Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090254797 | Iterative Signal Receiving Method and Related Iterative Receiver - Considering both performance and cost of an iterative receiver, the present invention provides an iterative signal receiving method for a wireless communications system. The iterative signal receiving method includes utilizing a channel estimating (CE) process to perform channel estimation for a received signal according to first log-likelihood ratio (LLR) data to generate second LLR data, and then generating the first LLR data according to an error correction code (ECC) decoding process and the second LLR data. When the ECC decoding process is a convolutional decoding process, the CE process is a zero-forcing process, a minimum mean square error (MMSE) process or an interpolation-based process. When the ECC decoding process is a low density parity check code (LDPC) decoding process, the CE process is a maximum likelihood (ML) process or a maximum a posteriori (MAP) process. | 10-08-2009 |
20090262004 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING RADAR SIGNALS AND THE METHOD THEREOF - A method for detecting radar signals comprises the steps of: receiving signals detected by a master device; receiving signals detected by a slave device; detecting radar pulses from the signals received by the master device; detecting radar pulses from the signals received by the slave device; and determining radar signals by combining the radar pulses detected by the master device and slave device. | 10-22-2009 |
20090262862 | SIGNAL TRANSMITTING APPARATUS FOR OFDM SYSTEM AND PARAMETER ADJUSTING METHOD THEREOF - A signal transmitting apparatus for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system comprises a compandor, a predistortor, a power amplifier and a feedback module. The compandor is configured to compress and expand a transmitted signal. The predistortor is configured to perform a predistortion operation on output signals of the compandor. The power amplifier is configured to amplify output signals of the predistortor. The feedback module is configured to adjust parameters of the compandor and the predistortor based on a feedback signal. | 10-22-2009 |
20090291645 | RF TRANSCEIVER HAVING A T/R SWITCH CIRCUIT WITH HIGH POWER-HANDLING CAPABILITY - A RF transceiver includes an antenna, a receiver, a baseband circuit, a transmitter, and a T/R switch circuit. The T/R switch circuit is used for coupling the antenna and the receiver or coupling the antenna and the transmitter. The T/R switch circuit is coupled to the baseband circuit so as to receive biases provided from the baseband circuit. The T/R switch circuit includes four transistors and a power detector. The power detector detects the power of the output signal of the T/R switch circuit, so that the baseband circuit can adjust biases provided to the T/R switch circuit according to the power of the output signal. | 11-26-2009 |
20100026385 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A POWER AMPLIFIER AND DEVICE USING THE SAME - A calibration device for a power amplifier includes a calculation unit, a first storage unit and a multiplier. The calculation unit is utilized for generating a calibration factor according to a value of a characteristic parameter of the power amplifier. The first storage unit coupled to the calculation unit, for storing the calibration factor. The multiplier is coupled to the first storage unit and a baseband unit, for multiplying a baseband signal outputted from the baseband unit by the calibration factor for generating an input signal to the power amplifier. | 02-04-2010 |
20100097137 | LOOKUP TABLE GENERATION METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE FOR A PREDISTORTER - A lookup table generation method for a predistorter comprises sending a first single tone signal with a maximum expected amplitude to a channel simulation device including the power amplifier, estimating a closed loop gain and a closed loop phase of the power amplifier according to the first single tone signal and a first simulation output signal generated outputted by the channel simulation device, sending a plurality of single tone signals to the channel simulation device, each single tone signal having an amplitude different from all others of the plurality of single tone signals and lower than the maximum expected amplitude, generating a plurality of predistortion parameters according to the closed loop gain, the closed loop phase, the plurality of single tone signals and a plurality of simulation output signals outputted by the channel simulation device, and storing the plurality of predistortion parameters in a lookup table of the predistorter. | 04-22-2010 |
20100190457 | APPROXIMATION METHOD FOR SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO SOFT INFORMATION FOR A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - An approximation method for SNR soft information for a transmitter of a communications system includes obtaining a conditional probability density function (PDF) corresponding to a response message of a transmitted packet, obtaining a PDF of a probability distribution model, and a mean and a variance of the PDF, by approximating the conditional PDF corresponding to the response message with the probability distribution model, and calculating a second mean and a second variance of a second PDF approximated to a conditional PDF of SNR corresponding to the transmitted packet according to the mean and the variance of the PDF, and a first mean and a first variance of a first PDF approximated to a conditional PDF of SNR corresponding to another transmitted packet immediately preceding the transmitted packet. | 07-29-2010 |
