IP Library Granted Patent US 8,175,140
Granted Patent B2
US 8,175,140 · App. 12/355,360 · Granted May 8, 2012

Systems and methods for a multicarrier transceiver with radio frequency interference reduction

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Patent No.
US 8,175,140
App. No.
12/355,360
Granted
May 8, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multi-carrier information transceiver that exhibits robustness against radio frequency interference (RFI) signals present in the communications channel. The transceiver includes a RFI mitigation technique that operates not only during the steady state operation of the transceiver but also during the training stage of the transceiver. That requires dynamically modifying the training signals when the presence of RFI is detected. The modification of the training signals facilitates the estimation of RFI, improving the performance of the multi-carrier transceiver.

Claims (18)

1. A method, comprising:

generating a message that specifies one or more tones to be disabled during at least a training state; and

communicating the message over a communications link, the message to be received by a multi-carrier transceiver apparatus.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the message specifies one or more tones to be disabled during at least one phase of the training state.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one phase is a signal-to-noise ratio measurement phase.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one phase is an equalizer training phase.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the message specifies one or more tones to be disabled during at least one of a signal-to-noise ratio measurement phase or an equalizer training phase, the at least one of the signal-to-noise ratio measurement phase or the equalizer training phase to occur during at least the training state.

6. A method, comprising:

receiving, at multi-carrier transceiver apparatus, a message that specifies one or more tones to be disabled during at least a training state; and

disabling the specified one or more tones during at least one of the training state or the steady state.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the message specifies one or more tones to be disabled during at least one phase of the training state.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the message specifies one or more tones to be disabled during at least one of a signal-to-noise ratio measurement phase or an equalizer training phase, the at least one of the signal-to-noise ratio measurement phase or the equalizer training phase to occur during at least the training state.

9. A multi-carrier transceiver apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor capable of executing software instructions that enable:

receiving a message that specifies one or more tones to be disabled during at least a training state; and

disabling the specified one or more tones during at least the training state.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the message specifies one or more tones to be disabled during at least one phase of the training state.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the message specifies one or more tones to be disabled during at least one of a signal-to-noise ratio measurement phase or an equalizer training phase, the at least one of the signal-to-noise ratio measurement phase or the equalizer training phase to occur during at least the training state.

Assignments (5)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 17, 2018
From: LANTIQ DEUTSCHLAND GMBH; LANTIQ BETEILIGUNGS-GMBH & CO. KG
To: LANTIQ BETEILIGUNGS-GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 045085/0292 →
MERGER Recorded Dec 18, 2017
From: LANTIQ DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
To: LANTIQ BETEILIGUNGS-GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 044907/0045 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME 025413/0340 AND 025406/0677 Recorded Apr 17, 2015
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: LANTIQ BETEILIGUNGS-GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 035453/0712 →
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2010
From: LANTIQ DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NY BRANCH
Reel/Frame 025413/0340 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 2, 2010
From: AWARE, INC.
To: LANTIQ DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 023870/0926 →