Abstract: The invention concerns a method for clipping a wideband radio signal in the time domain at a predefined threshold defining the maximum magnitude of the signal, where a difference signal for clipping is determined and subtracted such that the difference signal concentrates spectral interference in one or more unused subcarrier outside the used band. The invention further concerns a clipping unit for clipping a wideband radio signal in the time domain at a predefined threshold defining the maximum magnitude of the signal, the clipping unit comprising signal processing means for performing the method of one of the previous claims. And the invention concerns a power amplifier unit comprising the clipping unit. The invention concerns also a network element like a node B comprising the clipping unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of reducing a peak-to-average power ratio of a signal to be transmitted. The method comprises the steps of detecting a portion of the signal being above a clipping threshold level, decomposing the portion of the signal into a number of functions, the number of functions being proportional to a duration of the portion of the signal, performing the number of soft-clippings on the signal by means of a reference function, the positions of the soft-clippings being given by the positions of the functions and the respective scalings of the reference function being determined by the amplitudes of the functions.

Abstract: An adaptive Digital Pre-distortion System and a method for correcting especially power amplifier memory effects. In particular, the invention relates to an electronic circuit, for amplifying an input signal, comprising: a clipping unit for generating a signal, having a reduced peak-to-average power ratio by clipping the input signal; a pre-distorter for generating a pre-distorted signal, defined by an pre-distortion algorithm which is based on the amplifier model function; a representation unit for representing the amplifier model function; a non-linear processing unit, in particular a power amplifier, for generating a processed signal, in particular by amplifying said received pre-distorted signal; a time delay unit for compensating the processing time for the pre-distorted signal generating the delayed pre-distorted signal; and a time delay cascade for delaying the said delayed pre-distorted signal, at the integer sample clocks generating the signals.

Abstract: The invention relates notably to a method for scaling peak power amplitudes in a signal at a transmitter before submitting said signal to a power amplifier. According to the invention, the method consists in: calculating scaling factors for a pulse train comprising a group of at least two adjacent peaks which power exceed a predefined threshold (TCLIP), said scaling factor for one peak taking into account an influence on said peak which occurs if at least one other peak of said group is applied a scaling factor; applying said calculated scaling factors to said respective peaks of said group.

Abstract: A method of coding data, wherein one or more data symbols are coded by using, OFDM, characterized by using Hermite polynomials as an orthogonal function system for said orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, whereby an OFDM-signal is obtained, transforming said OFDM-signal into the time domain thus obtaining a time domain signal and performing a step of time division multiplexing, TDM, by combining said time domain signal with one or more further time domain signals, whereby a TDM-signal is obtained.

Abstract: An adaptive Digital Pre-distortion System and a method for correcting especially power amplifier memory effects. In particular, the invention relates to an electronic circuit, for amplifying an input signal, comprising: a clipping unit for generating a signal, having a reduced peak-to-average power ratio by clipping the input signal; a pre-distorter for generating a pre-distorted signal, defined by an pre-distortion algorithm which is based on the amplifier model function; a representation unit for representing the amplifier model function; a non-linear processing unit, in particular a power amplifier, for generating a processed signal, in particular by amplifying said received pre-distorted signal; a time delay unit for compensating the processing time for the pre-distorted signal generating the delayed pre-distorted signal; and a time delay cascade for delaying the said delayed pre-distorted signal, at the integer sample clocks generating the signals.

Abstract: A synchronization procedure for a multipoint-to-point CDMA network (2), which minimizes the influence on the information transmission. Instead of interleaving communications and synchronization signals timewise, a simultaneous emission is proposed, in which the synchronization signals are superimposed on the communications signals. The synchronization signals are coded with a special synchronization code (6), which does not correspond to the CDMA communications code of the information signals, e.g Barker code. In addition, the synchronization signals are sent at a lower amplitude compared with the communications signals. The synchronization signals are also modulated (7) prior to sending, in particular using alternating multiplication by +1 and ?1. On the receiving side (3), the synchronization signals are detected by demodulation (12; 15), correlation (13; 16) and subsequent accumulation.

Abstract: A method of coding data, wherein a coding signal is used for coding data symbols, the coding signal comprising an orthogonal component and an error component, wherein a transmission signal depending on the data symbols and the coding signal is obtained by the coding, wherein the transmission signal is preferably obtained according to the equation S ? ( f ) = ? n = 1 N ? d n ? ? n ? ( f ) , wherein N is the number of data symbols to be coded. The method determines a correction function and applies the correction function to the transmission signal in order to obtain a corrected transmission signal.

