OFDM signal spectrum shaping

• US 20090168844A1
• Filed: 01/30/2009
• Published: 07/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Staccato Communications Incorporated
• Inventors: Larsson, Torbjorn A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,391,379 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 375/132
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/03828 Arrangements for spectral shaping; Arrangements for providing signals with specified spectral properties partial response systems H04L25/497
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2613 Structure of the reference signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2623 Reduction thereof by clipping

Abstract

An orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal spectrum shaping device comprises an input interface configured to receive an input signal, a modulation portion coupled to the input interface, configured to modulate the input signal to generate a plurality of uncompensated sub-carriers, and a sub-carrier gain control module configured to selectively apply a plurality of gain factors to the plurality of uncompensated sub-carriers to generate a plurality of compensated sub-carriers that are substantially equal in amplitude.

Claims

1. An orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal spectrum shaping device, comprising:

an input interface configured to receive an input signal;

a modulation portion coupled to the input interface, configured to modulate the input signal to generate a plurality of uncompensated sub-carriers; and

a sub-carrier gain control module configured to selectively apply a plurality of gain factors to the plurality of uncompensated sub-carriers to generate a plurality of compensated sub-carriers that are substantially equal in amplitude.

2. The OFDM signal spectrum shaping device of claim 1, further comprising an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) component configured to transform the plurality of sub-carriers to a time domain waveform.

3. The OFDM signal spectrum shaping device of claim 2, further comprising a digital to analog converter (DAC) for converting at least a portion of the time domain waveform to an analog signal.

4. The OFDM signal spectrum shaping device of claim 3, further comprising a synthesizer configured to generate a local oscillator signal for modulating the analog signal to generate a modulated signal.

5. The OFDM signal spectrum shaping device of claim 4, wherein the synthesizer selectively varies frequency of the local oscillator signal over time so that the modulated signal is a frequency hopping signal that has varying frequency bands over time.

6. The OFDM signal spectrum shaping device of claim 4, wherein the synthesizer is controlled at least in part by a band selection signal for controlling the local oscillator signal'"'"'s frequency band selection among a plurality of frequency bands.

7. The OFDM signal spectrum shaping device of claim 4, wherein the synthesizer is controlled at least in part by a hop timing signal for controlling timing of the local oscillator signal'"'"'s frequency band selection among a plurality of frequency hop bands.

8. The OFDM signal spectrum shaping device of claim 4, further comprising a band gain control module that generates a time varying band gain factor applied to the modulated signal such that a resulting band gain adjusted modulated signal has time varying frequency bands that are substantially the same in amplitude.

9. The OFDM signal spectrum shaping device of claim 8, further comprising a transmitter radio for transmitting the band gain adjusted modulated signal.

10. The OFDM signal spectrum shaping device of claim 2, further comprising a preamble inserter for inserting a synchronization preamble to at least a portion of the time domain wave form.

11. A method for shaping an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal spectrum, comprising:

receive an input signal;

modulating the input signal and generate a plurality of uncompensated sub-carriers; and

selectively applying a plurality of gain factors to the plurality of uncompensated sub-carriers to generate a plurality of compensated sub-carriers that are substantially equal in amplitude.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising performing an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) to transform the plurality of sub-carriers to a time domain waveform.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising converting at least a portion of the time domain waveform to an analog signal.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising generating a local oscillator signal, and modulating the analog signal using the local oscillator signal to generate a modulated signal.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising selectively varying frequency of the local oscillator signal over time so that the modulated signal is a frequency hopping signal that has varying frequency bands over time.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising using a band selection signal to control at least in part the local oscillator signal'"'"'s frequency band selection among a plurality of frequency bands.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising using a hop timing signal to control at least in part timing of the local oscillator signal'"'"'s frequency band selection among a plurality of frequency hop bands.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising generating a time varying band gain factor, and applying the time varying band gain factor to the modulated signal such that a resulting band gain adjusted modulated signal has time varying frequency bands that are substantially the same in amplitude.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising transmitting the band gain adjusted modulated signal.

20. The method of claim 12, inserting a synchronization preamble to at least a portion of the time domain wave form.

21. An orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal spectrum shaping system, comprising:

an input interface configured to receive an input signal;

a processor configured to;

modulate the input signal to generate a plurality of uncompensated sub-carriers; and

selectively apply a plurality of gain factors to the plurality of uncompensated sub-carriers to generate a plurality of compensated sub-carriers that are substantially equal in amplitude.