Abstract: An apparatus includes a phase interpolator configured to receive a four-phase signal and output a six-phase signal, and a summing network configured to receive the six-phase signal and output a two-phase signal, wherein: a first phase, a third phase, and a fifth phase of the six-phase signal are summed to generate a second phase of the two-phase signal, while a second phase, a fourth phase, and a sixth phase of the six-phase signal are summed to generate a first phase of the two-phase signal.

Abstract: A method for timing recovery for a high-speed data transmission system may be provided. The method comprises receiving an analog input signal at an ADC and passing processed digital signal samples to a Viterbi detector. The method also comprises receiving at least one processed signal sample and at least two sets of at least one candidate symbol each from the Viterbi detector and/or the processed signal samples by timing error detectors and forwarding output digital signals of the timing error detectors via loop filters to related multiplexers. Furthermore, the method comprises selecting one digital signal from each of the multiplexers using a select signal generated by the Viterbi detector, and deriving a control signal controlling a sampling clock of the analog-to-digital converter by at least one of the selected digital signals from the multiplexers.

Abstract: A post-equalization phase tracking unit, for each signal block of a received series: computes beginning absolute phase rotation using equalized preceding pilot symbols; subdivides the block into a time sequence of groups of equalized symbols; initializes accumulated phase associated with the first-in-time group with the absolute phase rotation. For each group, the unit: computes a de-rotated version of each symbol using the previous group's accumulated phase used to blindly estimate a residual group phase; assigns the group's accumulated phase with a sum of the group's residual phase and the previous group's accumulated phase; estimates phase drift within the group by using at least the group's accumulated phase to compute a phase compensation signal.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for generating two comparator outputs by comparing a received signal to a first threshold and a second threshold according to a sampling clock, the first and second thresholds determined by an estimated amount of inter-symbol interference on a multi-wire bus, selecting one of the two comparator outputs as a data decision, the selection based on at least one prior data decision, and selecting one of the two comparator outputs as a phase-error indication, the phase error indication selected in response to identification of a predetermined data decision pattern.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for estimating and correcting the phase error in 5G or pre-5G communication systems providing much higher data rates compared to existing 4G communication systems including LTE systems. The existing phase error estimation scheme using a cyclic prefix in the time domain may fail to prevent performance degradation due to inter-carrier interference. In the present invention, it is possible to enhance reception performance of the receiver by estimating and correcting the phase error multiple times within a symbol using a time domain signal and by reducing the influence of inter-carrier interference.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for packet detection in a wireless local area network transceiver. An antenna is configured to receive a signal, having a carrier frequency. A mixer is configured to mix the received signal with one of the in-phase and quadrature components of the local oscillator to produce a corresponding one of an in-phase downconverted signal and a quadrature phase downconverted signal. A packet detector is configured to determine, from the one of the in-phase downconverted signal and the quadrature phase downconverted signal, if the signal contains a packet of data and instruct a set of components associated with an other of the in-phase and quadrature components of the local oscillator to activate to process the received signal.

Abstract: The embodiment of the disclosure discloses a method and device for eliminating Inter-Carrier Interference (ICI) and a computer storage medium. The method for eliminating the ICI includes that: a user frequency offset value is acquired; an order of a filter is determined according to the user frequency offset value; a filter coefficient is constructed according to the order of the filter; user carrier data is received; and ICI elimination is performed on a target subcarrier according to frequency-domain data on adjacent subcarriers of the target subcarrier and filter coefficients of corresponding positions of the adjacent subcarriers, wherein the target subcarrier is any carrier in the user carrier data.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to generating a quadrature clock signal from an in-phase clock signal. In accordance with one aspect, a delay locked loop (DLL), including a first pulse to digital converter (PDC) to generate a first pulse width measurement, wherein the first pulse width measurement includes a first sign and a first magnitude; a second pulse to digital converter (PDC) to generate a second pulse width measurement, wherein the second pulse width measurement includes a second sign and a second magnitude; a digital loop filter coupled to the first PDC and the second PDC, the digital loop filter to generate a filtered comparison output based on the first pulse width measurement and the second pulse width measurement; and a first delay generation block to generate a quadrature clock signal based on the filtered comparison output and an in-phase clock signal.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for accurately estimating and removing a carrier frequency offset. One exemplary embodiment relates to a system comprising a frequency offset detection circuit detecting a carrier frequency offset in an optical signal, and a frequency testing circuit calculating an estimated frequency offset value of the carrier frequency offset, wherein the frequency testing circuit removes a carrier phase based on the estimated frequency offset value and recovers the optical signal. Another exemplary embodiment relates to a method comprising detecting a carrier frequency offset in an optical signal, calculating an estimated frequency offset value of the carrier frequency offset, removing a carrier phase based on the estimated frequency offset value, and recovering the optical signal.

