Digital frequency hopping in multi-band OFDM
First Claim
1. An apparatus configured for generating a frequency-hopped OFDM signal, comprising:
- a digital Fourier transform circuit comprising a plurality of input frequency bins and configured to modulate complex data symbols onto a plurality of OFDM subcarriers,a variable bandpass filter configured to select sets of the plurality of input frequency bins for frequency hopping the OFDM subcarriers across a plurality of subbands, wherein each set of input frequency bins corresponds to one of the plurality of subbands, anda frequency-hopping controller configured to control the variable bandpass filter for selecting the sets with respect to at least one predetermined frequency-hopping pattern.
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Abstract
A transmitter configured for generating a frequency-hopped OFDM signal comprises a digital Fourier transform circuit, a variable bandpass filter, and a frequency-hopping controller. The digital Fourier transform circuit comprises a plurality of input frequency bins and is configured to modulate complex data symbols onto a plurality of OFDM subcarriers. The variable bandpass filter selects sets of the plurality of input frequency bins for frequency hopping the OFDM subcarriers over a plurality of subbands. The frequency-hopping controller controls the variable bandpass filter with respect to at least one predetermined frequency-hopping pattern. A receiver configured for processing a received frequency-hopped OFDM signal comprises a digital Fourier transform circuit configured to convert a received digital baseband signal into a frequency-domain signal comprising a plurality of OFDM symbols, a variable bandpass filter configured to select sets of the OFDM symbols with respect to predetermined subbands, and a frequency-hopping controller configured to control the variable bandpass filter with respect to a predetermined frequency-hopping pattern.
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29 Claims
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1. An apparatus configured for generating a frequency-hopped OFDM signal, comprising:
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a digital Fourier transform circuit comprising a plurality of input frequency bins and configured to modulate complex data symbols onto a plurality of OFDM subcarriers, a variable bandpass filter configured to select sets of the plurality of input frequency bins for frequency hopping the OFDM subcarriers across a plurality of subbands, wherein each set of input frequency bins corresponds to one of the plurality of subbands, and a frequency-hopping controller configured to control the variable bandpass filter for selecting the sets with respect to at least one predetermined frequency-hopping pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for performing digital frequency hopping of an OFDM signal, comprising:
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performing an inverse discrete Fourier transform, using an apparatus, of a plurality of complex data symbols for producing a wideband OFDM signal having a baseband channel bandwidth comprising a plurality of subbands, performing variable bandpass filtering on the complex data symbols to selectively couple the complex data symbols to sets of frequency bins of the inverse discrete Fourier transform, wherein each set of frequency bins corresponds to one of the plurality of subbands, and controlling the variable bandpass filtering with respect to at least one predetermined frequency-hopping pattern. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A system configured for performing digital frequency hopping of an OFDM signal, comprising:
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means for performing an inverse discrete Fourier transform of a plurality of complex data symbols for producing a wideband OFDM signal having a bandwidth comprising a plurality of subbands, means for performing variable bandpass filtering on the complex data symbols to selectively couple the complex data symbols to sets of frequency bins of the inverse discrete Fourier transform wherein each set of frequency bins corresponds to one of the plurality of subbands, and means for controlling the variable bandpass filtering with respect to at least one predetermined frequency-hopping pattern. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus configured for processing a received frequency-hopped OFDM signal, the receiver comprising:
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a digital Fourier transform circuit comprising a plurality of output frequency bins and configured to convert a received digital baseband signal into a frequency-domain signal comprising a plurality of OFDM symbols at the plurality of output frequency bins, a variable bandpass filter configured to select sets of the plurality of output frequency bins for selecting each of a plurality of subbands, wherein each set corresponds to one of the plurality of subbands of the received frequency-hopped OFDM signal, and a frequency-hopping controller configured to control the variable bandpass filter for selecting the sets with respect to at least one predetermined frequency-hopping pattern. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for processing a received frequency-hopped OFDM signal, comprising:
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performing a discrete Fourier transform, using an apparatus, to convert a received digital baseband signal into a frequency-domain signal comprising a plurality of OFDM symbols at a plurality of output frequency bins, performing variable bandpass filtering on the OFDM symbols to selectively pass the OFDM symbols at sets of the plurality of output frequency bins, wherein each set corresponds to one of a plurality of subbands of the received frequency-hopped OFDM signal, and controlling the variable bandpass filtering with respect to a predetermined frequency-hopping pattern. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A system configured for processing a received frequency-hopped OFDM signal, comprising:
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means for performing a discrete Fourier transform of a received digital baseband signal for producing a frequency-domain signal comprising a plurality of OFDM symbols at a plurality of output frequency bins, means for performing variable bandpass filtering on the OFDM symbols to selectively pass the OFDM symbols at sets of the plurality of output frequency bins, wherein each set corresponds to one of a plurality of subbands of the received frequency-hopped OFDM signal, and means for controlling the variable bandpass filtering with respect to at least one predetermined frequency-hopping pattern. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A tangible computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, when executed by a processor, perform digital frequency hopping in an OFDM signal, comprising:
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perform an inverse discrete Fourier transform of a plurality of complex data symbols for producing a wideband OFDM signal having a baseband channel bandwidth comprising a plurality of subbands, perform variable bandpass filtering on the complex data symbols to selectively couple the complex data symbols to sets of frequency bins of the inverse discrete Fourier transform wherein each set of frequency bins corresponds to one of the plurality of subbands, and control the variable bandpass filtering with respect to at least one predetermined frequency-hopping pattern.
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29. A tangible non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, when executed by a processor, process a received frequency hopped OFDM signal, comprising:
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perform a discrete Fourier transform to convert a received digital baseband signal into a frequency-domain signal comprising a plurality of OFDM symbols at a plurality of output frequency bins, perform variable bandpass filtering on the OFDM symbols to selectively pass the OFDM symbols at sets of the plurality of output frequency bins, wherein each set corresponds to one of a plurality of subbands of the received frequency-hopped OFDM signal, and control the variable bandpass filtering with respect to a predetermined frequency-hopping pattern.
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