Patent classifications
H04B2001/0425
Correction of specific intermodulation products in a concurrent multi-band system
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for selectively compensating for a specific Intermodulation Distortion (IMO) product(s) of an arbitrary order in a transmitter system. In some embodiments, a method of compensating for one or more specific IMO products in a concurrent multi-band transmitter system comprises generating an IMO correction signal for a specific IMO product as a function of two or more frequency band input signals for two or more frequency bands of a concurrent multi-band signal, the IMO product being an arbitrary order IMD product. The method further comprises frequency translating the IMD correction signal to a desired frequency that corresponds to a Radio Frequency (RF) location of the specific IMO product and, after frequency translating the IMO correction signal to the desired frequency, utilizing the IMO correction signal to compensate for the specific IMO product.
Radio frequency communication systems with coexistence management based on digital observation data
Radio frequency (RF) communication systems with coexistence management are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a method of coexistence management in a mobile device includes providing an RF receive signal from a first front end system to a first transceiver, generating an RF transmit signal and an RF observation signal using a second front end system, the RF observation signal generated based on observing the RF transmit signal, generating digital observation data based on the RF observation signal using a second transceiver, downconverting the RF receive signal to generate a baseband receive signal using the first transceiver, and compensating the baseband receive signal for RF signal leakage based on the digital observation data using the first transceiver.
RADIO TRANSMITTER PROVIDING AN ANALOG SIGNAL WITH BOTH RADIO FREQUENCY AND BASEBAND FREQUENCY INFORMATION
Radio transmitters providing an analog signal with both radio frequency (RF) and baseband frequency information are disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, a transmitter for an RF communication system includes a radio frequency digital-to-analog converter (RFDAC) that outputs the analog signal with two bands of content. In particular, the analog signal includes a first band on content at RF frequency and representing the RF signal for transmission, and a second band of content at baseband frequency and representing baseband information such as the envelope of the RF signal.
OVER THE AIR DPD FOR CV2X GROUPCAST AND UNICAST
A first UE may transmit, to a second subset of one or more second UEs, one or more pilot signals associated with DPD training. The first UE may receive, from a third subset of the one or more second UEs, one or more feedback messages associated with DPD training. The one or more feedback messages may be based on the one or more pilot signals. Each second UE in the third subset of the one or more second UEs may correspond to one of the one or more feedback messages. The second UE may calculate one or more DPD parameters based on the one or more feedback messages. The second UE may transmit a first signal based on the calculated one or more DPD parameters.
AMPLIFIER DEVICE FOR HIGH FREQUENCY SIGNALS
An amplifier device for high frequency signals, in particular a linear high frequency amplifier device, which comprises at least one input, an incoming line, a pre-distortion unit, in particular an adaptive pre-distortion unit, an amplifier unit, in particular a non-linear power amplifier unit, a transmission line, a feedback unit, and an output. The output is connected to the amplifier unit via the transmission line. In addition, the at least one input is connected to the pre-distortion unit such that two incoming branch lines are provided which are interconnected by a switching unit. A first incoming branch line of the incoming branch lines comprises a down-converter being arranged between the at least one input and the pre-distortion unit.
MANAGING DIGITAL PRE-DISTORTION TRAINING IN RADIO TRANSCEIVERS
Various aspects described herein relate to resolving failures in digital pre-distortion (DPD) training in wireless communications. A failure during DPD training can be identified for a transceiver. One or both of a severity of the failure or a type of the failure can be determined. It can also be determined whether to perform self-recovery from the failure to continue the DPD training based at least in part on one or both of the severity of the failure or the type of the failure.
Integrative software radio
An integrative software radio embodies a single multi-radio device including functionalities that are a superset of a plurality of individual discrete radio devices includes a radio frequency transmitter that integrates transmission capabilities of a plurality of discrete transmitters such that the radio frequency transmitter is configured to generate a first amalgamated waveform that is a combination of individual waveforms, each individual waveform corresponding to the transmission capabilities of its respective one of the plurality of discrete transmitters, wherein the transmission capabilities each of the plurality of discrete transmitters comprise operating characteristics different from one or more of the other discrete transmitters, wherein a waveform of a discrete transmitter comprises an adjustable electromagnetic wavefront and a proprietary waveform generation component; and a mission module communicatively coupled to the plurality of discrete transmitters and configured to alter the wavefront of at least one of the plurality of discrete transmitters to reduce interference among the at least one of the plurality of discrete transmitters without adjusting the proprietary waveform generation component.
WIDEBAND DIGITAL PREDISTORTION
Various examples are directed to systems and methods for wideband digital predistortion. A digital pre-distortion circuit may be programmed to receive a complex baseband signal and generate a pre-distorted signal. Generating the pre-distorted signal may comprise applying to the complex baseband signal a first correction for an N.sup.th order distortion of a power amplifier at an I.sup.th harmonic frequency zone centered at about an I.sup.th harmonic of a carrier frequency and applying to the complex baseband signal a second correction for the N.sup.th order distortion at a J.sup.th harmonic frequency zone centered at about a J.sup.th harmonic of the carrier frequency different than the I.sup.th harmonic of a carrier frequency.
Systems and methods for a predistortion linearizer with frequency compensation
An analog predistortion linearizer system with dynamic frequency compensation for automatically adjusting predistortion characteristics based on a detected frequency includes a frequency detector configured to generate at least one frequency detection signal in response to receiving an amplifier drive signal, the frequency detection signal including a frequency indicator that indicates the frequency of the amplifier drive signal. Moreover, the system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the frequency detector and configured to generate a predistorter control signal in response to receiving the frequency detection signal from the frequency detector, and a predistorter communicatively coupled to i) the frequency detector and ii) the controller, the predistorter configured to generate a predistorted amplifier drive signal based on at least the predistorter control signal.
Distortion redirection in a phased array
A system comprises a plurality of antenna elements arranged in a two-dimensional array, and a plurality of transmitter circuits communicatively coupled to the antenna elements, wherein the antenna elements and transmitter circuits are configured such that desired components of signals output by the plurality of transmitter circuits and radiated via the antenna elements coherently combine in a desired direction. Each of the transmitter circuits is operable to generate a corresponding second signal for transmission via a respective one of the antenna elements by shifting a phase of undesired components in the signal relative to a phase of desired components in the signal.