APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SIGNAL

• US 20110092174A1
• Filed: 09/22/2010
• Published: 04/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: CHOI, Jinkyu, Kim, Jin-Up, Seo, Seok, Kim, Hyung-Jung
• Granted Patent: US 8,868,013 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/118
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/24 with receiving set

Abstract

A signal transmitting apparatus includes a signal distributor, a frequency converter, and a frequency synthesizer. The signal distributor is configured to baseband signals corresponding respectively to a plurality of frequency band. The frequency converter is configured to convert each of the distributed baseband signals into one of a positive frequency signal and a negative frequency signal according to the frequency band. The frequency synthesizer is configured to synthesize the positive frequency signal and the negative frequency signal to generate a transmission signal. Herein, the positive frequency signal and the negative frequency signal are signals included in one predetermined intermediate frequency band.

Claims

1. A signal transmitting apparatus comprising:

a signal distributor configured to baseband signals corresponding respectively to a plurality of frequency bands;

a frequency converter configured to convert each of the distributed baseband signals into one of a positive frequency signal and a negative frequency signal according to the frequency band; and

a frequency synthesizer configured to synthesize the positive frequency signal and the negative frequency signal to generate a transmission signal,

wherein the positive frequency signal and the negative frequency signal are signals included in one predetermined intermediate frequency band.

2. The signal transmitting apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a radio transmitter configured to convert the transmission signal into a radio signal prior to transmission,

wherein the radio transmitter supports the transmission of a signal of the intermediate frequency band.

3. The signal transmitting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the frequency converter comprises:

a positive frequency converting unit configured to convert a portion of the distributed baseband signals into a positive frequency signal included in a positive frequency region; and

a negative frequency converting unit configured to convert the other portion of the distributed baseband signals into a negative frequency signal included in a negative frequency region

4. The signal transmitting apparatus of claim 3, wherein the frequency synthesizer comprises:

a signal synthesizing unit configured to synthesize the positive frequency signal and the negative frequency signal; and

an intermediate frequency converting unit configured to convert the positive frequency signal and the negative frequency signal to a second intermediate frequency region different from the intermediate frequency region.

5. The signal transmitting apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a radio transmitter configured to convert the transmission signal into a radio signal prior to transmission,

wherein the radio transmitter supports the transmission of a signal of the second intermediate frequency band.

6. The signal transmitting apparatus of claim 3, wherein the signal distributor distributes each of the baseband signals to one of the positive frequency converting unit and the negative frequency converting unit.

7. The signal transmitting apparatus of claim 3, wherein the signal distributor selects and distributes one of the baseband signals.

8. The signal transmitting apparatus of claim 7, wherein the frequency converter further comprises a switch configured to provide the selected baseband signal to the frequency synthesizer.

9. The signal transmitting apparatus of claim 8, wherein the frequency synthesizer comprises:

a signal synthesizing unit configured to convert the provided baseband signal into a center frequency signal included in a center frequency region and to synthesize the positive frequency signal, the center frequency signal and the negative frequency signal; and

an intermediate frequency converting unit configured to convert the positive frequency signal, the center frequency signal and the negative frequency signal to a second intermediate frequency region different from the intermediate frequency band,

wherein the center frequency signal is included in the intermediate frequency band.

10. A signal transmitting apparatus comprising:

a negative frequency signal generating unit configured to generate a first baseband signal as a first negative frequency signal and a second negative frequency signal by operation with a first sine signal and a first cosine signal for conversion to a negative frequency region signal of an intermediate frequency band;

a positive frequency signal generating unit configured to generate a second baseband signal as a first positive frequency signal and a second positive frequency signal by operation with a second sine signal and a second cosine signal for conversion to a positive frequency region signal of an intermediate frequency band;

a rate matching unit configured to rate-match each of the first and second negative frequency signals and to rate-match each of the first and second positive frequency signals;

a signal combining unit configured to generate a first frequency synthesis signal by subtracting the rate-matched first positive frequency signal from the rate-matched first negative frequency signal, and to generate a second frequency synthesis signal by adding the rate-matched second positive frequency signal to the rate-matched second negative frequency signal; and

an intermediate frequency converting unit configured to generate a first intermediate frequency signal by multiplying the first frequency synthesis signal by a third sine signal for conversion to a signal of a second intermediate frequency band different from the intermediate frequency band, and to generate a second intermediate frequency signal by multiplying the first frequency synthesis signal by a third cosine signal,

wherein the first baseband signal and the second baseband signal are signals of different frequency bands.

11. The signal transmitting apparatus of claim 10, wherein the negative frequency signal generating unit comprises:

first multipliers configured to multiply a first in-phase signal of a first baseband signal respectively by a first cosine signal and a first sine signal;

second multipliers configured to multiply a first quadrature-phase signal of the first baseband signal respectively by the first sine signal and the first cosine signal;

a first combiner configured to generate a first negative frequency signal by subtracting the first quadrature-phase signal multiplied by the first sine signal from the first in-phase signal multiplied by the first cosine signal; and

a second combiner configured to generate a second negative frequency signal by adding the first in-phase signal multiplied by the first sine signal and the first quadrature-phase signal multiplied by the first cosine signal.

