Method and circuit for filtering disturbances in a radio receiver
First Claim
1. A method for filtering disturbances in the receiver of a radio device in a radiotelephone system, the system transferring information between the radio device and a base station via a receiving channel assigned by the base station, wherein signal levels in transfer channels assigned by the base station are determined in a receiver of the radio device with a measurement, the method comprising steps of:
- providing a receiver of the radio device with an adjustable filter;
measuring a signal strength in a receiving channel of the receiver and a signal strength in at least one neighboring transfer channel having a passband near a passband of the receiving channel;
adjusting a passband characteristic of the adjustable filter in response to a comparison between a difference of the channel signal strengths and a threshold;
determining the bit error rate (BER) for at least some of respective passband characteristics of the adjustable filter obtained in the adjusting step; and
selecting a passband characteristic for the adjustable filter based on measurement of relative signal strength under the condition wherein the difference between signal strengths is less than the threshold, and additionally based on values of the BER under the condition wherein the difference between signal strengths is greater than the threshold.
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Abstract
The strength of the signal or carrier in one or more transfer channels near the receiving channel of a radio device operating in a radio telephone system is measured, for example, with a MAHO measurement. The measurement result is used to calculate the disturbance caused by the transfer channel to the receiving channel, and, based on the acquired result, the frequency response of a filter included by the receiver is adjusted, for example, by changing the width or slope of the passband.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for filtering disturbances in the receiver of a radio device in a radiotelephone system, the system transferring information between the radio device and a base station via a receiving channel assigned by the base station, wherein signal levels in transfer channels assigned by the base station are determined in a receiver of the radio device with a measurement, the method comprising steps of:
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providing a receiver of the radio device with an adjustable filter; measuring a signal strength in a receiving channel of the receiver and a signal strength in at least one neighboring transfer channel having a passband near a passband of the receiving channel; adjusting a passband characteristic of the adjustable filter in response to a comparison between a difference of the channel signal strengths and a threshold; determining the bit error rate (BER) for at least some of respective passband characteristics of the adjustable filter obtained in the adjusting step; and selecting a passband characteristic for the adjustable filter based on measurement of relative signal strength under the condition wherein the difference between signal strengths is less than the threshold, and additionally based on values of the BER under the condition wherein the difference between signal strengths is greater than the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A circuit for filtering disturbances in the receiver of a radio device in a radio telephone system, wherein information is to be transferred between a radio device and a base station via a receiver channel assigned by the base station, and wherein signal levels in transfer channels assigned by the base station are to be determined in the receiver of the radio device, the circuit comprising:
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an adjustable filter having an adjustable frequency response, the radio device including means for adjusting the frequency response of the adjustable filter; and means for forming a control of the adjustable filter; wherein said control-forming means is operative in accordance with a procedure comprising steps of; measuring a signal strength in a receiving channel of the receiver and a signal strength in at least one neighboring transfer channel having a passband near a passband of the receiving channel; adjusting a passband characteristic of the adjustable filter in response to a comparison between a difference of the channel signal strengths and a threshold; determining the bit error rate (BER) for at least some of respective passband characteristics of the adjustable filter obtained in the adjusting step; and selecting a passband characteristic for the adjustable filter based on measurement of relative signal strength under the condition wherein the difference between signal strengths is less than the threshold, and additionally based on values of the BER under the condition wherein the difference between signal strengths is greater than the threshold establishing values of the control based on results of a measurement of the measuring step. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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