Transceiver and method for generating and processing complex I/Q-signals
US5822366A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2027/0067
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a transceiver for generating complex I/Q-signals on a transmission frequency (f.sub.TX) and for receiving them on a reception frequency (f.sub.RX). The device comprises a first frequency synthesizer (41) for forming a first mixer signal (f.sub.LI) for the mixer (42) of the first branch that mixes the I-component of the received signal into a lower-frequency I-signal, and a second frequency synthesizer (411, 49, 46) for forming a second mixer signal (f.sub.LQ) for the mixer (421) of the second branch that mixes the Q-component of the received signal into a lower-frequency Q-signal. The device further comprises control means (45) first for directing the phase of the first (f.sub.LI) and the second (f.sub.LQ) mixer signals into the same phase in the mixing effects thereof and, thereafter, into a 90 degree mutual phase shift in the mixing effects thereof when receiving signals for bringing the lower-frequency I- and Q-signals into a 90 degree mutual phase shift.
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