Abstract: A receiver communicating according to a wireless communication protocol standard for filtering a signal received at a single antenna. The receiver includes filter modules, receiver modules, and a summer. The filter modules receive from antennas multipath components of the signal as transmitted to the receiver. The signal includes bits of data. Each of the filter modules: receives corresponding ones of the multipath components of the signal as received at a respective one of the antennas; and according to the wireless communication protocol standard, filters the signal as received at the respective one of the antennas to generate a filtered signal. The receiver modules respectively receive the filtered signals. Each of the receiver modules combines the multipath components in the respective filtered signal to generate an output signal. Each of the output signals includes a respective version of the bits of data. The summer sums the output signals.

Abstract: A method and arrangement are disclosed for acquiring a spread spectrum signal produced by means of transmitter-end spreading of a bit sequence using a spread code signal, which provide for the reception of the spread spectrum signal; provision of a receiver-end spread code signal which corresponds to the transmitter-end spread code signal; performance of polyphase correlations for respective different code phases which give rise to polyphase correlation results which are each associated with different code phases; filtration using at least two of the code phases; determination of an extreme value in the filtered polyphase correlation results, and determination of the code phase which is associated with the extreme value.

Abstract: A wireless receiving apparatus includes a spurious component extraction unit, and a spurious cancellation unit. The spurious component extraction unit is configured to cancel a desired wave with a multi-antenna configuration, and extract spurious components. The spurious cancellation unit is configured to cancel spurious in received signals by using the spurious components extracted. A first correlation unit in the spurious component extraction unit finds a correlation between an output of the spurious extraction unit and an output of the spurious cancellation unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of radio signal receivers for use in wireless communication networks. In particular to a receiver unit having at least one antenna input for receiving multipath radio signals via a radio unit and at least one antenna from one or more user equipments is provided. The receiver unit comprises: a despreading unit configured to despread a multipath radio signal in the received multipath radio signals using a number of despreading fingers corresponding to a number of delay positions in the multipath radio signal which corresponds to a number of paths in the multipath radio signal, and a combining unit configured to apply at least one weight to the output of each of the number of allocated despreading fingers and combine the weighted outputs into a resulting equalized radio signal.

Abstract: A method of identifying an RF signal for a cognitive radio system. The signal is identified with a digital watermarking performed downstream from the digital modulation of the symbols to be transmitted. A method of detecting an RF signal watermarked is also disclosed. The identification method includes demodulating the received RF signal as a baseband, converting it digitally, and correlating the digital signal obtained with a predetermined digital signature. The correlation values are averaged using a recursive filter and the maximum value of the average values output from the filter is compared to a threshold to decide whether the RF signal is present.

Abstract: Techniques for fast filtering for a transceiver are presented. A multidimensional filter processor component (MDFPC) can perform configurations and adaptations of multiple digital filters of a transceiver. The MDFPC can treat multiple, separate filters of a transceiver as a single larger multidimensional filter, and jointly update the multiple filters in a single adaptation operation instead of performing multiple adaptation operations on multiple filters. To facilitate multidimensional filter adaptation, the MDFPC can manage respective cross-correlations associated with the inputs of the filters. The MDFPC can facilitate multidimensional filter adaptation by performing multidimensional filter adaptation in the frequency domain, wherein the adaptation can be performed in parallel for multiple frequency sub-channels.

Abstract: A network station includes a sampling device configured to generate samples of radio frequency activity on a medium. A first correlator is configured to autocorrelate the samples based on a first delay to generate a first autocorrelation value. The first delay matches periodicity of a jam signal. The jam signal indicates a second station is to transmit data. The second station is separate from the network station. A second correlator is configured to autocorrelate the samples to generate a second autocorrelation value. The second autocorrelation value indicates whether the radio frequency activity includes periodic noise. A controller is configured to prevent the network station from transmitting a radio frequency signal on the medium based each of the first autocorrelation value and the second autocorrelation value.