Abstract: A method for processing a plurality of signals may include receiving one or more observations characterizing a wireless channel, performing a channel estimation to determine a probabilistic channel model for the wireless channel, and processing the plurality of signals using the probabilistic channel model. The channel estimation may include numerically updating one or more multipath gain estimates and one or more multipath delay estimates based on the one or more received observations and a probability distribution associated with the probabilistic channel model.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for passive timing of asynchronous Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) attitude data using information derived from a pattern of skipped and duplicate samples of attitude data generated by the IMU. One embodiment is an attitude controller for a vehicle that generates samples of attitude data at a first frequency (f1) from an IMU of the vehicle. The IMU updates the attitude data at a second frequency (f2). Each update of the attitude data includes a time stamp. The attitude controller is processes time stamps in the samples to identify a pattern of at least one of a skipped sample of an update to the attitude data and a duplicate sample of an update to the attitude data. The attitude controller estimates lag times between updates of the attitude data and samples of the attitude data based on the pattern and a relationship between f1 and f2.

Abstract: A digital broadcasting system and a method of processing data are disclosed. Herein, additional encoding is performed on mobile service data, which are then transmitted, thereby providing robustness in the processed mobile service data, so that the mobile service data can respond more strongly against fast and frequent channel changes. In a transmitting system including a service multiplexer and a transmitter located in a remote site, a method of processing data of the transmitting system includes comparing an output data rate of the service multiplexer and a transmission data rate of the transmitter, when a difference occurs between the two data rates, adjusting a burst size, wherein the burst transmits mobile service data, and encoding the mobile service data, and referring to the burst size so as to multiplex main service data and the encoded mobile service data in a burst structure.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a control device of a secondary excitation device which supplies a rotary machine with a voltage or current of a variable frequency. The control device includes a harmonic frequency calculation unit which calculates a frequency of a specific harmonic generated on a primary side of the rotary machine by using a slip frequency or rotation speed of the rotary machine and a carrier frequency of the secondary excitation device, and a carrier frequency correction unit which corrects the carrier frequency of the secondary excitation device such that the frequency of the specific harmonic calculated by the harmonic frequency calculation unit falls within a given band.

Abstract: A television signal processing circuit includes an audio/video (AV) signal generating circuit, an intermediate frequency (IF) mixer, a first filter, a radio-frequency (RF) mixer, a second filter and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The AV signal generator generates a digital AV signal. The IF mixer converts the digital AV signal to an IF AV signal. The first filter filters the IF AV signal to generate a filtered IF AV signal. The RF mixer converts the filtered IF AV signal to an RF AV signal. The second filter filters the RF AV signal to generate a filtered RF AV signal. The DAC converts the filtered RF AV signal to an analog AV signal and transmits the analog AV signal to an antenna.

Abstract: A non-data-aided method of calculating an estimate of the sampling frequency offset (SFO) in a digital receiver involves performing a plurality of correlations between two identical sized groups of samples within a received signal where the spacing of the groups is varied for each correlation. In various examples the number of samples in the groups is also varied. For larger symbols, the group of samples may comprise approximately the same number of samples as the guard interval in a symbol and for smaller symbols, the group of samples may comprise approximately the same number of samples as an entire symbol. An estimate of the SFO is determined by identifying the largest correlation result obtained from all the correlations performed. The largest correlation result indicates the largest correlation.

Abstract: Performance indicator circuitry is provided for characterizing performance of a phase locked loop (PLL) in a phase path of a polar modulator or polar transmitter that is used to generate a phase modulated RF signal. The PLL includes an oscillator, a high pass path, and a low pass path. The low pass path includes a loop filter. The performance indicator circuitry includes first input circuitry and parameter calculation circuitry. The first input circuitry is configured to input a loop filter signal from the loop filter. The parameter calculation circuitry is configured to compute a value for a performance indicator based on the loop filter signal and control or characterize an aspect of operation of the PLL based on the value.

Abstract: An electric power transmission device includes an electric power transmission portion, a first communication portion, and a first control device controlling the electric power transmission portion and the first communication portion. A vehicle includes an electric power reception portion, a second communication portion, and a second control device controlling the electric power reception portion and the second communication portion. The first control device and the second control device determine whether or not to cause the electric power transmission portion to transmit electric power based on an instruction from a user which is provided after the user is notified of a status of electric power reception in the electric power reception portion or an estimated status of electric power reception in the electric power reception portion.

Abstract: We disclose an optical receiver for direct detection of an intensity-modulated optical signal, the digital signal processor of which employs a clock-recovery circuit capable of reliably recovering the internal clock of the received optical signal without relying on dispersion-compensation processing even if the signal's eye pattern is substantially closed. In an example embodiment, the clock-recovery circuit comprises a frequency-domain phase detector that operates to determine and track in time the sampling phase using only a subset of the digital spectral components corresponding to the received optical signal. The determined sampling phase is then used to synchronize the digital electrical samples of the received optical signal with the internal clock thereof by way of digital interpolation or through appropriate control of the sampling frequency and phase of the receiver's analog-to-digital converter.

Abstract: A carrier recovery unit is provided including: separation-and-output section that outputs separated symbol group formed into block; a priori state-estimation section that obtains a priori estimate acquired by estimating values processed this time from among values of intra-block frequency and central phase processed last time; provisional compensation section that provisionally compensates the phase of each separated symbol based on the a priori estimation phase; decision section that performs decision based on the reference signal for the symbol before decision, and obtains symbol after decision; error-estimation section that calculates the frequency and phase errors; a posteriori state-estimation section that obtains a posteriori estimate based on the frequency and phase errors; actual compensation section that actually compensates the phase based on the a posteriori estimation phase; and feedback processing section that feeds back the a posteriori estimate as the values processed last time to the a priori

Abstract: A preamble generating unit generates first and second synchronization preambles having different numbers of subcarriers. A transmission signal generating unit generates an OFDM transmission signal through time-division multiplexing by using the generated first and second synchronization preambles. A transmission RF unit converts the generated OFDM transmission signal into a radio-frequency OFDM signal and transmits the radio-frequency OFDM signal. The preamble generating unit adds a predetermined dummy period between the first synchronization preamble and the second synchronization preamble.

Abstract: A signal receiving apparatus receives a radio frequency signal sent by a signal transmitting apparatus, where the radio frequency signal includes a transmit end image component. The signal receiving apparatus generates a receive end image component after performing down-conversion processing on the radio frequency signal. The signal receiving apparatus separately removes the receive end image component and the transmit end image component by performing quadrature modulation compensation twice.

Abstract: A device, a method, a mobile station and a non-transitory computer-readable digital storage medium are provided. The device comprises a quadrant classification unit to classify a plurality of symbols in an input shared channel signal into a plurality of quadrants in a complex plane, an energy determination unit to determine a real part energy and an imaginary part energy for the plurality of symbols in each of the plurality of quadrants respectively, an energy summing unit to determine a real part energy sum EI and an imaginary part energy sum EQ by summing the real part energy and the imaginary part energy for the plurality of quadrants respectively, and an estimation unit to estimate a SubChannel Power Imbalance Ratio (SCPIR) of the input shared channel signal the real part energy sum EI and the imaginary part energy sum EQ.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a temperature insensitive testing device comprising: a transmission-end test sequence generating circuit to generate a test sequence; a transmission circuit to process the test sequence according to a transmission clock and thereby generate a test signal; a reception circuit to process an echo of the test signal and generate a digital echo signal; a correlation-value generating circuit to generate correlation values including a maximum correlation value according to the test sequence and the digital echo signal; and a decision circuit to determine whether a relation between the maximum correlation value and at least one threshold satisfies a predetermined condition and thereby generate a decision result, wherein the frequency of the transmission clock is lower than a predetermined frequency which confines the variation of the maximum correlation value to a predetermined range provided that the temperature variation of the transmission cable is within a temperature variation ran

Abstract: Wideband polar receivers and method of operation are described. A phase-modulated input signal is received at a polar receiver that includes an injection-locked oscillator. The injection-locked oscillator includes a plurality of injection points. Based on the frequency of the input signal, a particular Nth harmonic is selected, and the input signal is injected at the set of injection points corresponding to the selected Nth harmonic. The injection-locked oscillator generates an oscillator output signal, and the phase of the input signal is determined from the phase of the oscillator output signal. In some embodiments, the oscillator output signal is frequency-multiplied by N, mixed with the input signal, and filtered for use in amplitude detection. The input signal is decoded based on the phase and amplitude information.

Abstract: The optical receiving device with phase compensation apparatus uses coherent opto-electric conversion and is designed for receiving phase- or quadrature-amplitude-modulated optical signals. The phase compensation apparatus includes following elements: a carrier-phase estimation unit that estimates carrier phase errors in a received symbol string; a gain adjustment unit that adjusts weighting of each symbols in phase error evaluation performed in the carrier-phase adjustment unit; a phase-cycle-slip reduction unit with a phase-cycle-slip detector using statistical processing performed on the output symbols from the carrier-phase estimation unit; and a phase compensation circuit that compensates carrier phase errors of the received signal using an output from the carrier phase estimation unit.

Abstract: A data processing device includes a signal processing unit that performs timing recovery of sampling timing, in such a manner that a sampled value is obtained at sampling timing which is set as a target by phase interpolation processing according to a feed-forward control, with respect to sampling data which is obtained from a recovery signal.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for receiving broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, the apparatus comprises a receiver to receive the broadcast signals, a demodulator to demodulate the received broadcast signals by an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) scheme, a frame parser to parse signal frames from the demodulated broadcast signals, a MIMO (Multi Input Multi Output) processor to process service data in the parsed signal frames based on a rotation matrix with a rotation angle, a demapper to demap the MIMO processed service data and a decoder to decode the demapped service data.

Abstract: A method comprising generating a baseband information signal by mixing a received modulated carrier signal with a local oscillator (LO) signal having an LO frequency; obtaining baseband signal samples of the baseband information signal having a baseband signal magnitude and a baseband signal phase; determining a cumulative phase measurement associated with baseband signal samples having a baseband signal magnitude greater than a threshold; and, applying a correction signal to compensate for an LO frequency offset of the LO frequency based on the cumulative phase.

Abstract: A communication device is described comprising a plurality of receive paths, wherein each of the plurality of receive paths is configured to extract a multipath component of a received signal, a determiner configured to determine whether at least two of the plurality of receive paths fulfil a mutual interference correlation criterion among the plurality of receive paths and a processor configured, if at least two of the plurality of receive paths fulfil the interference correlation criterion among the plurality of receive paths, to determine the sent signal based on canceling or mitigating the interference between the multipath components of the received signal extracted by the at least two receive paths.

Abstract: The present application discloses a system and a method for clock synchronization of base stations. In the system for clock synchronization of base stations, a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver on a main control board of a base station is connected to a GPS antenna feeder; the GPS receiver connected to the GPS antenna feeder is connected to a Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) on the present main control board and a PLL on other main control board; the main control boards are connected through a judgment line.

Abstract: A method for inductively-coupled communications is described. The method includes receiving a signal. The method also includes analyzing the signal to estimate a symbol timing error. Estimating the symbol timing error may include comparing a location of a pause, a low-to-high or a high-to-low transition in the received signal with an ideal location of a pause or a transition. The method further includes adjusting symbol timing to correct for the symbol timing error.

Abstract: A group of data symbols for a current block of data symbols in multiple blocks received over a communication channel is equalized, based on a pilot block, to generate a group of equalized symbols. The group of equalized symbols is de-rotated as a function of a current phase estimate to determine initial de-rotated equalized symbols. The phase estimate is an estimate of phase caused by noise for blocks previous to the current block. Additionally, a phase metric is calculated from real and imaginary parts of the initial de-rotated equalized symbols, wherein the phase metric estimates phase caused by noise for the current block. The current phase estimate is updated with the phase metric. The initial de-rotated equalized symbols are de-rotated by the phase metric to determine final equalized and de-rotated symbol estimates. The final equalized and de-rotated symbol estimates are output. Apparatus, methods, and computer program products are disclosed.

