Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Brede

Jeffrey Brede 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).

  • Publication number: 20080240410
    Abstract: Systems and methods for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing are provided. In one embodiment, a multi-carrier modem comprises: a receiver configured to receive a waveform comprising a plurality of spectrally overlapping carrier signals from at least two of a plurality of remote units, wherein the plurality of spectrally overlapping carrier signals are modulated using an inverse Fourier transform algorithm; a transmitter; a processor coupled to the transmitter, wherein the processor outputs data for transmission to the transmitter, wherein the processor applies an inverse Fourier transform algorithm to the data provided to the transmitter; and a controller programmed to analyze a training signal received from a first remote unit and adjust receiver equalizer parameters based on the training signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark J. Dapper, Michael J. Geile, Terrance J. Hill, Harold A. Roberts, Brian D. Anderson, Jeffrey Brede, Mark S. Wadman, Robert J. Kirscht, James J. Herrmann, Michael J. Fort, Steven P. Buska, Jeff Solum, Debra Lea Enfield, Darrell Berg, Thomas Smigelski, Thomas C. Tucker, Joe Hall, John M. Logajan, Somvay Boualouang, Heng Lou, Mark D. Elpers, Matt Downs, Tammy Ferris, Adam Opoczynski, David S. Russell, Calvin G. Nelson, Niranjan R. Samant, Joseph F. Chiappetta, Scott Sarnikowski
  • Publication number: 20080225691
    Abstract: Systems and methods for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing are provided. In one embodiment, a multi-carrier modem comprises: a receiver configured to receive a waveform comprising a plurality of spectrally overlapping carrier signals from at least two of a plurality of remotes, the carrier signals are modulated using an inverse Fourier transform; a transmitter; a processor coupled to the transmitter, the processor outputs data for transmission to the transmitter, the processor applies an inverse Fourier transform to the data provided to the transmitter; a controller programmed to instruct the transmitter to transmit timing adjustments to the at least two of the plurality of remotes, the timing adjustments instruct the at least two of the plurality of remotes to adjust transmission timing so that transmitted symbols associated with frames of a predetermined multiframe structure are received in sequence from the at least two of the plurality of remotes based on the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark J. Dapper, Michael J. Geile, Terrance J. Hill, Harold A. Roberts, Brian D. Anderson, Jeffrey Brede, Mark S. Wadman, Robert J. Kirscht, James J. Herrmann, Michael J. Fort, Steven P. Buska, Jeff Solum, Debra Lea Enfield, Darrell Berg, Thomas Smigelski, Thomas C. Tucker, Joe Hall, John M. Logajan, Somvay Boualouang, Heng Lou, Mark D. Elpers, Matt Downs, Tammy Ferris, Adam Opoczynski, David S. Russell, Calvin G. Nelson, Niranjan R. Samant, Joseph F. Chiappetta, Scott Sarnikowski
  • Publication number: 20080225690
    Abstract: Systems and methods for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark J. Dapper, Michael J. Geile, Terrance J. Hill, Harold A. Roberts, Brian D. Anderson, Jeffrey Brede, Mark S. Wadman, Robert J. Kirscht, James J. Herrmann, Michael J. Fort, Steven P. Buska, Jeff Solum, Debra Lea Enfield, Darrell Berg, Thomas Smigelski, Thomas C Tucker, Joe Hall, John M. Logajan, Somvay Boualouang, Heng Lou, Mark D. Elpers, Matt Downs, Tammy Ferris, Adam Opoczynski, David S. Russell, Calvin G. Nelson, Niranjan R. Samant, Joseph F. Chiappetta, Scott Sarnikowski
  • Publication number: 20080225692
    Abstract: Systems and methods for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing are provided. In one embodiment, a multi-carrier modem comprises:a receiver configured to de-modulate symbols from at least one of a plurality of spectrally overlapping carrier signals; a transmitter configured to modulate symbols onto at least one of a plurality of the spectrally overlapping carrier signals; a processor coupled to the transmitter, wherein the processor outputs data for transmission by the transmitter, wherein the processor applies an inverse Fourier transform to the data transmitted by the transmitter; the processor programmed to encode upstream information using a forward error correction algorithm based on forward error correction parameters received by the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark J. Dapper, Michael J. Geile, Terrance J. Hill, Harold A. Roberts, Brian D. Anderson, Jeffrey Brede, Mark S. Wadman, Robert J. Kirscht, James J. Herrmann, Michael J. Fort, Steven P Buska, Jeff Solum, Debra Lea Enfield, Darrell Berg, Thomas Smigelski, Thomas C Tucker, Joe Hall, John M. Logajan, Somvay Boualouang, Heng Lou, Mark D. Elpers, Matt Downs, Tammy Ferris, Adam Opoczynski, David S Russell, Calvin G Nelson, Niranjan R Samant, Joseph F Chiappetta, Scott Sarnikowski
  • Patent number: 7426177
