Multi-channel peak power smoothing
US6771940B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L27/2618
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multi-channel transmission system and method provide peak power smoothing without additional in-band interference. The system includes a multi-carrier waveform generator for reducing peak amplifier power required to transmit a digital multi-carrier waveform based on a plurality of digital carrier waveforms. A signal conversion system generates an analog multi-carrier waveform based on the digital multi-carrier waveform. The analog multi-carrier waveform has a center frequency and a desired gain over the original signal. A bandpass filter is coupled to the signal conversion system for restriction of the analog multi-carrier output waveform to a desired transmission bandwidth. The multi-carrier waveform generator has a nulling waveform generator coupled to a plurality of single carrier waveform modules for generating a digital nulling waveform based on the retrieved data. The nulling waveform reduces a peak power of the multi-carrier waveform and results in a reduced signal envelope.
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