20100202301 | METHOD FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN A LONG GUARD INTERVAL AND A SHORT GUARD INTERVAL AND MODULE USING THE SAME - The module for switching between a long guard interval and a short guard interval comprises a signal processing unit, a measurement unit, a comparison unit and a switching unit. The module receives a first data symbol, and the data symbol has one of a long guard interval and a short guard interval. The signal processing unit is configured to generate a second data symbol in accordance with the first data symbol. The measurement unit is configured to measure a portion of the first and second data symbols in order to generate a first measurement value and a second measurement value. The comparison unit is configured to generate an output signal by comparing the first and second measurement values with a threshold value. The switching unit is configured to selectively switch guard intervals of subsequent data symbols in accordance with the output signal. | 08-12-2010 |
20100202370 | METHOD FOR SELECTING MODULATION AND CODING SCHEME FOR MULTI-ANTENNA SYSTEM - A method for selecting modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for multi-antenna systems comprises the steps of: a multi-antenna system transmits signals according to MCSs of single spatial stream and determines an MCS accordingly. Subsequently, the multi-antenna system increases the number of the spatial streams applied, transmits signals according to the corresponding MCSs and determines an MCS accordingly until an optimum MCS is found. | 08-12-2010 |
20100254322 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING MODULATION AND CODING SCHEME BASED ON SIGNAL QUALITY - A method for adjusting a modulation and coding scheme based on signal quality comprises the steps of: determining a reference modulation and coding scheme based on signal reception qualities of transmitted signals according to a plurality of modulation and coding schemes; determining a temporary modulation and coding scheme according to a modulation and coding scheme selection method; determining a final modulation and coding scheme according to a first table and the differences between the reference modulation and coding scheme and the temporary modulation and coding scheme. | 10-07-2010 |
20100254479 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A MODULATION AND CODING SCHEME - A method for determining a modulation and coding scheme comprises the steps of: transmitting signals with different modulation and coding schemes and adjusting weighting of each modulation and coding scheme based on the quality of transmitted signals on a receiving end; adjusting the weighting of each modulation and coding scheme based on suggested modulation and coding schemes; determining a modulation and coding scheme to use according to the weighting of each modulation and coding scheme. | 10-07-2010 |
20100260083 | Method for Enhancing Accuracy of Rate Adaptation - The present invention provides a method for enhancing accuracy of rate adaptation in a transmitter of a wireless communication system, which comprises setting a plurality of scores indicating reliabilities of a plurality of MCSs of the wireless communication system during rate adaption procedures of the plurality of MCSs, and adjusting the plurality of scores according to a plurality of response messages indicating receiving statuses of a plurality of transmitted packets. | 10-14-2010 |
20100260249 | METHOD OF EXAMINING ELIGIBILITY OF A MODULATION AND CODING SCHEME FOR A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A method of examining the eligibility of a modulation and coding scheme includes determining a range of pseudo signal-to-noise ratio (pseudo-SNR) corresponding to a range of packet correct rate (PCR) acceptable for a transmitter, obtaining a first score of a positive acknowledgement (ACK) and a second score of a negative acknowledgement (NACK) according to the range of pseudo-SNR and the range of PCR, applying weighting to a score of a response message, which is one of an ACK message and a NACK message, and a pseudo-SNR corresponding to an immediately preceding response message when receiving the response message, for generating a pseudo-SNR corresponding to the response message, and examining the eligibility of a modulation and coding scheme in use according to the pseudo-SNR corresponding to the response message. | 10-14-2010 |
20100265929 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A MODULATION AND CODING SCHEME - A method for determining a modulation and coding scheme for signals with packets of different lengths comprises the steps of: grouping signals according to their packet lengths, wherein each group has a weighting for each modulation and coding scheme; transmitting signals with different modulation and coding schemes; adjusting weights of each modulation and coding scheme of each group according to the quality of receiving the transmitted signals; determining a modulation and coding scheme according to the weightings of each modulation and coding scheme in the group corresponding to the packet length of the signal to be transmitted. | 10-21-2010 |
20100272167 | Method and Apparatus for Simplifying a Probabilistic Rate Adaptation Procedure in a Wireless Communication System - The present invention provides a method for simplifying a probabilistic rate adaptation procedure in a wireless communication system, which comprises calculating a conditional probability density function of SNR of a transmitted signal by the probabilistic rate adaptation procedure, to generate an SNR estimation result, taking logarithm on the SNR estimation result to generate a logarithm result, and partitioning SNR values into a plurality of regions according to the logarithm result, to generate a discrete function from the SNR estimation result. | 10-28-2010 |
