Patent classifications
H04L25/00
Small loop delay clock and data recovery block for high-speed next generation C-PHY
Methods, apparatus, and systems for communication over a multi-wire, multi-phase interface are disclosed. A clock recovery method includes generating a combination signal that includes transition pulses, each transition pulse being generated responsive to a transition in a difference signal representative of a difference in signaling state of a pair of wires in a three-wire bus. The combination signal is provided to a logic circuit that is configured to provide a clock signal as its output, where pulses in the combination signal cause the clock signal to be driven to a first state. The logic circuit receives a reset signal that is derived from the clock signal by delaying transitions to the first state while passing transitions from the first state without added delay. The clock signal is driven from the first state after passing a transition of the clock signal to the first state.
Device and method for determining optimal equalizer settings for an equalizer for equalizing a pulse amplitude modulation signal
A device (2) for determining optimal equalizer settings (setE_opt) for an equalizer (1) for equalizing a pulse amplitude modulation signal (L0, L1, L2, L3) comprises an estimator section (21) configured for receiving at least a part of the equalized pulse amplitude modulation signal (L0′, L1′, L2′, L3′) from the equalizer (1), and for receiving an offset signal (offS), and for generating an estimator signal (estS) indicative of a percentage of signal levels of the at least a part of the equalized pulse amplitude modulation signal (L0′, L1′, L2′, L3′) which are larger or smaller than the offset signal (offS). The device comprises a controller (22) configured for receiving the estimator signal (estS), and for generating the offset signal (offS), and for generating equalizer settings (setE) for the equalizer (1), wherein the controller (22) includes an optimizer (221) for determining the optimal equalizer settings (setE_opt) for the equalizer (1) by evaluating the estimator signal (estS) for a range of offset signals (o1, . . . o4) and for a range of equalizer settings (setE0, setE_opt, setE2).
Continuous-time linear equalizer of compact layout and high immunity to common-mode noise
A continuous-time linear equalizer (CTLE) having a common-source amplifier configured to receive an input signal and output an output signal in accordance with a biasing current; a current source controlled by a first bias voltage and configured to output the biasing current; an active load controlled by a second bias voltage and configured to be a load of the common-source amplifier; a common-mode sensing circuit configured to sense a common-mode voltage of the output signal; a current source controller configured to output the first bias voltage in accordance with the common-mode voltage and a reference voltage derived from a supply voltage of the active load and a first reference current; and an active load controller configured to output the second bias voltage in accordance with the supply voltage of the active load and a second reference current.
Techniques for enhanced clock recovery
A receiver generates a stream of digital samples from an analog electrical signal that represents data conveyed to the receiver over a communication channel, where the stream of digital samples comprises current samples corresponding to a current timepoint, previous samples corresponding to a timepoint earlier than the current timepoint, and subsequent samples corresponding to a timepoint later than the current timepoint. The receiver generates previous, current, and subsequent phase offset signals based on the previous, current, and subsequent samples, respectively. The receiver uses the previous phase offset signal to adjust clock frequency and clock phase of the current samples, thereby resulting in current adjusted samples. The receiver adjusts clock phase of the current adjusted samples based on any one of the previous, current, and subsequent phase offset signals. In some examples, receiver adjusts the clock phase of the current adjusted samples based on the subsequent phase offset signal.
Selectable-tap equalizer
A signaling circuit having a selectable-tap equalizer. The signaling circuit includes a buffer, a select circuit and an equalizing circuit. The buffer is used to store a plurality of data values that correspond to data signals transmitted on a signaling path during a first time interval. The select circuit is coupled to the buffer to select a subset of data values from the plurality of data values according to a select value. The equalizing circuit is coupled to receive the subset of data values from the select circuit and is adapted to adjust, according to the subset of data values, a signal level that corresponds to a data signal transmitted on the signaling path during a second time interval.
