Transceiver with isolation-filter compensation and method therefor

• US 20070082617A1
• Filed: 10/11/2005
• Published: 04/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Crestcom Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Crestcom Incorporated
• Inventors: McCallister, Ronald
• Application Number:
  US11/250,853
• Publication Number:
  US 20070082617A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/63.100
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 1/3241 using predistortion circuits H03F1/3211, H03F1/3217 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 1/34 Negative-feedback-circuit arrangements with or without positive feedback H03F1/02 - H03F1/30, H03F1/38 - H03F1/50, H03F3/50 take precedence ; for rejection of common mode signals H03F3/45479
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 3/24 of transmitter output stages
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0475 with means for limiting noise, interference or distortion H04B1/0483 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/525 with means for reducing leakage of transmitter signal into the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/0425 with linearisation using predistortion
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/0433 with linearisation using feedback

Abstract

A transceiver (10) includes an RF transmitter (12) and an RF receiver (14) coupled together through a duplexer (30). An RF transmit signal (20) passes through the duplexer (30) from the transmitter (12) toward an antenna (18), and an RF receive signal (44) passes through the duplexer (30) from the antenna (18) toward the receiver (14). The duplexer (30) may leak significant portions (56, 58) of the transmit signal (20) into the receive signal (44), and the duplexer (30) may significantly distort the transmit signal (20). Such distortion is compensated in the transmitter (12) through the use of a linear predistorter (68) that is adjusted in response to an RF feedback signal obtained from the antenna-side of the duplexer (30) . Transmit signal leakage is compensated in the receiver (14) by producing a processed-cancellation signal (106) that, when combined with the receive signal (44) cancels the transmit signal portions (56, 58) leaked into the receive signal (44). The processed-cancellation signal (106) is generated by applying a transformation function to a raw-cancellation signal (122) obtained from the antenna-side of the duplexer (30).

Claims

1. A transceiver with isolation-filter compensation, said transceiver comprising:

an RF transmitter configured to generate an RF transmit signal;

a first isolation filter having an input adapted to receive said RF transmit signal and to pass said RF transmit signal to an output of said first isolation filter;

an RF receiver configured to process an RF receive signal;

a second isolation filter having an input adapted to receive said RF receive signal and said RF transmit signal and having an output coupled to said RF receiver, said second isolation filter being configured to pass said RF receive signal from said input of said second isolation filter to said output of said second isolation filter and to leak a portion of said RF transmit signal at said output of said second isolation filter; and

a feedback control circuit coupled to said RF receiver, said feedback control circuit having a control input adapted to obtain said RF transmit signal from said first isolation filter, and said feedback control circuit being configured to compensate said RF receiver for said leaked portion of said RF transmit signal at said output of said second isolation filter in response to said RF transmit signal obtained from said first isolation filter.

2. A transceiver as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

said first isolation filter is configured to distort said RF transmit signal while passing said RF transmit signal to said output of said first isolation filter;

said feedback control circuit is a first feedback control circuit;

said transceiver additionally comprises a second feedback control circuit; and

said second feedback control circuit is coupled to said RF transmitter and to said output of said first isolation filter, said second feedback control circuit having a control input adapted to obtain said RF transmit signal from said output of said first isolation filter, and said second feedback control circuit being configured to control predistortion applied in said RF transmitter to compensate for distortion imparted to said RF transmit signal by said first isolation filter in response to said RF transmit signal obtained from said output of said first isolation filter.

3. A transceiver as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

said control input of said feedback control circuit is a first control input, and said RF transmit signal obtained at said first control input is a raw-cancellation signal;

said feedback control circuit has a second control input coupled to said RF receiver and adapted obtain a leakage-compensated receive signal, and an output coupled to said RF receiver and configured to provide a processed-cancellation signal which compensates for said leaked portion-of said RF transmit signal at said output of said second isolation filter.

4. A transceiver as claimed in claim 3 wherein said RF receiver comprises a combiner configured to combine said RF receive signal with said processed-cancellation signal to generate said leakage-compensated receive signal.

5. A transceiver as claimed in claim 4 wherein said feedback control circuit comprises a delay controller configured to maintain temporal alignment between said processed-cancellation signal and said RF receive signal at said combiner.

6. A transceiver as claimed in claim 4 wherein said feedback control circuit is configured to generate said processed-cancellation signal in response to correlation between said leakage-compensated receive signal and said raw-cancellation signal.

7. A transceiver as claimed in claim 6 wherein:

said feedback control circuit is configured to downconvert said raw-cancellation signal to generate a downconverted-raw-cancellation signal;

said RF receiver is configured to downconvert said leakage-compensated receive signal to generate a downconverted-leakage-compensated-receive signal; and

said feedback-control circuit is configured to generate said processed-cancellation signal in response to correlation between said downconverted-leakage-compensated-receive signal and said downconverted-raw-cancellation signal.

