INTER-CARRIER BANDWIDTH CONTROL FOR MITIGATING IQ IMBALANCE
First Claim
1. A method of receiving and processing at least first and second communication signals concurrently in respective first and second branches of a receiver, wherein the first signal is modulated onto a first carrier having a first bandwidth, and the second signal is modulated onto a second carrier having a second bandwidth, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving the first and second signals;
setting the frequency response of signal processing elements in the first receiver branch to a frequency response sufficient to not attenuate at least the first signal;
processing the first signal in the first receiver branch;
setting the frequency response of signal processing elements in the second receiver branch to a frequency response sufficient to not fully attenuate received signals within a frequency band of interest, the width of which is greater than the carrier bandwidth of the second signal;
processing the second signal in the second receiver branch;
estimating the imbalance between In-phase (I) and Quadrature (Q) components of the first and second received signals; and
jointly compensating the estimated IQ imbalance over the first and second received signals.
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Abstract
Digital IQ imbalance estimation and compensation is facilitated by shaping the frequency response of receiver branches. In particular, in a multi-carrier receiver, the frequency response of signal processing elements in at least one receiver branch is set to not fully attenuate received signals in a frequency band of interest. The frequency band of interest is greater than the carrier bandwidth of the received signal processed by that receiver branch. In some embodiments, the received signal is not attenuated, and adjacent interfering signals are partially attenuated. This allows information regarding the interfering signals to appear in an IQ imbalance-induced, inter-carrier image of the signals in anther receiver branch, facilitating digital estimation and compensation of IQ imbalance.
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1. A method of receiving and processing at least first and second communication signals concurrently in respective first and second branches of a receiver, wherein the first signal is modulated onto a first carrier having a first bandwidth, and the second signal is modulated onto a second carrier having a second bandwidth, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving the first and second signals; setting the frequency response of signal processing elements in the first receiver branch to a frequency response sufficient to not attenuate at least the first signal; processing the first signal in the first receiver branch; setting the frequency response of signal processing elements in the second receiver branch to a frequency response sufficient to not fully attenuate received signals within a frequency band of interest, the width of which is greater than the carrier bandwidth of the second signal; processing the second signal in the second receiver branch; estimating the imbalance between In-phase (I) and Quadrature (Q) components of the first and second received signals; and jointly compensating the estimated IQ imbalance over the first and second received signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A receiver operative to receive at least first and second communication signals, wherein the first signal is modulated onto a first carrier having a first bandwidth, and the second signal is modulated onto a second carrier having a second bandwidth, comprising:
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a first receiver branch comprising signal processing elements having a first frequency response and operative to receive and process the first signal; and a second receiver branch comprising signal processing elements having a second frequency response and operative to receive and process the second signal; wherein the frequency response of signal processing elements in the second receiver branch is sufficient to not fully attenuate received signals within a frequency band of interest, the width of which is greater than the carrier bandwidth of the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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