Abstract: The present invention discloses methods of accuracy improving for code measurements in GLONASS GNSS receivers. One component of error budget in code measurements of GLONASS receivers is caused by a difference in signal delays arising in the receiver analog Front End and antenna filter on different channel frequencies specific to GLONASS satellites. Methods to compensate for differences in delays for different GLONASS channel frequencies have been proposed using data collected from a GLONASS signals simulator.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for communication over a multi-wire, multi-phase interface are disclosed. A clock recovery method includes generating a combination signal that includes transition pulses, each transition pulse being generated responsive to a transition in a difference signal representative of a difference in signaling state of a pair of wires in a three-wire bus. The combination signal is provided to a logic circuit that is configured to provide a clock signal as its output, where pulses in the combination signal cause the clock signal to be driven to a first state. The logic circuit receives a reset signal that is derived from the clock signal by delaying transitions to the first state while passing transitions from the first state without added delay. The clock signal is driven from the first state after passing a transition of the clock signal to the first state.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method for channel decoding using noise level correction in a high-speed mobile reception environment and an apparatus for the same. The method includes estimating, by a signal receiver that is based on OFDM and is moving at high speed, Inter-Carrier Interference (ICI) power for received signal power based on the movement speed of the signal receiver; calculating, by the signal receiver, a Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) for a received signal using an estimate of the ICI power; and decoding, by the signal receiver, a channel code based on a Log Likelihood Ratio (LLR) per bit, calculated based on the SNR, and the received signal.

Abstract: There is provided a control device including a communication unit configured to perform communication with a radio communication device of a radio communication system in which communication is possible using a plurality of access schemes including at least one of the access schemes of a multiple access scheme that uses orthogonal resources and a multiple access scheme that uses non-orthogonal resources, and a control unit configured to perform allocation of resources relating to the access schemes to be used by the radio communication device.

Abstract: A code acquisition module for a direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) receiver includes: a Sparse Discrete Fourier transform (SDFT) module configured to perform an SDFT on a finite number of non-uniformly distributed frequencies comprising a preamble of a received DSSS frame to calculate Fourier coefficients for the finite number of non-uniformly distributed frequencies; a multiplier configured to multiply the Fourier coefficients for the finite number of non-uniformly distributed frequencies of the received DSSS frame by complex conjugate Fourier coefficients for the finite number of non-uniformly distributed frequencies to generate a cross-correlation of the received DSSS frame and the complex conjugate Fourier coefficients; and a filter module configured to input the cross-correlation and output a delay estimation for the received DSSS frame.

Abstract: To facilitate disturbance measurements within a WLAN network, a portable measuring device is introduced. The portable measuring device comprises at least a casing, one or more interfaces to detachably connect an external device to the portable measuring device, a processor placed in the casing, one or more antennas, two simultaneously operating radios placed in the casing, one or more power sources placed in the casing, and a power switch.

Abstract: Efficient and low-latency cueing means for initiating and updating a process of signal detection and separation in a wideband receiver. The method uses an array of IIR filters that feed an inverted state tree. The inverted state tree provides the directions for separating, detecting, and tracking multiple simultaneous signals that are being received. These signals could be either radar or communications signals and are of widely differing frequencies, bandwidths, and other characteristics. The directions are sent by the cueing system to a set of tunable tracking filters and continuously updated so that the set of tracking filters produce noise-reduced, separated signals on their outputs representing the various simultaneous incoming signals.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port to be used by the UE for transmitting a DMRS communication; determine a base sequence based at least in part on the DMRS port; generate a DMRS sequence for the DMRS port based at least in part on the base sequence; and transmit the DMRS communication including the DMRS sequence via the DMRS port. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention, an unlocked mobile device is configured to capture images, analyze the images to detect a user's face, and automatically lock the device in response to determining that a user's face does not appear in the images. The camera capturing and face recognition processing may be triggered by the device having detected that it has been motionless for a threshold period of time. In another embodiment, a locked mobile device is configured to capture an initial image using its camera, capture a new image in response to detecting movement of the device, determine that the device moved to a use position, capture a subsequent image in response to determining that the device moved to a use position, analyze the subsequent image to detect a user's face, and unlock the device in response to detecting the user's face. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Abstract: A cell2 configured by only a DL CC2 being a resource for downlink is configured. The cell2 does not include a resource for uplink, that is, a UL CC to be associated with the DL CC2 by a DL/UL link. The link information indicating the above is notified a communication terminal device by a base station device using the DL CC2. A DL CC1 and a UL CC1 constitute a cell1. The downlink communication from the base station device to the communication terminal device is performed using the cell1 and the cell2, and the uplink communication from the communication terminal device to the base station device is performed using the cell1.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a receiver; and one or more N-path filters coupled to an input of the receiver, wherein the one or more N-path filters apply a combination of non-overlapping pulses and a pseudo noise (PN) code.

