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Symbol error based compensation methods for nonlinear amplifier distortion

US7499501B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 18, 2005
Grant dateMar 3, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B2201/70706
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Compensation methods and apparatus are disclosed for mitigating non-linear distortion of high power amplifiers used in communication transmitters, based on the minimization of the symbol error, in particular, for communication systems transmitting data embedded in existing co-channel signals. To overcome the difficulty of constructing pre-distortion mapping from the symbol error, an adaptive algorithm is disclosed to update compensation parameters for pre-distortion mapping. Another method exploits a test signal interval in the co-channel signal. During a known constant co-channel signal, distortion is estimated as a complex number and used to construct compensation parameters. The latter is further expanded by employing the adaptive algorithm for the non-test signal intervals.

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