    Abstract: Systems and methods for bidirectional communication are provided. In one embodiment, a method for aligning communications from a plurality of remote units in a multipoint-to-point orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) communications comprises sending a first signal from a host unit to a first remote unit; receiving a second signal transmitted from the first remote unit in response to the first signal; generating at least one timing adjustment signal based at least in part on a round trip delay between the sending of the first signal and the receiving of the second signal; transmitting the timing adjustment signal to the first remote unit; wherein the timing adjustment signal instructs the first remote unit to delay OFDM transmission of data to improve alignment of multiframes at the host unit when communications are received at the host unit from the plurality of remote units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Geile, Jeffrey Brede
  • Patent number: 7420913
    Abstract: Methods for an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing multipoint-to-point communications system are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises: establishing communication between a first remote unit of a plurality of remote units and a host unit, the plurality of remote units communicatively coupled to the host unit in a multipoint-to-point configuration; transmitting up to a plurality of tones from the first remote unit, the up to a plurality of tones modulated with upstream information using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; adjusting at least one characteristic of the plurality of tones such that when any tones are transmitted from the first remote unit and at least one other remote unit of the plurality of remote units, the orthogonality of the tones when received at the host unit is improved; and dynamically switching modulation between tones of the plurality of tones to reduce the impact of using any corrupted tones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Geile, Jeffrey Brede, Harold A. Roberts
  • Patent number: 7420914
    Abstract: A bidirectional communication system is provided. In one embodiment, a system comprises a host unit and a plurality of remote units using a multiple access scheme to communicate at the same time with the host unit using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM). The host unit repeatedly performs an analysis of a transmission characteristic of at least one upstream signal from at least one remote unit. The at least one remote unit makes adjustments to the transmission characteristic based on the analyses performed by the host unit to assist the host unit in demodulating a plurality of upstream signals from the plurality of remote units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Geile, Jeffrey Brede
  • Patent number: 7414961
    Abstract: Systems and methods for multiframe alignment in a multipoint-to-point orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM system are provided. In one embodiment, an (OFDM) communication system comprises: a host unit; a plurality of remote units that access the host unit using an orthogonal frequency division multiple access scheme; wherein each of the remote units modulates upstream information into an OFDM signal modulated using a Fourier transform; wherein the host unit receives upstream OFDM signals from a plurality of the remote units, wherein portions of the upstream OFDM signals arrive at the host unit at the same time; and wherein the host unit causes at least one remote unit to align symbols with symbols transmitted from another remote unit based on a predefined multiframe pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Geile, Jeffrey Brede
  • Patent number: 7408873
    Abstract: Systems and methods for round-trip-delay adjustment in a multipoint-to-point orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system are provided. In one embodiment, a method for multipoint-to-point communication comprises: receiving at a host a plurality of upstream symbols transmitted from a plurality of remote units, the upstream symbols transmitted on a plurality of orthogonal carriers modulated using an inverse Fourier transform; and determining respective round trip path delay values associated with each of at least two of the plurality of remote units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Geile, Jeffrey Brede
  • Publication number: 20080123514
    Abstract: Methods for multiframe alignment are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises sharing upstream bandwidth capacity among a plurality of remote units in a manner that permits at least two of the remote units to transmit to a host at any one time using the upstream bandwidth capacity, the upstream bandwidth capacity provided by using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing with a plurality of tones; and causing at least one remote unit to adjust the timing of symbols transmitted on at least one of the plurality of tones in order to improve an alignment of multiframes received at the host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Geile, Brian D. Anderson, Jeffrey Brede, Robert J. Kirscht, Michael J. Fort, Mark D. Elpers
  • Patent number: 7355963