Abstract: Disclosed is a Doppler measurement method comprising: generating a first function defined by reception signals in two consecutive subcarriers for a specific OFDM symbol; generating a second function defined on the basis of the signs and sizes of a real part and an imaginary part of the first function; repeatedly performing a process of generating the first function and the second function for all of a set of OFDM symbols; and determining, as a Doppler value, the phase of a third function obtained by adding the results of repeatedly performing the process.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a stepping-stone detection apparatus and method. The stepping-stone detection apparatus includes a target connection information reception unit for receiving information about a target connection from an intrusion detection system (IDS), a fingerprint generation unit for generating a target connection fingerprint based on the information about the target connection, and generating one or more candidate connection fingerprints using information about one or more candidate connections corresponding to one or more flow information collectors, and a stepping-stone detection unit for detecting a stepping stone by comparing the target connection fingerprint, in which a maximum allowable delay time is reflected, with the candidate connection fingerprints.

Abstract: A frequency division multiplexing system includes a processor, a first digital to analog converter (DAC) for generating a local oscillator signal, a second DAC for generating a chirp signal, and a plurality of electronic elements, each having a transmit signal mixer for combining the local oscillator and chirp signals, and a transceiver configured to transmit the combined local oscillator and chirp signals, where the processor may be configured to operate the first DAC and second DAC to vary frequencies of the local oscillator and chirp signals such that the combination of the local oscillator and chirp signals results in a constant center frequency with a varying phase.

Abstract: The method: extracts symbols at pilot positions from the received stream of symbols, estimates noise variances at pilot positions, determines a rough channel estimation from the symbols extracted at pilot positions, determines weighting coefficients from the estimated noise variances, weights the rough channel estimation by the determined weighting coefficients, filters the weighted rough channel estimation using predetermined coefficients, at least one predetermined coefficient being different from the other predetermined coefficients, the predetermined coefficients being determined for a constant noise variance, determines normalization coefficients from the determined weighting coefficients and predetermined filter coefficients, normalizes the filtered weighted rough channel estimation using the determined normalization coefficients.

Abstract: Disclosed is a calibration method of performing dual radiometric compensation by using an antenna gain pattern of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) both in a time domain and in a frequency domain. The method may include performing frequency-domain radiometric compensation in relation to an elevation angle and performing time-domain radiometric compensation in relation to a frequency to calibrate the antenna gain pattern.

Abstract: Techniques for performing channel estimation in an orthogonal time, frequency and space (OTFS) communication system include receiving a wireless signal comprising a data signal portion and a pilot signal portion in which the pilot signal portion includes multiple pilot signals multiplexed together in the OTFS domain, performing two-dimensional channel estimation in a time-frequency domain based on a minimum mean square error (MMSE) optimization criterion, and recovering information bits using a channel estimate obtained from the two-dimensional channel estimation.

Abstract: The systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable a receiver device to adjust timing of requests for segments based on the actual times when the segments will be available on the receiver device. In various embodiments, a receiver device may be enabled to modify a segment availability timeline in which the availability times of the segments are adjusted to provide the actual times when segments will be available on the receiver device. In various embodiments, segment availability time adjustments may be made at a service layer of the receiver device. In various embodiments, segment availability time adjustments may be made by a client application on the receiver device. In the various embodiments, a network delay jitter estimate may be provided. In an embodiment, a network delay jitter estimate may be provided in a segment availability timeline.

