Abstract:
A method and apparatus is disclosed (Fig. 3) for improving the quality of speech samples communicated via sub-band coding utilizing adaptive bit allocation (Fig. 1), by providing error detection only on the adaptive bit allocation information. A first error detection code (340), such as a cyclic redundancy check (CRC), is calculated on the bit allocation parameters (330) in the transmitter (130) and sent to the receiver (180), where a second error detection code (370) is calculated based upon the reconstructed bit allocation parameters (360). The transmitted error detection code is then used to determine (380) if the received bit allocation information is correct, and if not, the frame of speech data is discarded. By protecting only the bit allocation information, additional speech frames may be salvaged from the error-prone channel, thus further increasing speech intelligibility.
Abstract:
In a communications network having time-dispersed signals, there is provided a mechanism for soft decision decoding. It comprises: radio reception of a time-dispersed signal, at least partly equalizing those time-dispersal effects, recovering information contained in the signal, multiplying with that recovered information the absolute value of that at-least-partly-equalized signal (scaled by a number derived from channel conditions over a time during which at least part of the information to be recovered is distributed), and error-correcting the multiplied information by a Viterbi algorithm channel decoding scheme of error correction. Accordingly, soft decision information is generated from whithin the equalization process itself.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a communication system (100), device (200), and method of reverse link symbol timing synchronization of transmitted signals to facilitate reverse link timing synchronization. A base unit (204) transmits a forward link signal (160) and determines a timing offset for signals received on a reverse link synchronization channel (150). A plurality of multicarrier subscriber units (202) receive a forward link signal (160) and transmits a reverse link symbol timing synchronization burst on a reverse link channel (160).
Abstract:
In a communications network having time-dispersed signals, there is provided a mechanism for soft decision decoding. It comprises: radio reception of a time-dispersed signal, at least partly equalizing those time-dispersal effects, recovering information contained in the signal, multiplying with that recovered information the absolute value of that at-least-partly-equalized signal (scaled by a number derived from channel conditions over a time during which at least part of the information to be recovered is distributed), and error-correcting the multiplied information by a Viterbi algorithm channel decoding scheme of error correction. Accordingly, soft decision information is generated from whithin the equalization process itself.
Abstract:
Dans un réseau de communications comportant des signaux à dispersion temporelle, on a prévu un mécanisme de décodage de décision programmable. Il comprend: la réception radio d'un signal à dispersion temporelle, l'égalisation au moins partielle des effets de dispersion temporelle, la récupération d'informations contenues dans le signal, la multiplication à l'aide de ces informations récupérées de la valeur absolue de ce signal au moins paritellement égalisé (établi à l'échelle par un nombre dérivé des états du canal sur une durée pendant laquelle au moins une partie des informations à récupérer est répartie), et la correction des erreurs des informations multipliées à l'aide d'un plan de décodage de canal à algorithme Viterbi de correction d'erreurs. Par conséquent, des informations de décisions programmables sont produites à partir du procédé même d'égalisation.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a communication system (100), device (200), and method of reverse link symbol timing synchronization of transmitted signals to facilitate reverse link timing synchronization. A base unit (204) transmits a forward link signal (160) and determines a timing offset for signals received on a reverse link synchronization channel (150). A plurality of multicarrier subscriber units (202) receive a forward link signal (160) and transmits a reverse link symbol timing synchronization burst on a reverse link channel (160).