Abstract: Provided is a method of estimating a Direct Current (DC) offset in an Ultra-Low Power (ULP) receiver. The method includes receiving a signal from an output of an Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) in the ULP receiver. The signal includes a correlated variable DC component for at least one of an in-phase arm and a quadrature arm of the ULP receiver. The method also includes estimating a DC offset compensation parameter in a plurality of phases for a plurality of stages based on the received signal such that the estimating includes calculating the DC offset compensation parameter in a magnitude estimation phase for the plurality of stages and calculating the DC offset compensation parameter in a sign estimation phase for the plurality of stages.

Abstract: A method of a transmitter, includes multiplying a data sequence by a first code, and multiplying a training sequence by a second code that is orthogonal to the first code. The method further includes adding the multiplied data and training sequences, and transmitting, to a receiver, the added data and training sequences.

Abstract: Provided is a method of generating an orthogonal set in a quasi-synchronous spread spectrum system, the method including selecting a two-level autocorrelation sequence at a sequence selector, selecting a first indices set and a second indices set from the two-level autocorrelation sequence, and generating two quasi-orthogonal sets using the first indices set and the second indices set, at an orthogonal code generator.

Abstract: A method of timing synchronization in sub-band based ultra wideband systems, includes obtaining a coarse estimate of an offset in a time domain at a sub-sampled rate, and obtaining a fine estimate of the offset in an analog domain. The method further includes correcting a timing in the analog domain by transforming the fine estimate to an equivalent phase for the correcting.

Abstract: Provided is a method of generating an orthogonal set in a quasi-synchronous spread spectrum system, the method including selecting a two-level autocorrelation sequence at a sequence selector, selecting a first indices set and a second indices set from the two-level autocorrelation sequence, and generating two quasi-orthogonal sets using the first indices set and the second indices set, at an orthogonal code generator.

Abstract: A method of per-tone spreading in single carrier block transmissions, includes generating a block of modulated symbols, and performing the per-tone spreading on the block of the modulated symbols. Also, a transmitter configured to perform per-tone spreading in single carrier block transmissions, includes a modulator configured to generate a block of modulated symbols, and a spreader configured to perform the per-tone spreading on the block of the modulated symbols.

Abstract: A method of generating a pair of orthogonal sets with a spreading factor N for a direct sequence spread spectrum communication system, includes selecting a two-level autocorrelation sequence of a period of N?1, the two-level autocorrelation sequence including elements, each of which includes a value of 1 or 0, and obtaining binary sequences based on the two-level autocorrelation sequence. The method further includes obtaining quasi-orthogonal sets based on the two-level autocorrelation sequence and the binary sequences, and generating the pair of the orthogonal sets based on the quasi-orthogonal sets.

Abstract: A method of timing synchronization in sub-band based ultra wideband systems, includes obtaining a coarse estimate of an offset in a time domain at a sub-sampled rate, and obtaining a fine estimate of the offset in an analog domain. The method further includes correcting a timing in the analog domain by transforming the fine estimate to an equivalent phase for the correcting.

Abstract: A method of a transmitter, includes multiplying a data sequence by a first code, and multiplying a training sequence by a second code that is orthogonal to the first code. The method further includes adding the multiplied data and training sequences, and transmitting, to a receiver, the added data and training sequences.

Abstract: A method of generating a pair of orthogonal sets with a spreading factor N for a direct sequence spread spectrum communication system, includes selecting a two-level autocorrelation sequence of a period of N?1, the two-level autocorrelation sequence including elements, each of which includes a value of 1 or 0, and obtaining binary sequences based on the two-level autocorrelation sequence. The method further includes obtaining quasi-orthogonal sets based on the two-level autocorrelation sequence and the binary sequences, and generating the pair of the orthogonal sets based on the quasi-orthogonal sets.

Abstract: The present invention relates to channel estimation in uplink OFDMA systems and in particular to an efficient channel estimation method involving superimposed training for equalization in uplink OFDMA systems. The method is also directly applicable to the uplink in important linearly pre-coded versions of OFDMA like SC-FDMA. Importantly, the invention provides for the first time iterative time domain least squares based channel estimation method of superimposed training based uplink OFDMA/SC-FDMA wherein the training sequence for such channel estimation is optimal in terms of BER minimization. Hence the method according to the present invention is of improved accuracy and is well suited for practical implementation. The method of the invention can have wide application in various wireless communication systems and enabled devices, cellular systems, handheld devices, computers, PDAs and cell phones and the like.

Abstract: Provided are a timing synchronization method and apparatus in a wireless communication system that may synchronize timing based on channel energy having a low Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) in a wideband (WB) system. The timing synchronization apparatus in the wireless communication system may capture optimal channel energy by performing a comparison using a timing estimation scheme based on a correlation peak.

Abstract: Provided are a timing synchronization method and apparatus in a wireless communication system that may synchronize timing based on channel energy having a low Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) in a wideband (WB) system. The timing synchronization apparatus in the wireless communication system may capture optimal channel energy by performing a comparison using a timing estimation scheme based on a correlation peak.

Abstract: The present invention relates to channel estimation in uplink OFDMA systems and in particular to an efficient channel estimation method involving superimposed training for equalization in uplink OFDMA systems. The method is also directly applicable to the uplink in important linearly pre-coded versions of OFDMA like SC-FDMA. Importantly, the invention provides for the first time iterative time domain least squares based channel estimation method of superimposed training based uplink OFDMA/SC-FDMA wherein the training sequence for such channel estimation is optimal in terms of BER minimization. Hence the method according to the present invention is of improved accuracy and is well suited for practical implementation. The method of the invention can have wide application in various wireless communication systems and enabled devices, cellular systems, handheld devices, computers, PDAs and cell phones and the like.