Abstract: A demodulation reference signal (DMRS) indicating method, a DMRS receiving method, and an apparatus are described. A transmit end determines, from a plurality of groups of demodulation reference signal DMRS configuration information, DMRS configuration information corresponding to a current DMRS transmission scheme. The transmit end obtains DMRS indication information based on the DMRS configuration information, where each group of DMRS configuration information includes a plurality of pieces of DMRSs configuration information. The transmit end sends the DMRS indication information. The described method and the apparatus are implemented to match a plurality of New Radio (NR) scenarios. The described operations can satisfy a requirement for transmitting more layers of data and reduce indication overheads.

Abstract: In a described example, an integrated circuit includes an input coupled to receive a plurality of beacon frames, the beacon frames include an indication of data transmissions available for a device that includes the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit also includes a controller configured to compare the plurality of beacon frames to determine a plurality of bytes prior to the indication of data transmission available that is present in each of the plurality of beacon frames and is configured to provide a signal indicating a low power mode in which the device does not receive transmissions and to provide a signal indicating a wake mode at a selected time before transmission of the plurality of bytes in a subsequent beacon transmission.

Abstract: Methods of combining semi-persistent resource allocation and dynamic resource allocation are provided. Packets, such as VoIP packets, are transmitted on the uplink and downlink using respective semi-persistent resources. For each mobile device, awake periods and sleep periods are defined. The semi-persistent resources are aligned with the awake periods so that most of the time the mobile device can turn of its wireless access radio during the sleep periods. In addition, signalling to request, and to allocate, resources for additional packets are transmitted during the awake periods, and the resources allocated for the additional packets are within the awake windows.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device and method for wireless communication and a communication terminal. The device comprises: a spatial filtering unit, configured to perform spatial filtering on a signal received by each antenna in a receiving antenna array, and combine filtered signals, wherein all coefficients adopted by spatial filtering are configured to reduce an equivalent channel time-variant degree of a combined signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (pre-5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). A method and an apparatus for performing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) for reducing latency in wireless communication systems are provided. The method includes receiving a concatenated packet including a short transmission time interval (TTI) packet and a long TTI packet from a transmitter, decoding the short TTI packet, feeding, when decoding the short TTI packet fails, a negative acknowledgement (NACK) back to the transmitter, and receiving a retransmission packet including the short TTI packet and the long TTI packet from the transmitter.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed that implements frequency synthesis with accelerated locking. In an example aspect, the apparatus includes an oscillating signal source, a modulus compensator, and a frequency generator. The oscillating signal source is configured to provide a reference signal having a reference frequency. The modulus compensator is coupled to the oscillating signal source and is configured to receive the reference signal. The modulus compensator is configured to produce a compensated modulus value based on the reference frequency, a fixed oscillator frequency of a fixed-frequency oscillator signal, and a modulus value. The frequency generator is coupled to the oscillating signal source and the modulus compensator and is configured to receive the compensated modulus value. The frequency generator is configured to generate an output signal having an output frequency that is based on the reference frequency and the compensated modulus value.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for reducing timing drift where a UE computes an NSSS based timing error using a cross correlation. Next, timing drift is measured as the difference in timing error at two NSSS instances separated by a time duration. The timing drift value can then be mapped to a raster offset.

Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosure relate to communication using a data unit that includes at least one mid-amble. In some aspects, an apparatus may use mid-ambles for mobility scenarios (e.g., when the apparatus is moving outdoors). The disclosure relates in some aspects to signaling associated with the use of mid-ambles. In some aspects, an apparatus may signal whether it supports sending and/or receiving data with mid-ambles. In some aspects, an apparatus may signal whether a particular data unit includes at least one mid-amble. In some aspects, an apparatus may signal an indication of at least one mid-amble update interval. In some aspects, an apparatus may signal whether a mid-amble includes a short training field.

Abstract: A cell2 configured by only a DL CC2 being a resource for downlink is configured. The cell2 does not include a resource for uplink, that is, a UL CC to be associated with the DL CC2 by a DL/UL link. The link information indicating the above is notified a communication terminal device by a base station device using the DL CC2. A DL CC1 and a UL CC1 constitute a cell1. The downlink communication from the base station device to the communication terminal device is performed using the cell1 and the cell2, and the uplink communication from the communication terminal device to the base station device is performed using the cell1.

