US5680388A
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Method and arrangement for dynamic allocation of multiple carrier-wave channels for multiple access by frequency division of multiplexing
Assignee: Apple Inc
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Filing: 1993-11-09
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Granted: 1997-10-21
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Expires: 2013-11-09
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for dynamic allocation of multiple carrier wave channels for multiple access by frequency division multiplexing. the invention provides a number of mobile units with the possibility of flexible data speed and continuous transmission. On the fixed side, the number of transmitters and receivers can be minimized by utilizing broadband receivers which serve a number of mobiles. According to the invention, a wider frequency band is divided into a number of subbands with a modulated carrier wave in each subband. To vary the transmission speed, such a number of subbands is allocated as is needed by each user in order to cover the data clock requirement. Broadband transmitters/receivers handle the transmission over the entire accessible band. Oversampling is preferably carried out in the frequency demultiplexing in order to permit the best sampling time to be selected for the different frequency gaps (FIG. 2).
Inventors
- 👤 Ragnar Kåhre
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 06:42
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04J; H04J4/00; H04J1/00; H04J1/02; H04J1/08; H04J1/12; H04L; H04L7/00; H04L7/02; H04L7/027
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
214 words
A method for dynamic allocation of multiple carrier wave channels, comprising the following steps in the transmitter: converting at least one bit stream from serial form to parallel form, a number of parallel outputs being obtained; allocating dynamically each parallel output a frequency band with a defined subcarrier wave; symbol coding each subcarrier wave with a respective parallel output, a number of parallel symbols being obtained; transforming the parallel symbols by inverse discrete Fourier transform, a sequence in the time domain being obtained; digital-to-analog converting the time domain sequence, a first time-continuous baseband signal being obtained; RF-modulating the first time continuous baseband signal with a carrier wave frequency at a center of an overall accessible frequency band; and comprising the following steps in the receiver: demodulating the RF signal, a second time continuous baseband signal being obtained; analog-to-digital converting the second time continuous baseband signal, a sampled baseband signal being obtained; frequency-demultiplexing the sampled baseband signal by discrete Fourier transform, a division of the sampled baseband signal in frequency bands being obtained, selecting suitable frequency bands; symbol-decoding signals in the selected frequency bands, a number of parallel bit streams being obtained; and converting the parallel bit streams to at least one serial bit stream in correspondence with the at least one original bit stream.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
214 words
A method for dynamic allocation of multiple carrier wave channels, comprising the following steps in the transmitter: converting at least one bit stream from serial form to parallel form, a number of parallel outputs being obtained; allocating dynamically each parallel output a frequency band with a defined subcarrier wave; symbol coding each subcarrier wave with a respective parallel output, a number of parallel symbols being obtained; transforming the parallel symbols by inverse discrete Fourier transform, a sequence in the time domain being obtained; digital-to-analog converting the time domain sequence, a first time-continuous baseband signal being obtained; RF-modulating the first time continuous baseband signal with a carrier wave frequency at a center of an overall accessible frequency band; and comprising the following steps in the receiver: demodulating the RF signal, a second time continuous baseband signal being obtained; analog-to-digital converting the second time continuous baseband signal, a sampled baseband signal being obtained; frequency-demultiplexing the sampled baseband signal by discrete Fourier transform, a division of the sampled baseband signal in frequency bands being obtained, selecting suitable frequency bands; symbol-decoding signals in the selected frequency bands, a number of parallel bit streams being obtained; and converting the parallel bit streams to at least one serial bit stream in correspondence with the at least one original bit stream.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of symbol decoding further comprises the step of: providing a feedback for adjusting a sampling time in the frequency demultiplexing step, the sampling time adjusted by adjusting a window size for the discrete Fourier transform.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein the receiver receives signals from a number of transmitters, and the step of frequency demultiplexing further includes the step of: oversampling the sampled baseband signal; and selecting a best sampling time for the respective frequency bands in response to the feedback from the symbol decoding step.