Polymorphic waveform generation
Generally discussed herein are systems, devices, and methods for generating multi-function waveforms. A device can include input circuitry to receive parameters indicating respective frequencies and codes for the multi-function waveforms, one or more memories to store the respective frequencies and codes, waveform management circuitry configured to produce a series of values based on the frequencies and codes, respectively, and refine the series of values by reducing a cost associated with a waveform produced using the series of values, and a transceiver to generate the waveform.
1. A device for creating multi-function waveforms comprising:
input circuitry to receive parameters indicating respective frequencies and codes for the multi-function waveforms;
one or more memories coupled to the input circuitry, the one or more memories including the respective frequencies and codes for code division multiple access (CDMA); and
waveform management circuitry configured to:
produce a series of values based on a frequency and code of the frequencies and codes, respectively; and
refine the series of values to reduce a cost associated with producing the series of values; and
a transceiver to produce a multi-function waveform of the multi-function waveforms, based on the refined series of values, that simultaneously communicates data to another device and performs another, different function.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the cost includes a combination of two or more of a peak to average power ratio of the series of values, a side lobe level of the series of values, and a difference between a projection of the multi-function waveform in to signal space and a desired signal vector.
3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the cost includes a sum of all three of the peak to average power ratio of the series of values, the side lobe level of the series of values, and the difference between a projection of the multi-function waveform in to signal space and a desired signal vector.
4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the waveform management circuitry is configured to refine the series of values by performing one of a spectrally efficient, iterative technique or a spectrally efficient, accelerated iterative technique.
5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the waveform management circuitry is further to determine a number of iterations to perform in refining the series of values based on the technique used to refine the series of values.
6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the determined number of iterations is fewer for a spectrally efficient, accelerated iterative technique than for a spectrally efficient, iterative technique.
7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the waveform management circuitry is further configured to estimate a processing latency associated with the node producing the waveform based on the refined series of values.
8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the one or more memories is further to store a schedule indicating times at which nodes of a network of nodes are to produce the multi-function waveforms, and the waveform management circuitry is further to determine whether the estimated processing circuitry creates a conflict in the schedule.
9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the each of the average power ratio of the series of values, the side lobe level of the series of values, and the difference between a projection of the waveform in to signal space and a desired signal vector are multiplied by a respective weight.
10. A method for creating multi-function waveforms comprising:
receiving, by input circuitry, parameters indicating respective frequencies and codes for the multi-function waveforms;
producing, by waveform management circuitry, a series of values based on a frequency and code of the frequencies and codes, respectively;
refining, by the waveform management circuitry, the series of values to reduce a cost associated with producing the series of values; and
providing, by a transceiver coupled to the waveform management circuitry, a multi-function waveform of the multi-function waveforms, based on the refined series of values, that simultaneously communicates data to another device and performs another, different function.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the cost includes a combination of two or more of a peak to average power ratio of the series of values, a side lobe level of the series of values, and a difference between a projection of the multi-function waveform in to signal space and a desired signal vector.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the cost includes a sum of all three of the peak to average power ratio of the series of values, the side lobe level of the series of values, and the difference between a projection of the multi-function waveform in to signal space and a desired signal vector.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein refining the series of values includes performing one of a spectrally efficient, iterative technique or a spectrally efficient, accelerated iterative technique.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising determining a number of iterations to perform in refining the series of values based on the technique used to refine the series of values.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the determined number of iterations is fewer for a spectrally efficient, accelerated iterative technique than for a spectrally efficient, iterative technique.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising estimating a processing latency associated with the node producing the waveform based on the refined series of values.
17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising determining whether the estimated processing latency creates a conflict in a schedule indicating times at which nodes of a network of nodes are to produce the multi-function waveforms.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the each of the average power ratio of the series of values, the side lobe level of the series of values, and the difference between a projection of the waveform in to signal space and a desired signal vector are multiplied by a respective weight.
19. A non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from scheduling circuitry, parameters indicating respective frequencies and codes for a multi-function waveform that simultaneously communicates data to another device and performs another, different function;
producing a series of values based on a frequency and code of the frequencies and codes, respectively;
refining the series of values to reduce a cost associated with producing the series of values; and
providing the multi-function waveform based on the refined series of values.
20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the cost includes a peak to average power ratio of the series of values, a side lobe level of the series of values, and a difference between a projection of the multi-function waveform in to signal space and a desired signal vector.