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System and method for communicating data using efficient fast fourier transform (FFT) for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) modulation

US8229009B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 1, 2008
Grant dateJul 24, 2012
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/265
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communications device includes at least one memory device for storing complex exponential functions as approximations of sine and cosine basis waveforms. A logic circuit adds and subtracts the complex exponential functions to generate an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) communications signal as a plurality of N data subcarriers that carry communications data. The logic circuit provides efficient and accurate implementation of the IFFT for use as an OFDM modulator using additions of stored complex exponentials and modulation of the integer-valued QAM data symbols using logic shifts and sign changes (2's complement).

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