Interference suppression in full duplex cable network environments
First Claim
1. A method for interference cancellation in a cable network comprising:
- providing a baseband (BB) reference signal on a first pathway to a signal processor in a network element;
converting the BB reference signal to a first radio frequency (RF) signal;
transmitting the first RF signal on the first pathway, wherein the first RF signal is reflected back on a second pathway;
receiving a second RF signal on the second pathway, wherein the second RF signal comprises interferences from reflections of the first RF signal on the second pathway, wherein the reflections of the first RF signal comprises time-shifted samples of the first RF signal attenuated by differing amounts;
generating an RF reference signal based on signals on the first pathway;
providing the RF reference signal to the signal processor;
providing the second RF signal as input to the signal processor; and
reducing, by the signal processor, interferences in the second RF signal from the reflections of the first RF signal based on the BB reference signal and the RF reference signal.
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Abstract
An example method for interference suppression in full duplex cable network environments is provided and includes providing a baseband (BB) reference signal on a first pathway to a signal processor, converting the BB reference signal to a first radio frequency (RF) signal, transmitting the first RF signal on the first pathway, the first RF signal being reflected back on a second pathway, receiving a second RF signal on the second pathway, the second RF signal including interferences from the reflections, generating an RF reference signal based on signals on the first pathway, providing the RF reference signal to the signal processor, providing the second RF signal to the signal processor, and reducing, by the signal processor, interferences in the second RF signal from reflections of the first RF signal based on the BB reference signal and the RF reference signal.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for interference cancellation in a cable network comprising:
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providing a baseband (BB) reference signal on a first pathway to a signal processor in a network element; converting the BB reference signal to a first radio frequency (RF) signal; transmitting the first RF signal on the first pathway, wherein the first RF signal is reflected back on a second pathway; receiving a second RF signal on the second pathway, wherein the second RF signal comprises interferences from reflections of the first RF signal on the second pathway, wherein the reflections of the first RF signal comprises time-shifted samples of the first RF signal attenuated by differing amounts; generating an RF reference signal based on signals on the first pathway; providing the RF reference signal to the signal processor; providing the second RF signal as input to the signal processor; and reducing, by the signal processor, interferences in the second RF signal from the reflections of the first RF signal based on the BB reference signal and the RF reference signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Non-transitory tangible computer-readable media that includes instructions for execution, which when executed by a processor of a network element, is operable to perform operations comprising:
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determining time-shifted samples of a reference signal; estimating weighting factors for the time-shifted samples; estimating an interference signal as a weighted sum of the time-shifted samples; calculating a residue between the estimated interference signal and an input signal; updating the weighting factors based on the calculated residue; and repeating the estimating the interference signal, calculating the residue and the updating the weighting factors in successive iterations until the residue is below a predetermined threshold, wherein the iterations successively reduce interferences in the input signal, the reference signal and the input signal comprising communication signals in a full duplex cable network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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a transmitter; a receiver; a memory element; and a processor operable to execute instructions associated with the data, wherein the processor and the memory cooperate, such that the apparatus is configured for operations comprising; determining time-shifted samples of a reference signal; estimating weighting factors for the time-shifted samples; estimating an interference signal as a weighted sum of the time-shifted samples; calculating a residue between the estimated interference signal and an input signal; updating the weighting factors based on the calculated residue; and repeating the estimating the interference signal, calculating the residue and the updating the weighting factors in successive iterations until the residue is below a predetermined threshold, wherein the iterations successively reduce interferences in the input signal, the reference signal and the input signal comprising communication signals in a full duplex cable network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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