IP Library Granted Patent US 8,688,044
Granted Patent B2
US 8,688,044 · App. 13/616,436 · Granted Apr 1, 2014

Method and system for selective equalization enablement based on modulation type

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Patent No.
US 8,688,044
App. No.
13/616,436
Granted
Apr 1, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aspects of a method and system for selective equalization enablement based on modulation type are disclosed. One such method includes receiving a signal via an RF channel, detecting a modulation type of the signal, and selecting an equalization circuit for processing the signal based on the modulation type.

Claims (30)

1. A method comprising:

receiving a signal via an radio frequency (RF) channel;

detecting a modulation type of the signal;

selecting an equalization circuit based at least in part on the modulation type; and

providing the signal to the equalization circuit.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising determining a data rate of the signal based at least in part on the detected modulation type.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising equalizing the signal based at least in part on a determined data rate.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising equalizing the signal based at least in part on the detected modulation type.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising enabling the equalization circuit responsive to a detected data rate of the modulation type being greater than about 1 megabit per second.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising disabling the equalization circuit responsive to a detected data rate of the modulation type being less than about 1 megabit per second.

7. A system comprising:

circuitry operable to receive a signal via an radio frequency (RF) channel; and

a baseband processor operable to detect a modulation type of the signal and to select an equalization circuit based at least in part on the modulation type.

8. The system according to claim 7 , wherein the baseband processor is further operable to determine a data rate of the signal based at least in part on the modulation type.

9. The system according to claim 7 , wherein the equalization circuit is operable to equalize the signal based on a determined data rate.

10. The system according to claim 7 , wherein the baseband processor is further operable to control the equalization circuit via a switch.

11. The system according to claim 7 , wherein the equalization circuit is operable to process the signal based on the detected modulation type.

12. The system according to claim 11 , further comprising a switch operable to enable the equalization circuit in response to a detected data rate of the detected modulation type being greater than about 1 megabit per second.

13. The system according to claim 11 , further comprising a switch operable to disable the equalization circuit in response to a detected data rate of the detected modulation type being less than about 1 megabit per second.

14. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the switch is operable to disable the equalization circuit by setting the equalization circuit to a power turned OFF state.

15. The system according to claim 7 , wherein the baseband processor is further operable to provide the signal to a selector circuit that is operable to select an output signal based on the modulation type.

16. The system according to claim 15 , wherein the selector circuit is further operable to select, as the output signal, an equalized form of the signal in response to a detected data rate of the modulation type being greater than about 1 megabit per second.

17. The system according to claim 15 , wherein the selector circuit is further operable to select, as the output signal, a non-equalized form of the signal in response to a detected data rate of the detected modulation type being less than about 1 megabit per second.

18. A device comprising:

a baseband processor configured by instructions executing thereon to:

detect a modulation type of a signal received via an radio frequency (RF) channel;

control an equalization circuit based at least in part on the modulation type; and

provide the signal to the equalization circuit.

19. The device according to claim 18 , wherein the baseband processor is further configured by the instructions to control the equalization circuit such that the equalization circuit outputs an equalized form of the signal in response to a detected data rate of the modulation type being greater than about 1 megabit per second.

20. The device according to claim 18 , wherein the baseband processor is further configured by the instructions to control the equalization circuit such that the equalization circuit outputs a non-equalized form of the signal in response to a detected data rate of the detected modulation type being less than about 1 megabit per second.

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