Abstract:
A communication device has a plurality of concurrently operating transceiver systems, each operating in a respectively different one of a plurality of communication systems. Operation of the transceiver systems is coordinated by receiving a plurality of requests from different ones of the transceiver systems, each of the requests being a request to access a communication medium for the purpose of transmitting or receiving a data packet. Utilization of an available time period is scheduled by selecting which one or ones of the requests to grant based, at least in part, on how many remaining times out of a maximum number of times each of the transmission systems' data packet is permitted to be retransmitted compared to other requests, on whether the requests are requests to transmit a data packet, and on whether the requests are requests to receive a data packet.
Abstract:
A method of broadcasting a data stream associated with a service is disclosed. The method comprises splitting the data stream into a plurality of different self-contained sub-streams, and transmitting each of the sub-streams using a respective transmission resource, wherein a first transmission resource used to transmit a first of the sub-streams is different from a second transmission resource used to transmit a second of the sub-streams. A method for use in a wireless communication receiver is also disclosed. The method comprises receiving two or more different self-contained sub-streams related to a same broadcast service, and processing two or more of the received two or more sub-streams and combining the result. Corresponding system, receiver and computer program products are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method of estimating a signal quality value in a receiver, the method comprising receiving a plurality of reference symbols; determining error rate for the plurality of received reference symbols; mapping the determined error rate to a signal quality value model; and determining mapped signal quality from the model to be signal quality value estimate. A signal quality estimator, a receiver, a communication apparatus, and a computer program for estimating signal quality are also disclosed.
Abstract:
Methods for positioning an FFT-window in an OFDM-receiver are disclosed as well as electronic apparatuses and computer program products for performing the methods. The method comprises determining a position of the FFT-window in relation to one or more OFDM-symbols of a received OFDM-signal, using the position of the FFT-window to obtain a first OFDM-symbol from the received OFDM-signal, and applying an FFT to the first OFDM-symbol to produce an FFT-output signal. The method also comprises determining a frequency dependent phase rotation component of the FFT-output signal, and removing the determined frequency dependent phase rotation component from the FFT-output signal to obtain a compensated FFT-output signal. A delay spread estimate is calculated based on at least one of the FFT-output signal and the compensated FFT-output signal, and the position of the FFT-window is adjusted based on at least the determined frequency dependent phase rotation component and the calculated delay spread estimate.
Abstract:
Methods for calculating a delay spread estimate in an OFDM-receiver are described, along with computer program products and electronic apparatuses for performing said methods. The methods comprise determining a position of an FFT-window in relation to one or more OFDM-symbols of a received OFDM-signal and using the determined position to obtain a first OFDM-symbol from the received OFDM-signal. An FFT is applied to the first OFDM-symbol to produce an FFT-output signal. A frequency dependent phase rotation component of the FFT-output signal is determined and removed from the FFT-output signal. A number of zero-crossings of at least one of a real component and an imaginary component of a transfer function of a channel, over which the received OFDM-signal has been transmitted, derived from the FFT-output signal where the frequency dependent phase rotation component has been removed is determined, and a delay spread estimate is calculated based on the determined number of zero-crossings.
Abstract:
A method, and associated apparatus and system, for simultaneous cell group and cyclic prefix (CP) detection, having the steps of determining primary synchronization signal (P-SyS) timing t using the P-SyS; based on t, determine a secondary synchronization signal (S-SyS) timing; placing a single Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) window; FFT processing the signal to obtain the frequency domain S-SyS symbols; equalizing the frequency domain S-SyS signal; phase correcting the S-SyS signal; and detecting the cell group and CP length by the correlation giving maximum energy.
Abstract:
In a method for receiving data in a mobile communication device (103) in a broadcast system (100) in which an amount of data is transmitted; said mobile communication device (103) comprising a battery (104); wherein the method comprises the step of receiving a part of said amount of data, wherein the method further comprises the step of determining said part of said amount of data based on a charge state of the battery. In this way, the mobile communication device is able to download/receive an amount of data in dependence to an actual condition experienced by said mobile communication device. A condition of the mobile communication device may, in this context be, for example, a reception condition, a power consumption condition, a battery capacity condition, a battery charging condition, etc.
Abstract:
A DIF FFT stage is used in an N bin FFT, wherein N is an even integer. The DIF FFT stage includes swap logic that receives a first input sample, x ( v ), and a second input sample, x ( v + N /2), and selectively supplies either the first and second input samples at respective first and second swap logic output ports or alternatively the second and first input samples at the respective first and second swap logic output ports, wherein 0 ≤ v N/ 2 . The DIF FFT stage further includes a summing unit for adding values supplied by the first and second swap logic output ports; a differencing unit for subtracting values supplied by the first and second swap logic output ports; and twiddle factor logic that multiplies a value supplied by the differencing unit by a twiddle factor, W N (v + s)mod( N /2) , where s is an integer representing an amount of circular shift of N input samples.
Abstract translation:在N bin FFT中使用DIF FFT级,其中N是偶数整数。 DIF FFT级包括接收第一输入采样x(v)和第二输入采样x(v + N / 2)的交换逻辑,并且在相应的第一和第二交换处选择性地提供第一和第二输入采样 逻辑输出端口或备选地在相应的第一和第二交换逻辑输出端口处的第二和第一输入采样,其中0 = v
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus that achieve good channel estimation without using unnecessarily complex interpolation filters are described. Adaptive interpolation filtering of a signal in a receiver includes determining at least one correlation function parameter of the channel and determining a filter configuration based on the correlation function parameter. The interpolation may be performed in time, where a Doppler frequency shift can serve as the correlation function parameter, or in frequency, where a root mean square or maximum delay spread can serve as the correlation function parameter, or both. A worst case signal-to-noise ratio may be used in determining the filter configuration, or, optionally, the signal-to-noise ratio can be determined in real time. The filter configuration can be determined in real time or selected from one of a plurality of predetermined configurations having different complexities.
Abstract:
A signal processing apparatus (400;800) comprising: a demodulator (e.g. a PSK demodulator) (407;900) arranged to demodulate a received signal, which carries consecutive symbols (a 1 ,..., a 4 ) at a symbol rate, wherein the demodulator (407;900) is arranged, based on sample values of the received signal, to calculate an error value (ϕ m ) of a given symbol relative to a decision-directed determination of an expected symbol value (Ι); and a phase-shifter (406,409;801;1002,1013) arranged to shift the phase of sampling points in time at which points in time, sample values of the received signal is provided to the demodulator (407;1000). The invention is characterized in that the apparatus (400;900) comprises a processor (408;601;1000) arranged to evaluate an error metric (τ), at the symbol rate, for a given symbol as a function of the error value (ϕ) and symbol values (II), and to determine whether to shift the phase of the sampling points in time based on further evaluation of the error metric (τ). Thereby an optimal sampling instant can be provided based on estimation of Inter Symbol Interference.