12. The signal transmitting apparatus of claim 11, wherein the negative frequency signal generating unit comprises:

third multipliers configured to multiply a second in-phase signal of a second baseband signal respectively by a second cosine signal and a second sine signal;

fourth multipliers configured to multiply a second quadrature-phase signal of the second baseband signal respectively by the second sine signal and the second cosine signal;

a third combiner configured to generate a first positive frequency signal by subtracting the second quadrature-phase signal multiplied by the second sine signal from the second in-phase signal multiplied by the second cosine signal; and

a fourth combiner configured to generate a second positive frequency signal by adding the second in-phase signal multiplied by the second sine signal and the second quadrature-phase signal multiplied by the second cosine signal.

13. A signal transmitting apparatus comprising:

a negative frequency signal generating unit configured to generate a first baseband signal as a first negative frequency signal and a second negative frequency signal by operation with a first sine signal and a first cosine signal for conversion to a negative frequency region signal of an intermediate frequency band;

a positive frequency signal generating unit configured to generate a second baseband signal as a first positive frequency signal and a second positive frequency signal by operation with a second sine signal and a second cosine signal for conversion to a positive frequency region signal of an intermediate frequency band;

a rate matching unit configured to rate-match each of the first and second negative frequency signals and to rate-match each of the first and second positive frequency signals; and

a signal combining unit configured to generate a first frequency synthesis signal by adding the rate-matched first positive frequency signal to the rate-matched first negative frequency signal, and to generate a second frequency synthesis signal by subtracting the rate-matched second positive frequency signal from the rate-matched second negative frequency signal,

wherein the first baseband signal and the second baseband signal are signals of different frequency bands.

14. The signal transmitting apparatus of claim 13, wherein the negative frequency signal generating unit comprises:

a first polar modulating unit configured to generate a first amplitude signal and a first phase signal by polar-modulating a first in-phase signal of a first baseband signal and a first quadrature-phase signal;

a first cosine transform unit configured to transform the first phase signal into a first cosine signal;

a first sine transform unit configured to transform the first phase signal into a first sine signal;

first multipliers configured to multiply the first cosine signal respectively by a second cosine signal and a second sine signal;

second multipliers configured to multiply the first sine signal respectively by the second sine signal and the second cosine signal;

a first combiner configured to subtract the first cosine signal multiplied by the second sine signal from the first cosine signal multiplied by the second sine signal;

a second combiner configured to add the first sine signal multiplied by the second cosine signal to the first sine signal multiplied by the second sine signal;

a first multiplier configured to generate a first negative frequency signal by multiplying the output signal of the first combiner by the first amplitude signal; and

a second multiplier configured to generate a second negative frequency signal by multiplying the output signal of the second combiner by the first amplitude signal.

15. The signal transmitting apparatus of claim 14, wherein the positive frequency signal generating unit comprises:

a second polar modulating unit configured to generate a second amplitude signal and a second phase signal by polar-modulating a second in-phase signal of a second baseband signal and a second quadrature-phase signal;

a second cosine transform unit configured to transform the second phase signal into a third cosine signal;

a second sine transform unit configured to transform the second phase signal into a third sine signal;

third multipliers configured to multiply the third cosine signal respectively by a fourth cosine signal and a fourth sine signal;

fourth multipliers configured to multiply the third sine signal respectively by the fourth sine signal and the fourth cosine signal;

a third combiner configured to subtract the third cosine signal multiplied by the fourth sine signal from the third cosine signal multiplied by the fourth cosine signal;

a fourth combiner configured to add the third sine signal multiplied by the fourth cosine signal to the third sine signal multiplied by the fourth sine signal;

a third multiplier configured to generate a first positive frequency signal by multiplying the output signal of the fourth combiner by the second amplitude signal; and

a fourth multiplier configured to generate a second positive frequency signal by multiplying the output signal of the second combiner by the second amplitude signal.

16. A signal transmitting method of a transmitting apparatus, comprising:

converting each of baseband signals corresponding respectively to a plurality of frequency bands into one of a positive frequency region signal and a negative frequency region signal;

synthesizing the positive frequency region signal and the negative frequency region signal to generate a transmission signal; and

transmitting the transmission signal,

wherein the positive frequency region signal and the negative frequency region signal are signals of one predetermined intermediate frequency band.

17. The signal transmitting method of claim 16, wherein the intermediate frequency band is a frequency band that is supported by a radio frequency (RF) transmitter that converts the transmission signal into a radio signal prior to transmission.

18. The signal transmitting method of claim 17, wherein in said transmitting the transmission signal,

the transmission signal is transmitted by frequency-converting the synthesized signal of the positive frequency signal and the negative frequency signal to a second intermediate frequency band different from the intermediate frequency band.

19. The signal transmitting method of claim 18, wherein the second intermediate frequency band is a radio frequency band that is supported by a radio frequency (RF) transmitter that converts the transmission signal into a radio signal prior to transmission.

20. The signal transmitting method of claim 16, further comprising converting the selected baseband signal into a center frequency region signal,

wherein the center frequency region signal is a signal of the intermediate frequency band.