METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CANCELING DISTORTION IN FULL-DUPLEX TRANSCEIVERS

• US 20100165895A1
• Filed: 12/30/2008
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Texas Instruments, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Texas Instruments, Inc.
• Inventors: Muhammad, Khurram, Elahi, Imtinan
• Granted Patent: US 8,300,561 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/290
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/03031 using only passive components H04L25/03025 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/1423 for simultaneous baseband signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/1461 Suppression of signals in the return path, i.e. bidirectional control circuits

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for canceling distortion in full-duplex transceivers are disclosed. Some example methods to reduce distortion in a full-duplex transceiver include generating a first digital signal, generating a first analog signal based on the first digital signal for transmission over a full-duplex channel, receiving a second analog signal via the full-duplex channel, and generating a second digital signal based on the second analog signal, wherein the second digital signal includes coupling distortion based on the first analog signal. The example methods further include generating an adaptive filter signal based on the first digital signal, and reducing the coupling distortion from the second digital signal by subtracting the adaptive filter signal from the second digital signal.

Claims

1. A communication system to reduce distortion in a full-duplex transceiver, comprising:

a full-duplex transceiver configured to generate a first analog signal based on a first digital signal for transmission over a full-duplex channel, receive a second analog signal via the full-duplex channel, generate a second digital signal based on the second analog signal, wherein the second digital signal includes coupling distortion based on the first analog signal; and

an adaptive filter configured to generate an adaptive filter signal based on the first digital signal, and to reduce the coupling distortion from the second digital signal by subtracting the adaptive filter signal from the second digital signal.

2. A communication system as defined in claim 1, further comprising a processor configured to do at least one of generate the first digital signal or implement the adaptive filter.

3. A communication system as defined in claim 2, further comprising a computer-readable medium storing instructions thereon for execution by the processor to implement the adaptive filter.

4. A communication system as defined in claim 1, wherein the adaptive filter is configured to reduce the coupling distortion when a transmit power of the first digital signal is greater than a minimum power threshold.

5. A communication system as defined in claim 1, further comprising at least one of a first-order generator configured to generate a first-order product or a second-order generator configured to generate a second-order product based on the first digital signal.

6. A communication system as defined in claim 1, wherein the adaptive filter reduces distortion by generating a third digital signal by subtracting the adaptive filter signal from the second digital signal.

7. A communication system as defined in claim 6, wherein the adaptive filter comprises filter weights and a filter weight updater configured to modify the filter weights based on the third digital signal.

8. A communication system as defined in claim 7, wherein the filter weight updater is configured to modify the filter weights based on the first digital signal.

9. A communication system as defined in claim 1, wherein the adaptive filter comprises a least-mean-squared filter.

12. A method as defined in claim 11, wherein the adaptive filter signal is based on the first-order product or the second-order product of the first digital signal.

10. A method to reduce distortion in a full-duplex transceiver, comprising:

generating a first digital signal;

generating a first analog signal based on the first digital signal for transmission over a full-duplex channel;

receiving a second analog signal via the full-duplex channel;

generating a second digital signal based on the second analog signal, wherein the second digital signal includes coupling distortion based on the first analog signal;

generating an adaptive filter signal based on the first digital signal; and

reducing the coupling distortion from the second digital signal by subtracting the adaptive filter signal from the second digital signal.

11. A method as defined in claim 10, further comprising generating at least one of a first-order product or a second-order product of the first digital signal.

13. A method as defined in claim 10, wherein generating the adaptive filter signal comprises applying filter weights to the first digital signal.

14. A method as defined in claim 13, further comprising generating at least one of a first-order product of the adaptive filter signal or a second-order product of the adaptive filter signal.

15. A method as defined in claim 10, wherein reducing the coupling distortion is performed when a transmit power of the first digital signal is greater than a minimum power threshold.

16. A method as defined in claim 10, wherein reducing the coupling distortion comprises generating a third digital signal by subtracting the adaptive filter signal from the second digital signal.

17. A method as defined in claim 16, further comprising modifying an adaptive filter based on the third digital signal prior to generating the adaptive filter signal.

18. A method as defined in claim 17, wherein modifying the adaptive filter is based on the first digital signal.

19. A method as defined in claim 17, wherein modifying the adaptive filter is based on a first-order product of the first digital signal or a second-order product of the first digital signal.

20. An adaptive filter to reduce distortion in a full-duplex transceiver, comprising:

a full-duplex transceiver, configured to;

receive a first digital baseband signal and generate a first analog signal based on the first digital baseband signal;

transmit the first analog signal over a full-duplex channel via a duplexer and an antenna;

receive a second analog signal on the antenna via the duplexer, wherein the second analog signal includes coupling distortion based on the first analog signal;

output a second digital baseband signal based on the second analog signal, wherein the second digital baseband signal includes a digital representation of the coupling distortion; and

an adaptive filter, configured to;

generate a first-order intermodulation distortion product or a second-order intermodulation distortion product based on the first digital baseband signal;

update a least-means-squared filter based on a third digital baseband signal and one of the first-order intermodulation product or the second-order intermodulation product, wherein the third digital baseband signal is received before the second digital baseband signal;

generating an adaptive filter product based on the first digital baseband signal and the least-means-squared filter; and

reducing the coupling distortion in the second digital baseband signal by subtracting the adaptive filter product from the second digital baseband signal.