    Abstract: Systems for tone allocation are provided. In one embodiment, a system comprises: a plurality of remote units and a host including a demodulator. Each remote transmits an upstream OFDM signal using a multiple access scheme to the host using an OFDM waveform. The host receives the upstream OFDM signals, the tones of the upstream signals substantially orthogonal when received at the host. Portions of upstream OFDM signals from at least two remotes arrive at the host at the same time. The host demodulates said portions. At least one remote transmits to the host using a first tone allocated by the host. The host sends an adjustment signal to the remote to adjust the timing of transmissions to improve orthogonality of the OFDM waveform. After the remote has begun transmission using the first tone but before the remote has completed its transmission, the host allocates to the remote a different tone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: ACD Telecommunications Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Geile, Jeffrey Brede, Harold A. Roberts
  • Publication number: 20080082598
    Abstract: Systems and methods for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing are provided. In one embodiment, a multi-carrier modem comprises: a transmitter configured to modulate symbols onto at least one of a plurality of the spectrally overlapping carrier signals; a processor coupled to the transmitter, wherein the processor outputs data for transmission by the transmitter, wherein the processor applies an inverse Fourier transform to the data transmitted by the transmitter; the processor modulating a first carrier of the plurality of spectrally overlapping carrier signals based on a first modulation scheme while modulating a second carrier of the plurality of spectrally overlapping carrier signals based on a second modulation scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Dapper, Michael Geile, Terrance Hill, Harold Roberts, Brian Anderson, Jeffrey Brede, Mark Wadman, Robert Kirscht, James Herrmann, Michael Fort, Steven Buska, Jeff Solum, Debra Enfield, Darrell Berg, Thomas Smigelski, Thomas Tucker, Joe Hall, John Logajan, Somvay Boualouang, Heng Lou, Mark Elpers, Matt Downs, Tammy Ferris, Adam Opoczynski, David Russell, Calvin Nelson, Niranjan Samant, Joseph Chiappetta, Scott Sarnikowski
  • Patent number: 7352779
    Abstract: A bidirectional communication system is provided. In one embodiment, a system comprises a host; and a plurality of remote units, wherein a plurality of tones is shared among the plurality of remote units in order to communicate with the host using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, wherein the plurality of tones is shared in a manner that permits at least two of the remote units to transmit to the host at any one time using the plurality of tones. The host causes at least one remote unit to adjust a timing of symbols transmitted on at least one of the plurality of orthogonal tones in order to improve an alignment of multiframes received at the host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Geile, Jeffrey Brede
  • Patent number: 7352690
    Abstract: A bidirectional communication system is provided. In one embodiment, a system comprises a plurality of remote units; a multipoint-to-point host unit communicatively coupled with a plurality of remote units in a multi-point to point configuration, the multipoint-to-point host unit including a multi-carrier modem configured to communicate with the plurality of remote units via an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing waveform; wherein the multipoint-to-point host unit is configured to estimate a round trip path delay correction associated with at least one of the plurality of remote units; and wherein the multipoint-to-point host unit is configured to adjust the round trip path delay associated with the at least one of the plurality of remote units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Geile, Jeffrey Brede
  • Publication number: 20080063010
    Abstract: Systems and methods for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Dapper, Michael Geile, Terrance Hill, Harold Roberts, Brian Anderson, Jeffrey Brede, Mark Wadman, Robert Kirscht, James Herrmann, Michael Fort, Steven Buska, Jeff Solum, Debra Enfield, Darrell Berg, Thomas Smigelski, Thomas Tucker, Joe Hall, John Logajan, Somvay Boualouang, Heng Lou, Mark Elpers, Matt Downs, Tammy Ferris, Adam Opoczynski, David Russell, Calvin Nelson, Niranjan Samant, Joseph Chiappetta, Scott Sarnikowski
  • Publication number: 20080056119
    Abstract: Systems and methods for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing are provided. In one embodiment, a multi-carrier modem comprising: a receiver configured to receive symbols from at least one of a plurality of spectrally overlapping carrier signals to produce an output; a transmitter configured to modulate symbols onto at least one of a plurality of the spectrally overlapping carrier signals; a processor coupled to the receiver, wherein the processor applies a Fourier transform to the output from the receiver; and a controller programmed to instruct the transmitter to transmit at least one symbol comprising a ranging pattern when a predetermined instruction is received by the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Dapper, Michael Geile, Terrance Hill, Harold Roberts, Brian Anderson, Jeffrey Brede, Mark Wadman, Robert Kirscht, James Herrmann, Michael Fort, Steven Buska, Jeff Solum, Debra Enfield, Darrell Berg, Thomas Smigelski, Thomas Tucker, Joe Hall, John Logajan, Somvay Boualouang, Heng Lou, Mark Elpers, Matt Downs, Tammy Ferris, Adam Opoczynski, David Russell, Calvin Nelson, Niranjan Samant, Joseph Chiappetta, Scott Sarnikowski
  • Publication number: 20080056398
