Symmetric sweep phase sweep transmit diversity
US6920314B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/0678
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described herein is a method and apparatus for transmission that provides the performance of space time spreading (STS) or orthogonal transmit diversity (OTD) and the backwards compatibility of phase sweep transmit diversity (PSTD) without degrading performance of either STS or PSTD using a symmetric sweep PSTD transmission architecture. In one embodiment, a pair of signals s1 and s2 are split into signals s1(a) and s1(b) and signals s2(a) and s2(b), respectively. Signal s1 comprises a first STS/OTD signal belonging to an STS/OTD pair, and signal s2 comprises a second STS/OTD signal belonging to the STS/OTD pair. Signals s1(b) and s2(b) are phase swept using a pair of phase sweep frequency signals that would cancel out any self induced interference. For example, the pair of phase sweep frequency signals utilize a same phase sweep frequency with one of the phase sweep frequency signals rotating in the opposite direction plus an offset of π relative to the other phase sweep frequency signal. The resultant phase swept signals s1(b) and s2(b) are added to signals s2(a) and s1(a) before being amplified and transmitted.
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