In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for improving signal to noise ratios of signals from multiple communication links. In some embodiments, a system includes a first frequency transformation circuit configured to transform a first signal in a time domain received from a first device into a corresponding second signal in a frequency domain. The system further includes a second frequency transformation circuit configured to transform a third signal in the time domain received from a second device into a corresponding fourth signal in the frequency domain. The system further includes a leg combining circuit configured to select, for a group of subcarriers, one of the first frequency transformation circuit and the second frequency transformation circuit, and cause, for the group of subcarriers, the selected frequency transformation circuit to output one of the second signal and the fourth signal, according to the selection.

This invention discloses methods and circuits of wideband wireless transmitting and/or receiving by combining multiple RF transmitters and/or receivers, or multiple transceivers, each of which has a narrower bandwidth, e.g., producing a RF transmitter and receiver or a RF transceiver whose signal bandwidth is the sum or approximately the sum, e.g., slightly less than the sum, of the signal bandwidth of the multiple RF transmitters and/or receivers, or multiple RF transceivers. The embodiments apply in wireless communication systems with orthogonal or approximately orthogonal subcarrier type of modulation (OSM), e.g., Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM).

Techniques and apparatus for transmission and reception with partial allocation in orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA)/single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) systems are provided. One technique includes determining first parameter(s) to apply to transmission/receive processing of a signal, based in part on a resource allocation for the signal. The resource allocation is partitioned out of a larger system bandwidth. Second parameter(s) to apply to the transmission/receive processing are determined based at least in part on the first parameter(s). Transmission/receive processing of the signal is performed in accordance with the first and second parameters.

In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for improving signal to noise ratios of signals from multiple communication links. In some embodiments, a system includes a first frequency transformation circuit configured to transform a first signal in a time domain received from a first device into a corresponding second signal in a frequency domain. The system further includes a second frequency transformation circuit configured to transform a third signal in the time domain received from a second device into a corresponding fourth signal in the frequency domain. The system further includes a leg combining circuit configured to select, for a group of subcarriers, one of the first frequency transformation circuit and the second frequency transformation circuit, and cause, for the group of subcarriers, the selected frequency transformation circuit to output one of the second signal and the fourth signal, according to the selection.

A transmitting method includes: configuring a frame using a plurality of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, by allocating time resources and frequency resources to a plurality of transmission data; and transmitting the frame, wherein the frame includes a first period in which a preamble which includes information on a frame configuration of the frame is transmitted, and a second period in which the plurality of transmission data are transmitted by at least one of time division and frequency division, and among the plurality of OFDM symbols, OFDM symbols included in the second period include pilot symbols arranged along a time axis with a predetermined spacing therebetween, and a predetermined number of data symbols.

Provided are a frame configuring unit configured to configure a frame using a plurality of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, by allocating time resources and frequency resources to a plurality of transmission data, and a transmitter which transmits the frame. The frame includes a first period in which a preamble which includes information on a frame configuration of the frame is transmitted, a second period in which a plurality of transmission data are transmitted by time division, a third period in which a plurality of transmission data are transmitted by frequency division, and a fourth period in which a plurality of transmission data are transmitted by time division and frequency division.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to UL-based and DL-based positioning in a wireless communication network. A method comprises: determining, by a first device, an estimation of a propagation delay for a first reference signal to be transmitted from a second device; in accordance with a determination that the estimation of the propagation delay exceeds a threshold delay, determining a target period within a symbol on which at least a part of the first reference signal is transmitted; and performing positioning measurements on the first reference signal within the target period. As such, the receiver is capable of applying an adaptive and adjustable window for receiving different positioning reference signals (PRSs) depending on various conditions and situations. In this way, the PRS measurement performance and the positioning accuracy can be greatly improved.

A transmitting method includes: configuring a frame using a plurality of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, by allocating time resources and frequency resources to a plurality of transmission data; and transmitting the frame, wherein the frame includes a first period in which a preamble which includes information on a frame configuration of the frame is transmitted, and a second period in which the plurality of transmission data are transmitted by at least one of time division and frequency division, and among the plurality of OFDM symbols, OFDM symbols included in the second period include pilot symbols arranged along a time axis with a predetermined spacing therebetween, and a predetermined number of data symbols.

Provided are a frame configuring unit configured to configure a frame using a plurality of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, by allocating time resources and frequency resources to a plurality of transmission data, and a transmitter which transmits the frame. The frame includes a first period in which a preamble which includes information on a frame configuration of the frame is transmitted, a second period in which a plurality of transmission data are transmitted by time division, a third period in which a plurality of transmission data are transmitted by frequency division, and a fourth period in which a plurality of transmission data are transmitted by time division and frequency division.

A radio receiver for processing digital chirp spread-spectrum modulated signals that comprise a plurality of frequency chirps that are cyclically time-shifted replicas of a base chirp profile, said time-shifts being an encoded representation of a transmitted message. Includes a soft demapping unit that is adapted for working on fully populated as well as on partial modulation sets, and implements a timing error correction loop that acts back both in the time domain and in the frequency domain.