Abstract: Described are apparatuses and methods for reducing channel physical layer (C-PHY) switching jitter. An apparatus may include a pattern dependent delay circuit to detect a switching pattern of at least three data signals on respective wires and adaptively change delays of the at least three data signals based on the switching pattern. The apparatus may further include a transmitter, coupled to the pattern dependent delay circuit, to transmit the at least three data signals.

Abstract: A digital broadcasting system and a method of processing data are disclosed. Herein, additional encoding is performed on mobile service data, which are then transmitted, thereby providing robustness in the processed mobile service data, so that the mobile service data can respond more strongly against fast and frequent channel changes. In a transmitting system including a service multiplexer and a transmitter located in a remote site, a method of processing data of the transmitting system includes comparing an output data rate of the service multiplexer and a transmission data rate of the transmitter, when a difference occurs between the two data rates, adjusting a burst size, wherein the burst transmits mobile service data, and encoding the mobile service data, and referring to the burst size so as to multiplex main service data and the encoded mobile service data in a burst structure.

Abstract: A system for carrier phase recovery, including a receiver for receiving one or more frames of L symbols. A phase estimator performs carrier phase estimation for the received frames of L symbols, and the resulting carrier phase estimates are stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. One or more rotators de-rotates the received frames of L symbols by one or more of the carrier phase estimates, and a data processor calculates a sum of the outputs of the L de-rotated signals raised to an nth power, and determines a real part of the sum. A minimum determination device determines a minimum of the real part of the sum with respect to the carrier phase estimates, and phase unwrapping and multiplier removal is performed if a minimum has been determined.

Abstract: In an example, there is disclosed a system and method for detecting and correcting error in a quadrature receiver (QR). The QR may include a receiver channel operable to divide a received RF signal into I and Q channels. The receiver channel may include error sources, such as (in sequence) pre-demodulation (PD) error, LO mixer error, and baseband (BB) error. Test tones may be driven on the receiver channel at a plurality of test frequencies, and a quadrature error corrector may be provided to detect error from each source. Upon receiving an RF signal, the quadrature error corrector may apply correction coefficients to correct each source of error in reverse sequence (BB, LO, PD).

Abstract: A system and method for sample rate adaption. The system and method provide for information derived from sampling at a first rate to be applied or processed at a second rate where the first and second rates differ in frequency and phase. The information is adapted from the first rate to the second rate. Then phase differences including phase introduced as by-product of adapting the frequencies are reduced by phase adaption.

Abstract: A system and method for detecting signal levels in a multi-level signaling receiver. In one embodiment, a plurality of comparators, each including a differential pair, such as a differential pair of field-effect transistors (FETs) are assembled in a stacked configuration so that in some states current flows through FETs of the plurality of differential pairs in series, resulting in a reduction in power consumption.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for low power timing recovery is provided. In an embodiment, different gains are used to estimate timing errors during different portions of the data packet. In an embodiment, timing errors are only estimated during known sequences of a data packet. In further embodiments, errors are initially estimated independently in a first portion of the data packet in order to determine a phase shift between the errors. In the second portion of the data packet, the total error is derived from one estimated error and the phase shift between the errors.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a process for determining, by a base station comprising a processor, a mitigation strategy based on detection of a narrow band interferer according to an adaptive threshold. The narrow band interferer is detected in a wide frequency band of a received signal, and the adaptive threshold is determined by sampling at least some narrow band signal power levels in the wide frequency band. Information descriptive of the narrow band interferer is obtained, and interference caused by the narrow band interferer is reduced based on the information and according to the mitigation strategy. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system for processing data includes a controller configured to: receive data read from a magnetic storage medium, apply a finite impulse response (FIR) filter to the data to obtain equalized data, and direct the equalized data through either a first FIR gain module or a second FIR gain module to control FIR gain of the equalized data, wherein the first FIR gain module is utilized when reading data in an asynchronous mode, and wherein the second FIR gain module is utilized when reading data in a synchronous mode and a FIR gain value of the second FIR gain module is automatically controlled. Other systems and methods for processing data using dynamic gain control with adaptive equalizers are presented according to more embodiments.

Abstract: A multi-stage system and method for correcting intersymbol interference is disclosed. The system includes a first estimation module configured to sample an input signal to produce a first set of estimated data bits. The system also includes a second estimation module configured to sample the input signal phase shifted by a predetermined phase shift unit to produce a second set of estimated data bits, wherein the second set of estimated data bits are produced at least partially based on the first set of estimated data bits and at least one pre-cursor coefficient.

