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Table-based pre-distortion for amplifier systems

US7109792B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 17, 2003
Grant dateSep 19, 2006
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F2201/3233
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Frequency-independent and frequency-dependent pre-distortion is implemented using look-up tables to retrieve pre-distortion parameters. To compensate for changes in amplifier operating characteristics over time, fixed pre-distortion tables can be used by appropriately offsetting the index values used to retrieve the pre-distortion parameters. The overall amplifier gain as well as the biases applied to one or more amplifier stages are also preferably controlled. In addition, the frequency-independent and/or frequency-dependent pre-distortion tables can be updated either periodically or as needed, by mapping a measure (e.g., average input signal power) to one or more parameters using equations (e.g., piecewise linear curves), where the parameters are applied to one or more polynomials to update the tables.

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