Abstract: It is the object of the invention to make available a method of transferring user data packets from a terminal to a mainframe of an S-CDMA point-to-multipoint system, in which the data transfer is optimized. The method includes the steps of a repeated transmission of reference data packets coded with pilot codes for the duration of the connections between terminals and a mainframe, wherein the reference data packets contain previously known information, and the transmission of user data packets coded with communication codes include the user information to be transferred. In a preferred embodiment of the invention the user data packets are coded synchronously in time to the reference data packets, superimposed on these, and then modulated. Each terminal is allocated a pilot code, and at least one communication code.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of reducing a peak-to-average power ratio of a signal to be transmitted. The method comprises the steps of detecting a portion of the signal being above a clipping threshold level, decomposing the portion of the signal into a number of functions, the number of functions being proportional to a duration of the portion of the signal, performing the number of soft-clippings on the signal by means of a reference function, the positions of the soft-clippings being given by the positions of the functions and the respective scalings of the reference function being determined by the amplitudes of the functions.

Abstract: The invention relates notably to a method for scaling peak power amplitudes in a signal at a transmitter before submitting said signal to a power amplifier.

Abstract: It is the object of the invention to make available a method of transferring user data packets from a terminal to a mainframe of an S-CDMA point-to-multipoint system, in which the data transfer is optimised. The method according to the invention is comprises the steps of a repeated transmission of reference data packets coded with pilot codes for the duration of the connections between terminals and mainframe, wherein the reference data packets contain previously known information, and the transmission of user data packets coded with communication codes comprising the user information to be transferred. In a preferred embodiment of the invention the user data packets are transmitted as coded synchronously in time to the reference data packets, superimposed on these and then modulated. Each terminal is allocated a pilot code, and at least one communication code.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a cellular radio system, in particular a LMDS system wherein the utilization of the transmission capacity is optimized. The cellular radio system is characterized in particular in that each cell contains a base station, that at least one cell is divided into at least two sectors, that each sector comprises one non-overlapping zone and two overlapping zones, and that each base station is suitable to allocate at least one transmission unit (time slot or orthogonal code) simultaneously to at least two different terminals located in different, non-overlapping zones of a cell.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a synchronization procedure for a multipoint-to-point CDMA network (2), which minimizes the influence on the information transmission. Instead of interleaving communications and synchronization signals timewise, a simultaneous emission is proposed, in which the synchronization signals are superimposed on the communications signals. The synchronization signals are coded with a special synchronization code (6), which does not correspond to the CDMA communications code of the information signals, e.g Barker code. In addition, the synchronization signals are sent at a lower amplitude compared with the communications signals. The synchronization signals are also modulated (7) prior to sending, in particular using alternating multiplication by +1 and −1. On the receiving side (3), the synchronization signals are detected by demodulation (12; 15), correlation (13; 16) and subsequent accumulation.

Abstract: A data processing system is provided that consists of a connection of a first neural network (N.sub.1) with at least one other neural network (N.sub.21, N.sub.22, . . . , N.sub.2n). The first neural network (N.sub.1) and the at least one other neural network (N.sub.21, N.sub.22, . . . , N.sub.2n) is an associative memory. First input data (E.sub.0) are supplied to both the first neural network (N.sub.1) and also to at least the one other neural network (N.sub.21, N.sub.22, . . . , N.sub.2n) Data (E.sub.11, E.sub.12, . . . , E.sub.1n) which are evaluated by at least the one other neural network (N.sub.21, N.sub.22, . . . , N.sub.2n), are supplied as further input data (E.sub.1) to the first neural network (N.sub.1).

Abstract: A digital 1-bit wide abstractor for generating an exemplary pattern from a digital input information E, the abstractor having an evaluation unit which performs a transfer function p and to whose input the digital input information E is fed. The abstractor further includes a first decision unit having a first input which is connected with an output of the evaluation unit, a second input to which the input information E is fed, and third and fourth inputs to which a first predeterminable set value and a second predeterminable set value, respectively, are fed, with the first decision unit implementing an activation state according to an activation function, the first decision unit providing at an output thereof an output information according to an output function.