Abstract: Provided are a device and method for estimating carrier frequency offset of OFDM signals transmitted and received through a plurality of polarized antennas that may accurately estimate carrier frequency offset used for carrier frequency synchronization acquisition when there is interference between polarized waves.

Abstract: A data processing method, an equalizer, and a receiver in a wireless communication system including a relay station are provided. The data processing method includes: receiving a base station signal from a base station; receiving a relay station signal from a relay station; determining a propagation delay between the base station signal and the relay station signal; generating an equalizing signal in which interference generated between the base station signal and the relay station signal is alleviated in consideration of the propagation delay; and recovering information bits transmitted by the base station from the equalizing signal. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to alleviate performance deterioration due to an interference problem generated in a relay system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a signal transmitting apparatus, a method thereof, and an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) apparatus for a signal transmitting apparatus. A signal transmitting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention receives data, and performs inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) on the data on the basis of a twiddle factor for shifting output data by the size of a cyclic prefix. In addition, the signal transmitting apparatus sequentially stores data corresponding to the size of the cyclic prefix starting with initial data among the transformed data, and generates an OFDM symbol on the basis of the stored data and the transformed data. According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to efficiently reduce a time delay and a memory use amount when a cyclic prefix is added at a transmitting end, without changing the size of hardware and power consumption.

Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for estimating a signal to noise ratio (SNR) in a wireless communication system. The apparatus selects a preamble signal for each of a plurality of sectors from a reception signal experienced by fast Fourier transform (FFT), outputs a correlation signal by performing a correlation between the preamble signal for each sector and a preamble reference signal, estimates power of the reception signal and noise power for each sector based on the correlation signal, selects a minimum value from among the noise powers for the sectors, outputs a net power for each sector by subtracting the minimum value from the power of the reception signal for each sector, and calculates the SNR by dividing the net power for each sector by the minimum value.

Abstract: Provided are a transmitting apparatus and voice data transmitting and receiving methods for providing VoIP services. When a call is started and an analog signal including a voice signal is input, the transmitting apparatus divides the analog signal into a plurality of voice data packets for transmission. Here, the plurality of voice data packets are generated by sampling with different phases in the same frequency. In addition, the transmitting apparatus inserts a time indication bit that is changed every transmission period into each of the voice data packets and transmits the voice data packets, and distinguishes voice data corresponding to a current transmission period based on the time indication bit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for composing a received symbol signal modulated with a bit reflected Gray code into bit information. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a positive integer of the received symbol signal having bits is assigned according to the Gray mapping rule, and a sign is determined. A value that is indicative of an arrangement of the bits constituting the received symbol signal is calculated. A boundary value in at least one bit group consisting of the bits constituting the received symbol signal is acquired, and a difference from an absolute value of the received symbol signal is calculated. The received symbol signal is converted into information per bit using a value of the received symbol signal based on the positive integer and the determined sign, the value that is indicative of the bit arrangement, and the difference from the absolute value.

Abstract: Provided are a CVD apparatus and a method of manufacturing a light emitting device using the same. The CVD apparatus includes a chamber body including a susceptor having at least one pocket part having a wafer stably mounted therein; a chamber cover provided with the chamber body to open or close the chamber body and having a reaction space between the susceptor and the chamber cover; a reactive gas supplier supplying the reactive gas into the reaction space to allow the reactive gas to flow across a surface of the susceptor; and a non-reactive gas supplier supplying a non-reactive gas into the reaction space to allow the non-reactive gas to flow across a surface of the chamber cover between the susceptor and the chamber cover so as to prevent the reactive gas from contacting the surface of the chamber cover.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication path control apparatus for controlling a communication path between a plurality of DUs and a plurality of RFUs, and a plurality of antennas included in the plurality of RFUs and a wireless communication system including the communication path control apparatus. Each of the plurality of DUs, the plurality of RFUs, and the plurality of antennas has a unique identifier, and the path control apparatus controls paths between the plurality of DUs and the plurality of RFUs based on identifiers. Accordingly, the wireless communication system can transmit and receive a signal through a specific RFU and a specific antenna included in a specific RFU and performs the next-generation wireless BS operation method, such as CoMP and multi-BS MIMO.

Abstract: The present invention relates to blood component separator whereby it is possible to simplify the process compared to the related art as well as guarantee the purity of the separated blood components, and prevent contamination by ambient air during the process from blood collection to blood component separation. The blood component separator includes a body made of a cylinder at one end of which is formed a flow tube for blood to flow therethrough and on the other end of which is formed a female screw; a plunger which moves forward and backward inside the body to generate positive pressure or negative pressure between the flow tube and the plunger; and a push screw which is detachably connected to the plunger and has a thread portion screwed with the female screw of the body.

Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus in which a user equipment demodulates a downlink signal in a wireless communication system. The user equipment receives a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal from a first node serving the mobile station, receives a second OFDM signal from a second node different from the first node, and demodulates the first OFDM signal and the second OFDM signal in a fast Fourier transform (FFT) section. The first OFDM signal and the second OFDM signal are either normal mode signals each having a first cyclic prefix (CP) or cooperative mode signals each having a second CP, and the second CP has a longer length than the first CP.

Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for estimating a signal to noise ratio (SNR) in a wireless communication system. The apparatus selects a preamble signal for each of a plurality of sectors from a reception signal experienced by fast Fourier transform (FFT), outputs a correlation signal by performing a correlation between the preamble signal for each sector and a preamble reference signal, estimates power of the reception signal and noise power for each sector based on the correlation signal, selects a minimum value from among the noise powers for the sectors, outputs a net power for each sector by subtracting the minimum value from the power of the reception signal for each sector, and calculates the SNR by dividing the net power for each sector by the minimum value.

Abstract: A data processing method, an equalizer, and a receiver in a wireless communication system including a relay station are provided. The data processing method includes: receiving a base station signal from a base station; receiving a relay station signal from a relay station; determining a propagation delay between the base station signal and the relay station signal; generating an equalizing signal in which interference generated between the base station signal and the relay station signal is alleviated in consideration of the propagation delay; and recovering information bits transmitted by the base station from the equalizing signal. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to alleviate performance deterioration due to an interference problem generated in a relay system.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and an apparatus for transmitting a downlink control signal in a wireless communication system. The apparatus for transmitting a downlink control signal includes: a preamble symbol generator generating preamble orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols based on a first pilot pattern among pilot patterns for each of the plurality of transmit antennas; a midamble symbol generator generating midamble OFDM symbols based a second pilot pattern excluding the first pilot pattern from the pilot patterns for each of the plurality of transmit antennas; an IFFT unit performing inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) for each transmit antenna on the preamble OFDM symbol and the midamble OFDM symbol; and a plurality of transmit antennas transmitting the preamble OFDM symbols and the midamble OFDM symbols.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of detecting signals at a receiver of a communication system with a multiple input multiple output antenna. With the signal detection method, a square of the distance between a received signal vector and a channel status-considered transmission symbol vector is calculated first, and the square of the distance is then classified into first and second components. The first component is minimized to calculate a plurality of first soft symbol estimates. A solution set of the first component is calculated on the basis of the plurality of first soft symbol estimates. The second component is minimized to calculate a plurality of second soft symbol estimates. A solution set of the second component is calculated on the basis of the plurality of second soft symbol estimates. A final solution set is calculated by doing the sum of the first component solution set and the second component solution.

Abstract: The present invention relates an apparatus and method of estimating a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a received signal when the received signal has a timing offset. An apparatus for estimating a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a fast Fourier transform (FFT) unit that performs a fast Fourier transform on a received signal to convert the received signal into a frequency domain signal; a preamble selector that extracts a preamble from the frequency domain signal; a correlator that correlates the preamble to a preamble reference signal generated by a receiver to calculate a correlation value; an entire power estimator that calculates entire power; a noise power estimator that applies a differential demodulation method to the correlation value to remove a timing offset and calculate noise power; and an estimating unit that uses the entire power and the noise power to estimate the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).

Abstract: A subcarrier allocating apparatus allocating data to be transmitted to a plurality of orthogonal subcarriers in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system is provided. The apparatus includes a logical index generator generating a logical index for allocating a data subcarrier to a physical index, the logical index being included with only data subcarriers and the physical index indicating a location of a substantial subcarrier within a symbol, an intermediate index converter converting the logical index into an intermediate index by performing a given operation on the generated logical index and a pilot location constant, and a physical index converter converting the intermediate index into a physical index based on the number of data subcarriers on the left and right sides of a null subcarrier for insertion of a guard interval formed by the null subcarrier.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for transmitting resource allocation information. In the case when a wireless resource for a new terminal is fixedly allocated to a fixed allocation zone, the apparatus for transmitting resource allocation information determines a resource allocation method of allocating the wireless resource and determines an allocation form of a resource that is allocated by a resource allocation method to select any one information displaying method of a plurality of information displaying methods of displaying allocation information on the allocated resource on the basis of the determined resource allocation method and resource allocation form. Next, the resource allocation information is generated and transmitted on the basis of the selected displaying method.

Abstract: In a decoding apparatus in a portable Internet terminal, a channel encoded symbol received from a transmitter is decoded by one of a chase-combining scheme and a code-combining scheme selected based on an ID value of the subpacket indicating a start position of the symbol. In this case, the chase-combining scheme is partly used for the encoded symbol of the information bit. With such a mode, decoding can be performed at a low code rate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a demodulation apparatus for receiving signals by an adaptive modulation and coding method, and demodulating the signals, in an OFDMA based packet communication system, comprising: a QAM demapper for performing QAM demapping to the received signals by a modulation method using a maximum modulation ratio, until modulation methods for each of sub-channels are analyzed; a slot buffer for storing the data outputted from the QAM demapper; a channel decoder for decoding the data stored in the slot buffer and analyzing modulation methods for each sub-channels and transferring the analyzed modulation methods to the QAM demapper; and in at the same time, reading valid data from the data stored in the slot buffer, based on the analyzed modulation methods for each sub-channels, and demodulating the valid data.

Abstract: A synchronization method of a radio repeater includes: using a first signal, a second signal, and a received signal including the first signal and the second signal to calculate correlation values of the first signal and the second signal; using the first signal correlation value, the second signal correlation value, and the power value of the received signal to output normalized correlation values; subtracting the normalized correlation value of the first signal and the normalized correlation value of the second signal; and detecting a start interval of the second signal based on the subtraction result and outputting a synchronization signal to synchronize the radio repeater.