Apparatus and method for interference cancellation and synchronization maintenance over interference channel estimation in communication system based on full-duplex relay

• US 8,155,046 B2
• Filed: 01/14/2009
• Issued: 04/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jung, Sung-Yoon, Lee, Jong-Ho, Yun, Sang-Boh, Lee, Joo-Hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Ngo, Ricky
• Assistant Examiner(s): MASUR, PAUL H
• Application Number:
  US12/319,951
• Publication Number:
  US 20090180404A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,182 Days
• Field of Search: 370/279, 370/315, 375/211, 455/7, 455/9, 398/39
• US Class Current: 370/315
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15585 by interference cancellation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2606 Arrangements for base station coverage control, e.g. by using relays in tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/0204 of multiple channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/0228 with direct estimation from sounding signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/0244 with inversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/025 using least-mean-square [LMS] method
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2655 Synchronisation arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0023 Time-frequency-space
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/143 for modulated signals H04L5/1469 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/1461 Suppression of signals in the return path, i.e. bidirectional control circuits

Abstract

An apparatus and method for interference cancellation and synchronization maintenance over interference channel estimation in a communication system are provided. An interference channel estimator fixes synchronization and estimates an interference signal. An interference signal controller eliminates the estimated interference signal from a received RF signal. A synchronization unit unfixes fixed synchronization and tracks synchronization when the interference signal cancellation is stable. A data buffer stores data from which the interference signal is canceled.

Claims

1. An apparatus for interference cancellation and synchronization maintenance over interference channel estimation in a communication system based on full-duplex relay, the apparatus comprising:

a receive modem configured to provide received signals, fix synchronization when interference cancellation is not stable, and unfix fixed synchronization when the interference cancellation is stable;

an interference channel estimator configured to estimate an interference channel between a transmit modem and the receive modem, upon receipt of a received signal;

an interference signal controller configured to cancel an interference signal from the received signal using the estimated interference channel;

a data buffer configured to store data decoded after the estimated interference signal is canceled,

wherein the interference signal is caused by a transmission signal from the transmit modem.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transmit modem is configured to transmit the data stored in the data buffer.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the receive modem is configured to perform initial synchronization prior to fixing synchronization.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, if there is synchronization loss, the transmit modem is configured to stop data transmission, and the receive modem is further configured to perform initial synchronization.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, when the interference signal cancellation is not stable, the receive modem is configured to stop synchronization tracking, fix synchronization, and repeatedly eliminate the estimated interference signal.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a channel estimator configured to perform channel estimation after the interference signal is canceled.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interference channel estimator is configured to estimate the interference channel in a moving average and direct inversion method of accumulating a received signal for a predetermined symbol.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interference channel estimator is configured to recursively estimate the interference channel on the basis of weighted averaging.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interference channel is estimated using an equation below:

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interference channel is estimated using an equation below:

11. A method for interference cancellation and synchronization maintenance over interference channel estimation in a communication system based on full-duplex relay, the method comprising:

providing received signals;

estimating an interference channel between a transmit modem and a receive modem, upon receipt of a signal;

canceling an interference signal from the received signal using the estimated interference channel; and

storing data decoded from the received signal after the interference signal is canceled,

wherein synchronization is fixed when interference cancellation is not stable,

wherein the fixed synchronization is unfixed and synchronization tracking is performed when the interference cancellation is stable, and

wherein the interference signal is caused by a transmission signal from the transmit modem.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising transmitting the stored data.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising performing initial synchronization prior to fixing synchronization.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising, if there is synchronization loss, stopping data transmission and performing initial synchronization.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein, when the interference signal cancellation is not stable, synchronization tracking is stopped, synchronization is fixed, and the estimated interference signal is repeatedly eliminated.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising performing channel estimation for the received signal after the interference signal is canceled.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the interference channel is estimated in a moving average and direct inversion method of accumulating a received signal for a predetermined symbol.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the interference channel is recursively estimated on the basis of weighted averaging.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the interference channel is estimated using an equation below:

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the interference channel is estimated using an equation below: