Ultra wide band communication systems and methods

• US 7,480,324 B2
• Filed: 08/23/2004
• Issued: 01/20/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Pulse-Link Incorporated
• Inventors: Sparrell, Carlton, Aiello, Roberto, Rogerson, Gerald
• Primary Examiner(s): PHU, PHUONG M
• Application Number:
  US10/924,143
• Publication Number:
  US 20050018762A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,611 Days
• Field of Search: 375132-134, 375/136, 375/138, 375/141, 375144-149, 375/130, 375/356, 370/348, 370/314, 370/321, 607/32
• US Class Current: 375/130
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/71632 Signal aspects H04B1/7172 and H04B1/7176 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/7183 Synchronisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/6908 using time hopping
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0003 by switching between different modulation schemes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2027/003 at baseband only
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2027/0036 using a recovered symbol clock
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2027/0067 Phase error detectors
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2027/0095 in a preamble or similar structure
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/0008 arrangements for allowing a transmitter or receiver to use more than one type of modulation negotiating modulation type for two-way transmission paths H04L5/1453
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/0012 arrangements for identifying the type of modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/066 Carrier recovery circuits H04L27/2271 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 7/033 using the transitions of the received signal to control the phase of the synchronising-signal-generating means, e.g. using a phase-locked loop
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 7/042 Detectors therefor, e.g. correlators, state machines digital correlators in general G06F17/15
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/50 in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate

Abstract

Ultra wide band communication systems and methods are provided. In one embodiment, an ultra wide band communication system includes a first and a second communication device. A lowest common ultra wide band pulse repetition frequency is determined, and data is transmitted between the communication devices using the lowest common ultra wide band pulse repetition frequency. In another embodiment, a first and second slave transceiver communicate with a master transceiver using a time division multiple access frame, with the master transceiver providing transmission synchronization. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.

Claims

1. A communication system, comprising:

a first slave transceiver having a transmitter structured to transmit a plurality of ultra wide band pulses;

a second slave transceiver structured to communicate with the first slave transceiver by receiving the plurality of ultra wide band pulses; and

a master transceiver in communication with both slave transceivers, wherein the master transceiver provides a transmission synchronization of a time division multiple access frame comprising the plurality of ultra wide band pulses, wherein the time division multiple access frame includes at least one random access slot to receive at lease one ultra wide band pulse.

2. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the master transceiver assigns a random access slot within the time division multiple access frame using a carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) method.

3. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the master transceiver assigns a random access slot within the time division multiple access frame using a carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA-CA) method.

4. The communication system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the slave transceivers synchronize to a data synchronization slot within the time division multiple access frame.

5. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the master transceiver dynamically allocates at least one data slot in the time division multiple access frame to at least one of the slave transceivers.

6. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the master transceiver adjusts an input gain at a receiver and a power output of a transmitter.

7. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the master transceiver determines a lowest common ultra wide band pulse repetition frequency for transmission of the time division multiple access frame.

8. The communication system of claim 1, wherein each of the ultra wide band pulses comprises an electromagnetic pulse having a duration that can range between about 200 picoseconds to about 400 picoseconds.

9. The communication system of claim 1, wherein each of the ultra wide band pulses occupies a portion of a radio frequency band from about 2.5 gigahertz to about 5.0 gigahertz of the radio frequency band.

10. The communication system of claim 1, wherein a radio frequency bandwidth occupied by each of the ultra wide band pulses can range between about 2.5 gigahertz to about 5.0 gigahertz.