Novel low cost/low power analog transceiver architecture

• US 20040009752A1
• Filed: 06/03/2003
• Published: 01/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thomson Licensing (Vantiva SA)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Licensing (Vantiva SA)
• Inventors: Mohan, Chandra
• Granted Patent: US 7,184,716 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/78
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/302 for single sideband receivers demodulator circuits H03D1/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/40 Circuits

Abstract

A time division duplex (TDD) single sideband (SSB) transceiver includes a transmitter adapted to input an analog audio signal, sample the analog audio signal, and to output an SSB frequency shift keyed (FSK) signal corresponding to the analog audio signal, the SSB FSK signal including analog information. A receiver is adapted to switch between receiving one of an upper sideband and a lower sideband of an external SSB signal.

Claims

1. A time division duplex (TDD) single sideband (SSB) transceiver, comprising:

a transmitter adapted to input an analog audio signal, sample the analog audio signal, and to output an SSB frequency shift keyed (FSK) signal corresponding to the analog audio signal, the SSB FSK signal including analog information; and

a receiver adapted to switch between receiving one of an upper sideband and a lower sideband of an external SSB signal.

2. The TDD SSB transceiver according to claim 1, wherein said receiver comprises:

a receiver local oscillator adapted to generate an analog signal;

a dual double balanced mixer adapted to mix an in-phase signal and a quadrature phase signal of the analog signal generated by the receiver local oscillator with the external SSB signal to output a mixed in-phase signal and a mixed quadrature phase signal;

a summation network adapted to perform a summation operation with respect to the mixed in-phase signal and the mixed quadrature phase signal, so as to output the lower sideband of the external SSB signal; and

a differential network adapted to perform a difference operation with respect to the mixed in-phase signal and the mixed quadrature phase signal, so as to output the upper sideband of the external SSB signal.

3. The TDD SSB transceiver according to claim 1, wherein said transmitter further comprises:

a phase shifter adapted to phase shift the analog audio signal into 0 degree, 90 degree, 180 degree, and 270 degree signals; and

a quadrature modulator adapted to output a lower sideband signal of the analog audio signal from the 0 degre signal and the 90 degre signal, and to output an upper sideband signal of the analog audio signal from the 180 degree signal and the 270 degree signal.

4. The TDD SSB transceiver according to claim 1, further comprising a link management device adapted to detect interference when said receiver is receiving one of the upper sideband and the lower sideband of the external SSB signal to provide a control signal to the receiver in response thereto, and to detect the interference when said transmitter is transmitting one of the upper sideband and the lower sideband of the analog audio signal to provide the control signal to the receiver in response thereto.

5. The TDD SSB transceiver according to claim 4, wherein said receiver is adapted to switch between receiving one of the upper sideband and the lower sideband of the external SSB signal in response to the control signal, and said transmitter is adapted to switch between transmitting one of the upper sideband and the lower sideband of the analog audio signal in response to the control signal.

6. A time division duplex (TDD) single sideband (SSB) transceiver, comprising:

a quadrature modulator adapted to modulate analog audio signals for transmission;

a first sideband switch adapted to switch between transmitting an upper sideband signal and a lower sideband signal of an analog audio signal; and

a second sideband switch adapted to switch between receiving one of an upper sideband signal and a lower sideband signal of an external SSB signal.

7. The TDD SSB transceiver according to claim 6, further comprising a rec iver local oscillator adapted to generate an analog signal, and wherein said second sideband switch comprises:

a dual double balanced mixer adapted to mix an in-phase signal and a quadrature phase signal of the analog signal generated by the r ceiver local oscillator with the external SSB signal to output a mixed in-phase signal and a mixed quadrature phase signal;

a summation network adapted to perform a summation operation with respect to the mixed in-phase signal and the mixed quadrature phase signal, so as to output the lower sideband of the external SSB signal; and

a differential network adapted to perform a difference operation with respect to the mixed in-phase signal and the mixed quadrature phase signal, so as to output the upper sideband of the external SSB signal.

8. The TDD SSB transceiver according to claim 6, further comprising a phase shifter adapted to phase shift the analog audio signal into 0 degree, 90 degree, 180 degree, and 270 degree signals;

and wherein said quadrature modulator is adapted to output the lower sideband signal of the analog audio signal from the 0 degree signal and the 90 degree signal, and to output the upper sideband signal of the analog audio signal from the 180 degree and the 270 degree signal.

9. The TDD SSB transceiver according to claim 6, further comprising a link management device adapted to detect interference when said TDD SSB transceiver is receiving one of the upper sideband and the lower sideband of the external SSB signal to provide a control signal to the second sideband switch in response thereto, and to detect interference when said TDD SSB transceiver is transmitting one of the upper sideband and the lower sideband of the analog audio signal to provide the control signal to the first sideband switch in response thereto.

10. The TDD SSB transceiver according to claim 9, wherein said second sideband switch is adapted to switch between receiving one of the upper sideband and the lower sideband of the external SSB signal in response to the control signal, and said first sideband switch is adapted to switch between transmitting one of the upp r sideband and the lower sideband of the analog audio signal in response to the control signal.