Reliable multicarrier communication in the presence of timing phase error
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1. A method comprising:
- measuring phase noise in a signal, the phase noise due to a sampling-time phase mismatch between a transmitter device and a receiver device, wherein said signal is a multicarrier signal including a plurality of sub-carriers;
determining a Gaussian noise power level in the signal, wherein determining the Gaussian noise power level in the signal comprises;
determining a total noise power level in the signal;
determining a phase noise power level in the signal; and
subtracting the phase noise power level from the total noise power level to determine the Gaussian noise power level in the signal;
calculating a gain factor associated with the phase noise; and
applying the gain factor to the Gaussian noise power level to calculate an equivalent noise power.
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Abstract
A method, system and apparatus for reliable multicarrier communication in the presence of timing phase error is disclosed. Phase noise due to a sampling-time phase mismatch between a transmitter device and a receiver device is measured in a signal. A Gaussian noise power level in the signal is determined, and a gain factor associated with the phase noise is calculated. The gain factor is applied to the Gaussian noise power level to calculate an equivalent noise power. In one aspect, the equivalent noise power is used to determine a signal-to-noise ratio. In another aspect, the signal is a multicarrier signal including a plurality of sub-carriers.
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1. A method comprising:
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measuring phase noise in a signal, the phase noise due to a sampling-time phase mismatch between a transmitter device and a receiver device, wherein said signal is a multicarrier signal including a plurality of sub-carriers; determining a Gaussian noise power level in the signal, wherein determining the Gaussian noise power level in the signal comprises; determining a total noise power level in the signal; determining a phase noise power level in the signal; and subtracting the phase noise power level from the total noise power level to determine the Gaussian noise power level in the signal; calculating a gain factor associated with the phase noise; and applying the gain factor to the Gaussian noise power level to calculate an equivalent noise power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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measuring phase noise in a signal, the phase noise due to a sampling-time phase mismatch between a transmitter device and a receiver device; determining a Gaussian noise power level in the signal; calculating a gain factor associated with the phase noise; activating phase noise compensation based on whether the gain factor is above a first threshold; deactivating phase noise compensation based on whether the gain factor is below a second threshold; and applying a gain factor to the Gaussian noise power level to calculate an equivalent noise power when phase noise compensation is activated.
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8. A computer readable medium storing executable instructions, which when executed, to cause a device to perform operations comprising:
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measuring phase noise in a signal, the phase noise due to a sampling-time phase mismatch between a transmitter device and a receiver device, wherein said signal is a multicarrier signal including a plurality of sub-carriers; calculating a gain factor associated with the phase noise; applying the gain factor to the Gaussian noise power level to calculate an equivalent noise power; determining a Gaussian noise power level in the signal, wherein determining the Gaussian noise power level in the signal comprises; determining a total noise power level in the signal; determining a phase noise power level in the signal; and subtracting the phase noise power level from the total noise power level to determine the Gaussian noise power level in the signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. The computer readable medium storing executable instructions, which when executed, to cause a device to perform operations comprising:
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measuring phase noise in a signal, the phase noise due to a sampling-time phase mismatch between a transmitter device and a receiver device; determining a Gaussian noise power level in the signal; calculating a gain factor associated with the phase noise; activating phase noise compensation based on whether the gain factor is above a first threshold; deactivating phase noise compensation based on whether the gain factor is below a second threshold; and applying the gain factor to the Gaussian noise power level to calculate an equivalent noise power when phase noise compensation is activated.
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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means for measuring phase noise in a signal, the phase noise due to a sampling-time phase mismatch between a transmitter device and a receiver device, wherein said signal is a multicarrier signal including a plurality of sub-carriers; means for determining a Gaussian noise power level in the signal, wherein the means for determining the Gaussian noise power level in the signal comprises; means for determining a total noise power level in the signal; means for determining a phase noise power level in the signal; and means for subtracting the phase noise power level from the total noise power level to determine the Gaussian noise power level in the signal; means for calculating a gain factor associated with the phase noise; and means for applying the gain factor to the Gaussian noise power level to calculate an equivalent noise power. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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means for measuring phase noise in a signal, the phase noise due to a sampling-time phase mismatch between a transmitter device and a receiver device, wherein said signal is a multicarrier signal including a plurality of sub-carriers; means for determining a Gaussian noise power level in the signal; means for calculating a gain factor associated with the phase noise; activating phase noise compensation based on whether the gain factor is above a first threshold; deactivating phase noise compensation based on whether the gain factor is below a second threshold; and means for applying the gain factor to the Gaussian noise power level to calculate an equivalent noise power when phase noise compensation is activated.
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20. A Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) modem comprising:
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a timing recovery module to measure a timing phase error within a signal, the timing phase error due to a sampling-time phase mismatch between a transmitter device and the DSL modem; a phase noise power module to determine a phase noise power level of the signal, the phase noise power level based on the timing phase error; a total noise power measurement module to measure a total noise power level of the signal, wherein a Gaussian noise power level of the signal is represented as the difference between the phase noise power level and the total noise power level; and a gain factor module to calculate a gain factor associated with the timing phase error and to apply the gain factor to the Gaussian noise power level in the signal to calculate an equivalent noise power. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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