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Gaussian frequency-shift keying transciever for ISM wideband communication

US6480553B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 13, 1998
Grant dateNov 12, 2002
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/2028
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A GFSK (Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying) radio transceiver is provided for ISM (Industrial Scientific and Medical) wideband communication. The GFSK radio transceiver includes a transmitter for modulating transmitted signal into RF signal, and a receiver for demodulating received signal into digital form. The transmitter includes a VCO for generating an oscillating signal serving as a carrier signal in the transmitter and a first local oscillating signal in the transmitter; and a variable-gain power amplifier, capable of being adjustable between two gain values, for amplifying the RF signal. The receiver includes a mixer for downconverting the received signal into a first IF signal by using the first local oscillating signal from the transmitter; and an IF demodulator for downconverting the first IF signal into a second IF signal by using a locally generated second local oscillating signal. The GFSK radio transceiver can operate either in half-duplex mode or full-duplex mode in a time-division duplex (TDD) system through micro-processor controls. Further, it utilizes a variable-gain power amplifier that can improve the drawbacks of interference and high power consumption with the pr…

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