Method, apparatus and receiver for demapping dual carrier modulated COFDM signals

1. A method for demapping dual carrier modulated (DCM) coded orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (COFDM) signals comprising:

performing equalization on a received dual carrier modulated COFDM signal to obtain an equalized data signal;

normalizing an estimated frequency domain channel state information signal to obtain a normalized channel state information signal;

determining a Y-domain weighting factor from the normalized channel state information signal;

determining an X-domain weighting factor from the normalized channel state information signal on the dual carriers;

weighting the equalized data signal using the Y-domain weighting factor and the X-domain weighting factor to generate a weighted input signal of a DCM demapper; and

performing linear demapping of the weighted input signal in the frequency domain in the DCM demapper;

wherein the step of determining the X-domain weighting factor comprises determining the X-domain weighting factor according to the equation: λ(i)=λ(i+N/2)=min(|Ĥ(i)|,|Ĥ(i +N/2)|), for i=0 to N/2−1, where λ(i) is the X-domain weighting factor, |Ĥ(i)| is the normalized magnitude of channel state information signal on the i th subcarrier, |Ĥ(i+N/2)| is the normalized magnitude of channel state information signal on the (i+N/2) th subcarrier, and N is the number of frequency domain complex values in the received dual carrier modulated COFDM signal.

2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the Y-domain weighting factor comprises determining the Y-domain weighting factor according to the equation: ρ(k)=min(|Ĥ(k)|,σ), for k=0 to N−1, where ρ(k) is the Y-domain weighting factor, |Ĥ(k)| is the normalized magnitude of channel state information signal on the k th subcarrier, σ is an empirical constant and N is the number of frequency domain complex values in the received dual carrier modulated COFDM signal.

3. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of weighting the input signal in the DCM demapper comprises weighting the input signal according to the equation: Ŷ R (k)=Y R (k)·ρ(k)·λ(k), for k=0 to N−1, where λ(k) is the X-domain weighting factor, N is the number of frequency domain complex values in the received dual carrier modulated COFDM signal, ρ(k) is the Y-domain weighting factor, Ŷ R (k) is the weighted input signal of the DCM demapper and Y R (k) is the equalized data signal.

4. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of performing linear demapping comprises performing said step according to the equation: X R (i)=ƒ(Ŷ R (k),Ŷ R (k+N/2)),iε[0,2N−1] and kε[0,N/2−1], where X R (i) is the demapped signal, Ŷ R (k) is the weighted input signal of the DCM demapper, N is the number of frequency domain complex values in the received dual carrier modulated COFDM signal, and ƒ(·) is the system-defined linear demapping function.

5. An apparatus for demapping dual carrier modulated COFDM signals comprising:

an equalization stage for performing equalization on a received dual carrier modulated COFDM signal to obtain an equalized data signal;

a first stage arranged to normalize an estimated frequency domain channel state information signal to obtain a normalized channel state information signal;

a second stage arranged to determine a Y-domain weighting factor from the normalized channel state information signal;

a third stage arranged to determine an X-domain weighting factor from the normalized channel state information signal on the dual carriers; and

a demapper stage arranged to weight the equalized data signal using the Y-domain weighting factor and the X-domain weighting factor to generate a weighted input signal of a DCM demapper; wherein the DCM demapper is arranged to perform linear demapping of the weighted input signal of the DCM demapper in the frequency domain;

wherein the third stage is arranged to determine the X-domain weighting factor according to the equation: λ(i)=λ(i +N/2)=min(|Ĥ(i)|,|Ĥ(i+N/2)|), for i=0 to N/2-1, where λ(i) is the X-domain weighting factor, |Ĥ(i)| is the normalized magnitude of channel state information signal on the i th subcarrier, |Ĥ(i+N/2) is the normalized magnitude of channel state information signal on the (i+N/2) th subcarrier, and N is the number of frequency domain complex values in the received dual carrier modulated COFDM signal.

6. An apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the second stage is arranged to determine the Y-domain weighting factor according to the equation: ρ(k)=min(|Ĥ(k)|, σ), for k=0 to N−1, where ρ(k) is the Y-domain weighting factor, |Ĥ(k)| is the normalized magnitude of channel state information signal on the k th subcarrier, σ is an empirical constant and N is the number of frequency domain complex values in the received dual carrier modulated COFDM signal.

7. An apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the demapper stage is arranged to weight the input signal in the DCM demapper according to the equation: Ŷ R (k)=Y R (k)·ρ(k)·λ(k), for k=0 to N−1, where λ(k) is the X-domain weighting factor, N is the number of frequency domain complex values in the received dual carrier modulated COFDM signal, ρ(k) is the Y-domain weighting factor, Ŷ R (k) is the weighted signal and Y R (k) is the equalized data signal.

8. An apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the DCM demapper is arranged to perform linear demapping according to the equation: X R (i)=ƒ(Ŷ R (k),Ŷ R (k+N/2)),iε[0,2N−1] and kε[0, N/2−1], where X R (i) is the demapped signal, Ŷ R (k) is the weighted input signal of the DCM demapper, N is the number of frequency domain complex values in the received dual carrier modulated COFDM signal, and ƒ(·) is the system-defined linear demapping function.

9. A receiver for demapping dual carrier modulated COFDM signals comprising the apparatus of claim 5 .

10. A method for demapping dual carrier modulated (DCM) coded orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (COFDM) signals comprising:

performing equalization on a received dual carrier modulated COFDM signal to obtain an equalized data signal;

normalizing an estimated frequency domain channel state information signal to obtain a normalized channel state information signal;

determining a Y-domain weighting factor from the normalized channel state information signal;

determining an X-domain weighting factor from the normalized channel state information signal on the dual carriers;

weighting the equalized data signal using the Y-domain weighting factor and the X-domain weighting factor to generate a weighted input signal of a DCM demapper; and

performing linear demapping of the weighted input signal in the frequency domain in the DCM demapper;

wherein the step of determining the Y-domain weighting factor comprises determining the Y-domain weighting factor according to the equation: ρ(k)=min(|Ĥ(k)|,σ), for k=0 to N−1, where ρ(k) is the Y-domain weighting factor, |Ĥ(k)| is the normalized magnitude of channel state information signal on the k th subcarrier, σ is an empirical constant and N is the number of frequency domain complex values in the received dual carrier modulated COFDM signal.

11. An apparatus for demapping dual carrier modulated COFDM signals comprising:

an equalization stage for performing equalization on a received dual carrier modulated COFDM signal to obtain an equalized data signal;

a first stage arranged to normalize an estimated frequency domain channel state information signal to obtain a normalized channel state information signal;

a second stage arranged to determine a Y-domain weighting factor from the normalized channel state information signal;

a third stage arranged to determine an X-domain weighting factor from the normalized channel state information signal on the dual carriers; and

a demapper stage arranged to weight the equalized data signal using the Y-domain weighting factor and the X-domain weighting factor to generate a weighted input signal of a DCM demapper; wherein the DCM demapper is arranged to perform linear demapping of the weighted input signal of the DCM demapper in the frequency domain; and

wherein the second stage is arranged to determine the Y-domain weighting factor according to the equation: ρ(k)=min(|Ĥ(k)|,σ), for k=0 to N−1, where ρ(k) is the Y-domain weighting factor, |Ĥ(k)| is the normalized magnitude of channel state information signal on the k th subcarrier, σ is an empirical constant and N is the number of frequency domain complex values in the received dual carrier modulated COFDM signal.