The present disclosure provides a method implemented in a wireless communication device for estimating a frequency offset between a carrier frequency of a received signal and a frequency of a local oscillator as well as the wireless communication device. The method comprises determining a plurality of phase change candidates for a phase change between a data symbol and a first reference symbol in the signal. The method further comprises generating a collection of constellation symbols from the data symbol and rotating the collection of constellation symbols by the plurality of phase change candidates. Then, one of the phase change candidates corresponding to one of the rotated collections of constellation symbols is selected in such a manner that said one of the rotated collections of constellation symbols matches a set of constellation points best. Next, the frequency offset is determined based on the selected phase change candidate.

The present disclosure provides a method implemented in a wireless communication device for estimating a frequency offset between a carrier frequency of a received signal and a frequency of a local oscillator as well as the wireless communication device. The method comprises determining a plurality of phase change candidates for a phase change between a data symbol and a first reference symbol in the signal. The method further comprises generating a collection of constellation symbols from the data symbol and rotating the collection of constellation symbols by the plurality of phase change candidates. Then, one of the phase change candidates corresponding to one of the rotated collections of constellation symbols is selected in such a manner that said one of the rotated collections of constellation symbols matches a set of constellation points best. Next, the frequency offset is determined based on the selected phase change candidate.

A method of demodulating a channel by a user equipment in a wireless communication system, include the steps of receiving information including a total power value of reference signals (RSs), a power difference value between power of a first RS for control information and a power of a second RS for data among the RSs, a port number of an additional RS, a cyclic shift (CS) value of the additional RS, and a power value of the additional RS and a power difference value between second RSs for the control information, performing channel estimation on a first channel on which the additional RS is received and a second channel received from a port identical to the port number of the additional RS and the second channel on which the first RS to which a CS value different from the CS value of the additional RS is applied is received, obtaining a power difference value between the power of the additional RS and the power of the first RS based on the channel estimation of the first and the second channels, and determining a number of rank of the second RS based on the total power value of the RSs, the power value of the additional RS, a power difference value between the power of the first RS and the power of the second RS, the obtained power difference value between the power of the additional RS and the power of the first RS, and the power difference value between the power of the second RSs.

The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus and method which can suppress increase in power consumption.

In an aspect of the present technology, control data, which is for controlling frequency modulation to a carrier signal using digital data to be transmitted, and for suppressing a time average of a fluctuation amount of a frequency modulation amount more than a case of controlling the frequency modulation to the carrier signal using the digital data is generated, the frequency modulation is performed to the carrier signal on the basis of the generated control data, and the carrier signal to which the frequency modulation is performed is transmitted as a transmission signal. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a signal processing apparatus, a transmission apparatus, a reception apparatus, a communication apparatus, or an electronic apparatus having a transmission function, a reception function, or a communication function, or a computer which controls these.

A signal generation method is used in a transmission device that transmits a plurality of transmission signals from a plurality of antennas at the same frequency and at the same time, in the case where larger power change is performed on a first transmission signal than on a second transmission signal during generation process of the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal, the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal are mapped before the power change such that a minimum Euclidian distance between possible signal points for the first signal is longer than a minimum Euclidian distance between possible signal points for the second signal.

A signal generation method is used in a transmission device that transmits a plurality of transmission signals from a plurality of antennas at the same frequency and at the same time, in the case where larger power change is performed on a first transmission signal than on a second transmission signal during generation process of the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal, the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal are mapped before the power change such that a minimum Euclidian distance between possible signal points for the first signal is longer than a minimum Euclidian distance between possible signal points for the second signal.

A frequency discriminator comprising a power splitter for splitting a signal into first and second paths, wherein the first path is configured to provide a first, straight-through signal and the second path includes a frequency-dependent element, such as low-pass filter, so as to provide a second signal. The frequency discriminator further comprises a circuit configured to compare the first and second signals and generate an instantaneous frequency signal in dependence thereon.

A frequency discriminator comprising a power splitter for splitting a signal into first and second paths, wherein the first path is configured to provide a first, straight-through signal and the second path includes a frequency-dependent element, such as low-pass filter, so as to provide a second signal. The frequency discriminator further comprises a circuit configured to compare the first and second signals and generate an instantaneous frequency signal in dependence thereon.

The invention provides a carrier frequency offset processing method, an apparatus and a receiver. The method comprises: receiving, through a software and hardware interface, an estimated value of frequency offset of a data packet transmitted by an automatic frequency offset control module; collecting the received estimated value of frequency offset of the data packet and performing statistical analysis to obtain a statistical value of carrier frequency offset between a receiving module and a transmitting module; and dynamically adjusting, according to the statistical value of carrier frequency offset, a bandwidth of a low-pass filter through the software and hardware interface. The invention realizes dynamic adjustment of the bandwidth of the low-pass filter in the process of a receiver receiving signals, solving the problem of the impact on processing performance brought by the fixed bandwidth of a low-pass filter in the prior art.

This application discusses, among other things, apparatus and methods for improving spurious frequency performance of digital-to-time converters (DTCs). In an example, a method can include receiving a code at selection logic of a digital-to-time converter at a first instant, selecting a first delay path of the DTC to provide a delay associated with the code, associating a second delay path with the code, receiving the code at the selection logic at a second instant, and selecting the second delay path of the DTC to provide the delay associated with the code.