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Rate adaptation using error vector magnitude

US7826521B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2007
Grant dateNov 2, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 9, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/0003
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Rate adaptation is accurately provided by using an average SNR technique, a predicted PER technique, or an EVM to PER mapping technique. An average SNR is computed by averaging EVM values in a particular domain. Using the computed average SNR, an optimized rate is determined. The predicted PER technique includes computing EVM values for a current packet, determining an average BER using these EVM values for each data rate, determining an average SNR from this average BER, using the average SNR and a PER versus SNR curve to determine the predicted PER for each data rate, and using a data rate and the predicted PER to compute the predicted throughput for that data rate. In the last technique, an EVM is mapped to a packet error rate (PER) for each data rate. A throughput is computed for each data rate and PER. A data rate with a high throughput is selected.

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