Transmit pre-equalization in a modem environment
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1. A method for removing distortion in an information signal generated in a cable modem termination system, the method comprising:
- retrieving filter coefficients from memory;
loading a predistortion filter with the filter coefficients; and
filtering the information signal with the predistortion filter in response to the filter coefficients.
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Abstract
The signal distortion present in a transmitted signal is measured and used to generate filter coefficients. The coefficients are stored in memory. A modulator generates an intermediate frequency signal. The modulator inputs the signal to a programmable predistortion filter. The characteristics of the filter are altered by the filter coefficients that have been programmed into the filter. The resulting filtered signal is upconverted to a frequency in a transmit frequency band.
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1. A method for removing distortion in an information signal generated in a cable modem termination system, the method comprising:
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retrieving filter coefficients from memory;
loading a predistortion filter with the filter coefficients; and
filtering the information signal with the predistortion filter in response to the filter coefficients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for transmit pre-equalization of a modulated information signal with a digital filter, the method comprising:
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reading filter coefficients from memory;
loading the digital filter with the filter coefficients; and
filtering the modulated information signal with the digital filter by modifying the digital filter'"'"'s characteristics in response to the filter coefficients. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method for transmit pre-equalization of an information signal with a digital filter in a cable modem termination system, the method comprising:
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modulating the information signal with a quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) technique such that a QAM signal is generated;
channel filtering the QAM signal;
reading filter coefficients from memory;
loading the digital filter with the filter coefficients;
filtering the QAM signal with the digital filter by altering the digital filter'"'"'s characteristics in response to the filter coefficients to generate a filtered signal;
converting the filtered signal from a digital signal to an analog information signal; and
upconverting the analog information signal to a transmit frequency. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for transmit pre-equalization of a modulated information signal in a cable modem termination system having a predistortion filter, the method comprising:
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measuring a distortion level of the modulated information signal;
generating predistortion filter coefficients in response to the measured distortion level; and
saving the predistortion filter coefficients in memory. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A cable modem termination system comprising:
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a modulator for generating a modulated information signal from a baseband signal;
a predistortion filter coupled to the modulator, the predistortion filter generating a filtered signal in response to programmable filter coefficients that have been generated in response to a measured distortion of a signal transmitted from the cable modem termination system; and
an upconverter, coupled to the predistortion filter, for mixing the filtered signal to a frequency in a transmit frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A cable modem termination system comprising:
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a cable media access controller capable of providing a baseband data stream signal from a network data signal having a first network protocol;
a quadrature amplitude modulation mapper, coupled to the cable media access controller, for generating a modulated signal from the baseband data stream signal;
a channel filter that generates a filtered signal from the modulated signal;
memory that stores programmable filter coefficients that have been generated in response to a measured distortion of a signal transmitted from the cable modem termination system;
a digital predistortion filter coupled to the channel filter, the digital predistortion filter generating a predistortion filtered signal in response to the programmable filter coefficients;
an intermediate frequency converter that generates a digital intermediate frequency signal from the predistortion filtered signal;
a digital to analog converter that generates an analog intermediate frequency signal from the digital intermediate frequency signal; and
an upconverter that converts the analog intermediate frequency signal to a signal having a frequency in a transmit frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method for transmit pre-equalization of an information signal with a predistortion filter in a cable modem termination system, the method comprising:
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modulating the information signal with a quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) technique such that a QAM signal is generated;
channel filtering the QAM signal to produce a filtered signal;
converting the filtered signal from a digital signal to an analog intermediate frequency signal;
reading filter coefficients from memory;
loading the predistortion filter with the filter coefficients;
filtering the filtered signal with the predistortion filter by altering the predistortion filter'"'"'s characteristics in response to the filter coefficients to generate an analog information signal; and
upconverting the analog information signal to a transmit frequency.
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