Low power distributed transmitter
First Claim
1. A low power transmitter comprises:
- a signal generator operably coupled to generate a signal to represent data based on a first aspect of a transmission protocol;
a signal partitioning module operably coupled to partition the signal based on peak-to-average ratio of the signal to produce a plurality of signal partitions;
a signal processing module operably coupled to process each of the plurality of signal partitions based on a second aspect of the transmission protocol to produce a plurality of processed signal partitions;
a plurality of amplifiers, wherein each of the plurality of the amplifiers amplifies a corresponding one of the plurality of processed signal partitions to produce a plurality of amplified signal partitions; and
a transmitting module operably coupled to transmit the plurality of amplified signal partitions as a composite amplified signal.
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Abstract
A low power distributed transmitter includes a signal generator, signal partitioning module, signal processing module, a plurality of amplifiers, and a transmitting module. The signal generator is operably coupled to generate a signal to represent base-band data in accordance with a particular transmission protocol. The signal partitioning module is operably coupled to partition the signal into a plurality of signal partitions based on a peak-to-average ratio of the signal. The signal processing module processes the plurality of signal partitions to in accordance with the particular transmission protocol to produce processed signals. Each of the amplifiers amplifies a corresponding one of the processed signal partitions to produce amplified signal partitioned. The transmitting module transmits, via an antenna or a plurality of antennas, the amplified signal partitions as a composite amplified signal.
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9 Claims
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1. A low power transmitter comprises:
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a signal generator operably coupled to generate a signal to represent data based on a first aspect of a transmission protocol; a signal partitioning module operably coupled to partition the signal based on peak-to-average ratio of the signal to produce a plurality of signal partitions; a signal processing module operably coupled to process each of the plurality of signal partitions based on a second aspect of the transmission protocol to produce a plurality of processed signal partitions; a plurality of amplifiers, wherein each of the plurality of the amplifiers amplifies a corresponding one of the plurality of processed signal partitions to produce a plurality of amplified signal partitions; and a transmitting module operably coupled to transmit the plurality of amplified signal partitions as a composite amplified signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for low power transmissions, the method comprises:
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generating a signal to represent data based on a first aspect of a transmission protocol; partitioning the signal based on peak-to-average ratio of the signal to produce a plurality of signal partitions; processing each of the plurality of signal partitions based on a second aspect of the transmission protocol to produce a plurality of processed signal partitions; and providing the plurality of processed signal partitions to a plurality of amplifiers such that each of the plurality of the amplifiers amplifies a corresponding one of the plurality of processed signal partitions. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. An apparatus for low power transmissions, the apparatus comprises:
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a processing module; and a memory operably coupled to the processing module, wherein the memory includes operational instructions that cause the processing module to; generate a signal to represent data based on a first aspect of a transmission protocol; partition the signal based on peak-to-average ratio of the signal to produce a plurality of signal partitions; process each of the plurality of signal partitions based on a second aspect of the transmission protocol to produce a plurality of processed signal partitions; and provide the plurality of processed signal partitions to a plurality of amplifiers such that each of the plurality of the amplifiers amplifies a corresponding one of the plurality of processed signal partitions. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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