Noise-reducing arrangement and method for signal processing
First Claim
1. In a communication arrangement having analog circuitry and having digital signal processing circuitry clocked sufficiently fast to generate noise, the analog circuitry susceptible to processing corrupted data due to the noise coupled thereto, a method for reducing noise passed from the digital signal processing circuitry, comprising the steps of:
- using the analog circuitry to capture information data from an incoming stream for a first time interval while the digital signal processing circuitry is in a reduced-activity mode; and
in a mode other than the reduced-activity mode occurring during a known guard time for the data being communicated to the communication arrangement and during a second shorter time interval, clocking the digital signal processing circuitry to permit digital signal processing of the captured information data.
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Abstract
A communication system uses analog and digital circuits along the same data path in a manner that permits the analog circuitry to avoid adverse affects caused by the digital circuitry. Consistent with one embodiment directed to a signal processing system that detects faint incoming signals, the analog and digital circuits are implemented on a single piece of silicon. In such signal processing systems, noise generated by digital processing blocks can degrade the performance of sensitive analog portions. The effective noise is reduced by causing the analog and digital portions of the system to function during separate time intervals. The noise-generating portions of the system may then be turned off during a first data-communication interval while the analog block operates. The data acquired during this period is stored for subsequent processing by the digital portion during a second shorter data-communication interval. Other aspects are applicable to reception arrangements in which part of the incoming signal may be disregarded without significant degradation in performance of the rest of the system, and other aspects are directed to transmission arrangements in which the inverse of the above reception arrangement is used.
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22 Claims
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1. In a communication arrangement having analog circuitry and having digital signal processing circuitry clocked sufficiently fast to generate noise, the analog circuitry susceptible to processing corrupted data due to the noise coupled thereto, a method for reducing noise passed from the digital signal processing circuitry, comprising the steps of:
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using the analog circuitry to capture information data from an incoming stream for a first time interval while the digital signal processing circuitry is in a reduced-activity mode; and
in a mode other than the reduced-activity mode occurring during a known guard time for the data being communicated to the communication arrangement and during a second shorter time interval, clocking the digital signal processing circuitry to permit digital signal processing of the captured information data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A communication arrangement having analog circuitry and digital signal processing circuitry, the analog circuitry susceptible to processing corrupted data due to noise coupled thereto via digital signal processing circuitry, an arrangement for reducing noise passed from the digital signal processing circuitry, comprising:
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means for using the analog circuitry to process data during a first data-communication interval while the digital signal processing circuitry is in a reduced activity mode; and
means for effectively disabling the processing of data by the analog circuitry during a second shorter data-communication interval and during a known guard time for the data being communicated to the communication arrangement while processing the data with the digital signal processing circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A communication arrangement susceptible to processing corrupted data due to noise coupled thereto via high-speed data processing, comprising:
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a chip including both digital signal processing circuitry and analog circuitry, the digital signal processing circuitry having a reduced activity mode and a high-speed data processing mode, and the analog circuitry configured and arranged to capture and process data during a first data-communication interval while the digital signal processing circuitry is in the reduced activity mode; and
means for effectively disabling the capture and processing of data by the analog circuitry during a known guard time for the data being communicated to the communication arrangement and during a second shorter data-communication interval while processing the data with the digital signal processing circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a communication arrangement having analog circuitry and digital signal processing circuitry, the analog circuitry coupled to receive streams of data presented thereto in the form of high-frequency signals for subsequent processing by the digital signal processing circuitry, a method for reducing noise passed from the digital signal processing circuitry to the data, comprising the steps of:
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using the analog circuitry to process and to store the data during a first data-communication interval while the digital signal processing circuitry is in a reduced activity mode; and
disregarding additional data in the streams of data presented to the analog circuitry during a known guard time for the data being communicated to the communication arrangement and during a second shorter data-communication interval while processing the stored data with the digital signal processing circuitry.
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18. In a communication arrangement having analog circuitry and digital signal processing circuitry, the analog circuitry coupled to receive streams of data presented thereto in the form of high-frequency signals for subsequent processing by the digital signal processing circuitry, a method for reducing noise passed from the digital signal processing circuitry to the data, comprising the steps of:
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using the analog circuitry to capture, process and to store the data during a first data-communication interval while the digital signal processing circuitry is in a reduced activity mode; and
disregarding additional data in the streams of data presented to the analog circuitry during a known guard time for the data being communicated to the communication arrangement and during a second shorter data-communication interval while processing the stored data with the digital signal processing circuitry.
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19. A communication arrangement susceptible to processing corrupted data due to noise coupled thereto by high-speed data processing, comprising:
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a chip including both digital signal processing circuitry and analog circuitry, the digital signal processing circuitry having a reduced activity mode and a high-speed data processing mode, and the analog circuitry configured and arranged to process data during a first data-communication interval while the digital signal processing circuitry is in the reduced activity mode; and
means for effectively disabling the processing of data by the analog circuitry during a known guard time for the data being communicated to the communication arrangement and during a second shorter data-communication interval while processing the data with the digital signal processing circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A radio communication arrangement in which data is received using assigned frames with guard periods defined between the frames, the radio communication arrangement being susceptible to processing corrupted data due to noise coupled thereto by high-speed data processing, comprising:
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a circuit including both digital signal processing circuitry and analog circuitry, the digital signal processing circuitry having a reduced activity mode and a high-speed data processing mode, and the analog circuitry configured and arranged to process data while the digital signal processing circuitry is in the reduced activity mode; and
a timer controller for causing, during the guard period, the processing of data by the analog circuitry to be effectively disabled and the digital signal processing circuitry to process the data. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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