the various states. The receiver may, for example, detect the received signal strength (RSSI) at each of the polarization states. The receiver then transmits a reply signal to the transmitter indicating the relative RSSI for each of the polarization states. The transmitter thereafter transmits at the polarization state which has the highest RSSI.
Abstract:
A method, information processing system, and wireless communication system schedules transmission of data packets in a wireless communication network. At least one selected data packet to be retransmitted to at least one respective receiver (108) is identified. At least one respective selected data packet is scheduled for retransmission (620) in a set of available transmission slots to at least one respective receiver (108). The scheduling is performed prior to determining a failure of a previous communication of the selected data packet and in response to the identifying.
Abstract:
A communication device (202) converts a bit stream to multiple symbols and provides encryption at a physical layer by shifting a phase of each symbol of the multiple symbols to produce multiple encrypted symbols. Each encrypted symbol of the multiple encrypted symbols is modulated with an orthogonal (214) subcarrier to produce at least one modulated subcarrier and the at least one modulated subcarrier is then transmitted (278) via a wireless link. On a receive side (260), a receiving (260) communication device (250) receives the transmitted (230), encrypted symbols and provides decryption at a physical layer by shifting a phase of each encrypted symbol in correspondence with the phase (234) used to encrypt the symbol at the transmit side.