Transmission circuit

• US 7,023,897 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2001
• Issued: 04/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Kurihara, Kazuhiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Stephen
• Assistant Examiner(s): File, Erin M.
• Application Number:
  US10/020,186
• Publication Number:
  US 20020075943A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,568 Days
• Field of Search: 375/130, 375/146, 375/260, 375/285, 375/343, 375/367, 455/112, 455 42- 45, 327/164, 370/203
• US Class Current: 375/130
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/707 using direct sequence modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2201/70703 using multiple or variable rates
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 13/00 Code division multiplex systems for frequency hopping H04B1/713
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 13/0077 Multicode, e.g. multiple codes assigned to one user

Abstract

A transmission circuit includes a baseband circuit, spreading section, multiplier, digital modulator, quadrature modulator, and antenna. The baseband circuit generates and outputs at least one transmission data constituted by first and second channel data. The spreading section spreads the transmission data with a spreading code that differs for each transmission channel. The multiplier respectively weights the amplitudes of the first and second channel data by using a combination of two gain factors determined by a transmission data rate. The digital modulator digitally modulates the first and second channel data whose amplitudes are weighted by the multiplier. The quadrature modulator quadrature-modulates the digitally modulated first and second channel data and outputs the data as a transmission signal. The antenna emits the transmission signal output from the quadrature modulator as a radio wave. The multiplier weights the amplitudes of the first and second channel data by using gain factors that keep power of the transmission signal output from the quadrature modulator constant regardless of the transmission data rate without changing the ratio of a combination of gain factors determined by the transmission data rate.

Claims

1. A transmission circuit, comprising:

a baseband circuit for generating and outputting transmission data including first and second channel data;

a spreading unit for spreading the transmission data with a spreading code that differs for each transmission channel;

a multiplication unit for respectively weighting amplitudes of the first and second channel data by using a combination of two gain factors determined by a transmission data rate;

a digital modulation unit for digitally modulating the first and second channel data whose amplitudes are weighted by said multiplication unit; and

a quadrature modulator for quadrature-modulating the first and second channel data digitally modulated by said digital modulation unit and outputting the data as a transmission signal, wherein;

said multiplication unit weights the amplitudes of the first and second channel data by using gain factors that keep power of the transmission signal output from said quadrature modulator constant regardless of the transmission data rate without changing a ratio of a combination of gain factors determined by the transmission data rate, and

said multiplication unit weights the amplitudes of the first and second channel data by using gain factors determined on the basis of the power of the transmission signal output from said quadrature modulator without changing the ratio of the combination of gain factors determined by the transmission data rate.

2. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said multiplication unit weights the amplitudes of the first and second channel data by using gain factors that make a sum of a square of a gain factor for weighting the amplitude of the first channel data and a square of a gain factor for weighting the amplitude of the second channel data constant regardless of the transmission data rate without changing the ratio of the combination of gain factors determined by the transmission data rate.

3. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said baseband circuit comprises a table storing a gain factor determined by the transmission data rate and a gain factor used by said multiplication unit to weight the transmission data, and outputs a gain factor corresponding to the transmission data rate from said table to said multiplication unit on the basis of the transmission data rate.

4. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 2, wherein said baseband circuit comprises a table storing a gain factor determined by the transmission data rate and a gain factor used by said multiplication unit to weight the transmission data, and outputs a gain factor corresponding to the transmission data rate from said table to said multiplication unit on the basis of the transmission data rate.

5. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an antenna for emitting the transmission signal output from said quadrature modulator as a radio wave.

7. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 5, wherein:

said baseband circuit comprises a table storing a gain factor determined by the transmission data rate and a gain factor used by said multiplication unit to weight the transmission data, and outputs a gain factor corresponding to the transmission data rate from said table to said multiplication unit on the basis of the transmission data rate, and

said transmission circuit further comprises;

an amplification unit for amplifying the transmission signal output from said quadrature modulator with a gain based on a control voltage;

a transmission level circuit for determining a transmission power value of the second channel data component;

a first gain offset circuit for adding, to a transmission power value determined by said transmission level circuit, a first gain correction amount for controlling a gain of said amplification unit to keep transmission power of the second channel data component at the antenna end constant regardless of the transmission data rate by using a combination of two gain factors determined by the transmission data rate, and outputting the transmission power value; and

a voltage generating circuit for generating a voltage for controlling the gain of said amplification unit, on the basis of the transmission power value output from said first gain offset circuit, and

wherein said antenna emits the transmission signal output from said quadrature modulator and amplified by said amplification unit as a transmission signal.

8. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 5, wherein:

said multiplication unit weights the amplitudes of the first and second channel data by using gain factors that make a sum of a square of a gain factor for weighting the amplitude of the first channel data and a square of a gain factor for weighting the amplitude of the second channel data constant regardless of the transmission data rate without changing the ratio of the combination of gain factors determined by the transmission data rate,

said baseband circuit comprises a table storing a gain factor determined by the transmission data rate and a gain factor used by said multiplication unit to weight the transmission data, and outputs a gain factor corresponding to the transmission data rate from said table to said multiplication unit on the basis of the transmission data rate, and

said transmission circuit further comprises;

an amplification unit for amplifying the transmission signal output from said quadrature modulator with a gain based on a control voltage;

a transmission level circuit for determining a transmission power value of the second channel data component;

a first gain offset circuit for adding, to a transmission power value determined by said transmission level circuit, a first gain correction amount for controlling a gain of said amplification unit to keep transmission power of the second channel data component at the antenna end constant regardless of the transmission data rate by using a combination of two gain factors determined by the transmission data rate, and outputting the transmission power value; and

a voltage generating circuit for generating a voltage for controlling the gain of said amplification unit on the basis of the transmission power value output from said first gain offset circuit, and

wherein said antenna emits the transmission signal output from said quadrature modulator and amplified by said amplification unit as a transmission signal.

10. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 7, wherein said first gain offset circuit calculates transmission power of the first channel data component by using a combination of two gain factors determined by the transmission data rate, adds the transmission power as the first gain correction amount to the transmission power value determined by said transmission level circuit, and outputs the transmission power value.

11. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 8, wherein said first gain offset circuit calculates transmission power of the first channel data component by using a combination of two gain factors determined by the transmission data rate, adds the transmission power as the first gain correction amount to the transmission power value determined by said transmission level circuit, and outputs the transmission power value.

13. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a second gain offset circuit for adding, to the transmission power value output from said first gain offset circuit, a second gain correction amount which is used to correct an output power error caused in said quadrature modulator when said multiplication unit weights the amplitudes of the first and second channel data by using gain factors for weighting the amplitudes,

wherein said voltage generating circuit generates a voltage for controlling the gain of said amplification unit, on the basis of the transmission power value output from said second gain offset circuit.

14. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a second gain offset circuit for adding, to the transmission power value output from said first gain offset circuit, a second gain correction amount which is used to correct an output power error caused in said quadrature modulator when said multiplication unit weights the amplitudes of the first and second channel data by using gain factors for weighting the amplitudes,

wherein said voltage generating circuit generates a voltage for controlling the gain of said amplification unit, on the basis of the transmission power value output from said second gain offset circuit.

16. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 13 wherein said second gain offset circuit calculates a ratio between output power of said quadrature modulator set when one combination of gain factors of gain factors used to weight the amplitudes of the first and second channel data by said multiplication unit is set as a reference combination, and the reference combination of gain factors are used, and output power of said quadrature modulator set when gain factors used to weight the amplitudes of the first and second channel data by said multiplication unit are used, adds the ratio as the second gain correction amount to the transmission power output from said first gain offset circuit, and outputs the transmission power.

17. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 14 wherein said second gain offset circuit calculates a ratio between output power of said quadrature modulator set when one combination of gain factors of gain factors used to weight the amplitudes of the first and second channel data by said multiplication unit is set as a reference combination, and the reference combination of gain factors are used, and output power of said quadrature modulator set when gain factors used to weight the amplitudes of the first and second channel data by said multiplication unit are used, adds the ratio as the second gain correction amount to the transmission power output from said first gain offset circuit, and outputs the transmission power.

19. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 16, wherein said second gain offset circuit includes a table storing a gain factor determined by the transmission data rate and a gain factor used by said multiplication unit to weight the transmission data.

20. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 17, wherein said second gain offset circuit includes a table storing a gain factor determined by the transmission data rate and a gain factor used by said multiplication unit to weight the transmission data.

21. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first channel data is data channel data of the transmission data, and

the second channel data is control channel data of the transmission data.

23. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said digital modulation unit comprises a phase modulation unit for phase shifting modulating amplitude data of the first and second channel data whose amplitudes are weighted by said multiplication unit.

6. A transmission circuit, comprising:

a baseband circuit for generating and outputting transmission data including first and second channel data;

a spreading unit for spreading the transmission data with a spreading code that differs for each transmission channel;

a multiplication unit for respectively weighting amplitudes of the first and second channel data by using a combination of two gain factors determined by a transmission data rate;

a digital modulation unit for digitally modulating the first and second channel data whose amplitudes are weighted by said multiplication unit;

a quadrature modulator for quadrature-modulating the first and second channel data digitally modulated by said digital modulation unit and outputting the data as a transmission signal; and

an antenna for emitting the transmission signal output from said quadrature modulator as a radio wave,

wherein said transmission circuit further comprises;

an amplification unit for amplifying the transmission signal output from said quadrature modulator with a gain based on a control voltage;

a transmission level circuit for determining a transmission power value of the second channel data component;

a first gain offset circuit for adding, to a transmission power value determined by said transmission level circuit, a first gain correction amount for controlling a gain of said amplification unit to keep transmission power of the second channel data component at the antenna end constant regardless of the transmission data rate by using a combination of two gain factors determined by the transmission data rate, and outputting the transmission power value; and

a voltage generating circuit for generating a voltage for controlling the gain of said amplification unit, on the basis of the transmission power value output from said first gain offset circuit, and

wherein said antenna emits the transmission signal output from said quadrature modulator and amplified by said amplification unit as a transmission signal.

9. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 6, wherein said first gain offset circuit calculates transmission power of the first channel data component by using a combination of two gain factors determined by the transmission data rate, adds the transmission power as the first gain correction amount to the transmission power value determined by said transmission level circuit, and outputs the transmission power value.

12. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a second gain offset circuit for adding, to the transmission power value output from said first gain offset circuit, a second gain correction amount which is used to correct an output power error caused in said quadrature modulator when said multiplication unit weights the amplitudes of the first and second channel data by using gain factors for weighting the amplitudes,

wherein said voltage generating circuit generates a voltage for controlling the gain of said amplification unit, on the basis of the transmission power value output from said second gain offset circuit.

15. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 12, wherein said second gain offset circuit calculates a ratio between output power of said quadrature modulator set when one combination of gain factors of gain factors used to weight the amplitudes of the first and second channel data by said multiplication unit is set as a reference combination, and the reference combination of gain factors are used, and output power of said quadrature modulator set when gain factors used to weight the amplitudes of the first and second channel data by said multiplication unit are used, adds the ratio as the second gain correction amount to the transmission power output from said first gain offset circuit, and outputs the transmission power.

18. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 15, wherein said second gain offset circuit includes a table storing a gain factor determined by the transmission data rate and a gain factor used by said multiplication unit to weight the transmission data.

22. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first channel data is data channel data of the transmission data, and

the second channel data is control channel data of the transmission data.

24. A transmission circuit as claimed in claim 6, wherein said digital modulation unit comprises a phase modulation unit for phase shifting modulating amplitude data of the first and second channel data whose amplitudes are weighted by said multiplication unit.