Interference Cancellation for Full-Duplex Communications

• US 20130286903A1
• Filed: 04/24/2013
• Published: 10/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Laboratories America Inc (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: Rangarajan, Sampath, Khojastepour, Mohammad
• Granted Patent: US 9,184,902 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/280
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/123 using adaptive balancing or compensation means adaptive filter circuits and algorithms H03H
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/525 with means for reducing leakage of transmitter signal into the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/0228 with direct estimation from sounding signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2647 Arrangements specific to the receiver only equalisation H04L27/01
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0048 Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/14 Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/143 for modulated signals H04L5/1469 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/1461 Suppression of signals in the return path, i.e. bidirectional control circuits

Abstract

A communications apparatus used in a wireless full duplex system is disclosed. The communications apparatus includes a receiver chain connected to an antenna and an interference cancelling chain. One or more cancellation signals generated by the interference cancelling chain are fed back to the receiver chain prior to the first baseband amplifier which uses the first automatic gain control and the second automatic gain controller. Other methods and systems also are disclosed.

Claims

1. A communications apparatus used in a wireless full duplex system, the communications apparatus comprising:

a receiver chain connected to a receive antenna, the receiver chain comprising;

a first baseband amplifier to amplify a receive signal in a receive path; and

a first automatic gain controller to control the first baseband amplifier, and

an interference cancelling chain,

wherein one or more cancellation signals generated by the interference cancelling chain are fed back to the receiver chain prior to the first baseband amplifier which uses the first automatic gain controller.

2. The communications apparatus as in claim 1,

wherein the receive signal comprises a receive I (in phase) signal and the receive path comprises a receive I (in phase) path,

wherein the receiver chain connected to a receive antenna further comprises:

a second baseband amplifier to amplify a receive Q (quadrature) signal in a receive Q (quadrature) path;

a first analog-to-digital (A/D) converter to convert an output of the first baseband amplifier,

a second analog-to-digital (A/D) converter to convert an output of the second baseband amplifier; and

a second automatic gain controller to control the second baseband amplifier, and wherein the interference cancelling chain comprises;

a first digital-to-analog converter to convert a cancelling I (in phase) signal in a cancelling I (in phase) path;

a second digital-to-analog converter to convert a cancelling Q (quadrature) signal in a cancelling Q (quadrature) path;

a third baseband amplifier to amplify an output of the first digital-to-analog converter; and

a fourth baseband amplifier to amplify an output of the second digital-to-analog converter.

3. The communications apparatus as in claim 1,

wherein said one or more cancellation signals are fed back to an input of the receiver chain.

4. The communications apparatus as in claim 1,

wherein said one or more cancellation signals are fed back to and combined to a received baseband signal.

5. The communications apparatus as in claim 2,

wherein said one or more cancellation signals comprise an output of the third baseband amplifier and an output of the fourth baseband amplifier, and

wherein the output of the third baseband amplifier is fed back to an input of the first baseband amplifier in the receiver chain, and the output of the fourth baseband amplifier is fed back to an input of the second baseband amplifier in the receiver chain.

6. The communications apparatus as in claim 2, further comprising:

a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) to control the first automatic gain controller in the receiver chain and the second automatic gain controller in the receiver chain,

wherein the interference cancelling chain further comprises;

a third automatic gain controller to control the third baseband amplifier,

a fourth automatic gain controller to control the fourth baseband amplifier, and

wherein the RSSI controls the third automatic gain controller in the cancellation chain and the fourth automatic gain controller in the cancellation chain.

7. The communications apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising:

a transmitter chain connected to a transmit antenna,

wherein the interference cancelling chain is controlled by a digital cancellation algorithm according to an input of the transmitter chain and an output of the receiver chain.

8. The communications apparatus as in claim 1,

wherein a signal received with the receive antenna includes a data signal and a pilot signal, and

wherein said one or more cancellation signals has different levels of cancellation for the data signal and the pilot signal.

9. The communications apparatus as in claim 1,

wherein said one or more cancellation signals are generated in a time domain.

10. The communications apparatus as in claim 7,

wherein the digital cancellation algorithm adjusts a fast Fourier transform (FFT) resolution to find a position of a time domain tap delay needed for said one or more cancellation signals.

11. The communications apparatus as in claim 7,

wherein a signal received with the receive antenna includes a data signal and a pilot signal, and

wherein the digital cancellation algorithm increases a fast Fourier transform (FFT) resolution in a compressed sensing algorithm without changing an FFT size or a position of the pilot signal.

12. A method implemented in a communications apparatus used in a wireless full duplex system, the method comprising:

in a receiver chain connected to a receive antenna,

amplifying, with a first baseband amplifier, a receive signal in a receive path; and

controlling, with a first automatic gain controller, the first baseband amplifier,

wherein one or more cancellation signals generated by an interference cancelling chain are fed back to the receiver chain prior to the first baseband amplifier which uses the first automatic gain controller.

13. The method as in claim 12,

wherein the receive signal comprises a receive I (in phase) signal and the receive path comprises a receive I (in phase) path,

further comprising:

in the receiver chain connected to a receive antenna,

amplifying, with a second baseband amplifier, a receive Q (quadrature) signal in a receive Q (quadrature) path;

converting, with a first analog-to-digital (A/D) converter, an output of the first baseband amplifier;

converting, with a second analog-to-digital (A/D) converter, an output of the second baseband amplifier; and

controlling, with a second automatic gain controller, the second baseband amplifier, and

in the interference cancelling chain,

converting, with a first digital-to-analog converter, a cancelling I (in phase) signal in a cancelling I (in phase) path;

converting, with a second digital-to-analog converter, a cancelling Q (quadrature) signal in a cancelling Q (quadrature) path;

amplifying, with a third baseband amplifier, an output of the first digital-to-analog converter; and

amplifying, with a fourth baseband amplifier, an output of the second digital-to-analog converter.

14. The method as in claim 12,

wherein said one or more cancellation signals are fed back to an input of the receiver chain.

15. The method as in claim 12,

wherein said one or more cancellation signals are fed back to and combined to a received baseband signal.

16. The method as in claim 13,

wherein said one or more cancellation signals comprise an output of the third baseband amplifier and an output of the fourth baseband amplifier, and

wherein the output of the third baseband amplifier is fed back to an input of the first baseband amplifier in the receiver chain, and the output of the fourth baseband amplifier is fed back to an input of the second baseband amplifier in the receiver chain.

17. The method as in claim 13, further comprising:

controlling, with a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), the first automatic gain controller in the receiver chain and the second automatic gain controller in the receiver chain,

wherein the interference cancelling chain further comprises;

a third automatic gain controller to control the third baseband amplifier,

a fourth automatic gain controller to control the fourth baseband amplifier, and

wherein the RSSI controls the third automatic gain controller in the cancellation chain and the fourth automatic gain controller in the cancellation chain.

18. The method as in claim 12,

wherein the interference cancelling chain is controlled by a digital cancellation algorithm according to an input of a transmitter chain connected to a transmit antenna and an output of the receiver chain.

19. The method as in claim 12,

wherein a signal received with the receive antenna includes a data signal and a pilot signal, and

wherein said one or more cancellation signals has different levels of cancellation for the data signal and the pilot signal.

20. The method as in claim 12,

wherein said one or more cancellation signals are generated in a time domain.