Signaling method in an OFDM multiple access system
First Claim
1. An apparatus for generating a vector of digital signal samples (S), the apparatus comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including a set of instructions stored therein and executable by the processor toreceive a discrete signal of complex data symbols (C), calculate frequency responses (A1, . . . AM) corresponding to tones (f(1), . . . f(M)), through an M-point discrete Fourier transform (DFT), and output a vector [A1, . . . AM] of length M,expand the vector to a new vector of length N, and insert zero-value symbols corresponding to tones other than tones allocated to a transmitter,perform an N-point inverse discrete Fourier transform (IDFT) operation on the new vector after zero insertion to obtain the vector of digital signal samples (S);
pre-pend a cyclic prefix to the vector of digital signal samples (S); and
generate a signal representing the pre-pended vector digital signal samples (S) for transmission.
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Abstract
A method for reducing the peak-to-average ratio in an OFDM communication signal is provided. The method includes defining a constellation having a plurality of symbols, defining a symbol duration for the OFDM communication signal, and defining a plurality of time instants in the symbol duration. A plurality of tones are allocated to a particular communication device, and a discrete signal is constructed in the time domain by mapping symbols from the constellation to the time instants. A continuous signal is generated by applying an interpolation function to the discrete signal such that the continuous signal only includes sinusoids having frequencies which are equal to the allocated tones.
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32 Claims
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1. An apparatus for generating a vector of digital signal samples (S), the apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including a set of instructions stored therein and executable by the processor to receive a discrete signal of complex data symbols (C), calculate frequency responses (A1, . . . AM) corresponding to tones (f(1), . . . f(M)), through an M-point discrete Fourier transform (DFT), and output a vector [A1, . . . AM] of length M, expand the vector to a new vector of length N, and insert zero-value symbols corresponding to tones other than tones allocated to a transmitter, perform an N-point inverse discrete Fourier transform (IDFT) operation on the new vector after zero insertion to obtain the vector of digital signal samples (S); pre-pend a cyclic prefix to the vector of digital signal samples (S); and generate a signal representing the pre-pended vector digital signal samples (S) for transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for generating a vector of digital signal samples (S), the apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and at least one hardware module coupled to the processor and configured to receive a discrete signal of complex data symbols (C), calculate frequency responses (A1, . . . AM) corresponding to tones (f(1), . . . f(M)), through an M-point discrete Fourier transform (DFT), and output a vector [A1, . . . AM] of length M, expand the vector [A1, . . . AM] to a new vector of length N, and insert zero-value symbols corresponding to tones other than tones allocated to a transmitter, perform an N-point inverse discrete Fourier transform (IDFT) operation on the new vector after zero insertion to obtain the vector of digital signal samples (S), pre-pend a cyclic prefix to the vector of digital signal samples (S); and generate a signal representing the pre-pended vector of digital signal samples (S) for transmission. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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