Abstract: A signal processing apparatus for receiving a spectral line of an original signal includes a starting point determining module, a searching module and a symbol rate determining module. The starting point determining module finds a maximum energy in the spectral line and determines at least one search starting point according to the maximum energy. From the at least one search starting point, the searching module searches along the spectral line towards a region with a lower energy for at least one minimum energy satisfying a predetermined condition. The symbol rate determining module determines a symbol rate of the original signal according to the at least one minimum energy.

Abstract: An apparatus for recovering a clock from a data signal includes an out-of-lock detector configured to detect when a receiver data clock has a frequency offset with respect to a transmitter data clock associated with the data signal, an out-of-lock counter configured to count out-of-lock conditions for the receiver data clock, and a loop filter configured to correct the frequency offset in the receiver data clock based at least in part on the count of out-of-lock conditions.

Abstract: Techniques for managing the load of an access channel in a wireless communication system are described. In an aspect, the load of the access channel may be controlled by having each terminal regulates its use of the access channel (e.g., its rate of system access) based on a rate control algorithm (e.g., token bucket). The rate control algorithm may maintain information on past activities of a terminal and may regulate the use of the access channel by the terminal based on its past activities in order to control the access channel load and achieve fairness. The system may determine at least one parameter value for the rate control algorithm based on load conditions and may broadcast the at least one parameter value to terminals. Each terminal may regulate its use of the access channel based on the at least one parameter value received from the system.

Abstract: In order to provide a communication system which performs a communication while maintaining high voltage insulation, a control circuit which is operated at a low voltage, and a controlled circuit which is operated at a high voltage are connected through a propagation layer having a waveguide structure, thereby performing a communication. In particular, a displacement current (surge current) flows between a high voltage circuit and a low voltage circuit due to a potential fluctuation which occurs in the high voltage circuit A surge current protection circuit is provided, and applying an input which is out of rating to the communication module and the low voltage circuit due to such a surge current is prevented.

Abstract: A method for synchronously implementing media switch in gateways used for IP FAX is disclosed. The method comprises sending a message for notification of fax event from a media gateway which firstly detects a fax event to the other media gateway of the fax event; implementing a media switch in the media gateway which firstly detects the fax event into fax mode; implementing a media switch in the other media gateway of the fax event into fax mode after receiving said message for notification of fax event. Therefore, the method of the invention overcomes the disadvantages of the related art and more particularly prevents fax failure due to difference of routing for a born network and cross-domain. The IP FAX used by the method of the invention can be applied broadly as the method also improves compatibility and reliability for IP FAX.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to beamforming. A device may include a plurality of mixers, wherein each mixer is configured to receive at least one of a quadrature signal and an in-phase signal. The device may further include at least one RF phase rotator coupled to an output of each of the plurality of mixers and configured for rotating an envelope of the at least one of the quadrature signal and the in-phase signal to generate at least one of a rotated in-phase signal and a rotated quadrature signal.

Abstract: A system according to one embodiment includes a demodulator configured to receive an orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) modulated signal comprising a current symbol and a sequence of previous symbols, each of the symbols comprising one or more pilot sub-carriers and one or more data sub-carriers; a phase angle computation circuit coupled to the demodulator, the phase angle computation circuit configured to compute a first mean, the first mean computed from the phase angle of one or more of the pilot sub-carriers of a predetermined number of the previous symbols; a predictive filter circuit coupled to the phase angle computation circuit, the predictive filter circuit configured to compute a second mean, the second mean estimating the phase angle of one or more sub-carriers of the current symbol, the estimation based on the first mean; and a phase noise cancelling circuit coupled to the predictive filter circuit, the phase noise cancelling circuit configured to correct the phase of one or more sub

Abstract: A method comprising generating a baseband information signal by mixing a received modulated carrier signal with a local oscillator (LO) signal having an LO frequency; obtaining baseband signal samples of the baseband information signal having a baseband signal magnitude and a baseband signal phase; determining a cumulative phase measurement associated with baseband signal samples having a baseband signal magnitude greater than a threshold; and, applying a correction signal to compensate for an LO frequency offset of the LO frequency based on the cumulative phase.