TRANSMISSION SIGNAL GENERATING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20100172438A1
• Filed: 05/13/2008
• Published: 07/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Iwasaki, Motoya, Koyanagi, Kenji
• Granted Patent: US 8,311,148 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 375/296
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 1/3241 using predistortion circuits H03F1/3211, H03F1/3217 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0475 with means for limiting noise, interference or distortion H04B1/0483 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/0425 with linearisation using predistortion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2618 Reduction thereof using auxiliary subcarriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0023 Time-frequency-space
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0046 Determination of how many bits are transmitted on different sub-channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/006 Quality of the received signal, e.g. BER, SNR, water filling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0094 Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated

Abstract

Data multiplexing subcarrier identification signal generating means generates a data multiplexing subcarrier identification signal that identifies subcarriers with which data signals are to be multiplexed. Transmission signal generating means generates transmission signals by multiplexing data signals with subcarriers according to the data multiplexing subcarrier identification signal. Peak reducing transmission signal generating means generates peak reducing transmission signals by reducing peak power of the transmission signals according to peak reducing signals in a combination of a first peak reducing process in which subcarriers with which the data signals are not multiplexed are used for the peak reducing signals and subcarriers with which the data signals are multiplexed are not used for the peak reducing signals, and a second peak reducing process in which both subcarriers with which the data signals are not multiplexed and the subcarriers with which the data signals are multiplexed are used for the peak reducing signals.

Claims

1. A transmission signal generating apparatus for generating transmission signals with reduced peak power, comprising:

a data multiplexing subcarrier identification signal generator that generates a data multiplexing subcarrier identification signal that identifies subcarriers with which data signals are to be multiplexed;

a transmission signal generator that generates transmission signals by multiplexing data signals with subcarriers according to the data multiplexing subcarrier identification signal generated by said data multiplexing subcarrier identification signal generator; and

a peak reducing transmission signal generator that generates peak reducing transmission signals by reducing peak power of said transmission signals generated by said transmission signal generator according to peak reducing signals in a combination of a first peak reducing process in which subcarriers with which the data signals are not multiplexed are used for the peak reducing signals and subcarriers with which the data signals are multiplexed are not used for the peak reducing signals based on said data multiplexing subcarrier identification signal, and a second peak reducing process in which both subcarriers with which the data signals are not multiplexed and the subcarriers with which the data signals are multiplexed are used for the peak reducing signals.

2. The transmission signal generating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said peak reducing transmission signal generator means carries out said second peak reducing process after having carried out said first peak reducing process.

3. The transmission signal generating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said peak reducing transmission signal generator:

recursively repeats said first peak reducing process to generate the peak reducing signals based on said transmission signals and adds the peak reducing signals to said transmission signals by a predetermined number of times; and

thereafter, recursively repeats said second peak reducing process to generate the peak reducing signals based on said transmission signals and adds the peak reducing signals to said transmission signals by a predetermined number of times.

4. The transmission signal generating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said peak reducing transmission signal generator means:

recursively repeats said first peak reducing process to generate the peak reducing signals based on said transmission signals and adds the peak reducing signals to said transmission signals until the peak power of said transmission signals becomes smaller than a first threshold value; and

thereafter, recursively repeats said second peak reducing process to generate the peak reducing signals based on said transmission signals and adds the peak reducing signals to said transmission signals until the peak power of said transmission signals becomes smaller than a second threshold value which is smaller than said first threshold value.

5. The transmission signal generating apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said peak reducing transmission signal generator:

predetermines upper limits respectively for the number of times that said first peak reducing process is repeated and the number of times that said second peak reducing process is repeated;

shifts into said second peak reducing process even if the peak power of said transmission signals is not smaller than said first threshold value when the number of times that said first peak reducing process is repeated reaches the upper limit therefor; and

outputs said transmission signals as said peak reducing transmission signals even if the peak power of said transmission signals is not smaller than said second threshold value when the number of times that said first peak reducing process is repeated reaches the upper limit therefor.

6. The transmission signal generating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said peak reducing transmission signal generator does not use subcarriers for which a modulation accuracy for the data signals is required to be higher than a predetermined level in said second peak reducing process, among the subcarriers with which the data signals are multiplexed, for said peak reducing signals.

7. The transmission signal generating apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said peak reducing transmission signal generator does not use subcarriers for which a modulation multilevel number for the data signals is equal to or higher than a predetermined level in said second peak reducing process, among the subcarriers with which the data signals are multiplexed, for said peak reducing signals.

8. A transmission signal generating method of generating transmission signals with reduced peak power, comprising:

generating a data multiplexing subcarrier identification signal that identifies subcarriers with which data signals are to be multiplexed;

generating transmission signals by multiplexing data signals with subcarriers according to the data multiplexing subcarrier identification signal; and

generating peak reducing transmission signals by reducing peak power of said transmission signals according to peak reducing signals in a combination of a first peak reducing process in which subcarriers with which the data signals are not multiplexed are used for the peak reducing signals and subcarriers with which the data signals are multiplexed are not used for the peak reducing signals based on said data multiplexing subcarrier identification signal, and a second peak reducing process in which both subcarriers with which the data signals are not multiplexed and the subcarriers with which the data signals are multiplexed are used for the peak reducing signals.

9. The transmission signal generating method according to claim 8, wherein said second peak reducing process is carried out after said first peak reducing process has been carried out.

10. A computer-readable medium containing a computer program for controlling a transmission signal generating apparatus to generate transmission signals with reduced peak power, said computer program comprising:

a sequence to generate a data multiplexing subcarrier identification signal that identifies subcarriers with which data signals are to be multiplexed;

a sequence to generate transmission signals by multiplexing data signals with subcarriers according to the data multiplexing subcarrier identification signal; and

a sequence to generate peak reducing transmission signals by reducing peak power of said transmission signals according to peak reducing signals in a combination of a first peak reducing process in which subcarriers with which the data signals are not multiplexed are used for the peak reducing signals and subcarriers with which the data signals are multiplexed are not used for the peak reducing signals based on said data multiplexing subcarrier identification signal, and a second peak reducing process in which both subcarriers with which the data signals are not multiplexed and the subcarriers with which the data signals are multiplexed are used for the peak reducing signals.

11. The computer-readable medium according to claim 10, wherein said second peak reducing process is carried out after said first peak reducing process has been carried out.