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Granted Patent B2
US 12,744,696 · App. 19/061,750 · Granted Sep 22, 2026

Signal processing method and apparatus

Inventor: Qiang Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04L27/2025H04L5/0007
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Patent No.
US 12,744,696
App. No.
19/061,750
Granted
Sep 22, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of this application provide a signal processing method and apparatus. A sending device sends a first symbol and modulates a phase of a second symbol based on a first phase, a second frequency, and a second duration. The second symbol is the next symbol after the first symbol. The first phase is a phase at the end of the first symbol. The second frequency is a transmission frequency used for the second symbol, and the second duration is a duration of a cyclic prefix of the second symbol. The sending device sends a modulated second symbol by using the second frequency, where phases between the modulated second symbol and the first symbol are continuous. This avoids a phase jump, and therefore reduces interference caused by a transmitted signal to a signal transmitted on an adjacent frequency band.

Claims (29)

1 . A signal processing method, the method comprising:

sending a first symbol;

modulating a phase of a second symbol based on a first phase, a second frequency, and a second duration, wherein the second symbol is a next symbol after the first symbol, the first phase is a phase at the end of the first symbol, the second frequency is a transmission frequency utilized for the second symbol, and the second duration is a duration of a cyclic prefix of the second symbol; and

sending a modulated second symbol by utilizing the second frequency, wherein phases between the modulated second symbol and the first symbol are continuous.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first phase is determined based on a second phase, a first frequency, and a first duration, the second phase is a phase of the first symbol, the first frequency is a transmission frequency utilized for the first symbol, and the first duration is a remaining duration of the first symbol without a cyclic prefix.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first phase is same as a second phase, and the second phase is a phase of the first symbol.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second frequency is determined based on data that is to be sent.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first symbol and the second symbol are orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein a phase of the modulated second symbol is different from the phase of the second symbol.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein a duration of the modulated second symbol is same as a duration of the second symbol.

8 . A signal processing method, the method comprising:

receiving a first symbol;

receiving a modulated second symbol, wherein the modulated second symbol is modulated based on a first phase, a second frequency, and a second duration, the first phase is a phase at the end of the first symbol, the second frequency is a transmission frequency utilized for the second symbol, the second duration is a duration of a cyclic prefix of the second symbol, phases between the modulated second symbol and the first symbol are continuous, and the modulated second symbol is a next symbol after the first symbol; and

demodulating the modulated second symbol based on the second frequency.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the first phase is determined based on a second phase, a first frequency, and first a duration, the second phase is a phase of the first symbol, the first frequency is a transmission frequency utilized for the first symbol, and the first duration is a remaining duration of the first symbol without a cyclic prefix.

10 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the first phase is same as a second phase, and the second phase is a phase of the first symbol.

11 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the second frequency is determined based on data that is to be sent.

12 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the first symbol and the second symbol are orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

13 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein a phase of the modulated second symbol is different from the phase of the second symbol, and a duration of the modulated second symbol is same as a duration of the second symbol.

14 . A signal processing apparatus, comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute a computer program or instructions stored in non-transitory computer readable storage medium, to:

send a first symbol;

modulate a phase of a second symbol based on a first phase, a second frequency, and a second duration, wherein the second symbol is a next symbol after the first symbol, the first phase is a phase at the end of the first symbol, the second frequency is a transmission frequency utilized for the second symbol, and the second duration is a duration of a cyclic prefix of the second symbol; and

send a modulated second symbol by utilizing the second frequency, wherein phases between the modulated second symbol and the first symbol are continuous.

15 . The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the first phase is determined based on a second phase, a first frequency, and a first duration, the second phase is a phase of the first symbol, the first frequency is a transmission frequency utilized for the first symbol, and the first duration is a remaining duration of the first symbol without a cyclic prefix.

16 . The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the first phase is same as a second phase, and the second phase is a phase of the first symbol.

17 . The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the second frequency is determined based on data that is to be sent.

18 . The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the first symbol and the second symbol are orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

19 . The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein a phase of the modulated second symbol is different from the phase of the second symbol.

20 . The apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein a duration of the modulated second symbol is same as a duration of the second symbol.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2025
From: LI, QIANG
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
CN 202211033204.6 · Aug 26, 2022 · national
CN 202211415615.1 · Nov 11, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2023114214 · Aug 22, 2023
Related Publication 20250193059A1 · Jun 12, 2025
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