8. A transceiver as claimed in claim 7 wherein:

said second isolation filter is configured to exhibit a passband having a predetermined bandwidth;

said RF receiver is configured to filter said downconverted-leakage-compensated-receive signal through a filter having a passband more narrow than said predetermined bandwidth to produce a reduced-bandwidth-downconverted-leakage-compensated-receive signal; and

said feedback control circuit is configured to-generate said processed-cancellation signal in response to correlation between said reduced-bandwidth-downconverted-leakage-compensated-receive signal and said downconverted-raw-cancellation signal.

9. A transceiver as claimed in claim 7 wherein said downconverted-raw-cancellation signal is a digital signal stream and said downconverted-leakage-compensated-receive signal is a digital signal stream.

10. A transceiver as claimed in claim 9 wherein:

said RF receiver comprises a first analog-to-digital converter configured to generate said downconverted-leakage-compensated-receive signal stream at a first data rate;

said feedback control circuit comprises a second analog-to-digital converter configured to generate said downconverted-raw-cancellation signal stream at a second data rate, said second data rate being faster than said first data rate; and

said feedback control circuit additionally comprises a rate converter configured to adjust the data rate of one of said downconverted-leakage-compensated-receive signal stream and said downconverted-raw-cancellation signal stream to substantially match the other of said downconverted-leakage-compensated-receive signal stream and said downconverted-raw-cancellation signal stream.

11. A transceiver as claimed in claim 7 wherein said feedback control circuit includes a subharmonic-sampling downconverter configured to digitize and downconvert said raw-cancellation signal.

12. A transceiver as claimed in claim 3 wherein:

said RF receive signal has a spectral content primarily concentrated in a receive-frequency band and said RF transmit signal has a spectral content primarily concentrated in a transmit-frequency band;

said feedback control circuit comprises a filter adapted to receive and filter said raw-cancellation signal, said filter being configured to pass said receive-frequency band and to attenuate said transmit-frequency band.

13. A transceiver as claimed in claim 12 wherein said filter of said feedback control circuit is configured to exhibit spectral characteristics approximately equal to spectral characteristics of said second isolation filter.

14. A transceiver as claimed in claim 3 wherein said control circuit is configured to equalize said raw-cancellation signal to generate said processed-cancellation signal.

15. A transceiver as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

said transceiver additionally comprises a directional coupler having an input port coupled to said output of said first isolation filter, having an output port, and having a coupled port; and

said control input of said feedback control circuit is adapted to obtain said RF transmit signal from said coupled port of said directional coupler.

16. A transceiver as claimed in claim 1 wherein said output of said first isolation filter couples to said input of said second isolation filter.

17. A transceiver as claimed in claim 1 wherein said first and second isolation filters are provided by a duplexer.

18. A transceiver as claimed in claim 1 wherein said RF transmitter is configured to generate said RF transmit signal at an average power level of greater than 1 watt.

20. A transceiver with isolation-filter compensation, said transceiver comprising:

an RF transmitter configured to generate an RF transmit signal;

a first isolation filter having an input adapted to receive said RF transmit signal and to distort said RF transmit signal while passing said RF transmit signal to an output of said first isolation filter;

an RF receiver configured to process an RF receive signal;

a second isolation filter having an input adapted pass said RF receive signal from said input of said second isolation filter to an output of said second isolation filter, said output of said second isolation filter being coupled to said RF receiver; and

a feedback control circuit coupled to said RF transmitter, said feedback control circuit having a control input adapted to obtain said RF transmit signal from said output of said first isolation filter, and said feedback control circuit being configured to control predistortion applied in said RF transmitter to compensate for distortion imparted to said RF transmit signal by said first isolation filter in response to said RF transmit signal obtained from said output of said first isolation filter.

21. A transceiver as claimed in claim 20 wherein:

said feedback control circuit is a first feedback control circuit;

said input of second isolation filter is adapted to receive said RF transmit signal and to leak a portion of said RF transmit signal at said output of said second isolation filter; and

said transceiver additionally comprises a second feedback control circuit coupled to said RF receiver and to said first isolation filter, said second feedback control circuit being configured to compensate said RF receiver for said leaked portion of said RF transmit signal at said output of said second isolation filter.

22. A transceiver as claimed in claim 20 wherein said output of said first isolation filter couples to said input of said second isolation filter.

23. A transceiver as claimed in claim 20 wherein said first and second isolation filters are provided by a duplexer.

24. A transceiver as claimed in claim 20 wherein said feedback control circuit comprises a digital-subharmonic-sampling downconverter having an input coupled to said output of said first isolation filter.

