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Method for demodulating a signal

US9391740B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 20, 2014
Grant dateJul 12, 2016
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/03171
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for demodulating a signal in a receiver including at least two antennas, each receiving a signal, the received signals corresponding to a single emitted signal including symbol frames in which certain symbols, referred to as driver symbols, are known to the receiver, the method including: noise whitening in order to form two combined signals, the noise components of which are separate; normalizing the noise components of the combined signals in order to form two signals, the noise components of which are separate and have equal average standards; and performing signal demodulation with the maximum combination of the signal-to-noise ratio on the two signals, the noise components of which are separate and which have equal average standards, wherein during the first noise-whitening step for forming the two combined signals, the latter are determined retroactively using the maximum criterion.

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