Methods and apparatus for verifying transmit power levels in a signal point limited transmission system
First Claim
1. A method for verifying transmit power levels in a signal point limited transmission system having a first device configured to communicate with a second device over a communication channel, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a plurality of signal points at said first device, said plurality of signal points having a first computed transmit power less than or equal to a transmit power limit, said first computed transmit power being calculated in accordance with a predetermined power calculation formula;
calculating, in accordance with said predetermined power calculation formula, a second computed transmit power of said plurality of signal points; and
determining whether said second computed transmit power is less than or equal to said transmit power limit, said determining step being performed by said first device.
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Abstract
A pulse code modulation modem system utilizes the same total average transmit power formula for designing signal point constellations and for verifying that the transmit power of the signal point constellations are within a designated maximum power limit. The transmit power of the signal point constellations designed by the client modem is also calculated by the server modem to verify that the transmit power limit imposed upon the server modem is not exceeded. In addition, the modem system is capable of designating a transmit power limit associated with one or more training signal points or a training sequence for use during a training mode.
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49 Claims
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1. A method for verifying transmit power levels in a signal point limited transmission system having a first device configured to communicate with a second device over a communication channel, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a plurality of signal points at said first device, said plurality of signal points having a first computed transmit power less than or equal to a transmit power limit, said first computed transmit power being calculated in accordance with a predetermined power calculation formula;
calculating, in accordance with said predetermined power calculation formula, a second computed transmit power of said plurality of signal points; and
determining whether said second computed transmit power is less than or equal to said transmit power limit, said determining step being performed by said first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for verifying transmit power levels in a signal point limited transmission system having a first device configured to communicate with a second device over a communication channel, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at said second device, a transmit power limit calculated in accordance with a predetermined power calculation formula;
selecting at least one signal point constellation such that said at least one signal point constellation has a first computed transmit power less than or equal to said transmit power limit, said first computed transmit power being calculated in accordance with said predetermined power calculation formula;
transmitting said at least one signal point constellation from said second device to said first device; and
prompting said first device to verify that the transmit power of said at least one signal point constellation is less than or equal to said transmit power limit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A data communication system for performing signal point limited transmissions, said system comprising:
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a first device and a second device configured to communicate with one another over a communication channel;
means for selecting at least one signal point constellation such that said at least one signal point constellation has a first computed transmit power less than or equal to a transmit power limit, said first computed transmit power being calculated by said second device in accordance with a predetermined power calculation formula; and
means for verifying that the transmit power of said at least one signal point constellation is less than or equal to said transmit power limit, said first device comprising said means for verifying. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A data communication system for performing signal point limited transmissions, said system comprising:
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a first device and a second device configured to communicate with one another over a communication channel;
means for sending a transmit power limit from said first device to said second device; and
means for selecting at least one training signal point amplitude having a total average transmit power less than or equal to a transmit power limit, said second device comprising said means for selecting. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for designating transmit power levels associated with a training mode in a signal point limited transmission system having a first device configured to communicate with a second device over a communication channel, said method comprising the steps of:
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entering a training mode between said first device and said second device;
sending a transmit power limit from said first device to said second device;
receiving at least one training signal point amplitude at said first device, said at least one training signal point amplitude having an average transmit power less than or equal to said transmit power limit; and
generating a training sequence comprising a plurality of signal points corresponding to said at least one training signal point amplitude. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method for designating transmit power levels associated with a training mode in a signal point limited transmission system having a first device configured to communicate with a second device over a communication channel, said method comprising the steps of:
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entering a training mode between said first device and said second device;
receiving, at said second device, a transmit power limit;
selecting at least one training signal point amplitude having an average transmit power less than or equal to said transmit power limit; and
transmitting said at least one training signal point amplitude from said second device to said first device. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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