Multi-length cyclic prefix for OFDM transmission in PLC channels
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1. A method comprising:
- performing, by a receiver in a power line communication (PLC) device,receiving packets comprising frame control header (FCH) symbols and data symbols;
decoding the FCH symbols;
extracting an FCH table from the decoded FCH symbols;
determining a length of a cyclic prefix for data symbols from the FCH table; and
decoding the data symbols using the cyclic prefix length from the FCH table.
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Embodiments of the invention provide multiple cyclic prefix lengths for either both the data-payload and frame control header or only the data payload. Frame control header (FCH) and data symbols have an associated cyclic prefix. A table is transmitted in the FCH symbols, which includes a cyclic prefix field to identify the cyclic prefix length used in the data payload. A receiver may know the cyclic prefix length used in the FCH symbols in one embodiment. In other embodiments, the receiver does not know the FCH cyclic prefix length and, therefore, attempts to decode the FCH symbols using different possible cyclic prefix lengths until the FCH symbols are successfully decoded.
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1. A method comprising:
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performing, by a receiver in a power line communication (PLC) device, receiving packets comprising frame control header (FCH) symbols and data symbols; decoding the FCH symbols; extracting an FCH table from the decoded FCH symbols; determining a length of a cyclic prefix for data symbols from the FCH table; and decoding the data symbols using the cyclic prefix length from the FCH table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A power line communication (PLC) device, comprising:
a receiver configured to receive and decode packets comprising frame control header (FCH) symbols and data symbols, the receiver further configured to extract an FCH table from the decoded FCH symbols and to determine a length of a data cyclic prefix from the FCH table, the receiver further configured to decode the data symbols using the data cyclic prefix length. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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