SIGNALING METHOD IN AN OFDM MULTIPLE ACCESS SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A processor-based apparatus for generating wireless communications, the processor-based apparatus comprising:
- a first circuit configured to perform a Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) on a discrete signal of complex data symbols to obtain a first frequency response vector of length M;
a second circuit configured to expand the first frequency response vector to obtain a second frequency response vector of length N;
a third circuit configured to perform an N-point Inverse DFT (IDFT) on the second frequency response vector of length N, by inserting zero-value symbols corresponding to tones other than tones allocated to a transmitter, to obtain a vector of digital signal samples; and
a fourth circuit configured to generate a low peak-to-average orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal representing the vector of digital signal samples for transmission.
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Abstract
A method for reducing the peak-to-average ratio in an OFDM communication signal is provided. The method includes defining a constellation having a plurality of symbols, defining a symbol duration for the OFDM communication signal, and defining a plurality of time instants in the symbol duration. A plurality of tones are allocated to a particular communication device, and a discrete signal is constructed in the time domain by mapping symbols from the constellation to the time instants. A continuous signal is generated by applying an interpolation function to the discrete signal such that the continuous signal only includes sinusoids having frequencies which are equal to the allocated tones.
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36 Claims
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1. A processor-based apparatus for generating wireless communications, the processor-based apparatus comprising:
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a first circuit configured to perform a Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) on a discrete signal of complex data symbols to obtain a first frequency response vector of length M; a second circuit configured to expand the first frequency response vector to obtain a second frequency response vector of length N; a third circuit configured to perform an N-point Inverse DFT (IDFT) on the second frequency response vector of length N, by inserting zero-value symbols corresponding to tones other than tones allocated to a transmitter, to obtain a vector of digital signal samples; and a fourth circuit configured to generate a low peak-to-average orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal representing the vector of digital signal samples for transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for wireless communications utilizing at least one processor, comprising:
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performing a Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) on a discrete signal of complex data symbols to obtain a first frequency response vector of length M; expanding the first frequency response vector to obtain a second frequency response vector of length N; performing an N-point Inverse DFT (IDFT) on the second frequency response vector of length N by inserting zero-value symbols corresponding to tones other than tones allocated to a transmitter; and generating a low peak-to-average orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal representing the vector of digital signal samples for transmission. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
amplifying the analog signal prior to transmission via at least one antenna.
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24. The method of claim 13, further comprising:
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pre-pending a cyclic prefix to the vector of digital signal samples; and wherein the generating comprises generating a low peak-to-average OFDM signal representing the vector of digital signal samples with the cyclic prefix for transmission.
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25. A processor-based apparatus for generating wireless communications, the processor-based apparatus comprising:
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means for performing a Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) on a discrete signal of complex data symbols to obtain a first frequency response vector of length M; means for expanding the first frequency response vector to obtain a second frequency response vector of length N; means for performing an N-point Inverse DFT (IDFT) on the second frequency response vector of length N by inserting zero-value symbols corresponding to tones other than tones allocated to a transmitter; and means for generating a low peak-to-average orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal representing the vector of digital signal samples for transmission. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
means for amplifying the analog signal prior to transmission via the at least one antenna.
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36. The processor-based apparatus of claim 25, further comprising:
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means for pre-pending a cyclic prefix to the vector of digital signal samples; and wherein the means for generating is configured to generate a low peak-to-average orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal representing the vector of digital signal samples with the cyclic prefix for transmission.
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