Noise filtering inverse transformation

• US 8,284,877 B2
• Filed: 03/12/2008
• Issued: 10/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John W. Bogdan
• Original Assignee: John W. Bogdan
• Inventors: Bogdan, John W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Corrielus, Jean B
• Application Number:
  US12/047,318
• Publication Number:
  US 20100322364A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,672 Days
• Field of Search: 375/340, 375/346, 375/285
• US Class Current: 375/346
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2649 Demodulators

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus for noise filtering inverse transformation (NFIT), recovering phases and amplitudes of singular cycles of data carrying tones or sub-bands from a composite signal such as OFDM, is presented herein. Such NFIT comprises adaptive inverse transformation of non-linear channel transform function and instant accommodation of time variant quickly changing characteristics of transmission channel caused by interferences including line loads, cross-talk or predictable noise.

Claims

1. A method for data recovery from a composite signal carrying a composite frame (DRCS) comprising discrete multiple tones (DMT) or multiple sub-bands (MSB) wherein said data recovery comprises signal processing in frequency domain and in time domain, the DRCS method comprising the steps of:

processing the composite signal in frequency domain in order to recover said tones or sub-bands,

wherein a known phase relation is maintained between the recovered tones or sub-bands and the composite frame;

processing the recovered tones or sub-bands in time domain in order to measure amplitudes and phases of singular half-cycles or cycles of the recovered tones or sub-bands;

transforming the measured amplitudes and phases by reversing distortions introduced by a transmission channel of the composite signal;

using the transformed amplitudes and phases for recovering data symbols encoded originally in a transmitted composite signal.

2. A DRCS method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the DRCS method further comprises the step of:

selecting a data symbol encoded in a particular tone or sub-band by using statistical methods for processing a plurality of symbols recovered from the measured amplitudes and phases of half-cycles or cycles of the particular tone or sub-band.

3. A method for data recovery from a composite signal (DRCS) carrying a composite frame comprising discrete multiple tones (DMT) or multiple sub-bands (MSB), comprising signal processing in frequency domain and time domain wherein amplitudes or phases of a noise or other signals, surrounding a particular data carrying tone or sub-band in a transmission channel, are detected and distortions of said particular tone or sub-band are reversed;

the DRCS method comprising the steps of;

processing the composite signal in frequency domain, in order to recover said tones or sub-bands,

wherein a known phase relation is maintained between the recovered tones or sub-bands and the composite frame;

processing the tones or sub-bands in time domain, in order to measure amplitudes and phases of singular half-cycles or cycles of the tones or sub-bands;

detecting said amplitudes or phases of noise or other signals surrounding said particular tone or sub-band;

using the detected amplitudes or phases for deriving estimates of distortions introduced by the surrounding noise or other signals to the particular tone or sub-band;

using the distortions estimates for performing a reverse transformation of said measured amplitudes and phases into amplitudes and phases corresponding to amplitudes and phases encoded originally in a transmitted composite signal;

using the reversely transformed amplitudes and phases for recovering data symbols encoded originally in the transmitted composite signal.

4. A method for data recovery from a received composite signal carrying composite frame (DRRC) comprising discrete multiple tones (DMT) or multiple sub-bands (MSB), wherein said data recovery comprises signal processing in frequency domain and in time domain, the DRRC method comprising the steps of:

using a sampling clock, synchronous in phase to the composite frame, for oversampling said received composite signal;

using clocks, synchronous to the composite frame, for processing the oversampled signal in frequency domain, in order to recover said tones or sub-bands having a known phase relation to the composite frame;

processing the recovered tones or sub-bands in time domain, in order to measure amplitudes or phases of singular half-cycles or cycles of the recovered tones or sub-bands;

using a plurality of the measured amplitudes or phases of singular half-cycles or cycles of a particular tone or sub-band, for a recovery of an original data symbol transmitted by the particular tone or sub-band.

5. A method for synchronous data recovery (SDR) from a composite signal carrying a composite frame comprising discrete multiple tones (DMT) or multiple sub-bands (MSB), wherein said data recovery comprises signal processing in frequency domain and in time domain, the SDR method comprising the steps of:

processing said composite signal in frequency domain in order to recover said tones or sub-bands,

wherein the frequency domain processing is driven by clocks or sub-clocks synchronous in phase to the composite frame

in order to maintain a known phase relation between the recovered tones or sub-bands and the composite frame;

processing the recovered tones or sub-bands in time domain, in order to measure amplitudes or phases of singular half-cycles or cycles of the recovered tones or sub-bands;

using a plurality of said measured amplitudes or phases of singular half-cycles or cycles of a particular tone or sub-band, for a recovery of an original data symbol transmitted by the particular tone or sub-band.