Abstract:
A system and method for calculating survivor metrics in a Viterbi equalizer (424) of a receiver (56), such as a receiver operative to receive a PSK-modulated signal, for example, a π/4, differential, phase-shift-keying, modulated signal. The state transition metric, defined as a function of two successive states, is converted into a function defined by pairwise differences between allowable symbols of the PSK-modulated signal. When operative to receive π/4 DQPSK-modulated signal, the number of calculations required to calculate state transition metrics is reduced significantly.
Abstract:
A system and method for correcting for Rayleigh interference of a signal tansmitted upon a multi-path channel. The system adaptively calculates values of channel gain and noise variance (178) of the channel upon which the signal is transmitted, and generates signals (182, 186) indicative of such calculations which are supplied to a decoder (188). The system may be utilized to form a portion of a coherent, or noncoherent receiver which receives encoded and differentially-encoded signals.
Abstract:
A dual mode radio communication unit (102, 104) for a digital communication system is provided having an error controller including an error detection encoder (111) and a forward error correction encoder (112) which encode an input information signal into an error protected data bit stream. In addition, the communication unit includes a mode selector which enables either the error detection encoder or the forward error correction encoder used with a particular mode of operation of the communication unit. Further, a corresponding dual mode radio communication unit is provided having an error controller for generating estimated information signal samples according to a group of algorithms consisting of either an error detection algorithm (261) or an error correction algorithm (202). In addition, the corresponding communication unit includes a mode selector (141) for receiving a signal according to a particular one of the group of algorithms which is associated with a particular mode of operation of the corresponding communication unit.
Abstract:
A dual mode radio communication unit (102, 104) for a digital communication system is provided having an error controller including an error detection encoder (111) and a forward error correction encoder (112) which encode an input information signal into an error protected data bit stream. In addition, the communication unit includes a mode selector which enables either the error detection encoder or the forward error correction encoder used with a particular mode of operation of the communication unit. Further, a corresponding dual mode radio communication unit is provided having an error controller for generating estimated information signal samples according to a group of algorithms consisting of either an error detection algorithm (261) or an error correction algorithm (202). In addition, the corresponding communication unit includes a mode selector (141) for receiving a signal according to a particular one of the group of algorithms which is associated with a particular mode of operation of the corresponding communication unit.
Abstract:
Ce réseau de communication à deux modes comprend un premier système de communication présentant une structure de trame et un premier protocole de voie de trafic, ainsi qu'un second système de communication présentant la même structure de trame ainsi qu'un second protocole de voie de trafic. Dans le réseau, seulement l'un des premier et second protocoles de voie de trafic prend en charge le codage de correction d'erreur sans voie de retour.
Abstract:
The dual mode communication network comprises a first communication system having a frame structure and a first traffic channel protocol and a dual mode communication network also comprising another communication system comprising the same elements whereby only one of the communication systems protocols supports forward error correction coding.
Abstract:
A dual mode radio communication unit (102, 104) for a digital communication system is provided having an error controller including an error detection encoder (111) and a forward error correction encoder (112) which encode an input information signal into an error protected data bit stream. In addition, the communication unit includes a mode selector which enables either the error detection encoder or the forward error correction encoder used with a particular mode of operation of the communication unit. Further, a corresponding dual mode radio communication unit is provided having an error controller for generating estimated information signal samples according to a group of algorithms consisting of either an error detection algorithm (261) or an error correction algorithm (202). In addition, the corresponding communication unit includes a mode selector (141) for receiving a signal according to a particular one of the group of algorithms which is associated with a particular mode of operation of the corresponding communication unit.
Abstract:
A signal weighting system for associating a confidence level with portions of a communication signal transmitted upon a multipath channel (44) and received by a receiver (76). A signal received by the receiver is equalized by an equalizer circuit (60), such as a maximum likelihood sequence estimator (116), and the equalized signal generated thereby is supplied to an adaptive filter (92) which synthesizes portions of the multipath channel. The signal received by the receiver is altered responsive to values of a filtered, equalized signal generated by the adaptive filter.
Abstract:
The dual mode communication network comprises a first communication system having a frame structure and a first traffic channel protocol and a second communication system having the frame structure and a second traffic channel protocol. In the network, only one of the first and second traffic channel protocols supports forward error correction coding.
Abstract:
A Viterbi equalizer (366) for decoding a π/4 DQPSK modulated signal. Because symbol values of adjacent symbols of a π/4 DQPSK signal are offset in phase relative to one another, allowable values of succeeding states of a π/4 DQPSK signal are four in number. The signal paths of the Viterbi equalizer are thereby limited in number to four allowable next-states (600) and the Viterbi equalizer (366) is operative to select certain ones of the paths connecting the states at the adjacent time intervals as survivor paths to form maximum likelihood paths thereby.