Modulation analysis and distortion identification
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- generating, by a first computing device and based on a first signal received from a second computing device, a first symbol placement, wherein the first signal was transmitted based on a first set of equalization coefficients;
transmitting, by the first computing device and to the second computing device, a second set of equalization coefficients;
generating, by the first computing device and based on a second signal received from the second computing device, a second symbol placement, wherein the second signal was transmitted based on the second set of equalization coefficients; and
transmitting, based at least in part on the second symbol placement, a status message comprising an indication of one or more symbols that satisfy a threshold indicative of likely demodulation error at the second computing device.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method, computer readable medium, and system are provided to generate a symbol placement associated with a transmission scheme by transforming a retrieved set of equalization coefficients. Symbols included in the symbol placement may be analyzed and quantified in terms of their distance from a decision boundary. Symbols may be synthesized on an iterative basis in order to obtain visibility into the underlying performance of the transmission scheme over time. If equalization is unable to reduce a signal impairment below a threshold value within a predetermined amount of time, then a determination may be made that a non-linear distortion source is present in a network or communication system. Signals received from a plurality of user terminals may be compared with one another in order to determine a probable location or cause of the non-linear distortion.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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generating, by a first computing device and based on a first signal received from a second computing device, a first symbol placement, wherein the first signal was transmitted based on a first set of equalization coefficients; transmitting, by the first computing device and to the second computing device, a second set of equalization coefficients; generating, by the first computing device and based on a second signal received from the second computing device, a second symbol placement, wherein the second signal was transmitted based on the second set of equalization coefficients; and transmitting, based at least in part on the second symbol placement, a status message comprising an indication of one or more symbols that satisfy a threshold indicative of likely demodulation error at the second computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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determining, by a first computing device, that application of equalization coefficients to signals transmitted by a second computing device and via a communication channel is unable to reduce signal impairment associated with the signals to satisfy a threshold value within a threshold amount of time; determining, by the first computing device and based on the determining, that a non-linear signal impairment is present in the communication channel used by the second computing device; and causing output of an indication of the determination that the non-linear signal impairment is present in the communication channel used by the second computing device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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generating, by a first computing device and based on a first set of equalization coefficients associated with a first signal received from a second computing device, a first symbol placement; generating, by the first computing device and based on a second set of equalization coefficients associated with a second signal received from the second computing device, a second symbol placement; and determining, by the first computing device, a likely source of a demodulation error associated with the first symbol placement and the second symbol placement. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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