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Convolutional impairment covariance estimation method and apparatus

US8224278B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 17, 2009
Grant dateJul 17, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 19, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/712
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Path delay information generated by a path searcher module of a wireless receiver is used to generate net channel coefficients for use in suppressing interference from a received signal. According to one embodiment, interference is suppressed from a signal transmitted over a communication channel including transmit and receive pulse shaping filters and a radio channel by generating net channel coefficients for the communication channel at processing delays such as G-Rake finger delays or chip equalizer tap delays. Medium channel coefficients are generated for the radio channel at estimated path delays as a function of the net channel coefficients. The net channel coefficients are regenerated at arbitrary delays as a function of the medium channel coefficients and an impairment covariance estimate is generated based at least in part on the regenerated net channel coefficients.

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