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Circuit and method for distinguishing between an OFDM signal and a radar signal

US8660219B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 3, 2012
Grant dateFeb 25, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04K3/822
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A radar detector determines whether an input signal is an orthogonally frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) signal or a radar signal by applying at least first and second bandpass filtering operations having substantially non-overlapping passbands to the input signal, each filtering operation having a passband of width substantially less than a relatively large instantaneous bandwidth characteristic of an OFDM signal and substantially greater than a relatively small instantaneous bandwidth characteristic of a radar signal. The detector multiplies power levels of output signals of the first and second filtering operations to form a power product signal and compares the power level of the power product signal with a threshold level and providing an indicating signal in a first state if the power level of the power product signal exceeds the threshold level and otherwise providing said indicating signal in a second state.

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