Methods and apparatuses for interference cancellation

• US 10,050,812 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2016
• Issued: 08/14/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Liu, Sheng
• Primary Examiner(s): NEFF, MICHAEL R
• Application Number:
  US15/369,526
• Publication Number:
  US 20170085398A1
• Time in Patent Office: 617 Days
• Field of Search: 375348
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/10 Means associated with receiver for limiting or suppressing noise or interference
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/12 Neutralising, balancing, or compensation arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/525 with means for reducing leakage of transmitter signal into the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/56 with provision for simultaneous communication in two directions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/0212 of impulse response
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/0224 using sounding signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/03006 Arrangements for removing intersymbol interference
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0048 Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/1461 Suppression of signals in the return path, i.e. bidirectional control circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses are provided to cancel a near-field reflected self-interference component. The method includes: obtaining a radio frequency receive signal by using a main receive antenna; performing interference cancellation processing on the radio frequency receive signal according to the radio frequency reference signal to generate a first processed signal; performing near-field reflected self-interference channel estimation according to a digital baseband reference signal corresponding to the radio frequency reference signal and according to a first digital signal obtained by sampling the first processed signal to obtain a near-field reflected self-interference component parameter; performing near-field reflected self-interference signal reconstruction according to the near-field reflected self-interference component parameter and the radio frequency reference signal to obtain a near-field reflected self-interference signal; and performing interference cancellation processing on the first processed signal according to the near-field reflected self-interference signal to obtain a second processed signal.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a main receive antenna, configured to receive a radio frequency receive signal, and transmit the radio frequency receive signal to a main-path self-interference canceller;

a divider, configured to obtain a radio frequency reference signal generated according to a transmit signal, and transmit the radio frequency reference signal to the main-path self-interference canceller and a near-field reflected self-interference canceller;

the main-path self-interference canceller, configured to receive the radio frequency reference signal transmitted by the divider and the radio frequency receive signal transmitted by the main receive antenna, and perform interference cancellation on the radio frequency receive signal according to the radio frequency reference signal to obtain a first processed signal; and

the near-field reflected self-interference canceller, configured to receive the radio frequency reference signal transmitted by the divider and the first processed signal obtained by the main-path self-interference canceller, perform near-field reflected self-interference channel estimation according to a digital baseband reference signal corresponding to the radio frequency reference signal and according to a first digital signal obtained by sampling the first processed signal to obtain a near-field reflected self-interference component parameter, perform near-field reflected self-interference signal reconstruction according to the near-field reflected self-interference component parameter and the radio frequency reference signal to generate a near-field reflected self-interference signal, and perform interference cancellation processing on the first processed signal according to the near-field reflected self-interference signal to obtain a second processed signal;

wherein the near-field reflected self-interference canceller comprises;

a first analog-to-digital converter, configured to receive the first processed signal obtained by the main-path self-interference canceller, perform digital sampling on the first processed signal to obtain the first digital signal, and transmit the first digital signal to a near-field reflected self-interference channel estimation circuit;

the near-field reflected self-interference channel estimation circuit, configured to receive the first digital signal transmitted by the first analog-to-digital converter, obtain the digital baseband reference signal corresponding to the radio frequency reference signal, perform near-field reflected self-interference channel estimation according to the first digital signal and the digital baseband reference signal to obtain the near-field reflected self-interference component parameter, and transmit the near-field reflected self-interference component parameter to a near-field reflected self-interference signal reconstruction circuit; and

the near-field reflected self-interference signal reconstruction circuit, configured to receive the near-field reflected self-interference component parameter obtained by the near-field reflected self-interference channel estimation circuit and the radio frequency reference signal transmitted by the divider, and perform near-field reflected self-interference signal reconstruction according to the near-field reflected self-interference component parameter and the radio frequency reference signal to obtain the near-field reflected self-interference signal;

wherein the near-field reflected self-interference canceller further comprises;

a second analog-to-digital converter, configured to receive the radio frequency reference signal, and perform digital sampling on the radio frequency reference signal to obtain the digital baseband reference signal.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first analog-to-digital converter is configured to:

sample the first processed signal at a sampling rate

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the near-field reflected self-interference canceller further comprises:

a first amplifier, wherein the first amplifier is configured to amplify the second processed signal.

4. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the near-field reflected self-interference canceller further comprises:

a second amplifier, configured to amplify the radio frequency reference signal transmitted to the near-field reflected self-interference signal reconstruction circuit; and

a third amplifier, configured to amplify the first processed signal before interference cancellation processing is performed.

5. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the near-field reflected self-interference component parameter comprises a first delay parameter, a first amplitude and phase parameter, and a second amplitude and phase parameter;

and

the near-field reflected self-interference signal reconstruction circuit comprises a power divider, a first radio frequency selection switch, a first delayer group disposed between the power divider and the first radio frequency selection switch, a first amplitude and phase adjuster group, and a first combiner, wherein;

the power divider is configured to receive the radio frequency reference signal, and divide the radio frequency reference signal into at least one radio frequency reference signal;

the first delayer group comprises at least one delayer, wherein each delayer is configured to perform delay processing on one radio frequency reference signal to form a delay signal of one radio frequency reference signal;

the first radio frequency selection switch is configured to receive the delay signal of the at least one radio frequency reference signal, and select, from delay signals of all radio frequency reference signals, a delay signal of at least one radio frequency reference signal according to the first delay parameter;

the first amplitude and phase adjuster group comprises at least one amplitude and phase adjuster, wherein each amplitude and phase adjuster is configured to perform, according to the first amplitude and phase parameter and the second amplitude and phase parameter, amplitude and phase adjustment on a delay signal that is of one radio frequency reference signal and that is selected by the first radio frequency selection switch; and

the first combiner is configured to combine delay signals of radio frequency reference signals after amplitude and phase adjustment, to generate the near-field reflected self-interference signal.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the amplitude and phase adjuster comprises:

a power divider, a third delayer group, a radio frequency switch group, an attenuator group, and a third combiner, wherein;

the power divider is configured to receive the delay signal that is of the radio frequency reference signal and that is selected by the radio frequency selection switch, and divide the selected delay signal of the radio frequency reference signal into four tributary signals;

the third delayer group comprises three delayers, wherein the delayers are configured to perform delay processing on any three of the four tributary signals;

the radio frequency switch group comprises two radio frequency selection switches, wherein one radio frequency selection switch is configured to select one tributary signal from two tributary signals according to the first amplitude and phase parameter after delay processing is performed on the any three tributary signals, and the other radio frequency switch is configured to select one tributary signal from the other two tributary signals according to the second amplitude and phase parameter after delay processing is performed on the any three tributary signals;

the attenuator group comprises two attenuators, wherein the attenuators are configured to perform amplitude adjustment processing on the tributary signals selected by the radio frequency switch group; and

the third combiner is configured to combine the tributary signals after amplitude adjustment processing, to form an amplitude- or phase-adjusted delay signal of the radio frequency reference signal.

7. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the amplitude and phase adjuster comprises an attenuator and a phase shifter, wherein:

the attenuator is configured to perform, according to the first amplitude and phase parameter and the second amplitude and phase parameter, amplitude adjustment processing on the received delay signal that is of the radio frequency reference signal and that is transmitted by the radio frequency selection switch; and

the phase shifter is configured to perform, according to the first amplitude and phase parameter and the second amplitude and phase parameter, phase shift processing on a delay signal that is of the radio frequency reference signal and that is obtained after amplitude adjustment processing is performed by the attenuator.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the near-field reflected self-interference component parameter comprises a first delay parameter, a first amplitude and phase parameter, and a second amplitude and phase parameter;

and

the near-field reflected self-interference signal reconstruction circuit comprises;

a second delayer group, a second radio frequency selection switch, a second amplitude and phase adjuster group, and a second combiner, wherein;

the second delayer group comprises at least one delayer, wherein the at least one delayer is connected in series, and the second delayer group is configured to receive the radio frequency reference signal, and perform delay processing on the radio frequency reference signal by using the at least one delayer sequentially, to form a delay signal of at least one radio frequency reference signal;

the second radio frequency selection switch is configured to receive the delay signal of the at least one radio frequency reference signal, and select, from delay signals of all radio frequency reference signals, a delay signal of at least one radio frequency reference signal according to the first delay parameter;

