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Parameter measuring apparatus for digital quadrature modulation signals

US5946359A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 1997
Grant dateAug 31, 1999
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2027/0046
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An input quadrature modulation signal which is converted into a digital signal is converted into a complex baseband signal in a converter 7. A rough estimation of parameters of the signal is made in a rough signal correction unit 51. Using the estimates, the complex baseband signal is corrected. Utilizing a data detection of the corrected signal, a reference signal which corresponds to a transmitted signal is formed from the detected data in a generator 52. The reference signal and the corrected signal are used to estimate parameters in a fine parameter estimation unit 23.

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