Fully saturated multi-tone transceiver
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting a multi-tone signal over a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) system having two or more transmitting antennas over several time segments, said method comprising:
- generating first and second signals having different frequencies;
during a first time segment, transmitting said first signal on a first antenna and said second signal on a second antenna for a predetermined time period; and
during a second time segment transmitting said second signal on said first antenna and said first signal on said second antenna for said predetermined time period.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system for transmitting a multi-frequency signal composed of discrete tones of constant envelope parts that are amplified by a bank of fully saturated transmitters operating in their most power efficient mode. After amplification and transmission, the signals are multiplexed in the air as opposed to multiplexing before amplification that allows for more efficient amplification as well. In a preferred embodiment, the system has two or more transmitting antennas, and the method comprises: (a) generating a first signal of a first carrier frequency and a second signal of a second carrier frequency; (b) transmitting the first signal of a first carrier frequency on a first antenna and the first signal of a second carrier signal on a second antenna for a predetermined time period; and (c) transmitting a second signal of the second carrier frequency on said first antenna and a second signal of the first carrier frequency on the second antenna for the predetermined time period. Preferably, the signals are transmitted using an amplifier that is essentially fully saturated.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting a multi-tone signal over a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) system having two or more transmitting antennas over several time segments, said method comprising:
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generating first and second signals having different frequencies; during a first time segment, transmitting said first signal on a first antenna and said second signal on a second antenna for a predetermined time period; and during a second time segment transmitting said second signal on said first antenna and said first signal on said second antenna for said predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of transmitting a multi-tone signal over a MIMO system having two or more transmitting antennas, said method comprising:
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generating a plurality of signals having different frequencies, each of the plurality of signals having a payload, wherein the payload of each signal is identical; and transmitting individually each of said signals on each of said antennas for a predetermined time period and in a predetermined sequence. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An amplifier circuit comprising:
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a signal generator for generating tones of constant envelope signals; an array of upconverters for converting said tones to a transmittable frequency band, one upconverter for each of the modulated tones; and an amplifier for amplifying each converted tone for transmission by an antenna; and a matching circuit to tune each antenna to the modulated tone being transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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