the second amplitude and phase adjuster group comprises at least one amplitude and phase adjuster, wherein each amplitude and phase adjuster is configured to perform, according to the first amplitude and phase parameter and the second amplitude and phase parameter, amplitude and phase adjustment on a delay signal that is of one radio frequency reference signal and that is selected by the second radio frequency selection switch; and

the second combiner is configured to combine delay signals of radio frequency reference signals after amplitude and phase adjustment, to generate the near-field reflected self-interference signal.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the main-path self-interference canceller is configured to do at least one of;

perform, based on the radio frequency receive signal, delay processing, amplitude adjustment processing, and phase adjustment processing on the radio frequency reference signal, so that an amplitude of the radio frequency reference signal is in a direction opposite or approximately opposite to an amplitude of a main-path self-interference signal in the radio frequency receive signal, and that a phase of the radio frequency reference signal is the same or approximately the same as a phase of the main-path self-interference signal in the radio frequency receive signal; and

perform, based on the radio frequency receive signal, delay processing, amplitude adjustment processing, and phase adjustment processing on the radio frequency reference signal, so that an amplitude of the radio frequency reference signal is the same or approximately the same as an amplitude of a main-path self-interference signal in the radio frequency receive signal, and that a difference between a phase of the radio frequency reference signal and a phase of the main-path self-interference signal in the radio frequency receive signal is 180 degrees or approximately 180 degrees.

10. An interference cancellation method, comprising:

obtaining a radio frequency reference signal generated according to a transmit signal;

obtaining a radio frequency receive signal by using a main receive antenna;

performing interference cancellation processing on the radio frequency receive signal according to the radio frequency reference signal to generate a first processed signal;

performing near-field reflected self-interference channel estimation according to a digital baseband reference signal corresponding to the radio frequency reference signal and according to a first digital signal obtained by sampling the first processed signal to obtain a near-field reflected self-interference component parameter;

performing near-field reflected self-interference signal reconstruction according to the near-field reflected self-interference component parameter and the radio frequency reference signal to obtain a near-field reflected self-interference signal; and

performing interference cancellation processing on the first processed signal according to the near-field reflected self-interference signal to obtain a second processed signal;

wherein before performing near-field reflected self-interference signal reconstruction according to the near-field reflected self-interference component parameter and the radio frequency reference signal to obtain a near-field reflected self-interference signal, the method further comprises;

amplifying the radio frequency reference signal, so as to perform near-field reflected self-interference signal reconstruction according to the near-field reflected self-interference component parameter and the amplified radio frequency reference signal to obtain the near-field reflected self-interference signal; and

before performing interference cancellation processing on the first processed signal according to the near-field reflected self-interference signal to obtain a second processed signal, the method further comprises;

amplifying the first processed signal, so as to perform interference cancellation processing on the amplified first processed signal according to the near-field reflected self-interference signal to obtain the second processed signal.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein obtaining the first digital signal by sampling the first processed signal specifically comprises:

sampling the first processed signal at a sampling rate

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein performing near-field reflected self-interference channel estimation according to a digital baseband reference signal corresponding to the radio frequency reference signal and according to a first digital signal obtained by sampling the first processed signal to obtain a near-field reflected self-interference component parameter is specifically:

obtaining linear equations in 2M unknowns according to the first digital signal;

13. The method according to claim 10, wherein before performing near-field reflected self-interference channel estimation according to a digital baseband reference signal corresponding to the radio frequency reference signal and according to a first digital signal obtained by sampling the first processed signal to obtain a near-field reflected self-interference component parameter, the method further comprises:

performing digital sampling on the radio frequency reference signal to obtain the digital baseband reference signal.

14. The method according to claim 10, wherein after performing interference cancellation processing on the first processed signal according to the near-field reflected self-interference signal to obtain a second processed signal, the method further comprises:

amplifying the second processed signal.

15. The method according to claim 10, wherein the near-field reflected self-interference component parameter comprises a first delay parameter, a first amplitude and phase parameter, and a second amplitude and phase parameter;

and

wherein performing near-field reflected self-interference signal reconstruction according to the near-field reflected self-interference component parameter and the radio frequency reference signal to obtain a near-field reflected self-interference signal comprises;

dividing the radio frequency reference signal into at least one radio frequency reference signal, and performing delay processing on each radio frequency reference signal to form a delay signal of at least one radio frequency reference signal;

selecting, from delay signals of all radio frequency reference signals, a delay signal of at least one radio frequency reference signal according to the first delay parameter;

performing, according to the first amplitude and phase parameter and the second amplitude and phase parameter, amplitude and phase adjustment on the selected delay signal of the at least one radio frequency reference signal; and

combining delay signals of radio frequency reference signals after amplitude and phase adjustment, to generate the near-field reflected self-interference signal.

16. The method according to claim 10, wherein the near-field reflected self-interference component parameter comprises a first delay parameter, a first amplitude and phase parameter, and a second amplitude and phase parameter;

and

wherein performing near-field reflected self-interference signal reconstruction according to the near-field reflected self-interference component parameter and the radio frequency reference signal to obtain a near-field reflected self-interference signal comprises;

performing delay processing on the radio frequency reference signal for at least one time, to form a delay signal of at least one radio frequency reference signal;

selecting, from delay signals of all radio frequency reference signals, a delay signal of at least one radio frequency reference signal according to the first delay parameter;

performing, according to the first amplitude and phase parameter and the second amplitude and phase parameter, amplitude and phase adjustment on the selected delay signal of the at least one radio frequency reference signal; and

combining delay signals of radio frequency reference signals after amplitude and phase adjustment, to generate the near-field reflected self-interference signal.

17. The method according to claim 10, wherein performing interference cancellation processing on the radio frequency receive signal according to the radio frequency reference signal comprises at least one of:

performing, based on the radio frequency receive signal, delay processing, amplitude adjustment processing, and phase adjustment processing on the radio frequency reference signal, so that an amplitude of the radio frequency reference signal is in a direction opposite or approximately opposite to an amplitude of a main-path self-interference signal in the radio frequency receive signal, and that a phase of the radio frequency reference signal is the same or approximately the same as a phase of the main-path self-interference signal in the radio frequency receive signal; and

performing, based on the radio frequency receive signal, delay processing, amplitude adjustment processing, and phase adjustment processing on the radio frequency reference signal, so that an amplitude of the radio frequency reference signal is the same or approximately the same as an amplitude of a main-path self-interference signal in the radio frequency receive signal, and that a difference between a phase of the radio frequency reference signal and a phase of the main-path self-interference signal in the radio frequency receive signal is 180 degrees or approximately 180 degrees.

18. An interference cancellation method, comprising:

obtaining a radio frequency reference signal generated according to a transmit signal;

obtaining a radio frequency receive signal by using a main receive antenna;

performing interference cancellation processing on the radio frequency receive signal according to the radio frequency reference signal to generate a first processed signal;

performing near-field reflected self-interference channel estimation according to a digital baseband reference signal corresponding to the radio frequency reference signal and according to a first digital signal obtained by sampling the first processed signal to obtain a near-field reflected self-interference component parameter;

performing near-field reflected self-interference signal reconstruction according to the near-field reflected self-interference component parameter and the radio frequency reference signal to obtain a near-field reflected self-interference signal; and

performing interference cancellation processing on the first processed signal according to the near-field reflected self-interference signal to obtain a second processed signal;

wherein the near-field reflected self-interference component parameter comprises a first delay parameter, a first amplitude and phase parameter, and a second amplitude and phase parameter; and

wherein performing near-field reflected self-interference signal reconstruction according to the near-field reflected self-interference component parameter and the radio frequency reference signal to obtain a near-field reflected self-interference signal comprises;

performing delay processing on the radio frequency reference signal for at least one time, to form a delay signal of at least one radio frequency reference signal;

selecting, from delay signals of all radio frequency reference signals, a delay signal of at least one radio frequency reference signal according to the first delay parameter;

performing, according to the first amplitude and phase parameter and the second amplitude and phase parameter, amplitude and phase adjustment on the selected delay signal of the at least one radio frequency reference signal; and

combining delay signals of radio frequency reference signals after amplitude and phase adjustment, to generate the near-field reflected self-interference signal.