Provided are a method and an apparatus for canceling interference, to resolve a problem that performance of interference cancellation is poor because accuracy of equalizer coefficients obtained by a CMTS through calculation is not sufficiently high. A specific solution is as follows: (101) A CMTS calculates L equalizer coefficients of an L-tap filter according to a preamble sequence by using an adaptive algorithm, and performs adaptive equalization on a received signal by using the L equalizer coefficients, where L is a positive integer greater than 24; and (102) the CMTS selects K equalizer coefficients from the L equalizer coefficients, and sends a ranging response message carrying the K equalizer coefficients to a cable modem CM, so that the CM performs pre-equalization on a to-be-sent signal according to the received K equalizer coefficients, where K is a positive integer less than or equal to L.

Provided are a method and an apparatus for canceling interference, to resolve a problem that performance of interference cancellation is poor because accuracy of equalizer coefficients obtained by a CMTS through calculation is not sufficiently high. A specific solution is as follows: (101) A CMTS calculates L equalizer coefficients of an L-tap filter according to a preamble sequence by using an adaptive algorithm, and performs adaptive equalization on a received signal by using the L equalizer coefficients, where L is a positive integer greater than 24; and (102) the CMTS selects K equalizer coefficients from the L equalizer coefficients, and sends a ranging response message carrying the K equalizer coefficients to a cable modem CM, so that the CM performs pre-equalization on a to-be-sent signal according to the received K equalizer coefficients, where K is a positive integer less than or equal to L.

A distortion compensation system includes a first communication node including a first reception unit including an equalizer configured by a first digital filter unit and a first transmission unit including an emphasis circuit configured by a second digital filter unit, and a second communication node including a second transmission unit transmitting a training pattern before receiving normal data from the first communication node. The equalizer converges a filter constant of the first digital filter unit so that an error of the received training pattern is converged. The first transmission unit performs a distortion compensation using the converged filter constant of the first digital filter unit as at least a part of a filter constant of the second digital filter unit of the emphasis circuit, and then transmits the data.

A distortion compensation system includes a first communication node including a first reception unit including an equalizer configured by a first digital filter unit and a first transmission unit including an emphasis circuit configured by a second digital filter unit, and a second communication node including a second transmission unit transmitting a training pattern before receiving normal data from the first communication node. The equalizer converges a filter constant of the first digital filter unit so that an error of the received training pattern is converged. The first transmission unit performs a distortion compensation using the converged filter constant of the first digital filter unit as at least a part of a filter constant of the second digital filter unit of the emphasis circuit, and then transmits the data.

A wireless communication device includes an estimation observation unit that observes a channel condition by estimating a tendency of a long delay wave and a channel fluctuation from a received signal in which a training signal is added to a data frame, a first equalizer that compensates for the received signal, a second equalizer that compensates for the received signal with a property of having a higher long delay wave tolerance and a lower channel fluctuation tolerance than the first equalizer, and a control unit that performs control which switches such that the first equalizer or the second equalizer performs compensation for the received signal, on the basis of the channel condition observed by the estimation observation unit.

A communication system includes: a transmission device including a transmission data generator, a pattern generator, a transmitter, and a control signal receiver, the transmission data generator that is configured to generate transmission data, the pattern generator that is configured to generate an alternate pattern alternating at every lapse of a predetermined time, the transmitter that includes a first equalization circuit and is configured to transmit a transmission signal including the transmission data and the alternate pattern, the first equalization circuit that is configured to adjust equalization characteristics on the basis of first instruction information, and the control signal receiver that is configured to receive the first instruction information; and a reception device including a receiver, a first detector, and a control signal transmitter, the receiver that is configured to receive the transmission signal, the first detector that is configured to detect a frequency component corresponding to the predetermined time of the alternate pattern included in the transmission signal, and the control signal transmitter that is configured to generate the first instruction information on the basis of a result of detection by the first detector and is configured to transmit the first instruction information.

A communication system includes: a transmission device including a transmission data generator, a pattern generator, a transmitter, and a control signal receiver, the transmission data generator that is configured to generate transmission data, the pattern generator that is configured to generate an alternate pattern alternating at every lapse of a predetermined time, the transmitter that includes a first equalization circuit and is configured to transmit a transmission signal including the transmission data and the alternate pattern, the first equalization circuit that is configured to adjust equalization characteristics on the basis of first instruction information, and the control signal receiver that is configured to receive the first instruction information; and a reception device including a receiver, a first detector, and a control signal transmitter, the receiver that is configured to receive the transmission signal, the first detector that is configured to detect a frequency component corresponding to the predetermined time of the alternate pattern included in the transmission signal, and the control signal transmitter that is configured to generate the first instruction information on the basis of a result of detection by the first detector and is configured to transmit the first instruction information.

Apparatus and methods for signal booster systems with compensation for cable loss are provided herein. In certain configurations, a signal booster system includes two or more antennas for wirelessly communicating RF signals and a signal booster including booster circuitry for providing amplification to at least a portion of the RF signals. At least one of the antennas is connected to the signal booster via a cable. Additionally, the signal booster includes a cable loss compensation circuit that adjusts a gain of the booster circuitry to compensate for a loss of the cable.

Apparatus and methods for signal booster systems with compensation for cable loss are provided herein. In certain configurations, a signal booster system includes two or more antennas for wirelessly communicating RF signals and a signal booster including booster circuitry for providing amplification to at least a portion of the RF signals. At least one of the antennas is connected to the signal booster via a cable. Additionally, the signal booster includes a cable loss compensation circuit that adjusts a gain of the booster circuitry to compensate for a loss of the cable.

[Problem] Providing a reception device and a communication system capable of preventing signal quality degradation and improving signal transmission efficiency in a case where a data signal is transmitted via a transmission line that connects a plurality of transmission devices and a reception device.

[Solution] Provided is a reception device including: a compensation circuit connected to a transmission line connected to each of a plurality of transmission devices and configured to compensate a signal transmitted from each of the transmission devices in time division; and an adjustment circuit configured to adjust operation of the compensation circuit, in which the adjustment circuit adjusts the operation of the compensation circuit by using a first adjustment value that adjusts the operation of the compensation circuit and is read from a recording medium storing the first adjustment value.