Abstract: A digital receiver equalization system has a digitized signal input derived from an analog front-end of a digital receiver and having a relatively wide bandwidth. A synthesis channelizer decomposes the digitized signal input into a plurality of time domain synthesis channels each having a relatively narrow bandwidth. An analysis channelizer recomposes the synthesis channels after digital signal processing is performed on at least a portion of the synthesis channels so as to generate a digitized output signal. A channelizer domain defines digital signal processing between the synthesis channelizer and the analysis channelizer. A least a portion of the channelizer domain digital signal processing is a cascade of multiplier arrays, and at least one of the multiplier arrays has inputs that compensate for channel distortion.

Abstract: A decoder for a modulation scheme is configured to operate close to the radio noise floor. A correlation value may be constantly updated, in an effort to match to a signature to a preamble of a packet. A low clamp value may act as a floor to which a calculated correlation value is set, if it is less than the low clamp value. If a correlation threshold is exceeded, then the correlation value is examined to determine it is a peak value. If the peak is found, power of the preamble is compared to a power threshold that is relative to the radio noise floor. If the power threshold is exceeded, positive correlation is detected. A channel optimizer is used to remove the frequency misalignment. This enables the use of a filter that is approximately equal to the occupied bandwidth of the incoming signal, further rejecting noise and interference.

Abstract: A method and system for measuring noise of a machine are disclosed by the present invention, and the method includes: acquiring a first noise interference set, searching for noise interferences which are less than a preset noise interference threshold from the first noise interference set to obtain a second noise interference set, and then calculating an average value of the second noise interference set; and determining whether the average value of the second noise interference set is less than or equal to a set threshold, and if the average value of the second noise interference set is less than or equal to the set threshold, the current noise of the machine is equal to the average value of the second noise interference set. With the present invention, a more accurate measurement value of the noise of the machine can be obtained.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for the construction and use of a set of Zero-Correlation-Zone (ZCZ) Concatenated Complementary Pair (CCP) sequences with zero-correlation-zone range greater than one or with zero-correlation-zone range equal to one and the sequence set size greater than two. Complementary pair sequences A and B are selected and, for each member of the set of ZCZ CCP sequences, sign sequences pA and pB are combined with the complementary pair sequences to form a member ZCZ CCP sequence of the set. A ZCZ CCP sequence modified by propagation over a communication channel may be identified by cross-correlation with ZCZ CCP sequences of the set. A set of sign sequences may be constructed by recursive expansion from an initial set or found by a computer search. The sequences may be used in a transceiver of a portable electronic device or other communication device.

Abstract: A cross correlation determination method includes: executing a first decoding of decoding a navigation message included in a received satellite signal using a first replica code and a second decoding of decoding the navigation message using a second replica code; and determining the occurrence of a cross correlation using the result of the first decoding and the result of the second decoding.

Abstract: There is provided a signal detector which includes a correlation emphasis unit configured to generate correlation emphasis signals corresponding to the respective fixed intervals, an autocorrelation matrix generation unit configured to generate an autocorrelation matrix, a noise power estimation unit configured to estimate noise power in the correlation emphasis signals, a noise power matrix generation unit configured to generate, a noise power matrix having noise power components, a noise removal unit configured to remove an influence of noise from the autocorrelation matrix, an eigenvalue calculation unit configured to calculate an eigenvalue of the autocorrelation matrix from which the influence of noise has been removed by the noise removal unit, and a signal judgment unit configured to determine whether a signal transmitted from an external apparatus is included in the received signals.

Abstract: A transmitter and receiver of a broadcast signal and corresponding methods are provided. The transmitter includes: a preamble symbol inserter configured to insert a preamble symbol including a synchronization part and an information part into a frame; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the frame including the preamble symbol. The synchronization part includes a plurality of first sequences for measuring frequency offset of the preamble symbol, and the information part includes a plurality of second sequences for measuring a phase shift amount of the information part.

