Simultaneous analog and digital communication applications
First Claim
1. A modem system comprising:
- a signal mapper having digital symbols applied to the mapper at a digital port and analog signal samples applied to the mapper at an analog port, for developing mapper output signals that represent the digital symbols and the analog samples;
a modulator, responsive to the signal mapper output signals, for developing a modulated output signal at an output port of the modulator representable by a N-dimensional signal space that is composed of a plurality of N-dimensional sub-spaces, whereN is an integer greater than 1,the sub-spaces are areas when N is 2 and volumes when N is greater than 2,a predetermined point in each of the sub-spaces being associated with a predetermined digital symbol applied to said mapper in each of the N dimensions, with a zero level analog sample in each of the N dimensions, and other points in each of the volumes associated with the predetermined digital symbols in each of the N dimensions and a non-zero level analog sample in at least one of the N dimensions, andthe analog samples in each of the N dimensions form a mutually exclusive set; and
means for coupling the output port of the modulator to an output port of the modem.
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Abstract
A number of arrangements and methods that achieve concurrent communication of analog information and digital information. In general terms, when the communication channel is viewed as a multi-dimensional space, the digital information signal is divided into symbols, and the symbols are mapped onto the signal space with a preset distance between them. The analog signal, generally limited in magnitude to less than half the distance separating the symbols, is converted to component signals and added (i.e., vector addition) to the symbols. The sum signal is then transmitted to the receiver where the symbols are detected and subtracted from the received signal to yield the analog signal components. The transmitted analog signal is recreated from those components. Arrangements utilizing the above principles are applications where systems that include a digital port can benefit from an analog communication channel, and conversely, where systems that include an analog port can benefit from a digital communication channel.
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16 Claims
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1. A modem system comprising:
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a signal mapper having digital symbols applied to the mapper at a digital port and analog signal samples applied to the mapper at an analog port, for developing mapper output signals that represent the digital symbols and the analog samples; a modulator, responsive to the signal mapper output signals, for developing a modulated output signal at an output port of the modulator representable by a N-dimensional signal space that is composed of a plurality of N-dimensional sub-spaces, where N is an integer greater than 1, the sub-spaces are areas when N is 2 and volumes when N is greater than 2, a predetermined point in each of the sub-spaces being associated with a predetermined digital symbol applied to said mapper in each of the N dimensions, with a zero level analog sample in each of the N dimensions, and other points in each of the volumes associated with the predetermined digital symbols in each of the N dimensions and a non-zero level analog sample in at least one of the N dimensions, and the analog samples in each of the N dimensions form a mutually exclusive set; and means for coupling the output port of the modulator to an output port of the modem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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