Abstract: A system and method for signal processing in a cable modem termination system (CMTS) is provided. A CMTS receiver in communication with a plurality of cable modems at a upstream signal or a cable modem receiver in communication with the CMTS at a downstream signal. A plurality of Advanced Time Division Multiple Access (“ATDMA”) channel processors include a filter for recovering an ATDMA signal and a Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (“OFDM”) channel processor includes a filter for processing a combined OFDM and ATDMA signal. A summation module subtracts the ATDMA signal from the combined ATDMA and OFDM signal to obtain a clean OFDM signal.

Abstract: A system and method for signal processing in a cable modem termination system (CMTS) is provided. A CMTS receiver in communication with a plurality of cable modems at a upstream signal or a cable modem receiver in communication with the CMTS at a downstream signal. A plurality of ATDMA channel processors include a filter for recovering an ATDMA signal and a OFDM channel processor includes a filter for processing a combined OFDM and ATDMA signal. A summation module subtracts the ATDMA signal from the combined ATDMA and OFDM signal to obtain a clean OFDM signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing fiber node splits in DOCSIS cable systems by performing remote modulation and/or demodulation in the fiber node. In the downstream direction, a high-speed digital fiber optic interface can be used to send data from the CMTS to the fiber node, which then modulates the data onto separate downstream interfaces for subsequent distribution of the downstream data to CMs and/or STBs. In the upstream direction, different upstream interfaces from the CMs and/or STBs may be demodulated into digital streams which can then be combined into a single, time division multiplexed digital stream that is transmitted to the CMTS. As such, the modulation and demodulation functions are performed remotely in the fiber node instead of at the CMTS.

Abstract: An arbitrary waveform generator includes an arithmetic element that can access samples from a waveform sample memory and adjust values accessed from the waveform sample memory to modify waveform power or amplitude. In an illustrative embodiment of the arbitrary waveform generator, the arithmetic element is a multiplying digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that has a first input connection for receiving digitized waveform samples and has a second input connection for receiving a reference signal. An output signal from the multiplying DAC is a mathematical product of the digitized waveform samples and the reference signal. In one example, a reference digital-to-analog converter (DAC) generates the reference signal. In some examples, the digitized waveform samples are digitized samples of an analog waveform signal. In some examples, the arithmetic element is incorporated into the arbitrary waveform generator in a manner to maintain transmit signal resolution over a full range of transmit power settings.

Abstract: An acoustic data acquisition/playback system and method enable acquisition of acoustic data from an ultrasound imaging system and subsequent substantially real time playback of the acoustic data in the same system or a different system. Acoustic data is acquired at a particular data rate from a signal processing pipeline associated with the ultrasound imaging system during an image acquisition session wherein the acoustic data is produced by exposing a body to ultrasound signals. The acquired data is preferably acquired early in the pipeline so that it is completely raw (e.g., RF, IP, pre-beamformed, post-beamformed, pre-video, etc.), but it could be partially processed. Raw data or near raw data allows for greater flexibility in later signal processing. The acoustic data is stored during the session in a nonvolatile memory, which can optionally be removable.