Diversity receiver using matched filter and decision feedback equalizer
US5335359A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/06
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a digital radio communications system, a transmit signal is delayed and sent on a first diversity channel and a nondelayed version of the signal sent on a second diversity channel. At the receiving site, first and second diversity channel signals are recovered and normalized into first and second constant-amplitude signals. Predominant components of the constant-amplitude signals are phase-and-amplitude aligned with each other by feedback loops including phase-and-amplitude alignment circuits, an adder and an AGC amplifier. The output of the AGC amplifier or the output of the subtracter is selected and applied to a matched filter to which a decision feedback equalizer is coupled. In a modified embodiment, the transmit signal from a single source is transmitted over multipath fading channels, resulting in the reception of first and second diversity channel signals which are normalized to constant-amplitude signals whose predominant components are then phase-and-amplitude aligned with each other through feedback loops including an AGC amplifier. Correlations between the predominant components in the first diversity channels and the output of the AGC amplifier are detected and mult…
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