Patents by Inventor Bernard Arambepola
Bernard Arambepola has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20220021475Abstract: Mixed mode constellation mapping to map a data block to a block of sub-carriers based on a configurable set of one or more constellation mapping schemes, and corresponding mixed mode least likelihood ratio (LLR) de-mapping based on the configurable set of one or more modulation schemes. The set may be configurable to include multiple modulation schemes to provide to a SEvSNR measure that is a non-weighted or weighted average of SEvSNR measures of the multiple modulation schemes. Mixed mode constellation mapping may be useful be configurable to control spectral efficiency versus SNR (SEvSNR) over a range of SNR with relatively fine SNR granularity, and may be configurable to control SEvSNR over a range of SNR at a fixed FEC code rate, which may include a highest available or highest permitted code rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Bernard Arambepola, Noam Tal, Sahan S. Gamage, Thushara Hewavithana, Shaul Shulman
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Patent number: 11075713Abstract: Mixed mode constellation mapping to map a data block to a block of sub-carriers based on a configurable set of one or more constellation mapping schemes, and corresponding mixed mode least likelihood ratio (LLR) de-mapping based on the configurable set of one or more modulation schemes. The set may be configurable to include multiple modulation schemes to provide to a SEvSNR measure that is a non-weighted or weighted average of SEvSNR measures of the multiple modulation schemes. Mixed mode constellation mapping may be useful be configurable to control spectral efficiency versus SNR (SEvSNR) over a range of SNR with relatively fine SNR granularity, and may be configurable to control SEvSNR over a range of SNR at a fixed FEC code rate, which may include a highest available or highest permitted code rate.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Bernard Arambepola, Noam Tal, Sahan S. Gamage, Thushara Hewavithana, Shaul Shulman
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Publication number: 20210184900Abstract: Symbols are received on a downstream channel. A value of a channel synchronization parameter is determined based on the received symbols. An interference event on the downstream channel is detected. In response to detecting the interference event: an output signal is determined based on at least one cached value of the channel synchronization parameter, the at least one cached value being determined based on symbols received prior to and offset from said detecting of the interference event.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Bernard Arambepola, Thushara Hewavithana
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Patent number: 10855433Abstract: A head-end equipment associated with a communication system configured to interface with an interference group (IG) composed of two or more modems is disclosed. The head-end equipment comprises a memory configured to store a plurality of instructions; and one or more processors configured to retrieve the plurality of instructions from the memory. In some embodiments, the one or more processors, upon execution of the plurality of instructions from the memory, is configured to generate an advanced warning signal to be provided to one or more modems associated with the IG. In some embodiments, the advanced warning signal comprises an information that a select modem, different from the one or more modems, in the IG will be initiating an upstream communication in a select frequency band, as well as information on a start time and a duration of the upstream communication.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: David Barr, Bernard Arambepola
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Patent number: 10848267Abstract: Mixed mode constellation mapping to map a data block to a block of sub-carriers based on a configurable set of one or more constellation mapping schemes, and corresponding mixed mode least likelihood ratio (LLR) de-mapping based on the configurable set of one or more modulation schemes. The set may be configurable to include multiple modulation schemes to provide to a SEvSNR measure that is a non-weighted or weighted average of SEvSNR measures of the multiple modulation schemes. Mixed mode constellation mapping may be useful be configurable to control spectral efficiency versus SNR (SEvSNR) over a range of SNR with relatively fine SNR granularity, and may be configurable to control SEvSNR over a range of SNR at a fixed FEC code rate, which may include a highest available or highest permitted code rate.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Bernard Arambepola, Noam Tal, Sahan S. Gamage, Thushara Hewavithana, Shaul Shulman
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Publication number: 20200266966Abstract: A head-end equipment associated with a communication system configured to interface with an interference group (IG) composed of two or more modems is disclosed. The head-end equipment comprises a memory configured to store a plurality of instructions; and one or more processors configured to retrieve the plurality of instructions from the memory. In some embodiments, the one or more processors, upon execution of the plurality of instructions from the memory, is configured to generate an advanced warning signal to be provided to one or more modems associated with the IG. In some embodiments, the advanced warning signal comprises an information that a select modem, different from the one or more modems, in the IG will be initiating an upstream communication in a select frequency band, as well as information on a start time and a duration of the upstream communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: David Barr, Bernard Arambepola