    Abstract: Systems and methods for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing are provided. In one embodiment, a multi-carrier modem comprises: a receiver configured to de-modulate symbols from at least one of a plurality of spectrally overlapping carrier signals; a transmitter configured to modulate symbols onto at least one of a plurality of the spectrally overlapping carrier signals; a processor coupled to the transmitter, wherein the processor outputs data for transmission by the transmitter, wherein the processor applies an inverse Fourier transform to the data transmitted by the transmitter; and a controller programmed to instruct a transmitter to transmit one or more timing adjustments to at least one of the plurality of remote units based on detected variations in transmissions received from the at least one of the plurality of remote units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Dapper, Michael Geile, Terrance Hill, Harold Roberts, Brian Anderson, Jeffrey Brede, Mark Wadman, Robert Kirscht, James Herrmann, Michael Fort, Steven Buska, Jeff Solum, Debra Enfield, Darrell Berg, Thomas Smigelski, Thomas Tucker, Joe Hall, John Logajan, Somvay Boualouang, Heng Lou, Mark Elpers, Matt Downs, Tammy Ferris, Adam Opoczynski, David Russell, Calvin Nelson, Niranjan Samant, Joseph Chiappetta, Scott Sarnikowski
  • Publication number: 20080049860
    Abstract: Systems and methods for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing are provided. In one embodiment, a method for communication comprises receiving baseband user data; modulating the baseband user data onto a first plurality of parallel streams based on a first modulation constellation; modulating non-user data onto a second plurality of parallel streams based on a second modulation constellation, wherein the first modulation constellation provides a higher bit-rate than the second modulation constellation; applying an inverse Fourier transform algorithm to the first plurality of parallel streams and the second plurality of parallel streams to produce a set of complex time-domain samples; and transmitting a radio frequency transmission signal based on the set of complex time-domain samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Dapper, Michael Geile, Terrance Hill, Harold Roberts, Brian Anderson, Jeffrey Brede, Mark Wadman, Robert Kirscht, James Herrmann, Michael Fort, Steven Buska, Jeff Solum, Debra Enfield, Darrell Berg, Thomas Smigelski, Thomas Tucker, Joe Hall, John Logajan, Somvay Boualouang, Heng Lou, Mark Elpers, Matt Downs, Tammy Ferris, Adam Opoczynski, David Russell, Calvin Nelson, Niranjan Samant, Joseph Chiappetta, Scott Sarnikowski
  • Publication number: 20080049604
    Abstract: Systems and methods for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing are provided. In one embodiment, a multi-carrier modem comprising: a receiver configured to de-modulate symbols from at least one of a plurality of spectrally overlapping carrier signals; a transmitter configured to modulate symbols onto at least one of a plurality of the spectrally overlapping carrier signals; a processor coupled to the transmitter, wherein the processor outputs data for transmission by the transmitter, wherein the processor applies an inverse Fourier transform to the data transmitted by the transmitter; and a controller programmed to instruct the transmitter to transmit a coarse timing adjustment followed by at least one secondary timing adjustment, wherein the secondary timing adjustment is a fine tuning adjustment with respect to the coarse timing adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Dapper, Michael Geile, Terrance Hill, Harold Roberts, Brian Anderson, Jeffrey Brede, Mark Wadman, Robert Kirscht, James Herrmann, Michael Fort, Steven Buska, Jeff Solum, Debra Enfield, Darrell Berg, Thomas Smigelski, Thomas Tucker, Joe Hall, John Logajan, Somvay Boualouang, Heng Lou, Mark Elpers, Matt Downs, Tammy Ferris, Adam Opoczynski, David Russell, Calvin Nelson, Niranjan Samant, Joseph Chiappetta, Scott Sarnikowski
  • Publication number: 20080049599
    Abstract: Systems for tone hopping in a multipoint-to-point orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communication system are provided. In one embodiment, a bidirectional communication system comprises: a first remote unit for communicating with a host unit using OFDM, the host unit communicatively coupled to a plurality of remote units in a multipoint-to-point configuration; the first remote unit including a modulator for modulating up to a plurality of tones with upstream information using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, wherein the modulator is configured to adjust at least one characteristic of the plurality of tones such that when any tones are transmitted from the first remote unit and at least one other remote unit of the plurality of remote units, the orthogonality of the tones when received at the host unit is improved. The first remote unit switches modulation between tones of the plurality of tones to reduce the impact of using any corrupted tones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Dapper, Michael Geile, Terrance Hill, Harold Roberts, Brain Anderson, Jeffrey Brede, Mark Wadman, Robert Kirscht, James Herrmann, Michael Fort, Steven Buska, Jeff Solum, Debra Enfield, Darrell Berg, Thomas Smigelski, Thomas Tucker, Joe Hall, John Logajan, Somvay Boualouang, Heng Lou, Mark Elpers, Matt Downs, Tammy Ferris, Adam Opoczynski, David Russell, Calvin Nelson, Niranjan Samant, Joseph Chiappetta, Scott Sarnikowski