20100272198 | Method of Detecting Transmission Channel and Related Wireless Communication System - A method and related system of transmission channel detection condition in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The method includes receiving a symbol, performing a channel estimation operation to generate a channel estimation result according to the symbol, performing a cross correlation operation on the channel estimation result and an initial channel estimation result to generate an operation result, and determining whether the condition of the transmission channel have changed or not. | 10-28-2010 |
20100277362 | RADAR DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for detecting radar signal comprises the steps of: receiving a signal by a receiver, wherein the strength of the received signal is controlled within a range; sampling the received signal so as to obtain a plurality of sampling values; dividing the sampling values into a plurality of segments; summing up the absolute values of the sampling values in each segment; and determining that the received signal includes radar signals if at least one summation is greater than a threshold. | 11-04-2010 |
20100289699 | Method and Apparatus for Determining a Position of a Mobile Station in a Wireless Communication System - A method for determining a position of a mobile station in a wireless communication system includes generating a state equation set according to a current state of the mobile station, for predicting a position and a velocity of the mobile station after a predetermined period, and corresponding the state equation set to a graphic interface for calculating the position and the velocity after the predetermined period. | 11-18-2010 |
20100295734 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF USING SOFT INFORMATION FOR ENHANCING ACCURACY OF POSITION ESTIMATION FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of enhancing accuracy of position estimation for a wireless communication system includes receiving a plurality of input measurements required for estimating a position of a target, and generating a plurality of Gaussian probability density functions corresponding to the plurality of input measurements, the plurality of Gaussian probability density functions being used for estimating the position of the target. | 11-25-2010 |
20100309059 | Method and Apparatus of Positioning for a Wireless Communication System - A method of estimating a position of a target device for a wireless communication system includes receiving a plurality of received signal strength measurements with respect to a plurality of base stations measured by the target device when the target device enters an area, and applying a graphical model to estimate the position of the target device according to the plurality of received signal strength measurements. | 12-09-2010 |
20100324876 | SIMULATION METHOD FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM INCLUDING MULTIPLE ANTENNAS AND MULTIPLE NODES - A simulation method for a wireless communication system with multiple antennas and multiple nodes is disclosed. The method adopts a separable correlation channel model to simulate a wireless communication system with multiple antennas and multiple nodes, wherein in this model the nodes in the same area are correlated, and the nodes in different areas are not correlated. | 12-23-2010 |
20100329168 | Frequency Band Assignment Method for a Wireless Communication System and Device Using the Same - A frequency band assignment method for a wireless communication system is disclosed. The wireless communication system includes a plurality of base stations. The plurality of base stations has overlapped radio ranges and forms a plurality of independent overlapping areas. The method includes steps of modeling the plurality of base stations as a plurality of variable nodes in a factor graph, modeling the plurality of independent overlapping areas as a plurality of constraint nodes in the factor graph, and using the factor graph to perform frequency assignment for the plurality of base stations. Each variable node is defined as a frequency band to be assigned to the modeled base station. Each constraint node is defined as that the frequency bands assigned to the base stations forming the modeled overlapping area cannot be equivalent. | 12-30-2010 |
20110007722 | Base Station Selection Method for a Wireless Communication System and Device Using the Same - A base station selection method is disclosed. The wireless communication system includes a plurality of base stations with overlapped radio ranges and a plurality of wireless devices. The method includes steps of modeling the plurality of base stations as a plurality of variable nodes in a factor graph, modeling the plurality of wireless devices as a plurality of constraint nodes in the factor graph, and selecting a base station for transmission from the plurality of base stations based on the factor graph. Each variable node is defined as a frequency band state of a corresponding base station. Each constraint node is linked to the variable nodes corresponding to the base stations that include the corresponding wireless device in their radio ranges, and is defined as that the frequency band states of the base stations including the corresponding wireless device in their radio ranges can not be all turned off. | 01-13-2011 |
20110026392 | Method and Apparatus of Subcarrier Grouping for a Wireless Communication System - A method sub-carrier grouping for a wireless communication system including a plurality of sub-carriers is disclosed. The method includes determining a coherent bandwidth of the plurality of sub-carriers, and dividing the plurality of sub-carriers into a plurality of sub-carrier groups according to the coherent bandwidth, wherein the size of each sub-carrier group is smaller than or equal to the coherent bandwidth. | 02-03-2011 |