IP Library Granted Patent US 7,417,944
Granted Patent B2
US 7,417,944 · App. 11/763,166 · Granted Aug 26, 2008

Method for orderwire modulation

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Patent No.
US 7,417,944
App. No.
11/763,166
Granted
Aug 26, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods for orderwire modulation are provided. In one embodiment, a method for an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing multipoint-to-point communications system comprises: establishing communication between a first remote unit of a plurality of remote units and a host unit, the plurality of remote units communicatively coupled to the host unit in a multipoint-to-point configuration; transmitting non-control data on up to a plurality of tones from the first remote unit using an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform, the up to a plurality of tones modulated with the non-control data using a first modulation scheme; and transmitting control signals on up to a plurality of tones from the first remote unit using an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform, the up to a plurality of tones modulated with the control signals using a second, more robust modulation scheme.

Claims (11)

1. A method for an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing multipoint-to-point communications system, the method comprising:

establishing communication between a first remote unit of a plurality of remote units and a host unit, the plurality of remote units communicatively coupled to the host unit in a multipoint-to-point configuration;

transmitting non-control data on up to a plurality of tones from the first remote unit using an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform, the up to a plurality of tones modulated with the non-control data using a first modulation scheme; and

transmitting control signals on up to a plurality of tones from the first remote unit using an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform, the up to a plurality of tones modulated with the control signals using a second, more robust modulation scheme;

wherein transmitting the control signals comprises transmitting control signals on tones modulated using binary phase shift keying (BPSK).

2. A method for an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing multipoint-to-point communications system, the method comprising:

receiving an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing waveform at a multipoint-to-point host unit, the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing waveform comprising a plurality of tones transmitted by a plurality of remote units;

communicating between a first remote unit of the plurality of remote units and the multipoint-to-point host unit, the plurality of remote units communicatively coupled to the multipoint-to-point host unit in a multipoint-to-point configuration;

receiving non-control data in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing waveform, the non-control data modulated using a first modulation scheme; and

receiving control signals in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing waveform, the control signals modulated using a second modulation scheme;

wherein receiving control signals in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing waveform further comprises receiving the control signals on at least one tone modulated using binary phase shift keying (BPSK).

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2011
From: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: HTC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026390/0167 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE INVENTOR NAME THOMAS G. TUCKER AND EXECUTION DATE OF JOE HALL 01/31/1997 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 022071 FRAME 0467. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE THOMAS C. TUCKER JOE HALL'S EXECUTION DATE: 01/21/1997. Recorded May 22, 2009
From: DAPPER, MARK J.; GEILE, MICHAEL J.; HILL, TERRANCE J.; ROBERTS, HAROLD A.; ANDERSON, BRIAN D.; BREDE, JEFFREY; WADMAN, MARK S.; KIRSCHT, ROBERT J.; HERRMANN, JAMES J.; FORT, MICHAEL J.; BUSKA, STEVEN P.; SOLUM, JEFF; ENFIELD, DEBRA LEA; BERG, DARRELL; SMIGELSKI, THOMAS; TUCKER, THOMAS C.; HALL, JOE; LOGAJAN, JOHN M.; BOUALOUANG, SOMVAY; LOU, HENG; ELPERS, MARK D.; DOWNS, MATT; FERRIS, TAMMY; OPOCZYNSKI, ADAM; RUSSELL, DAVID S.; NELSON, CALVIN G.; SAMANT, NIRANJAN R.; CHIAPPETTA, JOSEPH F.; SARNIKOWSKI, SCOTT
To: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 022729/0029 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2009
From: DAPPER, MARK J.; GEILE, MICHAEL J.; HILL, TERRANCE J.; ROBERTS, HAROLD A.; ANDERSON, BRIAN D.; BREDE, JEFFREY; WADMAN, MARK S.; KIRSCHT, ROBERT J.; HERRMANN, JAMES J.; FORT, MICHAEL J.; BUSKA, STEVEN P.; SOLUM, JEFF; ENFIELD, DEBRA LEA; BERG, DARRELL; SMIGELSKI, THOMAS; TUCKER, THOMAS G.; HALL, JOE; LOGAJAN, JOHN M.; BOUALOUANG, SOMVAY; LOU, HENG; ELPERS, MARK D.; DOWNS, MATT; FERRIS, TAMMY; OPOCZYNSKI, ADAM; RUSSELL, DAVID S.; NELSON, CALVIN G.; SAMANT, NIRANJAN R.; CHIAPPETTA, JOSEPH F.; SARNIKOWSKI, SCOTT
To: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 022071/0467 →