Abstract: An information handling system communicates information across a physical link with high and low signal values sent at a unit interval. Feed forward equalization improves signal transfer with pre-emphasis of low-to-high signals and de-emphasis of high-to-low signals lasting for a fraction of the unit interval, such as one-half or one-quarter of the unit interval. Fractional unit interval pre-emphasis and de-emphasis reduce inter symbol interference to improve frequency domain eye structure at the physical link receiver.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a receiver and a decoder. The receiver includes a plurality of antenna elements and, in operation, receives from a base station apparatus a modulated signal mapped to one of a plurality of subframes defined in a frame corresponding to a communicable range to which the communication apparatus belongs. The plurality of subframes are defined by time-division, frequency-division, or time-and-frequency division of the frame. A maximum number of modulated signals that can be simultaneously transmitted in a subframe from the base station apparatus varies depending on the communicable range. The decoder, in operation, decodes the received modulated signal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for allocating a wireless resource in order to prevent interference in a wireless LAN. A method for allocating a wireless resource in a wireless LAN may comprise the steps of: allocating, by an AP, a plurality of wireless resources for a plurality of STAs included in a BSS, in the entire bandwidth, respectively; and transmitting, by the AP, a PPDU to the plurality of STAs through the plurality of wireless resources, respectively, wherein each of the plurality of wireless resources is a combination of a plurality of wireless units defined in different sizes on a frequency axis, and each of the plurality of wireless resources can be determined in consideration of the size of the bandwidth of at least one STA supporting a bandwidth smaller than the size of the entire bandwidth from among the plurality of STAs.

Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method includes determining, based at least in part on a number of downlink component carriers (CCs) scheduled for a user equipment (UE) during a reporting interval, a number of bits to be included in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement (ACK/NAK) payload for the reporting interval; and selecting, based at least in part on the determined number of bits, a format of the PUCCH ACK/NAK payload.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a paging message sending method, a paging message receiving method, and a device. A base station sends, to UE, configuration information of a first paging resource reserved by a core network for the UE. When the base station performs paging area paging on the UE, the base station sends, on the first paging resource, a first paging message to the UE. In the embodiments, all multiple cells included in a paging area use the first paging resource to perform paging area paging, and all the multiple cells use same paging scrambling code to scramble the first paging message when sending the first paging message.

Abstract: An apparatus can include a read data mover circuit adapted to fetch a portion of data for each of a plurality of read channels. The read data mover circuit is adapted to output, to an accelerator circuit, a plurality of bits of data for each of the plurality of read channels concurrently as first streamed data. The apparatus can include a controller configured to control operation of the read data mover circuit. In another aspect, the apparatus can include a write data mover circuit adapted to receive second streamed data from the accelerator circuit and output the second streamed data in a different format. The controller may be configured to control operation of the write data mover circuit.

Abstract: An ultra-wideband communication and/or location system having a plurality of channels, each implementing a respective one of a plurality of predetermined codewords. Within each channel, one or more predetermined pulse repetition frequencies are defined. Within a single UWB system, more than two networks of transceivers may be co-located without mutual interference if each is assigned a unique combination of codewords and spreading factors.

Abstract: Systems and methods of wireless communication in which wireless devices are adapted to implement adaptive waveform selection are disclosed. For example, operation according to embodiments may provide for use of a waveform design that minimizes peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR), such as single-carrier frequency division multiplexing (SC-FDM), as well as a waveform design that provides higher spectral efficiency, such as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), for scenarios that are not power-limited and the higher PAPR is acceptable. Adaptive waveform selection may be based implicitly on one or more parameters or may be based on explicit signaling. Adaptive waveform selection may be utilized with respect to initially establishing a communication link and/or with respect to an established communication link.

Abstract: A communication system and method are disclosed for parallel processing of received signals to improve sensitivity of the system. Generally, the method includes demodulating a modulated signal in a first demodulator circuit and a second demodulator circuit in parallel. The first and second demodulated signals are then de-whitened, and a cyclic redundancy code (CRC) check performed on each. If the de-whitened first demodulated signal passes the CRC check a first packet included in the signal is sent to a central processing unit (CPU) for further processing. If the de-whitened second demodulated signal passes the CRC check, and the de-whitened first demodulated signal fails, a second packet included in the de-whitened second demodulated signal is transmitted to the CPU for further processing. In one embodiment, one of demodulator circuits is a GFSK demodulator operated in the phase domain and configured to use maximum likelihood sequence estimation. Other embodiments are also described.