System and method for powering re-generation and re-transmission of millimeter waves for building penetration
A system enabling signal penetration into a building comprising first circuitry, located on an exterior of the building, for transmitting and receiving signals at a first frequency that experience losses when penetrating into an interior of the building, converting the received signals at the first frequency into a first format that overcome losses caused by penetrating into the interior of the building over a wireless communications link and converting received signals in the first format into the signals in the first frequency. A first antenna associated with the first circuitry transmits the signals in the first format into the interior of the building via a wireless communications link and receives signals from the interior of the building in the first format via the wireless communications link. First power circuitry provides system power to each of the first circuitry and the first antenna responsive to a provided power signal. Second circuitry, located on the interior of the building and communicatively linked with the first circuitry via the wireless communications link, for receives and transmits the converted received signals in the first format that counteracts the losses caused by penetrating into the interior of the building from/to the first circuitry. A second antenna associated with the second circuitry transmits the signals in the first format to the exterior of the building via the wireless communications link and for receives signals from the exterior of the building in the first format via the wireless communications link. Second power circuitry provides system power to each of the second circuitry and the second antenna responsive to a generated power signal. First wireless power transmission circuitry located on the interior of the building generates a wireless power signal for transmission to the exterior of the building over a wireless power link responsive to the provided power signal. Second wireless power transmission circuitry located on the exterior of the building receives the wireless power signal over the wireless power link and generates the generated power signal responsive to the wireless power signal.
NON-NUMERICAL K1 FOR GROUP COMMON-PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (GC-PDCCH) GRANT IN MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST MULTICAST SERVICE (MBMS)
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support control of feedback reporting associated with broadcast or multicast transmissions based on indications of non-numerical K1 (NNK1) in associated transmission grants. In aspects, a base station transmits multicast transmission grants that include NNK1s to a set of UEs. The UEs in the set of UEs generate feedback codebooks, for the multicast transmissions, and holds transmission of the codebooks, based on the NNK1 received in the transmission grants until a report triggering event occurs. In aspects, the report triggering event includes receiving a subsequent multicast transmission grant with a valid K1, receiving a subsequent unicast transmission grant with valid K1, or receiving a UE-specific multicast retransmission grant. In aspects, the UEs use the valid K1 in the triggering event to determine a feedback resource to transmit the held feedback codebooks. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
PARAMETER CONFIGURATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS
This application provides a parameter configuration method and a communications apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, an indication of a first mapping relationship from a network device, where the first mapping relationship is a mapping relationship in a preconfigured first mapping relationship group, and the first mapping relationship group includes at least one mapping relationship, to indicate at least one correspondence between a reporting quantity of spatial domain vectors and a reporting quantity of frequency domain vectors; and determining, by the terminal device, the reporting quantity of spatial domain vectors and the reporting quantity of frequency domain vectors based on the first mapping relationship.
Systems and methods for ultra wideband impulse radio protocols
Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology exploits modulated coded impulses over a wide frequency spectrum with very low power over a short distance for digital data transmission. Today's leading edge modulated sinusoidal wave wireless communication standards and systems achieve power efficiencies of 50 nJ/bit employing narrowband signaling schemes and traditional RF transceiver architectures. However, such designs severely limit the achievable energy efficiency, especially at lower data rates such as below 1 Mbps. Further, it is important that peak power consumption is supportable by common battery or energy harvesting technologies and long term power consumption neither leads to limited battery lifetimes or an inability for alternate energy sources to sustain them. Accordingly, it would be beneficial for next generation applications to exploit inventive transceiver structures and communication schemes in order to achieve the sub nJ per bit energy efficiencies required by next generation applications.
Systems and methods for ultra wideband impulse radio protocols
Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology exploits modulated coded impulses over a wide frequency spectrum with very low power over a short distance for digital data transmission. Today's leading edge modulated sinusoidal wave wireless communication standards and systems achieve power efficiencies of 50 nJ/bit employing narrowband signaling schemes and traditional RF transceiver architectures. However, such designs severely limit the achievable energy efficiency, especially at lower data rates such as below 1 Mbps. Further, it is important that peak power consumption is supportable by common battery or energy harvesting technologies and long term power consumption neither leads to limited battery lifetimes or an inability for alternate energy sources to sustain them. Accordingly, it would be beneficial for next generation applications to exploit inventive transceiver structures and communication schemes in order to achieve the sub nJ per bit energy efficiencies required by next generation applications.