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Method and apparatus for I/Q imbalance calibration of a transmitter system

US7139536B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 2003
Grant dateNov 21, 2006
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Expiry dateJul 17, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B17/21
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for I/Q imbalance calibration of an OFDM system comprising the steps of initializing parameters Ap, Bp and γp, estimating a loop delay factor L, generating a discrete-time test signal x[n], deriving a signal xcom[n] by compensating the test signal x[n] according to a function with parameters Ap, Bp and γp, converting the signal xcom[n] to an analog signal x(t), applying I/Q modulation to the signal x(t) and outputting a modulated signal xmod(t), obtaining a characteristic signal xc(t) of the modulated signal, obtaining a signal xs[n] by sampling the characteristic signal xc(t) and obtaining statistics U1 and U2 of the signal xs[n], and updating the parameters Ap, Bp and γp respectively by functions of L, U1, U2, and the current values of Ap, Bp and γp.

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