Abstract: The scheduling flexibility of CSI reference signals enables time and frequency synchronization using multiple non-zero CSI-RSs transmitted in the same subframe, or using CSI-RSs transmitted in the same subframe with other synchronization signals. Also, multiple synchronization signals may be scheduled in the same subframe to enable fine time and frequency synchronization without cell-specific reference signals.

Abstract: Power converter communications, including power converter communication methods and power converters that can communicate information, are disclosed. A control variable of a power converter is modulated, to modulate an output of the power converter for communicating information. Modulation of voltage or current on a circuit path to which the power converter is coupled could be detected, by another power converter, for example. Such modulation could be detected by sensors that are also used in controlling the power converter. Either or both of transmission and reception could therefore be provided without requiring any additional hardware at a power converter.

Abstract: A method, in a network node, for transmitting data in a heterogeneous network cellular communication system comprises transmitting of a SFN pilot signal (262). A SFN pilot signal is a pilot signal transmitted by all radio units of a heterogeneous network cell. Optionally, configuration information about non-SFN pilot signals in a cell of the network node is transmitted (260). Non-SFN pilot signals are pilot signals transmitted by less than all radio units of a heterogeneous network cell. The non-SFN pilot signal is transmitted (264). A control channel signal is transmitted (270) on a control channel and a data channel signal associated with the transmitted control channel signal is transmitted (280) on a data channel. A network node operable therefore is also presented. A method for receiving data in a heterogeneous network cellular communication system and a wireless device operable therefore are also presented.

Abstract: A signal detection circuit includes: a correlation circuit including the first through nth correlators connected sequentially as the first through nth stage correlators and each computing a correlation value between a received signal and a spreading sequence while shifting the received signal to the next stage depending on the chip rate period of the spreading sequence; a first adder that adds k correlation values computed by k correlators so as to generate a first addition value; a second adder that adds r correlation values computed by r correlators so as to generate a second addition value; a subtractor that subtracts the first addition value from the second addition value so as to generate a subtraction value; and a synchronization detection unit that compares the subtraction value with a threshold value, so as to detect the synchronization timing of the spreading sequence and the received signal.

Abstract: The present technology provides a new approach to optimizing wireless networks, including the coverage and capacity of cellular networks, using deep learning. The proposed method involves generating a group of cells comprising a cell identified as underperforming and one or more neighboring cells, ranking the one or more neighboring cells based on one or more relationship parameters between the underperforming cell and the one or more neighboring cells, and generating a multi-dimensional multi-channel state tensor for the group of cells based on the ranking of the one or more neighboring cells. This approach to cellular network optimization improves the coverage and capacity of cellular networks using a process that is faster, more accurate, less costly, and more robust.

Abstract: The communication receiver comprises a mixer being configured to mix the communication signal with a periodic mixing signal having a mixing frequency fC to obtain a mixed communication signal, wherein the mixed communication signal comprises a first frequency spectrum portion comprising the spectral region of interest being situated around a frequency fRF+fC and a second frequency spectrum portion comprising the spectral range of interest being situated around fRF?fC; a first demodulator being configured to demodulate a first frequency channel of the plurality of frequency channels within the spectral range of interest of the first frequency spectrum portion on the basis of a first local oscillator frequency fLO1; and a second demodulator being configured to demodulate a second frequency channel of the plurality of frequency channels within the spectral region of interest of the second frequency spectrum portion on the basis of a second local oscillator frequency fLO2.

Abstract: A device and a method for saving power in a mobile electronic device are provided. A mobile electronic device includes a plurality of antennas and a transceiver, wherein the transceiver includes a control unit configured to switch to a low power mode to operate in the low power mode, or to operate at least one of the plurality of antennas in the low power mode when a data non-transmission period occurs for a predetermined time in an active state.