Abstract: A mobile device coupled to a common system clock receives a signal comprising a primary synchronization sequence (PSS) and a secondary synchronization sequence (SSS) in a radio frame. Sample counts are generated for timed events based on corresponding operating bandwidths. The timed events are detected at modulo sample counts of the generated sample counts according to corresponding operating bandwidths. PSS symbol timing determined via the PSS synchronization is aligned to the generated sample counts based on corresponding operating bandwidth. The generated sample counts are bit-shifted relative to the aligned PSS symbol timing for other timed events based on corresponding operating bandwidths. The one or more timed events are determined via performing modulo counting after the bit-shifting. Timing operations are performed at the determined timed events and the determined one or more timed events are refined, accordingly.

Abstract: Present document is related with communication of synchronization signals between base station and terminal. The base station acquires a primary synchronization signal generated using a Constant Amplitude Zero Auto-Correlation (CAZAC) sequence having a root index M and having a length L, and a secondary synchronization signal informing a cell group ID. And, the base station transmits the primary synchronization signal at a last symbol of a specific time domain unit to one or more terminals, and the secondary synchronization signal at a second-to-last symbol of the specific time domain unit to the one or more terminals. Here, the root index M is one among a root index set comprising m0 and m1 meeting “m0+m1=(½*L)*n” or “m0?m1=±(½*L)*n”, where ‘n’ is an integer greater than 0.

Abstract: A correlation magnitude signal is divided into a plurality of samples at a sequence of intervals over a symbol time, where the correlation signal corresponds to a magnitude of a correlation of a signal received at a receiver device with a known sequence. A sample with a highest magnitude value for the symbol time is selected from the plurality of samples. A symbol-synchronization signal that corresponds to an interval of the sequence of intervals containing the sample with the highest magnitude value is provided to a rake receiver system.

Abstract: A receiver may be operable to receive an inter-symbol correlated (ISC) signal, and generate a plurality of soft decisions as to information carried in the ISC signal. The soft decisions may be generated using a reduced-state sequence estimation (RSSE) process. The RSSE process may be such that the number of symbol survivors retained after each iteration of the RSSE process is less than the maximum likelihood state space. The plurality of soft decisions may comprise a plurality of log likelihood ratios (LLRs). Each of the plurality of LLRs may correspond to a respective one of a plurality of subwords of a forward error correction (FEC) codeword.

Abstract: A system and method for performing frame and symbol timing synchronization on samples of a received signal that includes a series of frames. Each frame includes a known preamble and payload data. A start-of-frame time is estimated by scanning the received signal samples for the self similarity of two successive preambles. A carrier frequency offset (CFO) is estimated by maximizing a correlation between a magnitude spectrum of the received signal and a magnitude spectrum of a known preamble model. A fine estimate for the CFO is determined by computing a phase difference between samples separated by p repetitions of the base pattern for various values of index p, and computing a slope of a least squares affine fit to the phase differences. Additional operations are performed to find an optimal symbol starting point, to perform carrier phase synchronization and to detect the start of payload data.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and systems for mitigating carrier offset of a received signal are disclosed. One embodiment of a receiver includes a receiver chain operative to receive a communication signal from a desired transmitter, and a controller operative to determine a carrier offset correction based on prior reception of communication signals from the desired transmitter. The receiver chain is operative to generate a carrier offset corrected received signal by applying the carrier offset correction to the received communication signal, and a correlation processor operative to correlate the carrier offset corrected received communication signal with a known sequence.

Abstract: The present invention employs hierarchical modulation to simultaneously transmit information on different modulation layers using a carrier RF signal. Initially, first data to be transmitted is assigned to a first modulation layer and second data is assigned to a second modulation layer. In one embodiment of the present invention, the first and second data are assigned based on reliability criteria. The first and second modulation layers are hierarchical modulation layers of the carrier RF signal. Once assigned, the first data is transmitted using the first modulation layer of the carrier RF signal and the second data is transmitted using the second modulation layer of the carrier RF signal. In one embodiment of the present invention, information may be transmitted to one end user using one modulation layer, and information may be transmitted to a different end user using a different modulation layer.

