Methods and apparatus for conditioning communications signals based on detection of high-frequency events in polar domain
First Claim
1. A method of processing a communications signal, comprising:
- setting a high-frequency threshold with a frequency detecting unit;
converting in-phase and quadrature components of a baseband signal to magnitude and phase-difference components with a converter unit;
detecting high-frequency events in said phase-difference component during which a rate of change of phase exceeds said high-frequency threshold with the frequency detecting unit;
altering a signal trajectory of said baseband signal, in response to detected high-frequency events;
upconverting said baseband signal after the signal trajectory of said baseband signal has been altered;
coupling an upconverted phase-difference component to a first input of a modulator; and
coupling said magnitude component to a second input of said modulator,wherein altering the signal trajectory of said baseband signal comprises nonlinear filtering of said magnitude component and nonlinear filtering of said phase-difference component.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for conditioning communications signals based on detection of high-frequency in the polar domain. High-frequency events detected in a phase-difference component of a complex baseband signal in the polar domain are detected and used as a basis for performing hole-blowing on the complex baseband signal in the quadrature domain and/or nonlinear filtering either or both the magnitude and phase-difference components in the polar domain. Alternatively, high-frequency events detected in the phase-difference signal that correlate in time with low-magnitude events detected in a magnitude component of the complex baseband signal are used as a basis for performing hole-blowing on the complex baseband signal in the quadrature domain and/or nonlinear filtering either or both the magnitude and phase-difference components in the polar domain.
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1. A method of processing a communications signal, comprising:
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setting a high-frequency threshold with a frequency detecting unit; converting in-phase and quadrature components of a baseband signal to magnitude and phase-difference components with a converter unit; detecting high-frequency events in said phase-difference component during which a rate of change of phase exceeds said high-frequency threshold with the frequency detecting unit; altering a signal trajectory of said baseband signal, in response to detected high-frequency events; upconverting said baseband signal after the signal trajectory of said baseband signal has been altered; coupling an upconverted phase-difference component to a first input of a modulator; and coupling said magnitude component to a second input of said modulator, wherein altering the signal trajectory of said baseband signal comprises nonlinear filtering of said magnitude component and nonlinear filtering of said phase-difference component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for conditioning a communications signal, comprising:
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a rectangular-to-polar converter configured to convert in-phase and quadrature components of a baseband signal to magnitude and phase components; a phase-difference calculator configured to convert said phase component to a phase-difference component; frequency detecting means configured to detect high-frequency events in said phase-difference component having a rate of change of phase exceeding a high-frequency threshold; means for altering a signal trajectory of said baseband signal, in response to detected high-frequency events; and a modulator having a first input configured to receive said magnitude component and a second input configured to receive an upconverted phase-difference component, after said means for altering the signal trajectory has altered the signal trajectory of said baseband signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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