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Receiving and transmitting signals having multiple modulation types using sequencing interpolator

US7098821B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 2003
Grant dateAug 29, 2006
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/0008
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a wireless local area network (WLAN), receiving or transmitting signals having multiple modulation schemes can require the use of multiple clock rates. Providing these multiple clock rates significantly increases silicon area and power consumption, both of which are highly undesirably in a wireless device. A sequencing interpolator can advantageously reduce the number of clock rates by receiving signals at a first rate and outputting signals at a second rate. The sequencing interpolator can include a multiplexer network that selectively determines which coefficients are applied to certain signals. Coefficients are chosen to ensure that an error in a frequency domain is within a given tolerance. The multiplexer network can be controlled by a counter value. At a predetermined count, the interpolated output signal is discarded and the counter is reset.

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