Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for compensating a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signal, including obtaining, by a correlation module, sample data which corresponds to a GNSS signal obtained based on an oscillator frequency of a crystal oscillator; obtaining, by the correlation module, aiding information which is determined based on information about the crystal oscillator; performing, by the correlation module, compensation processing on numerically-controlled oscillator (NCO) state data based on the aiding information, to obtain compensated NCO state data; performing, by the correlation module, correlation processing on the sample data based on the compensated NCO data; storing the compensated NCO state data in an NCO memory; and determining location information about a location of an electronic device corresponding to the correlation module based on the compensated sample data.

Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for calculating correlations with different context lengths. In some embodiments, the system includes: a correlation engine; and a first input sample memory operatively coupled to the correlation engine, the correlation engine including a channel selection controller and being configured, under the control of the channel selection controller: to execute, during a first execution interval, a first channel, the first channel having a first context length; and to execute, during the first execution interval, a second channel, the second channel having a second context length, different from the first context length.

Abstract: A method and system are provided. The method includes receiving, by a GNSS receiver, a GNSS signal, rotating, by a carrier rotator, samples of the GNSS signal with carrier phase inputs, inverting, by a chip matched filter (CMF), the rotated samples, and generating, by the CMF, an output based on the inverted samples.

Abstract: A method and system are provided. The method includes receiving, by a GNSS receiver, a GNSS signal, rotating, by a carrier rotator, samples of the GNSS signal with carrier phase inputs, inverting, by a chip matched filter (CMF), the rotated samples, and generating, by the CMF, an output based on the inverted samples.

Abstract: Methods and systems to synchronize to a remote node counting rate, symbol rate, and carrier frequency as functions of an estimated frequency offset and relationships between the remote node carrier frequency and counting rate, and between the remote node carrier frequency and symbol rate. The carrier frequency offset may be scaled in accordance with a ratio between the carrier frequency and the remote counting rate to synchronize the local counting rate with the remote counting rate, and/or scaled in accordance with a relationship between the carrier frequency and the remote symbol rate to synchronize the local receive path and/or transmit path sample rate with the remote symbol rate. The carrier frequency offset may be applied as compensation in the receive path and/or the transmit path. The remote and local nodes may correspond to a network coordinator and an existing node, respectively, in a Multimedia Over Coax (MoCA) environment.

Abstract: Methods and systems to synchronize to a remote node counting rate, symbol rate, and carrier frequency as functions of an estimated frequency offset and relationships between the remote node carrier frequency and counting rate, and between the remote node carrier frequency and symbol rate. The carrier frequency offset may be scaled in accordance with a ratio between the carrier frequency and the remote counting rate to synchronize the local counting rate with the remote counting rate, and/or scaled in accordance with a relationship between the carrier frequency and the remote symbol rate to synchronize the a local receive path and/or transmit path sample rate with the remote symbol rate. The carrier frequency offset may applied as compensation in the receive path and/or the transmit path. The remote and local nodes may correspond to a network coordinator and an existing node, respectively, in a Multimedia Over Coax (MoCA) environment.

Abstract: A technique for modifying communication operational parameters using fast, low complexity, accurately calculated SNR values. Techniques may improve upon prior art by calculating SNR values in a more color noise insensitive manner in the frequency domain. An agent may be implemented to calculate SNR values and either store or use the SNR values to modify operational parameters in communicative system.

Abstract: A method for switched diversity, including: determining, on a pair-wise basis, a plurality of comparative quality factors corresponding to at least two antennas based on signals received by the at least two antennas; filtering, over a period of time, multiple instances of at least one of the plurality of comparative quality factors; and selecting at least one of the signals to couple to at least one receiver chain based on the comparative quality factors.

Abstract: A technique for modifying communication operational parameters using fast, low complexity, accurately calculated SNR values. Techniques may improve upon prior art by calculating SNR values in a more time efficient and accurate manner in time domain. An agent may be implemented to calculate SNR values and either store or use the SNR values to modify operational parameters in communicative system.

Abstract: A multicarrier receiver sequentially correlates two training symbols to determine a length of a cyclic prefix associated with each of the training symbols.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide methods for determining the characteristics of a local loop using the multi-carrier tones of a DSL activation process. For one embodiment, one or more sets of downstream multi-carrier tones of a digital subscriber line activation process are received at an extended voice-band modem and are capable of transmitting upstream multi-carrier tones of the digital subscriber line activation process over a local loop. The downstream carrier tones and the upstream carrier tones are folded into a first multi-tone signal and a second multi-tone signal, respectively, each having a plurality of component signals within the spectrum band of the extended voice-based modem. The total signal power of the first multi-tone signal is divided by the power of one of the plurality of component signals of the second multi-tone signal to determine a ratio value. The ratio value is used to determine a characteristic of the local loop.

Abstract: A technique is proposed to accurately estimate the Network CODEC levels for each PCM code a server modem generates. These levels are affected by the digital impairments such as Digital attenuation PAD in the trunk, the Robbed Bit Signaling, the type of CODEC (?-law or a-law—or non standard), and by analog impairments such as loop distortion, noise, inter-modulation distortion, echo. At client modem equalizer output good estimates for these levels are derived. By detecting RBS pattern of the trunk, and using averages of decode levels of similar RBS slots, more accurate data points are obtained. By further replacing these levels with the closest CODEC receive levels, good accuracy is obtained. Non-monotonic points are detected and eliminated. An upper limit is set for constellation points to avoid saturation of the receiver. IMD correction is applied to the decode levels. Ideal points that are not signaled, are added if possible.

Abstract: A comparative quality factor may be based on quantities indicative of signal and noise received at multiple antennas and may be used to control switching in a switched diversity system.

Abstract: A technique for modifying communication operational parameters using fast, low complexity, accurately calculated SNR values. Techniques may improve upon prior art by calculating SNR values in a more color noise insensitive manner in the frequency domain. An agent may be implemented to calculate SNR values and either store or use the SNR values to modify operational parameters in communicative system.

Abstract: A technique for modifying communication operational parameters using fast, low complexity, accurately calculated SNR values. Techniques may improve upon prior art by calculating SNR values in a more time efficient and accurate manner in time domain. An agent may be implemented to calculate SNR values and either store or use the SNR values to modify operational parameters in communicative system.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for adaptively synchronizing a sampling clock.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatuses to determine the characteristics of a local loop using the multi-tone line-probing signals of a standard voice-based modem. For one embodiment, the multi-tone, line-probing signals of a voice-band modem are transmitted over a local loop and received at a standard voice band modem. Discrete Fourier transform values are determined for each of two or more frequencies of the plurality of frequencies of the multi-tone signals. A set of discrete Fourier transform values corresponding to a set of high frequencies is summed to obtain a first value and a set of discrete Fourier transform values corresponding to a set of low frequencies is summed to obtain a second value. A power ratio is determined by dividing the first value by the second value. The power ratio is then used to determine a characteristic of the local loop.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a method includes performing at least part of a digital subscriber line (DSL) handshaking process by transmitting at least one handshaking signal via a telephone subscriber loop, and analyzing the at least one handshaking signal to detect a characteristic of the telephone subscriber loop.

Abstract: A multicarrier receiver sequentially correlates two training symbols to determine a length of a cyclic prefix associated with each of the training symbols.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for detecting a tone.