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OFDM communication channel
Assignee: Zion Hadad Communications Ltd
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Filing: 2000-01-28
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Granted: 2006-01-10
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Expires: 2020-01-28
Abstract
Abstract In an OFDM-based receiver, a time synchronization unit comprising: A. a device for extracting pilot signals contained in the OFDM received signal; B. a device for analyzing pilot signals in the frequency domain and for issuing a signal indicative of a synchronization error in the received signal; C. a device for correcting the synchronization error, responsive to the signal indicative of the synchronization error. In an OFDM-based receiver, an automatic frequency correction device in a subscriber unit comprising: A. an inner frequency correction loop for generating a LO frequency related to a frequency of a received signal; B. an outer frequency correction loop for correcting the LO frequency according to instructions received from a base station.
Inventors
- 👤 Zion Hadad
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 04:50
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L27/00; H04L27/26; H04L27/2601; H04L27/2647; H04L27/2655; H04L27/2662; H04L25/00; H04L25/02; H04L25/0202; H04L25/022; H04L25/0224; H04L25/0228; H04L25/023; H04L25/0232; H04L25/03; H04L25/03006; H04L25/03012; H04L25/03019; H04L25/03057; H04L25/03159; H04L27/2657; H04L27/2668; H04L27/2673; H04L27/2675; H04L2025/0335; H04L2025/03375; H04L2025/03414; H04L2025/03433; H04L2025/03439; H04L2025/03522
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
In an OFDM-based receiver, a channel sounder comprising: A. means for extracting pilot signals contained in the OFDM received signal; B. means for analyzing the pilot signals in the frequency domain and for issuing signals indicative of a distortion in each pilot signal, wherein each of said pilot distortion signals comprises both an amplitude and a phase component; and C. means for analyzing the signals indicative of a distortion in each pilot signal and for computing therefrom corrective signals for correcting distortions in the received signal, further including means for computing an average distortion of two adjacent pilots and for using that average to correct the information between these pilots.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
In an OFDM-based receiver, a channel sounder comprising: A. means for extracting pilot signals contained in the OFDM received signal; B. means for analyzing the pilot signals in the frequency domain and for issuing signals indicative of a distortion in each pilot signal, wherein each of said pilot distortion signals comprises both an amplitude and a phase component; and C. means for analyzing the signals indicative of a distortion in each pilot signal and for computing therefrom corrective signals for correcting distortions in the received signal, further including means for computing an average distortion of two adjacent pilots and for using that average to correct the information between these pilots.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
118 words
In an OFDM based receiver, a channel sounder comprising: A. means for extracting pilot signals contained in the OFDM received signal; B. means for analyzing the pilot signals in the frequency domain and for issuing signals indicative of a distortion in each pilot signal, wherein each of said pilot distortion signals comprises both an amplitude and a phase component; and C. means for analyzing the signals indicative of a distortion in each pilot signal and for computing therefrom corrective signals for correcting distortions in the received signal, further including means for computing, for each frequency between two adjacent pilots, an interpolated value of the distortion, and for using that interpolated value to correct the information at that frequency.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
118 words
In an OFDM based receiver, a channel sounder comprising: A. means for extracting pilot signals contained in the OFDM received signal; B. means for analyzing the pilot signals in the frequency domain and for issuing signals indicative of a distortion in each pilot signal, wherein each of said pilot distortion signals comprises both an amplitude and a phase component; and C. means for analyzing the signals indicative of a distortion in each pilot signal and for computing therefrom corrective signals for correcting distortions in the received signal, further including means for computing, for each frequency between two adjacent pilots, an interpolated value of the distortion, and for using that interpolated value to correct the information at that frequency.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The channel sounder according to claim 2 , wherein the interpolation is performed in the time domain or the frequency domain.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The channel sounder according to claim 2 , wherein the interpolation is performed using a low pass filter or a FIR or convolver.
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