Power line communications system and method of operation thereof
First Claim
1. An OFDM power line modem receiver comprising a clipping system adapted to clip an incoming OFDM data waveform, which includes a regular impulsive noise component, so as to reduce the level of said noise on the waveform and further comprising a Fourier Transform element and a gain control element, wherein the clipping system and the gain control element act upon a received signal prior to its application to the Fourier Transform element.
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Abstract
An Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) power line communications system comprising a power line for distributing electricity to a plurality of premises and a communication station coupled to the power line at one of the premises, which station uses a part of the power line external to the premises as a communications medium. The communications station includes a receiver which comprises a clipping system adapted to clip an incoming OFDM data waveform, which includes a regular impulsive noise component, so as to reduce the level of noise on the waveform.
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11 Claims
- 1. An OFDM power line modem receiver comprising a clipping system adapted to clip an incoming OFDM data waveform, which includes a regular impulsive noise component, so as to reduce the level of said noise on the waveform and further comprising a Fourier Transform element and a gain control element, wherein the clipping system and the gain control element act upon a received signal prior to its application to the Fourier Transform element.
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