Abstract:
The present invention simplifies known data scramblers by making use of the synchronisation frames, normally used for measuring channel characteristics, as a source of pseudo-random data which can be combined with incoming user data. The present invention has particular application to multi-carrier transmission systems which employ DMT, or OFDM. Many of these transmission systems send known data, usually referred to as synchronisation frames, to measure channel characteristics such as signal to noise ratio. The known data contained in a synchronisation frame is selected to have a suitable statistical distribution, e.g. pseudo-random. In the data scrambler of the present invention, user data bits are combined with the known synchronisation frame data using an exclusive-OR function. This results in a statistically and computationally efficient scrambling of the user data.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a multi-carrier transmission system, particularly a DMT system, in which data is transmitted between two transceivers using a plurality of carriers, the frequency bandwidth of the system being divided between said plurality of carriers, the transmission system being adapted for operation in a heterogeneous network including a number of subscriber equipments having different channel characteristics and coexisting on the same cable, the length of cable for each subscriber terminal varying in dependence on their respective locations. In accordance with the invention the transmission system includes allocation means for allocating the traffic of subscriber equipments having a shorter length of cable to tones starting from a higher frequency band of said system bandwidth.
Abstract:
The invention provides a multi-carrier transmission system, for example, a DMT system, in which channel information is transmitted between two transceivers using a plurality of sub-carriers, characterised in that each sub-carrier, or symbol, has a parameter associated therewith, and in that said transceivers are adapted to transmit said channel information as a sequence of n groups, in which each of said n groups contains information concerning the number of adjacent sub-carriers which have the same value as said parameter, together with the actual value of the parameter. The parameter which may have a plurality of discrete values, may be a bit-loading value, or a QAM constellation identifier. 00000
Abstract:
The invention provides a multi-carrier transmission system, for example, a DMT system, in which channel information is transmitted between two transceivers using a plurality of sub-carriers modulated with symbols, each of which represents a multiplicity of bits, each of said transceivers including a receiver and a transmitter, in which a fixed maximum value is determined for the number of bits for each symbol, and in which the system is adapted to determine the bit capacity per symbol of each of said plurality of sub-carriers, and to increase the number of bits represented by a symbol, transmitted over those sub-carriers having a capacity less than the fixed maximum value, to said maximum value by the addition of channel coding bits. The fixed maximum value for the number of bits for each symbol may be determined on the basis of the bit capacity of that one of the sub-carriers having the highest theoretical bit capacity and may be at least as large as said theoretical bit capacity.
Abstract:
When a multi-carrier signal is received, it is sampled and digitised before FFT processing, (or wavelet transform processing). Multi-carrier signals consist of many narrow band carrier waves which convey data via a wide band channel. The amplitude distribution of the sum of all the individual carriers is Gaussian. This means that high amplitudes occur with low probability. At the present time, analogue to digital convertors have a limited dynamic range. It is, therefore, normal practice to provide a compromise between cutting and quantisation noise. This means that the adverse effects of a coarse quantisation have to be balanced against signal distortions caused by loss of the low probability high amplitude signals.
Abstract:
Modern multi-carrier transmission systems, using orthogonal carriers with high order QAM constellations for the transmission of multiple bits per carrier and symbol, place high demands on the synchronisation of the receiver with the transmitter. The maximum permitted deviation from exact synchronisation is usually a small fraction of a sampling interval. A reserved carrier, the pilot carrier, which is given a fixed phase, is usually used as the reference to achieve this high accuracy. The receiver sampling clock oscillator is phase-locked to the pilot carrier. It is, therefore, necessary to estimate the phase of the pilot carrier. Using a bandpass filter to recover the pilot carrier, regardless of the frame structure of the DMT signal, does not eliminate the influence of neighbouring carriers on the pilot carrier.
Abstract:
In a multi-carrier system there is always a need to exchange control information between a transmitter and a receiver. This information is generated in the receiver and terminated in the transmitter. This information contains data on the instantaneous characteistics of the channel and information about system change decisions needed to handle the changes in channel characteristics. In systems that use bit-loading techniques the number of transmitted bits per symbol is adapted, or regulated, to the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the current carrier wave. This regulation dynamically affects, in time, the total bandwith of the system. This variation in bandwidth leads to an absolute system requirement for synchronous configuration of the transmitter and the receiver, in terms of the number of coded/decoded bits per symbol and carrier wave. If this requirement is not met the system will be unable to maintain a connection.
Abstract:
When a multi-carrier signal is received, it is sampled and digitised before FFT processing, (or wavelet transform processing). Multi-carrier signals consist of many narrow band carrier waves which convey data via a wide band channel. The amplitude distribution of the sum of all the individual carriers is Gaussian. This means that high amplitudes occur with low probability. At the present time, analogue to digital convertors have a limited dynamic range. It is, therefore, normal practice to provide a compromise between cutting and quantisation noise. This means that the adverse effects of a coarse quantisation have to be balanced against signal distortions caused by loss of the low probability high amplitude signals. 00000
Abstract:
Modern multi-carrier techniques using orthogonal carriers with high order QAM constellations for the transmission of a plurality of bits per carrier and symbol, use some method for the determination of an inverse channel model to be used in an equalisation process. In the frequency domain, this is normally based on an estimate of the channel attenuation and phase for each carrier. The present invention provides a simplified method of equalisation that uses data at the symbol detector input and output to adaptively estimate an inverse channel model.
Abstract:
In certain types of transmission system using nQAM it may be desirable to use a control channel superimposed on a nQAM data channel. In such circumstances it is very desirable to be able to separate control channel data from user data without using a higher level protocol layer. For applications in multi-carrier systems with variable bit-loading it is particularly desirable that the control channel data be separable from user data when the value of n, i.e. the bit-loading, or constellation identifier are unknown. Binary data is transmitted using nQAM modulation. The binary data comprises both user data and control data. This means that a control channel is superimposed on a user data channel within the same nQAM constellation. Separation of said control data is facilitated by arranging control data points to have either unique phase, or unique amplitude, values. These unique values are not employed for user data points.