CREST FACTOR REDUCTION FOR A MULTICARRIER-SIGNAL WITH SPECTRALLY SHAPED SINGLE-CARRIER CANCELATION PULSES
First Claim
1. A method for crest factor reduction of a multi-carrier signal comprising a plurality of single-carrier signals, each single-carrier signal of the plurality of single-carrier signals having signal-specific spectral properties, the method comprising:
- identifying a peak in the multi-carrier signal and a time of occurrence of the peak;
generating a plurality of cancellation pulses depending on the time of occurrence of the peak, wherein a particular cancellation pulse of the plurality of cancellation pulses is associated with a particular single-carrier signal of the plurality of single-carrier signals and wherein cancellation pulse-specific spectral properties of the particular cancellation pulse substantially match the signal-specific spectral properties of the associated particular single-carrier signal;
combining the plurality of cancellation pulses to form a combined cancellation pulse; and
applying the combined cancellation pulse to the multi-carrier signal to reduce the peak.
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Abstract
A method for crest factor reduction of a multi-carrier signal is disclosed. The multi-carrier signal comprises a plurality of single-carrier signals, each single-carrier signal having signal-specific spectral properties. The method comprises identifying a peak in the multi-carrier signal and a time of occurrence of the peak and generating a plurality of cancellation pulses depending on the time of occurrence of the peak. A particular cancellation pulse of the plurality of cancellation pulses is associated with a particular single-carrier signal and cancellation pulse-specific spectral properties of the particular cancellation pulse substantially match the signal-specific spectral properties of the associated particular single-carrier signal. The method further comprises combining the plurality of cancellation pulses to form a combined cancellation pulse and applying the combined cancellation pulse to the multi-carrier signal to reduce the peak. A corresponding circuit and corresponding computer program products useable during manufacture and operation are also disclosed.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for crest factor reduction of a multi-carrier signal comprising a plurality of single-carrier signals, each single-carrier signal of the plurality of single-carrier signals having signal-specific spectral properties, the method comprising:
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identifying a peak in the multi-carrier signal and a time of occurrence of the peak; generating a plurality of cancellation pulses depending on the time of occurrence of the peak, wherein a particular cancellation pulse of the plurality of cancellation pulses is associated with a particular single-carrier signal of the plurality of single-carrier signals and wherein cancellation pulse-specific spectral properties of the particular cancellation pulse substantially match the signal-specific spectral properties of the associated particular single-carrier signal; combining the plurality of cancellation pulses to form a combined cancellation pulse; and applying the combined cancellation pulse to the multi-carrier signal to reduce the peak. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A crest factor reduction circuit for a multi-carrier signal comprising a plurality of single-carrier signals, each single-carrier signal of the plurality of single-carrier signals having signal-specific spectral properties, the crest factor reduction circuit comprising:
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a peak detector for identifying a peak in the multi-carrier signal and a time of occurrence of the peak; a multi-pulse generator for generating a plurality of cancellation pulses depending on the time of occurrence, the multi-pulse generator comprising a plurality of pulse generators and a cancellation pulse combiner connected to a pulse output of the plurality of pulse generators and adapted to form a combined cancellation pulse, wherein a particular pulse generator of the plurality of pulse generators is associated with a particular single-carrier signal of the plurality of single-carrier signals and wherein cancellation pulse-specific spectral properties of a cancellation pulse generated by the particular pulse generator substantially match the signal-specific spectral properties of the associated particular single-carrier signal; a pulse injector for injecting the combined cancellation pulse to the multi-carrier signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing processor to execute a method for crest factor reduction of a multi-carrier signal comprising a plurality of single-carrier signals, each single-carrier signal of the plurality of single-carrier signals having signal-specific spectral properties, the method comprising:
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identifying a peak in the multi-carrier signal and a time of occurrence of the peak; generating a plurality of cancellation pulses depending on the time of occurrence of the peak, wherein a particular cancellation pulse of the plurality of cancellation pulses is associated with a particular single-carrier signal of the plurality of single-carrier signals and wherein cancellation pulse-specific spectral properties of the particular cancellation pulse substantially match the signal-specific spectral properties of the associated particular single-carrier signal; combining the plurality of cancellation pulses to form a combined cancellation pulse; and applying the combined cancellation pulse to the multi-carrier signal to reduce the peak.
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17. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to manufacture a crest factor reduction circuit comprising:
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a peak detector for identifying a peak in the multi-carrier signal and a time of occurrence of the peak; a multi-pulse generator for generating a plurality of cancellation pulses depending on the time of occurrence, the multi-pulse generator comprising a plurality of pulse generators and a cancellation pulse combiner connected to a pulse output of the plurality of pulse generators and adapted to form a combined cancellation pulse, wherein a particular pulse generator of the plurality of pulse generators is associated with a particular single-carrier signal of the plurality of single-carrier signals and wherein cancellation pulse-specific spectral properties of a cancellation pulse generated by the particular pulse generator substantially match the signal-specific spectral properties of the associated particular single-carrier signal; a pulse injector for injecting the combined cancellation pulse to the multi-carrier signal.
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