Abstract: A method of detecting a set up signal having a predetermined frequency and used for data transmissions over a communication network comprises comparing an energy level of a filtered received signal with a first predetermined value and providing a first detect signal, comparing an energy level of a component of the received signal at a predetermined frequency with a second predetermined value and providing a second detect signal. In addition, an autocorrelation function is performed on the received signal to discriminate between the set up signal and other signals in the received signal, and a check signal is provided when the autocorrelation function identifies the set up signal. The set up signal in the received signal is detected in response to the first and the second detect signals and the check signal. A method of detecting phase reversals in the set up signal is also disclosed.

Abstract: A generator of very short pulses where a cascade of inverters of arbitrary length characterized in that said inverters are adapted to produce pulses on their power supply line instead of their usual output.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with detecting an event are described. According to one embodiment, a device includes a detect logic that is configured to, during a sample window, monitor a communication channel for an event in a signal, wherein monitoring the communication channel for the event includes incrementing a counter in response to a magnitude of the communication channel being greater than a first predetermined threshold, and provide a detection signal in response to the counter reaching a second predetermined threshold, wherein the detection signal indicates detection of the event in the signal.

Abstract: Systems and apparatus are disclosed for a target device to detect a trigger from an initiating device. One implementation includes a wireless device configured to correlate a received waveform with a target waveform, compare a result of the correlation to a threshold and output a first signal based on the comparison of the result and the threshold. The apparatus may also be configured to generate a sequence of bits by demodulating at least a portion of the received waveform in response to receiving the first signal, to compare in parallel a plurality of circularly rotated versions of a target sequence of bits with the demodulated sequence of bits, and to combine the results of the comparisons and output a second signal when the combined comparisons indicate that the demodulated sequence of bits corresponds to the target sequence of bits.

Abstract: A method of reducing the glare of at least one receiver within a system, in particular a geolocation system, the system including: at least one first emitter emitting at least a first signal modulated by a first code, at least a second emitter emitting at least one second signal modulated by a second code, which is repetitive and potentially variable, and a third signal out of phase with respect to the second signal, the third signal being modulated by the second code delayed by a first delay, and the receiver, the latter being configured so as to detect signals emitted by the first and second emitters and implementing, for the tracking of the first signal, a local signal.

Abstract: A method for transmitting and receiving a signal and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving a signal are disclosed. The method for receiving the signal includes receiving (S210) the signal in a first frequency band, identifying (S220) a first pilot signal including, a cyclic prefix obtained by frequency-shifting a first portion of an useful portion of the first pilot signal and a cyclic suffix obtained by frequency-shifting a second portion of the useful portion of the first pilot signal from the received signal, demodulating (S220) a signal frame including a physical layer pipe (PLP) to which a service stream is converted, by an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) scheme, using information set in the first pilot signal, parsing (S230) the signal frame and obtaining the PLP and obtaining (S240) the service stream from the PLP.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for distribution and delivery of global positioning system (GPS) satellite telemetry data using a communication link between a central site and a mobile GPS receiver. The central site is coupled to a network of reference satellite receivers that send telemetry data from all satellites to the central site. The mobile GPS receiver uses the delivered telemetry data to aid its acquisition of the GPS satellite signal. The availability of the satellite telemetry data enhances the mobile receiver's signal reception sensitivity.

Abstract: Systems and methods for reading RFID tags using joint beamforming and preamble detection in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes an antenna array comprising a plurality of antenna elements, a joint beamformer and preamble detector configured to receive inputs from each of the antenna elements, and a decoder configured to receive a resampled signal from the joint beamformer and preamble detector and to decode data using the resampled signal. In addition, the joint beamformer and preamble detector is configured to correlate the inputs from the antenna elements against a correlation sequence at a plurality of starting sample positions and predetermined rates, use the correlations to select a starting sample position and rate for decoding the received signal, use the correlations to determine beamforming coefficients for combining the inputs, and resample the combined inputs based upon the selected starting sample position and rate.

Abstract: Provided is a communication system using a space division multi-user multiple input multiple output (SD-MIMO) communication method. A transmission apparatus may transmit, to each of terminals included within a coverage, common control information commonly transmitted to the terminals and individual control information individually transmitted to each of the terminals. The transmission apparatus does not precode the common control information and transmits the non-precoded common control information. The transmission apparatus precodes the individual control information and transmits the precoded individual control information.

Abstract: One embodiment is a Poisson-based communication system. The system includes a receiver that comprises a photodetector that receives photons and generates pulses based on the received photons, a sampling event counter that counts the number of generated pulses by the photodetector and a demodulator. The demodulator samples the sampling event counter at predetermined time intervals to determine an occurrence of a first state when light pulse energy has been transmitted by a transmitter and received by the photodetector and an occurrence of a second state when light pulse energy has not been transmitted by the transmitter and received by the photodetector.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for channel estimation. First, pilot signals are extracted from a received multi-path signal, in which each pilot signal includes a first pilot and a second pilot. Then, an initially estimated channel frequency-domain response is obtained based on the extracted first pilot. Afterward, a frequency-domain response estimate of each pilot frequency in the second pilot is calculated according to the obtained initially estimated channel frequency-domain response, an actual value of each pilot frequency in the second pilot is obtained based on the extracted second pilot, and a deviation between the frequency-domain response estimate and the actual value of each pilot frequency is calculated. When it is detected that aliasing components exist in the initially estimated channel frequency-domain response, a center of each aliasing component is determined according to the deviation, so as to determine an estimated position of each aliasing component.

Abstract: In this signal detection device (100), a delaying unit (101) delays a first distributed signal or a second distributed signal distributed from a received signal for a period of time of T1 to form a first multiplication signal, and delays the one for a period of time of T2 (T2>T1) to form a second multiplication signal. An integrator (104) calculates a first correlation value by integrating the result of multiplying the first distributed signal and the first multiplication signal. An integrator (105) calculates a second correlation value by integrating the result of multiplying the second distributed signal and the second multiplication signal. An evaluation unit (108) evaluates whether the signal to be detected, which is a periodic signal with a period of T1 or a periodic signal with a period of T2, exists or not, on the basis of the first correlation value and the second correlation value.

Abstract: A method for correlation of an input signal in a receiver is disclosed as well as a receiver and a communication system for implementing the method. The input signal is correlated with Generalized Chirp-Like (GCL) sequences being derived from a single Zadoff-Chu sequence modulated with at least two modulation sequences. The method includes at least the steps of processing samples of the input signal in a first delay line, in a Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) circuit and in a second delay line. According to the invention, a multiplication of samples of the input signal with elements of modulation sequences corresponding to the at least two modulation sequences being used for deriving the GCL sequences is performed in a step after the processing in the first delay line. Then a DFT processing is performed using a DFT circuit.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for processing data in a wireless communication network. Iterative estimation techniques are used to enable tracking of time-varying communication channels. A signal is transmitted over a channel in the network, the signal comprising a sequence of symbols carried on a plurality of sub-carriers. Boot-up estimator (304) estimates, in a time domain, parameters of a model of the channel based on the received signal. A domain converter (206) transforms at least one of the estimated parameters from the time domain to provide at least one transformed parameter in a second domain. An equalizer (210) and decoder (212) determine estimates of symbols from the received signal using the at least one transformed parameter, and tracking estimator (314) updates the estimated model parameters during reception of the signal using at least one estimated symbol.

Abstract: A receiver stage for receiving a receive signal comprises M receiving paths, each receiving path comprises a signal processor and K comparators. The signal processors of the M receiving paths are configured to generate, for each of the M receiving paths, an amplified version of the receive signal, such that an amplification gain of the respective receiving path increases from a first of the M receiving paths to a last of the M receiving paths. For each of the M receiving paths the K comparators of the respective receiving paths are configured to compare the amplified receive signal of the respective receiving path with a respective threshold value. For each of the M receiving paths the threshold value increases from a first of the K comparators to the last of the K comparators.