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Patent number: 10742264Abstract: A cable modem system for discovering interference groups (IGs) includes an infrastructure and a cable modem termination system (CMTS). The infrastructure is for transferring data. The CMTS is configured to initiate generation of test signals by a set of cable modems (CMs), obtain a set of test measurements for the set of CMs, discover interference groups (IGs) of the set of CMs based on the obtained set of test measurements and assign a plurality of upstream and downstream channels for the set of CMs that use orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) based on the discovered IGs.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Bernard Arambepola, Thushara Hewavithana, Noam Tal, Shaul Shulman
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Publication number: 20200228162Abstract: A cable modem system for discovering interference groups (IGs) includes an infrastructure and a cable modem termination system (CMTS). The infrastructure is for transferring data. The CMTS is configured to initiate generation of test signals by a set of cable modems (CMs), obtain a set of test measurements for the set of CMs, discover interference groups (IGs) of the set of CMs based on the obtained set of test measurements and assign a plurality of upstream and downstream channels for the set of CMs that use orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) based on the discovered IGs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Bernard Arambepola, Thushara Hewavithana, Noam Tal, Shaul Shulman
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Patent number: 10652055Abstract: Symbols are received on a downstream channel. A value of a channel synchronization parameter is determined based on the received symbols. An interference event on the downstream channel is detected. In response to detecting the interference event: an output signal is determined based on at least one cached value of the channel synchronization parameter, the at least one cached value being determined based on symbols received prior to and offset from the detecting of the interference event.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Bernard Arambepola, Thushara Hewavithana
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Publication number: 20200119834Abstract: Mixed mode constellation mapping to map a data block to a block of sub-carriers based on a configurable set of one or more constellation mapping schemes, and corresponding mixed mode least likelihood ratio (LLR) de-mapping based on the configurable set of one or more modulation schemes. The set may be configurable to include multiple modulation schemes to provide to a SEvSNR measure that is a non-weighted or weighted average of SEvSNR measures of the multiple modulation schemes. Mixed mode constellation mapping may be useful be configurable to control spectral efficiency versus SNR (SEvSNR) over a range of SNR with relatively fine SNR granularity, and may be configurable to control SEvSNR over a range of SNR at a fixed FEC code rate, which may include a highest available or highest permitted code rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Bernard Arambepola, Noam Tal, Sahan S. Gamage, Thushara Hewavithana, Shaul Shulman
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Publication number: 20190334746Abstract: Symbols are received on a downstream channel. A value of a channel synchronization parameter is determined based on the received symbols. An interference event on the downstream channel is detected. In response to detecting the interference event: an output signal is determined based on at least one cached value of the channel synchronization parameter, the at least one cached value being determined based on symbols received prior to and offset from said detecting of the interference event.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2017Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Bernard ARAMBEPOLA, Thushara HEWAVITHANA
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Patent number: 10341046Abstract: Mixed mode constellation mapping to map a data block to a block of sub-carriers based on a configurable set of one or more constellation mapping schemes, and corresponding mixed mode least likelihood ratio (LLR) de-mapping based on the configurable set of one or more modulation schemes. The set may be configurable to include multiple modulation schemes to provide to a SEvSNR measure that is a non-weighted or weighted average of SEvSNR measures of the multiple modulation schemes. Mixed mode constellation mapping may be useful be configurable to control spectral efficiency versus SNR (SEvSNR) over a range of SNR with relatively fine SNR granularity, and may be configurable to control SEvSNR over a range of SNR at a fixed FEC code rate, which may include a highest available or highest permitted code rate.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Bernard Arambepola, Noam Tal, Sahan S. Gamage, Thushara Hewavithana, Shaul Shulman
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Publication number: 20190182532Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to a method and system for fast channel scan for DOCSIS cable modems. The disclosed exemplary embodiments are directed to hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) modems and may be equally applied to other type of modems both wired and wireless. The disclosed embodiments enable locating the Physical Link Layer Chanel (PLC) quickly by using a beacon channel at a designated frequency offset from the PLC.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Bernard Arambepola, Ziv Kfir
