Novel pilot sequences and structures with low peak-to-average power ratio
First Claim
1. A method for generating a pilot signal sequence for a data transmission from a transmitter to a receiver via a transmission carrier, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first signal sequence comprising a first number, m, of signal elements and known to have a frequency spectrum with either identical or nearly identical non-zero amplitude values in a first frequency interval;
performing an invertible first transformation of the first signal sequence into a first frequency spectrum in the first frequency interval, the first frequency spectrum comprising m first frequency samples;
performing a second transformation of the first frequency spectrum into a second frequency spectrum comprising n frequency samples in the first frequency interval, the n frequency samples being formed by the m first frequency samples and a third number, n minus m, of additional second frequency samples, which have zero amplitude, such that the second frequency spectrum has m frequency spikes distributed over the second frequency interval; and
performing a third transformation, which forms an inverse of the first transformation, to the second frequency spectrum to obtain a second signal sequence forming the pilot signal sequence.
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Abstract
Pilot signal sequences with a low Peak-to-average ratio are generated by a method comprising the steps of providing a first signal sequence consisting of a first number, m, of signal elements and known to have a frequency spectrum with either identical or nearly identical non-zero amplitude values in a first frequency interval, performing an invertible first transformation of the first signal sequence into a first frequency spectrum in the first frequency interval, the first frequency spectrum consisting of m first frequency samples, performing a second transformation of the first frequency spectrum into a second frequency spectrum consisting of n frequency samples in the first frequency interval, the n frequency samples being formed by the m first frequency samples and a third number, n minus m, of additional second frequency samples, which have zero amplitude, such that the second frequency spectrum has m frequency spikes distributed over the second frequency interval, and performing a third transformation, which forms an inverse of the first transformation, to the second frequency spectrum to obtain a second signal sequence forming the pilot signal sequence.]
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62 Claims
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1. A method for generating a pilot signal sequence for a data transmission from a transmitter to a receiver via a transmission carrier, comprising the steps of:
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providing a first signal sequence comprising a first number, m, of signal elements and known to have a frequency spectrum with either identical or nearly identical non-zero amplitude values in a first frequency interval;
performing an invertible first transformation of the first signal sequence into a first frequency spectrum in the first frequency interval, the first frequency spectrum comprising m first frequency samples;
performing a second transformation of the first frequency spectrum into a second frequency spectrum comprising n frequency samples in the first frequency interval, the n frequency samples being formed by the m first frequency samples and a third number, n minus m, of additional second frequency samples, which have zero amplitude, such that the second frequency spectrum has m frequency spikes distributed over the second frequency interval; and
performing a third transformation, which forms an inverse of the first transformation, to the second frequency spectrum to obtain a second signal sequence forming the pilot signal sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A pilot signal sequence having a second number, n, of signal elements for transmission from a transmitter to a receiver via a transmission carrier in a data transmission according to a Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) technique, the pilot signal having a frequency spectrum in a first frequency interval, as calculated by an n-point finite Fourier transform of the pilot signal sequence, which comprises:
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a first number, m, of frequency spikes formed by m first frequency samples having non-zero amplitude frequency interval; and
a third number, n minus m, of second frequency samples having zero amplitude. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A pilot generator for generating a pilot signal sequence for a data transmission from a transmitter to a receiver via a transmission carrier comprising:
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a signal generator, which is configured to provide at its output a first signal sequence consisting of a first number, m, of signal elements and known to have a frequency spectrum with either identical or nearly identical non-zero amplitude values in a first frequency interval;
a first transformation unit which is configured to transform the first signal sequence into a first frequency spectrum in the first frequency interval using an invertible transformation, the first frequency spectrum consisting of m first frequency samples;
a second transformation unit, which is configured to transform the first frequency spectrum into a second frequency spectrum consisting of n frequency samples in a second frequency interval, the n frequency samples being formed by the m first frequency samples and a third number, n minus m, of additional second frequency samples, which have zero amplitude, such that the second frequency spectrum has m frequency spikes distributed over the second frequency interval; and
a third transformation unit, which is configured to apply the inverse of the first transformation to the second frequency spectrum to obtain a second signal sequence forming the pilot signal sequence. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method for transmitting data from a transmitter to a receiver using a Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) technique via a transmission carrier, comprising a step of:
transmitting a pilot signal sequence having a second number, n, of signal elements for transmission from the transmitter to the receiver via the transmission carrier in a data transmission according to the FDMA technique, the pilot signal having a frequency spectrum in a first frequency interval, as calculated by an n-point finite Fourier transform of the pilot signal sequence, wherein the pilot signal sequence comprises a first number, m, of frequency spikes formed by m first frequency samples having non-zero amplitude frequency interval and a third number, n minus m, of second frequency samples having zero amplitude. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method for generating a frequency spectrum of a pilot signal sequence, comprising the steps of:
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providing a first signal sequence consisting of a first number, m, of signal elements and known to have a frequency spectrum with either identical or nearly identical non-zero amplitude values in a first frequency interval;
performing an invertible first transformation of the first signal sequence into a first frequency spectrum in the first frequency interval, the first frequency spectrum consisting of m first frequency samples; and