25. A transceiver as claimed in claim 20 wherein said RF transmitter comprises a linear predistorter coupled to said feedback control circuit, said linear predistorter being configured to predistort a forward-data stream that digitally conveys information to compensate for distortion introduced downstream of said linear predistorter by said first isolation filter.

26. A transceiver as claimed-in claim 25 wherein:

said linear predistorter additionally predistorts said forward-data stream to compensate for linear distortion introduced downstream of said linear predistorter by analog-transmitter components; and

said RF transmitter additionally comprises a nonlinear predistorter coupled to said feedback control circuit, said nonlinear predistorter being configured to predistort said forward-data stream to compensate for nonlinear distortion introduced downstream of said nonlinear predistorter by said analog-transmitter components.

27. A transceiver as claimed in claim 25 wherein said linear predistorter comprises an equalizer which operates in an adaptive mode to compensate for said distortion.

28. A transceiver as claimed in claim 25 wherein:

said feedback section comprises an analog-to-digital converter configured to digitize said RF transmit signal into a return-data stream;

said feedback control circuit additionally comprises a delay element configured to delay said forward-data stream into a delayed-forward-data stream in temporal alignment with said return-data stream;

said feedback control circuit additionally comprises a combiner configured to form an error signal from said delayed-forward-data stream and said return-data stream; and

said linear-predistorter is configured to be trained to compensate for said linear distortion introduced by said first isolation filter by implementing an estimation-and-convergence algorithm that converges upon filter coefficients which minimize said distortion.

29. A transceiver as claimed in claim 20 wherein said RF transmitter is configured to generate said RF transmit signal at an average power level of greater than 1 watt.

30. A method of operating an RF communications transceiver to compensate for leakage of an RF transmit signal into an RF receive signal, said method comprising:

generating said RF transmit signal;

extracting a portion of said RF transmit signal to form a raw-cancellation signal;

applying a transformation function to-said raw-cancellation signal to-generate a processed-cancellation signal;

combining said processed-cancellation signal with said RF receive signal to form a leakage-compensated receive signal; and

adjusting said transformation function in response to said leakage-compensated receive signal.

31. A method as claimed in claim 30 additionally comprising implementing a feedback loop to maintain temporal alignment between said processed-cancellation signal and said RF receive signal during said combining activity.

32. A method as claimed in claim 30 wherein said applying activity is performed in an equalizer.

33. A method as claimed in claim 30 wherein said adjusting activity adjusts said transformation function in response to correlation between said leakage-compensated receive signal and said raw-cancellation signal.

34. A method as claimed in claim 32 wherein:

said transformation function is defined by coefficients supplied to said equalizer; and

said adjusting activity adjusts said coefficients in response to said leakage-compensated receive signal.

35. A method as claimed in claim 30 additionally comprising passing said RF transmit signal through a duplexer that causes a portion of said RF transmit signal to leak into said RF receive signal.

36. A method as claimed in claim 35 wherein:

said RF receive signal has a spectral content primarily concentrated in a receive-frequency band and said RF transmit signal has a spectral content primarily concentrated in a transmit-frequency band;

said duplexer includes an isolation filter that is configured to pass said receive-frequency band and to attenuate said transmit-frequency band;

said method additionally comprises passing said RF receive signal through said isolation filter prior to said combining activity; and

said method additionally comprises, prior to said transformation-function applying activity, filtering said raw-cancellation signal so as to pass said receive-frequency band and to attenuate said transmit-frequency band.

37. A method as claimed-in claim 35 wherein:

said duplexer distorts said RF transmit signal as said RF transmit signal passes through said duplexer;

said extracting activity extracts said portion of said RF transmit signal after said RF transmit signal has passed through said duplexer;

said RF transmit signal is generated in an upconverter located upstream of said duplexer, said upconverter being configured to upconvert a forward-communication signal;

said method additionally comprises applying a predistortion transformation function to said forward-communication signal upstream of said upconverter; and

said method additionally comprises adjusting said predistortion transformation function in response to said portion of said RF transmit signal extracted in said extracting activity to compensate for distortion imparted to said RF transmit signal in said duplexer.

38. A method as claimed in claim 30 wherein:

said method additionally comprises downconverting said raw-cancellation signal to generate a downconverted-raw-cancellation signal;

said method additionally comprises downconverting said leakage-compensated receive signal to generate a downconverted-leakage-compensated-receive signal; and

said adjusting activity adjusts said transformation function in response to correlation between said downconverted-leakage-compensated receive signal and said downconverted-raw-cancellation signal.

39. A method as claimed in claim 38 wherein said raw-cancellation-signal-downconverting activity downconverts said raw-cancellation signal using a subharmonic-sampling downconverter.