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method according to claim 3, wherein: the step of symbol decoding further includes the step of providing information to the RF-modulating step; and the step of RF-modulating further includes the step of adjusting the carrier wave frequency and output power in response to the information provided by the symbol decoding step.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein: the step of symbol decoding further includes the step of providing information to the RF-modulating step; and the step of RF-modulating further includes the step of adjusting the carrier wave frequency and output power in response to the information provided by the symbol decoding step.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein: the step of symbol decoding further includes the step of providing information to the RF-modulating step; and the step of RF-modulating further includes the step of adjusting the carrier wave frequency and output power in response to the information provided by the symbol decoding step.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
122 words
A transmitter arrangement with dynamic allocation of multiple carrier wave channels, comprising: an arrangement for serial-to-parallel conversion of at least one bit stream per a number of parallel outputs; an arrangement for dynamically allocating a frequency band with a defined subcarrier wave for each parallel output; an arrangement for symbol coding of the subcarrier waves with respective parallel outputs; an arrangement for frequency multiplexing of the symbol coded subcarrier waves by inverse discrete Fourier transform into a sequence in the time domain; an arrangement for D/A conversion of the time domain sequence into a time-continuous baseband signal; and a modulation arrangement for RF modulation of the baseband signal with a carrier wave frequency at a center of an overall accessible frequency band.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
122 words
A transmitter arrangement with dynamic allocation of multiple carrier wave channels, comprising: an arrangement for serial-to-parallel conversion of at least one bit stream per a number of parallel outputs; an arrangement for dynamically allocating a frequency band with a defined subcarrier wave for each parallel output; an arrangement for symbol coding of the subcarrier waves with respective parallel outputs; an arrangement for frequency multiplexing of the symbol coded subcarrier waves by inverse discrete Fourier transform into a sequence in the time domain; an arrangement for D/A conversion of the time domain sequence into a time-continuous baseband signal; and a modulation arrangement for RF modulation of the baseband signal with a carrier wave frequency at a center of an overall accessible frequency band.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
49 words
The receiver according to claim 7, wherein the frequency demultiplexing arrangement carries out oversampling and the receiver arrangement further comprises a step-down sampling arrangement to which the symbol decoding arrangement provides feedback so that the step-down sampling arrangement can select a best sampling time for the respective frequency band.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
103 words
A receiver arrangement for dynamic allocation of multiple carrier wave channels, comprising: a modulation arrangement for demodulating an RF signal with a carrier wave frequency at a center of an overall accessible frequency band to provide a baseband signal; an arrangement for A/D conversion of the baseband signal into a digital signal; an arrangement for frequency demultiplexing by discrete Fourier transform of the digital signal so that it is distributed to frequency bands; an arrangement for symbol decoding of signals in each frequency band into parallel bit streams; and an arrangement for parallel-to-serial conversion of selected bit streams of the parallel bit streams.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
103 words
A receiver arrangement for dynamic allocation of multiple carrier wave channels, comprising: a modulation arrangement for demodulating an RF signal with a carrier wave frequency at a center of an overall accessible frequency band to provide a baseband signal; an arrangement for A/D conversion of the baseband signal into a digital signal; an arrangement for frequency demultiplexing by discrete Fourier transform of the digital signal so that it is distributed to frequency bands; an arrangement for symbol decoding of signals in each frequency band into parallel bit streams; and an arrangement for parallel-to-serial conversion of selected bit streams of the parallel bit streams.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
The receiver arrangement according to claim 9, wherein the symbol decoding arrangement provides feedback to the frequency demultiplexing arrangement for adjusting a sampling time, the sampling time adjusted by adjusting a window size for the discrete Fourier transform.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
50 words
The receiver arrangement according to claim 10, wherein the frequency demultiplexing arrangement carries out oversampling and the receiver arrangement further comprises a step-down sampling arrangement to which the symbol decoding arrangement provides feedback so that the step-down sampling arrangement can select a best sampling time for the respective frequency band.
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