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Demodulation apparatus performing different frequency control functions using separately provided oscillators

US6023491A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 20, 1995
Grant dateFeb 8, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 20, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2027/0057
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A QPSK modulation signal is processed with frequency conversion into an IF signal by a channel selection circuit, and then is converted into a baseband signal by a quadrature demodulator. The baseband signal has a wave thereof shaped by DTFs and then sent to a carrier recovery circuit. An offset frequency of the IF signal detected by an AFC circuit is compensated for by a baseband frequency converter including a complex multiplier and a DVCO. The frequency tracking circuit detects whether an operating frequency of another DVCO in the carrier recovery circuit goes beyond a range. By tracking an oscillation frequency of the DVCO in the baseband frequency converter so as not to go beyond the reference value, frequency deviation of the spectrum of signals which are input to the DTFs is controlled not to go beyond the reference value. By offsetting a frequency dividing ratio of a variable frequency divider of the channel selection circuit by an amount corresponding to the offset frequency of the IF signal detected by the frequency detector, the frequency deviation of the QPSK modulation signal can be compensated for whichever channel is selected.

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