obtaining the frequency spectrum of the pilot signal sequence by performing a second transformation of the first frequency spectrum into a second frequency spectrum consisting of n frequency samples in the first frequency interval, the n frequency samples being formed by the m first frequency samples and a third number, n minus m, of additional second frequency samples, which have zero amplitude, such that the second frequency spectrum has m frequency spikes distributed over the second frequency interval. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54)
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55. A pilot-frequency-spectrum generator for generating a frequency spectrum of a pilot signal sequence comprising:
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a signal generator, which is configured to provide at its output a first signal sequence consisting of a first number, m, of signal elements and known to have a frequency spectrum with either identical or nearly identical non-zero amplitude values in a first frequency interval;
a first transformation unit which is configured to transform the first signal sequence into a first frequency spectrum in the first frequency interval using an invertible transformation, the first frequency spectrum consisting of m first frequency samples; and
a second transformation unit, which is configured to transform the first frequency spectrum into a second frequency spectrum consisting of n frequency samples in a second frequency interval, the n frequency samples being formed by the m first frequency samples and a third number, n minus m, of additional second frequency samples, which have zero amplitude, such that the second frequency spectrum has m frequency spikes distributed over the second frequency interval. - View Dependent Claims (56)
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57. A data medium comprising at least one of:
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a representation of at least one pilot signal sequence having a second number, n, of signal elements for transmission from a transmitter to a receiver via a transmission carrier in a data transmission according to a Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) technique, the pilot signal having a frequency spectrum in a first frequency interval, as calculated by an n-point finite Fourier transform of the pilot signal sequence, the pilot signal sequence having a first number, m, of frequency spikes formed by m first frequency samples having non-zero amplitude frequency interval and a third number, n minus m, of second frequency samples having zero amplitude;
ora representation of a frequency spectrum of the at least one pilot signal sequence.
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58. A transmitter comprising:
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a data medium comprising at least one of a representation of at least one pilot signal sequence having a second number, n, of signal elements for transmission from a transmitter to a receiver via a transmission carrier in a data transmission according to a Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) technique, the pilot signal having a frequency spectrum in a first frequency interval, as calculated by an n-point finite Fourier transform of the pilot signal sequence, the pilot signal sequence having a first number, m, of frequency spikes formed by m first frequency samples having non-zero amplitude frequency interval and a third number, n minus m, of second frequency samples having zero amplitude, or a representation of a frequency spectrum of the at least one pilot signal sequence;
ora pilot generator for generating the pilot signal sequence for data transmission from the transmitter to the receiver via the transmission carrier, the pilot generator, comprising a signal generator, which is configured to provide at its output the first signal sequence consisting of the first number, m, of signal elements and known to have a frequency spectrum with either identical or nearly identical non-zero amplitude values in a first frequency interval;
a first transformation unit which is configured to transform the first signal sequence into a first frequency spectrum in the first frequency interval using an invertible transformation, the first frequency spectrum consisting of m first frequency samples;
a second transformation unit, which is configured to transform the first frequency spectrum into a second frequency spectrum consisting of n frequency samples in a second frequency interval, the n frequency samples being formed by the m first frequency samples and a third number, n minus m, of additional second frequency samples, which have zero amplitude, such that the second frequency spectrum has m frequency spikes distributed over the second frequency interval; and
a third transformation unit, which is configured to apply the inverse of the first transformation to the second frequency spectrum to obtain a second signal sequence forming the pilot signal sequence. - View Dependent Claims (59)
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60. A receiver comprising:
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a data medium comprising at least one of a representation of at least one pilot signal sequence having a second number, n, of signal elements for transmission from a transmitter to a receiver via a transmission carrier in a data transmission according to a Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) technique, the pilot signal having a frequency spectrum in a first frequency interval, as calculated by an n-point finite Fourier transform of the pilot signal sequence, the pilot signal sequence having a first number, m, of frequency spikes formed by m first frequency samples having non-zero amplitude frequency interval and a third number, n minus m, of second frequency samples having zero amplitude, or a representation of a frequency spectrum of the at least one pilot signal sequence;
ora pilot-frequency-spectrum generator for generating the pilot signal sequence for data transmission from the transmitter to the receiver via the transmission carrier, the pilot-frequency-spectrum generator, comprising a signal generator, which is configured to provide at its output the first signal sequence consisting of the first number, m, of signal elements and known to have a frequency spectrum with either identical or nearly identical non-zero amplitude values in a first frequency interval;
a first transformation unit which is configured to transform the first signal sequence into a first frequency spectrum in the first frequency interval using an invertible transformation, the first frequency spectrum consisting of m first frequency samples;
a second transformation unit, which is configured to transform the first frequency spectrum into a second frequency spectrum consisting of n frequency samples in a second frequency interval, the n frequency samples being formed by the m first frequency samples and a third number, n minus m, of additional second frequency samples, which have zero amplitude, such that the second frequency spectrum has m frequency spikes distributed over the second frequency interval; and
a third transformation unit, which is configured to apply the inverse of the first transformation to the second frequency spectrum to obtain a second signal sequence forming the pilot signal sequence. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62)
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