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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of producing accurate channel estimates which does not require increased pilot signal strength.SOLUTION: I and Q component samples are sent to a Walsh despreader 206, and the Walsh despreader 206 uses the same Walsh function Wused to spread fundamental channels in a Walsh spreader. The Walsh despreader 206 produces I and Q components for a decovered fundamental channel. I and Q component signals are also input to a pilot channel estimator 218A, to produce filtered Pilot I and Pilot Q samples. The pilot channel estimator 218A is shown with an input of a Walsh code W, and this Wcorresponds to Wused to spread a pilot channel in the Walsh spreader.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a demultiplexer for a channel interleaver in a communication system using either of or both of multiple carriers and transmitter diversity. SOLUTION: The demultiplexer 402 includes a distribution module that distributes data bits in succession to successive transmitter antennas; and a switching module coupled to the distribution module. The distribution module routes one data bit to each antenna such that no data bit is routed to the same antenna as the previous data bit. The switching module controls the distribution module to skip an antenna once each time a predefined number of data bits has been routed. Alternatively, the switching module may control the distribution module to repeat an antenna once each time a predefined number of data bits has been routed. The transmitter antennas may, in the alternative, be different carrier frequency bands. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique for multiplexing and transmitting multiple data streams.SOLUTION: Transmission of the multiple data streams occurs in "super-frames". Each super-frame has a predetermined time duration and is further divided into multiple (e.g., four) frames. Each data block for each data stream is outer encoded to generate a corresponding code block. Each code block is partitioned into multiple subblocks, and each data packet in each code block is inner encoded and modulated to generate modulation symbols for the packet. The multiple subblocks for each code block are transmitted in the multiple frames of the same super-frame, one subblock per frame. Each data stream is allocated a number of transmission units in each super-frame and is assigned specific transmission units to achieve efficient packing.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for performing frequency control using dual-loop automatic frequency control (AFC). SOLUTION: A dual-loop AFC includes an inner loop that corrects short-term frequency variations due to the Doppler effect or the like, and an outer loop that corrects long-term frequency variations due to component tolerance and temperature variations. In one design, a first inner loop is performed for frequency control of a first system of a broadcast system or the like, a second inner loop is performed for frequency control of a second system of a cellular system or the like, and at least one outer loop is performed in order to adjust a reference frequency used to receive the first and second systems. Each inner loop estimates and corrects the frequency error in an input signal for associated system. Also, each inner loop may be made to be operable when receiving the system. The reference frequency may be used for frequency down conversion, sampling and/or other purposes. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telecommunications receiver system for accurately decoding a received composite signal having a data signal component and a pilot signal component. SOLUTION: A receiver system includes a first circuit for receiving a composite signal and extracting a pilot signal and a data signal from the received composite signal. A second circuit calculates a log-likelihood ratio as a function of a channel estimate based on the pilot signal. A third circuit scales the log-likelihood ratio by a predetermined log-likelihood ratio scaling factor and provides an accurate log-likelihood value in response thereto. A fourth circuit decodes the received composite signal based on the accurate log-likelihood value and the data signal. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for performing local transmission and wide area transmission in a wireless broadcast communication network. SOLUTION: In order to perform broadcast communications of transmission of different type having a hierarchy with different communication-possible range in a wireless broadcast communication network, each base station processes data for the wide area transmission according to a first mode (or coding scheme and modulation scheme) (S812), and processes data for the local transmission according to a second mode (S813). Based on each desired communication-possible range for the wide area transmission and the local transmission, each of the first mode and the second mode is selected. In the same way, each base station multiplexes the data for the local transmission with the data for the wide area transmission without overlapping partially, and carries out broadcast communication for the multiplexed data. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and apparatus for initial frequency acquisition in a wireless communication network. SOLUTION: In an aspect, the method for initial frequency acquisition includes the steps of: receiving a stream of input samples from a transmitter; determining an estimate for a frequency offset associated with the transmitter and the receiver based on the received input samples; and compensating for the frequency offset to achieve an initial frequency acquisition. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide apparatuses for a transmitter and a receiver, which enhance the performance of the coherent demodulation of a system, by utilizing non-pilot subchannels, so as to enhance the accuracy of evaluations of amplitude and phase noise inherent in a transmission channel. SOLUTION: An amplitude and phase evaluation method in a wireless communication system is achieved by utilizing the corrected and received data on a fundamental channel so as to enhance a pilot channel evaluation. The amplitude and phase evaluation method in a wireless communication system is subsequently utilized by a dot product module for the demodulation of a supplementary data channel. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of positioning a collection window of a Fourier transform function. SOLUTION: A first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol and a second OFDM symbol are received. The first OFDM symbol includes a plurality of symbols. The first OFDM symbol is characterized by at least two of the following: a delay spread, a first arriving path (FAP), or a last arriving path (LAP). A channel location is estimated from a channel impulse response. A point relating to the channel location is selected. A beginning of the collection window is positioned for the second OFDM symbol at the selected point. Alternatively, the point is selected at a first location relating to the channel location by using a first algorithm if a delay spread is less than a predetermined length. The selected point is chosen at a second location relating to the channel location by using a second algorithm if the delay spread is greater than the predetermined length. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To broadcast different types of transmission having different tiers of coverage in a wireless broadcast network. SOLUTION: Each base station processes data for a wide area transmission in accordance with a first mode (or coding scheme and modulation scheme) to generate data symbols for the wide area transmission and processes data for a local transmission in accordance with a second mode for the local transmission. The first and second modes are based on the coverage of for wide-area and local transmissions, respectively. The base station also generates pilots and overhead information for local and wide area transmissions. The data, pilots, and overhead information for local and wide area transmissions are multiplexed onto their transmission spans, which may be different sets of frequency subbands, different time segments, or different groups of subbands in different time segments. More than two different types of transmission may also be multiplexed and broadcast. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT