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Methods for generating and transmitting frequency hopped signals

  • US 20050025220A1
  • Filed: 07/08/2003
  • Published: 02/03/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A frequency hopping communications device for transmitting signals on a plurality of M subcarrier signals in parallel, each of said M subcarrier signals corresponding to a different one of M subcarrier signal frequencies, said M subcarrier signal frequencies being a subset of N subcarrier frequencies on which said communications device may transmit signals over time, where M<

  • N, said frequency hopping communications device including;

    a frequency control circuit for controlling which of the N subcarrier frequencies are used by said device for the transmission of signals;

    a plurality of M separate subcarrier signals paths operating in parallel, each of the M subcarrier signal paths including a programmable signal generator coupled to said frequency control circuit, a power amplification circuit and a filter circuit, said programmable signal generator for generating a subcarrier signal having a subcarrier frequency corresponding to said subcarrier signal path to which said signal generator corresponds; and

    a combining circuit for combining analog subcarrier signals corresponding to different subcarrier signal paths prior to transmission.

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