US4876489A
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Signal processing
Assignee: Nortel Networks Ltd
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Filing: 1988-12-27
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Granted: 1989-10-24
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Expires: 2008-12-27
Abstract
Abstract A method of and an arrangement for the combined correction of I/Q phase and amplitude imbalances within channels and interchannel phase and amplitude mismatches in arrays of signal channels. The I and Q channels of a reference channel are orthogonalized while simultaneously commencing the correction of an auxiliary channel. Optimum correction is obtained with reduction in hardware in comparison with a cascaded correction method, the auxiliary channel I and Q components being transformed only once.
Inventors
- 👤 Christopher D. Cawthorne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 07:24
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q3/00; H01Q3/26; H01Q3/2605; H01Q3/2611; H01Q3/2629; H01Q3/2635; H04; H04L; H04L27/00; H04L27/0014; H04L2027/0016
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for digitally correcting I/Q phase and amplitude imbalances within signal channels and for correcting interchannel phase and amplitude mismatches in arrays of signal channels, in which method the correcting operations are combined, the method comprising forming I and Q channels from one said channel, orthogonalising the I and Q channels of the one said signal channel, which one said signal channel comprises a reference channel, and employing the orthogonalised I and Q channels of the reference channel to correct phase and amplitude imbalances in the reference channel, and simultaneously commencing correcting another said signal channel, which comprises an auxiliary channel, by forming I and Q channels from said auxiliary channel, and orthogonalising the said Q channel of the auxiliary channel with the I channel of the reference channel.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for digitally correcting I/Q phase and amplitude imbalances within signal channels and for correcting interchannel phase and amplitude mismatches in arrays of signal channels, in which method the correcting operations are combined, the method comprising forming I and Q channels from one said channel, orthogonalising the I and Q channels of the one said signal channel, which one said signal channel comprises a reference channel, and employing the orthogonalised I and Q channels of the reference channel to correct phase and amplitude imbalances in the reference channel, and simultaneously commencing correcting another said signal channel, which comprises an auxiliary channel, by forming I and Q channels from said auxiliary channel, and orthogonalising the said Q channel of the auxiliary channel with the I channel of the reference channel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, further including the step of orthogonalising the I channel of the auxiliary channel with the Q channel of the auxiliary channel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, further including the step of orthogonalising the I channel of the auxiliary channel with the corrected Q channel of the reference channel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
136 words
An arrangement for combined digital correction of I/Q phase and amplitude imbalances within signal channels and interchannel phase and amplitude mismatches in arrays of signal channels, including means for forming I and Q channels from one said signal channel, means for orthogonalising the I and Q channels of the one said signal channel, which one said signal channel comprises a reference channel, and means employing the orthogonalised I and Q channels of the reference channel to correct phase and amplitude imbalances in the reference channel; and means for simultaneously commencing correction of another signal channel including means for forming I and Q channels from said other signal channel, which other signal channel comprises an auxiliary channel, and means for orthogonalising the said Q channel of the auxiliary channel with the I channel of the reference channel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
136 words
An arrangement for combined digital correction of I/Q phase and amplitude imbalances within signal channels and interchannel phase and amplitude mismatches in arrays of signal channels, including means for forming I and Q channels from one said signal channel, means for orthogonalising the I and Q channels of the one said signal channel, which one said signal channel comprises a reference channel, and means employing the orthogonalised I and Q channels of the reference channel to correct phase and amplitude imbalances in the reference channel; and means for simultaneously commencing correction of another signal channel including means for forming I and Q channels from said other signal channel, which other signal channel comprises an auxiliary channel, and means for orthogonalising the said Q channel of the auxiliary channel with the I channel of the reference channel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
An arrangement as claimed in claim 4, wherein said means for correction of the auxiliary channel serve to orthogonalise the I channel of the auxiliary channel with the Q channel of the auxiliary channel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
An arrangement as claimed in claim 4, wherein said means for correction of the auxiliary channel serve subsequently to orthogonalise the I channel of the auxiliary channel with the corrected Q channel of the reference channel.
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