Automatic gain control using signal and interference power to obtain extended blocking performance
US7536159B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B1/28
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a radio including analog and digital portions, with at least one A/D Convener between the analog and digital portions, and the selectivity of the radio at least partly implemented in the digital domain, an AGC controller sets a first variable gain amplifier (VGA) (302) to low gain upon a determination that a wide-band power estimation exceeds a wide-band threshold. The wide-b and threshold is selected to reduce the occurrence of A/D converter saturation. If the wide-band power estimation is less than the wide-band threshold, then for each VGA (302) in the analog portion, a determination is made whether a narrow band power estimate exceeds a narrow-band threshold, corresponding to that VGA (302), plus a hysteresis value, in which case that VGA (302) is set to low gain; or whether the narrow-band energy estimate is less than the narrow-band threshold minus a hysteresis value, in which case that VGA (302) is set to high gain.
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