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Publication number: 20190173609Abstract: Mixed mode constellation mapping to map a data block to a block of sub-carriers based on a configurable set of one or more constellation mapping schemes, and corresponding mixed mode least likelihood ratio (LLR) de-mapping based on the configurable set of one or more modulation schemes. The set may be configurable to include multiple modulation schemes to provide to a SEvSNR measure that is a non-weighted or weighted average of SEvSNR measures of the multiple modulation schemes. Mixed mode constellation mapping may be useful be configurable to control spectral efficiency versus SNR (SEvSNR) over a range of SNR with relatively fine SNR granularity, and may be configurable to control SEvSNR over a range of SNR at a fixed FEC code rate, which may include a highest available or highest permitted code rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Bernard Arambepola, Noam Tal, Sahan S. Gamage, Thushara Hewavithana, Shaul Shulman
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Patent number: 10305714Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to a method and apparatus for frequency interleaving. Specifically, an embodiment of the disclosure relates to a communication system having one or more antennas, a radio, a memory circuit, and a processor circuit. The antennas can be used to communicate signals or to comply with different transmission protocols. The radio can be configured to send and receive radio signals. The memory can communicate with the processor circuit and contain instructions for the processor circuit to write data carriers along a plurality of rows and columns of a 2-D store in bit-reversed order and read the columns of 2-D store.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Bernard Arambepola, Parveen K. Shukla, Thushara Hewavithana, Sahan S. Gamage
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Patent number: 10171272Abstract: An inter-carrier interference (ICI) mitigation circuit associated with an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) receiver is disclosed. The ICI mitigation circuit comprises an ICI cancellation circuit configured to receive an OFDM symbol associated with an OFDM signal and determine an ICI associated with one or more OFDM subcarriers within the OFDM symbol. The ICI cancellation circuit is further configured to cancel the ICI from the one or more OFDM subcarriers associated with the OFDM symbol, in order to generate a desired OFDM symbol. In some embodiments, the ICI is determined and cancelled at the ICI cancellation circuit, in accordance with a predetermined ICI mitigation algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Thushara Hewavithana, Bernard Arambepola
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Patent number: 10158451Abstract: Mixed mode constellation mapping to map a data block to a block of sub-carriers based on a configurable set of one or more constellation mapping schemes, and corresponding mixed mode least likelihood ratio (LLR) de-mapping based on the configurable set of one or more modulation schemes. The set may be configurable to include multiple modulation schemes to provide to a SEvSNR measure that is a non-weighted or weighted average of SEvSNR measures of the multiple modulation schemes. Mixed mode constellation mapping may be useful be configurable to control spectral efficiency versus SNR (SEvSNR) over a range of SNR with relatively fine SNR granularity, and may be configurable to control SEvSNR over a range of SNR at a fixed FEC code rate, which may include a highest available or highest permitted code rate.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Bernard Arambepola, Noam Tal, Sahan S. Gamage, Thushara Hewavithana, Shaul Shulman
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Publication number: 20180316523Abstract: An inter-carrier interference (ICI) mitigation circuit associated with an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) receiver is disclosed. The ICI mitigation circuit comprises an ICI cancellation circuit configured to receive an OFDM symbol associated with an OFDM signal and determine an ICI associated with one or more OFDM subcarriers within the OFDM symbol. The ICI cancellation circuit is further configured to cancel the ICI from the one or more OFDM subcarriers associated with the OFDM symbol, in order to generate a desired OFDM symbol. In some embodiments, the ICI is determined and cancelled at the ICI cancellation circuit, in accordance with a predetermined ICI mitigation algorithm.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Thushara Hewavithana, Bernard Arambepola
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Publication number: 20180287660Abstract: A cable modem system for discovering interference groups (IGs) includes an infrastructure and a cable modem termination system (CMTS). The infrastructure is for transferring data. The CMTS is configured to initiate generation of test signals by a set of cable modems (CMs), obtain a set of test measurements for the set of CMs, discover interference groups (IGs) of the set of CMs based on the obtained set of test measurements and assign a plurality of upstream and downstream channels for the set of CMs that use orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) based on the discovered IGs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Bernard Arambepola, Thushara Hewavithana, Noam Tal, Shaul Shulman
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Publication number: 20180287770Abstract: A head-end equipment associated with a communication system configured to interface with an interference group (IG) composed of two or more modems is disclosed. The head-end equipment comprises a memory configured to store a plurality of instructions; and one or more processors configured to retrieve the plurality of instructions from the memory. In some embodiments, the one or more processors, upon execution of the plurality of instructions from the memory, is configured to generate an advanced warning signal to be provided to one or more modems associated with the IG. In some embodiments, the advanced warning signal comprises an information that a select modem, different from the one or more modems, in the IG will be initiating an upstream communication in a select frequency band, as well as information on a start time and a duration of the upstream communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: David Barr, Bernard Arambepola