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Fading simulation method and fading simulator

US5355519A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 1993
Grant dateOct 11, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B17/3912
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a fading simulator method and a fading simulator by which the attenuation ratio is not varied and the fading characteristic of a wide band can be realized stably even when the notch frequency sweeps. A fading simulator is interposed between a transmitter and a receiver, and a signal from the transmitter is inputted to first and second path artificial circuits of the fading simulator. In the first path artificial circuit, the attenuation amount of a first variable attenuator is controlled to control the amplitude of the signal passing therethrough, and the signal is delayed by a first delay circuit. Meanwhile, in the second path artificial circuit, a variable phase shifter is controlled to control the phase of the signal passing therethrough, and the attenuation amount at a second variable attenuator is controlled in accordance with a signal obtained by addition of an amplitude characteristic leveling amplitude correction value to an amplitude control signal, whereafter the passing signal is delayed by a second delay circuit. The signals from the first and second path artificial circuits are composed by a composer, and the thus composed signal is inputted to t…

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