Abstract: A neural network is used within a receiver to discriminate a large set of input waveforms without using a very large set of conventional matched filters. The neural network is trained under actual line conditions as opposed to the requirement for ideal signals when using matched filters. The finite waveforms are based on digital modulation principles. A best match is made between a received waveform from the noisy channel and that of previously trained waveforms in order to extract data. Neural network based matched filter allows data be discriminated separately for each sub-carrier channel in the receiver. The neural network system allows fast processing and is suitable for high-speed data communications systems.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a method and apparatus for efficient cross-correlation between a reference sequence and a received sequence in a wireless communication system. The reference sequence includes a concatenation of sign-adjusted sub-sequences, the sign adjustments determined by a first sign sequence of a set of sign sequences. For example, the reference sequence may be an alternating concatenation of sign-adjusted Golay complementary pair sub-sequences. The received sequence is shifted to provide a plurality of time shifted sequences that are then cross-correlated with the sub-sequences to form a set of partial cross-correlations. The partial cross-correlations are sign-adjusted using the first sign sequence and combined to produce the cross-correlation between the reference sequence and the received sequence. The cross-correlations so produced may be used for channel signature (e.g. PHY-type) identification and/or channel impulse response estimation.

Abstract: A wireless communication system. The system comprises transmitter circuitry (BST1), the transmitter circuitry comprising encoder circuitry (50) for transmitting a plurality of frames (FR). Each of the plurality of frames comprises a primary synchronization code (PCS) and a second synchronization code (SSC). The encoder circuitry comprises of circuitry (501) for providing the primary synchronization code in response to a first sequence (32). The encoder circuitry further comprises circuitry (502) for providing the secondary synchronization code in response to a second sequence (54) and a third sequence (56). The second sequence is selected from a plurality of sequences. Each of the plurality of sequences is orthogonal with respect to all other sequences. The third sequence is a subset of bits from the first sequence.

Abstract: Various embodiments associated with multiple signal editions is described. A plurality of sensors can be deployed in an environment. These sensors can be used to capture a signal of interest (SOI). However, when the signal is weak or difficult to sense, what an individual sensor captures may be of little value. Therefore, multiple sensors can be used together to capture the signal (e.g., different editions of the SOI). Further, it is possible that the demodulation scheme of the signal is not known, such as when the signal is from an unknown network (e.g., a network of an enemy). A mathematical operation can be performed upon signal editions such that a result does not include noise. This result can be used in determining the demodulation scheme of the signal.

Abstract: A method of facilitating a user equipment (UE) communicating with a base station (BS) via a cell of a mobile communications system is disclosed. The UE selects a random access preamble sequence from a set of random access preamble sequences and transmits the random access preamble sequence to the BS. The BS receives the random access preamble sequence and estimates a time of arrival of the random access preamble sequence. A pre-defined set is used in generating the set of random access preamble sequences via at least one Zadoff-Chu sequence. The pre-defined set including all of the following values: 0, 13, 15, 18, 22, 26, 32, 38, 46, 59, 76, 93, 119, 167, 279, 419.