Abstract: A system and method for augmenting the data capacity of pre-existing communications channels is provided. In one example, a subcarrier waveform of the system can be dithered based on data generated by an additional source and then transmitted. The dithered subcarrier can be passed through a plurality of matched filters so as to ascertain which dither pattern was used, thus ultimately allowing for the demodulation of the additional data source. The system and methods provided herein can be implemented with minimal impact to legacy users of the system as implementation of the dithering scheme can have minimal impact to the performance of receivers that are not equipped to demodulate the dithered waveforms.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to optimize power consumption and capacity in a multi-mode communication system are disclosed. A utilization factor controller is to estimate power consumption values corresponding to a plurality of first utilization factor and second utilization factor pairs, the first utilization factor corresponding to utilization of the first transceiver that is to communicate using a first protocol, the second utilization factor corresponding to utilization of the second transceiver that is to communicate using a second protocol different form the first protocol, the utilization factor controller to select a first utilization factor and second utilization factor pair based on the estimated power consumption value. A transmission time controller is to calculate first and second transmission times to be used by the first and second transceiver based on the selected first utilization factor and second utilization factor pair.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for monitoring and measuring signal characteristics for signals received over a multi-wire, multi-phase interface are disclosed. Signals present on each line of a 3-line communication interface are sampled using auxiliary samplers having a programmable time delay to delay the sampled signal by a set time, as well as a programmable voltage offset. The auxiliary sampler outputs are compared with direct line samples of signals on each of the three lines to generate error signals. From this comparison, an array of error signal data occurring over a particular sampling period may be generated. In turn, waveform characteristics can be determined from the error signal data, such as an eye-pattern. Furthermore, skew measurement may further be effectuated using the auxiliary samplers but determining the time difference of when the error signals of the different wires cross a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: Data communication apparatus and methods for a multi-wire interface are disclosed. A half rate clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit derives a clock signal including pulses corresponding to symbols transmitted on a 3-wire interface, where the symbols are transmitted at a particular frequency with each of the symbols occurring over a unit interval (UI) time period. The first clock signal is input to a flip-flop logic included in a delay loop, and serves to trigger the first flip-flop logic. A second clock signal is generated using a programmable generator in the delay loop and has a frequency of a half UI and is fed back to a data input of the flip-flop. The output of the flip-flop is used as a recovered clock signal for the CDR at a half rate frequency. This design provides ease of timing control, a delay line without extra nonlinear-effects, and less hardware overhead.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to enhanced procedures for search, measurement, and positioning with aid of motion detection information. According to certain aspects, a method is provided for wireless communications which may be performed, for example, by a user equipment (UE). The method generally includes determining one or more parameters of the UE; dynamically adjusting a periodicity of at least one of: cell search and measurements or global positioning system (GPS) signal acquisition based, at least in part, on the one or more parameters; and performing at least one of: the cell search and measurements or GPS signal acquisition according to the adjusted periodicity. In aspects, an enhanced technique for motion state detection is provided. The method may result in power savings, for example, when the UE is stationary and can reduce the periodicity that the UE performs search, measurement and GPS signal acquisition.

Abstract: An illustrative example embodiment of a detector device includes a receiver configured to receive radiation comprising a plurality of codes. Each of the codes is associated with one of a plurality of transmissions and each of the codes is distinct from the other codes. A processor is configured to obtain information corresponding to at least one predetermined phase code spectrum for the codes, determine a demodulated signal spectrum of radiation received by the at least one receiver, determine at least one characteristic of the determined demodulated signal spectrum, adjust the at least one predetermined phase code spectrum based on the determined characteristic to generate an adjusted phase code spectrum, and refine the determined demodulated signal spectrum based on the adjusted phase code spectrum to generate a refined demodulated signal spectrum.

Abstract: A radio receiver component includes a first antenna line for receiving a first signal and a second antenna line for receiving a second signal. Each of the first signal and the second signal is a respective intermediate frequency (IF) signal produced by down-converting a respective radio frequency (RF) signal received by a respective antenna. The first antenna line includes a demodulator that receives the first signal and down-converts the first signal to produce one or more baseband signals, one or more variable baseband delay paths that delay the one or more baseband signals, a modulator that receives the one or more delayed baseband signals and up-converts the one or more delayed baseband signals to produce a third IF signal. The radio receiver component further includes a combiner that receives and combines the second signal and the third signal to produce a fourth signal.