Zero-power modulation for resource-efficient 5G/6G messaging
US11528178B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L27/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A resource-efficient modulation scheme includes both conventional and zero-amplitude states. The conventional states in 5G/6G are amplitude- or phase-modulated, or both, whereas the zero-amplitude states have zero or substantially zero amplitude. By including modulation states with zero amplitude in the modulation scheme, transmitters can transmit a message more compactly, and using less time or bandwidth, and with a substantial decrease in emitted energy. For example, in a phase-modulation scheme such as BPSK or QPSK, a zero state represents an additional modulation state with zero transmitted amplitude. In a modulation scheme with I and Q branches in quadrature, each branch is separately amplitude modulated, plus additional states with zero amplitude in one or both branches, for different effects. For example, 16QAM with nine additional zero-amplitude states totals 25 available modulation states, resulting in 36% reduction in message size and 44% reduction in transmitted energy. Low-complexity demodulation with fault detection are also disclosed.
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