Abstract:
During operation of a secondary communication system, nodes having different channel monitoring capabilities or requirements will cooperatively monitor possible frequencies for transmissions, each node using only a subset of all possible modulation sensing schemes. All nodes will share channel occupancy information to other nodes within the communication system. For example, a first group of nodes may monitor possible frequencies for television transmissions, while a second group of nodes may monitor the possible frequencies for APCO 25 transmissions. A group of nodes may also cooperatively monitor possible frequencies for more than one type of modulation transmission. Channel information will be shared among the nodes.
Abstract:
A cognitive radio (CR) device (208 and/or 218) avoids interference with an incumbent (207) receiver by determining maximum allowed transmit power levels of the CR device based on estimates of the incumbent signal level and transmit splatter levels of the CR device. The CR device (208 and/or 218) avoids interference with the incumbent receiver while transmitting with maximum transmit power levels.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a circuit (60) responsive to control signals applied thereto for alternatively sourcing and sinking current at an output which includes a first controlled current source (48) responsive to selective ones of the control signals for sourcing a current of a predetermined magnitude to the output of the circuit; a second controlled current source (50) responsive to other selective ones of the control signals for sinking a current of a predetermined magnitude from the output of the circuit; and a disabling circuit (42, 44) for respectively disabling said first and second controlled current sources whenever the voltage potential at the output of the circuit becomes greater or less than a predetermined value respectively.
Abstract:
BROADCAST SIGNAL DETECTED INDICATION SYSTEM In a radio having an in phase multiplier (A) for providing an in phase detected signal, a detection unit for receiving this signal and for determining whether this signal includes any negative polarity components which would indicate that a viable broadcast signal does not exist on the incoming frequency of interest. This detection unit can include a comparator (11) for comparing the incoming signal against a selected reference value. The invention can also include a signal quality evaluation unit (58) for providing either a digital or analog quality signal that can also effect the output and be used by appropriate processing circuitry to further refine the channel selection process.
Abstract:
In a radio having an in phase multiplier (A) for providing an in phase detected signal, a detection unit for receiving this signal and for determining whether this signal includes any negative polarity components which would indicate that a viable broadcast signal does not exist on the incoming frequency of interest. This detection unit can include a comparator (11) for comparing the incoming signal against a selected reference value. The invention can also include a signal quality evaluation unit (58) for providing either a digital or analog quality signal that can also effect the output and be used by appropriate processing circuitry to further refine the channel selection process.
Abstract:
A low frequency tone detector filters out undesired frequencies in a received signal, then a latching circuit locks on when a given number of low frequency cycles are detected, having at least a predetermined peak amplitude. Thereafter, only a second given number of missing or low amplitude cycles will reset the latch. When the detector determines that the received signal is weak or of very poor quality, false detect signals are essentially prevented. The circuit is particularly suited to use with AM stereophonic signals where a low frequency tone is added to the difference channel for providing mono/stereo indication and mode switching.
Abstract:
An improved AM-FM combined stereo receiver is provided having a single processor for removing, in the FM mode, arctangent distortion, and in the AM mode, to process the phase term from arctangent to determine Further, the radio includes a single discriminator circuit, wherein, in the FM mode, the discriminator tank circuit is used to convert frequency deviation to baseband audio, and in the AM mode, the discriminator tank circuit is used as the frequency-determining element for the voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), the VCO being used to translate the intermediate frequency (IF) signal to baseband.