Abstract: A transceiver includes an input node to receive an input signal having in-phase (I) data and quadrature (Q) data, the input signal including several data samples. A correlation module determines an autocorrelation of the in-phase data, an autocorrelation of the quadrature data, a difference between the autocorrelation of the in-phase data and the autocorrelation of the quadrature data, and a cross correlation between the in-phase data and the quadrature data. An averaging module determines an average of the difference between the autocorrelation of the in-phase data and the autocorrelation of the quadrature data, and an average of the cross correlation between the in-phase data and the quadrature data, in which the averages are determined over a specified number of data samples.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transmission system, including: a transmitter including a transmitter filter; a receiver including a receiver filter; and a communicative coupling between the transmitter and the receiver; wherein the transmitter filter and the receiver filter are matched for noise reduction, and wherein the combined responses of the transmitter filter and the receiver filter satisfy the Nyquist criteria. Optionally, the transmitter filter includes a pulse shaping quasi digital finite impulse response filter. Optionally, the receiver filter includes an inductor-capacitor ladder based filter.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a device for calculating a coefficient of a time-domain channel estimation filter. The method comprises: acquiring position information and weight information of symbols carrying RS information corresponding to X1, X2 . . . XP; acquiring position information and weight information of symbols carrying RS information relating to Y1, Y2, . . . YQ; calculating an autocorrelation matrix of a vector I in accordance with the position information and the weight information, wherein I=[X1, X2, . . . XP, Y1, Y2, . . .

Abstract: Example embodiments comprise a diversity receiver, and corresponding method, for measuring a differential phase between a first local oscillator of a first antenna and a second local oscillator of a second antenna in the presence of a primary interference signal and at least one secondary interference signal. The method may comprise receiving a primary communication signal, a primary reference signal and additional reference signals, and processing these signals such that a summation signal does not substantially comprise the at least one secondary interference signal. The estimation of differential phase is achieved by a phase shift calculation between processed signal components, using that a summation of all signal components equals, or is approximately equal to, a predetermined signal.

Abstract: A system that includes an interface, a processor; and a hardware accelerator. The hardware accelerator is arranged to perform, for each Zadoff-Chu sequence of at least a first sub-set of the set of Zadoff-Chu sequences, a first hardware accelerator set of operations that includes frequency to time domain conversion to provide third intermediate vector that is associated with the Zadoff-Chu sequence. The processor is arranged to complete the Zadoff-Chu sequence search in response to the third intermediate vector—whereas the hardware accelerator and the processor are arranged to partially search the same Zadoff-Chu sequence at different periods of time.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for rapid detection of digital content within received radio frequency (RF) signals. The disclosed embodiments digitize received RF signals and apply a sliding window average to subsampled complex magnitudes for the digital samples to generate subsampled magnitude values. The subsampled magnitude values are then collected over a small number of symbols for the digital content, and the results are analyzed to determine whether or not digital content is present with the received signals. For example, multi-symbol histograms and magnitude ratios determined over multiple symbols can then be utilized to make the determination of whether digital content is present in the received signals. The resulting detection determination can be utilized further to control operations of systems utilizing the disclosed embodiments. The disclosed embodiments can be used, for example, to detect the presence of HD (High Definition) Radio digital content within broadcast channels.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a signal, which carries data in a sequence of symbols that are modulated in accordance with a pulse shape and transmitted in accordance with a timing clock. The received signal is filtered with a matched filter whose response is matched to the pulse shape of the symbols, to produce a filtered signal. The timing clock is initially recovered from the received signal prior to filtering with the matched filter. Upon meeting a predefined condition, a switch is made to recover the timing clock from the filtered signal after filtering with the matched filter. The symbols are demodulated using the recovered timing clock, so as to reconstruct the data.

Abstract: A reception signal demodulation device which converts a modulated reception signal into a digital signal and performs signal reconstruction includes a demodulator which demodulates the received signal, a matched filter which improves a signal-to-noise power ratio of the signal from the demodulator, a threshold value discriminator which determines a compression rate based on the signal from the matched filter, and a reconstruction circuit which compresses the signal from the matched filter, converts it into the digital signal, and performs signal reconstruction from the signal converted into the digital signal based on the compression rate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a self-correlation receiver of a transceiver in which a transmitter shares an antenna with a receiver. The self-correlation receiver includes: a clamper which receives a received signal, limits the magnitude of the received signal within a predetermined range and outputs a clamping signal; and a mixer which receives the received signal and the clamping signal and outputs a signal having a difference frequency between the received signal and the clamping signal.