Abstract:
The present invention provides a receiver (216, 217, 340) for use in a SDAR system (210), the receiver including a receiving unit including a satellite signal detection means (342, 343) for detecting a first transmit signal transmitted from a first communication satellite (212, 214) and a second transmit signal transmitted from a second communication satellite (212, 214), the first transmit signal produced when the transmitter modulates a primary data stream (302) with a secondary data stream (304) on a first carrier wave associated with the first communication satellite and the second transmit signal produced when the transmitter modulates the primary and secondary data streams on a second carrier wave associated with the second communication satellite; and at least one demodulator (344) coupled to the receiving unit and configured to demodulate the first transmit signal.
Abstract:
Where the additional data throughput is added using an amplitude offset or a combination of phase and amplitude offset, the legacy differential demodulator (602) does not recover the amplitude information. The present invention provides a method for demodulating amplitude offsets in a differential modulation system in order to recover the amplitude information. The amplitude information may be used to demodulate the additional Level 2 data transmitted as an amplitude offset or combination phase and amplitude offset across adjacent OFDM symbols and/or adjacent frequency subcamers (612).
Abstract:
Where the additional data throughput is added using an amplitude offset or a combination of phase and amplitude offset, the legacy differential demodulator (602) does not recover the amplitude information. The present invention provides a method for demodulating amplitude offsets in a differential modulation system in order to recover the amplitude information. The amplitude information may be used to demodulate the additional Level 2 data transmitted as an amplitude offset or combination phase and amplitude offset across adjacent OFDM symbols and/or adjacent frequency subcamers (612).
Abstract:
The present invention provides a receiver (216, 217, 340) for use in a SDAR system (210), the receiver including a receiving unit including a satellite signal detection means (342, 343) for detecting a first transmit signal transmitted from a first communication satellite (212, 214) and a second transmit signal transmitted from a second communication satellite (212, 214), the first transmit signal produced when the transmitter modulates a primary data stream (302) with a secondary data stream (304) on a first carrier wave associated with the first communication satellite and the second transmit signal produced when the transmitter modulates the primary and secondary data streams on a second carrier wave associated with the second communication satellite; and at least one demodulator (344) coupled to the receiving unit and configured to demodulate the first transmit signal.
Abstract:
A technique (800) for demodulating secondary data from a hierarchically modulated signal includes a number of steps. A gray coded eight phase shift key (8-PSK) hierarchically modulated signal is received (802) that includes primary data and secondary data. An imaginary portion of the signal is determined (804) and a real portion of the signal is determined (806). An absolute value of the real portion of the signal may then be subtracted from an absolute value of the imaginary portion of the signal to provide the secondary data (808). The gray coded 8-PSK hierarchically modulated signal may be a uniform gray coded 8-PSK hierarchically modulated signal or a non-uniform gray coded 8-PSK hierarchically modulated signal.
Abstract:
A technique (800) for demodulating secondary data from a hierarchically modulated signal includes a number of steps. A gray coded eight phase shift key (8-PSK) hierarchically modulated signal is received (802) that includes primary data and secondary data. An imaginary portion of the signal is determined (804) and a real portion of the signal is determined (806). An absolute value of the real portion of the signal may then be subtracted from an absolute value of the imaginary portion of the signal to provide the secondary data (808). The gray coded 8-PSK hierarchically modulated signal may be a uniform gray coded 8-PSK hierarchically modulated signal or a non-uniform gray coded 8-PSK hierarchically modulated signal.