Method and system for calibrating a transmitting system
First Claim
1. A method for calibrating a transmitting system for transmitting data from a medium access control device via a digital interface to a physical layer and an antenna to a transmission line, wherein the physical layer comprises a base band controller and a data processing pipeline comprising a plurality of functional blocks, comprising the following steps:
- setting a calibration control register,thereupon, setting the transmitting system to a calibration mode based on the setting of the calibration control register, wherein the transmitting system generates a predetermined number of single test tones and transmits the test tones sequentially via the antenna, andafter transmission of the test tones via the antenna, detecting signals that are returned in response to the transmitted test tones and measuring their power levels and the spectrum behaviour of the transmission line, wherein the method comprises initializing a zero frame transmission or a transmission of a frame, whose length is correlated with a tone measurement time length of the single test tone, using the medium access control device.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a system for calibrating a transmitting system (1) for transmitting data from a medium access control device (2) via a digital interface (IF1) to a physical layer (PHY) and an antenna (3) to a transmission line (4), wherein the physical layer (PHY) comprises a base band controller (5) and a data processing pipeline (6) comprising a plurality of functional blocks (FB1 to FB13), comprising the following steps:
- setting a calibration control register (R),
- thereupon, setting the transmitting system (1) to a calibration mode, wherein the transmitting system (1) generates a predetermined number of single test tones (T) and transmits the test tones (T) sequentially, and
- after transmission of the test tones (T), detecting the returned test tones (T) and measuring their levels, especially their power levels and the spectrum behavior of the transmission line (4).
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20 Claims
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1. A method for calibrating a transmitting system for transmitting data from a medium access control device via a digital interface to a physical layer and an antenna to a transmission line, wherein the physical layer comprises a base band controller and a data processing pipeline comprising a plurality of functional blocks, comprising the following steps:
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setting a calibration control register, thereupon, setting the transmitting system to a calibration mode based on the setting of the calibration control register, wherein the transmitting system generates a predetermined number of single test tones and transmits the test tones sequentially via the antenna, and after transmission of the test tones via the antenna, detecting signals that are returned in response to the transmitted test tones and measuring their power levels and the spectrum behaviour of the transmission line, wherein the method comprises initializing a zero frame transmission or a transmission of a frame, whose length is correlated with a tone measurement time length of the single test tone, using the medium access control device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for calibrating a transmitting system for transmitting data from a medium access control device via a digital interface to a physical layer and an antenna to a transmission line, wherein the physical layer comprises a base band controller and a data processing pipeline comprising a plurality of functional blocks, the system comprising:
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a medium access control device configured to set a calibration control register, a physical layer module; and an analog front end; wherein the physical layer module is configured to set a transmitting system to a calibration mode based on the setting of the calibration control register, wherein the transmitting system generates a predetermined number of single test tones and transmits the test tones sequentially via the antenna, and wherein after transmission of the test tones via the antenna, the transmitting system detects signals that are returned in response to the transmitted test tones and measures their power levels and spectrum behaviour of the transmission line, wherein the medium access control device initializes a zero frame transmission or a transmission of a frame, whose length is correlated with a tone measurement time length of the single test tone. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for calibrating a transmitting system for transmitting data from a medium access control device via a digital interface to a physical layer and an antenna to a transmission line, wherein the physical layer comprises a base band controller and a data processing pipeline comprising a plurality of functional blocks, comprising the following steps:
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setting a calibration control register, thereupon, setting the transmitting system to a calibration mode based on the setting of the calibration control register, wherein the transmitting system generates a predetermined number of single test tones and transmits the test tones sequentially via the antenna, and after transmission of the test tones via the antenna, detecting signals that are returned in response to the transmitted test tones and measuring their power levels and the spectrum behaviour of the transmission line, wherein during the calibration mode of the transmitting system, a suffix space insertion is disabled based on the setting of the calibration control register. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A system for calibrating a transmitting system for transmitting data from a medium access control device via a digital interface to a physical layer and an antenna to a transmission line, wherein the physical layer comprises a base band controller and a data processing pipeline comprising a plurality of functional blocks, the system comprising:
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a medium access control device configured to set a calibration control register, a physical layer module; and an analog front end; wherein the physical layer module is configured to set a transmitting system to a calibration mode based on the setting of the calibration control register, wherein the transmitting system generates a predetermined number of single test tones and transmits the test tones sequentially via the antenna, and wherein after transmission of the test tones via the antenna, the transmitting system detects signals that are returned in response to the transmitted test tones and measures their power levels and spectrum behaviour of the transmission line, wherein during the calibration mode of the transmitting system, a suffix space insertion is deactivated based on the setting of the calibration control register.
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