System and method for reducing interference in OFDM channels

1. A system for signal processing in a cable modem termination system (CMTS) or a cable modem, comprising:

a CMTS receiver in communication with a plurality of cable modems at an upstream signal or a cable modem receiver in communication with the CMTS at a downstream signal;

at least one Advanced Time Division Multiple Access (ATDMA) channel processor including a filter for recovering an ATDMA signal;

an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) channel processor including a filter for processing a combined ATDMA and OFDM signal; and

a summation module for subtracting the ATDMA signal from the combined ATDMA and OFDM signal to obtain a clean OFDM signal.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a first mixer to move the ATDMA signal to a baseband.

3. The system of claim 2 , further comprising a second mixer to move the OFDM signal to a baseband.

4. The system of claim 3 , further comprising a module to perform timing and carrier recovery on the ATDMA signal.

5. The system of claim 4 , further comprising a module to perform fast Fourier transformation on the clean OFDM signal.

6. The system of claim 5 , further comprising a first equalizer to reconstruct a Quadtrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) signal from the ATDMA channel processor.

7. The system of claim 6 , further comprising a second equalizer to reconstruct a QAM signal from the OFDM channel processor.

8. The system of claim 7 , further comprising a first slicer to remove a portion of the ATDMA signal from the ATDMA channel processor.

9. The system of claim 8 , further comprising a second slicer to remove a portion of the clean OFDM signal from the OFDM channel processor.

10. A method for signal processing in a cable modem termination system (CMTS), comprising the steps of:

providing a CMTS receiver in communication with a plurality of cable modems at an upstream signal or a cable modem receiver in communication with the CMTS at a downstream signal;

providing at least one Advanced Time Division Multiple Access (ATDMA) channel processor including a filter;

recovering an ATDMA signal;

providing an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) channel processor including a filter for processing a combined ATDMA and OFDM signal; and

subtracting the ATDMA signal from the combined ATDMA and OFDM signal using a summation module to obtain a clean OFDM signal.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising the step of moving the ATDMA signal to a baseband using a first mixer.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising the step of moving the OFDM signal to a baseband using a second mixer.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising the step of performing timing and carrier recovery on the ATDMA signal.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising the step of performing fast Fourier transformation on the clean OFDM signal.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising the step of reconstructing a Quadtrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) signal from the ATDMA channel processor using a first equalizer.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the step of reconstructing a QAM signal from the OFDM channel processor using a second equalizer.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising the step of removing a portion of the ATDMA signal from the ATDMA channel processor using a first slicer.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising the step of removing a portion of the clean OFDM signal from the OFDM channel processor using a second slicer.

19. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a cable modem termination system (CMTS) receiver in communication with a plurality of cable modems at an upstream signal or a cable modem receiver in communication with the CMTS at a downstream signal, cause the receiver to perform the steps comprising:

providing at least one Advanced Time Division Multiple Access (ATDMA) channel processor including a filter;

recovering a ATDMA signal;

providing an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) channel processor including a filter for processing a combined ATDMA and OFDM signal; and

subtracting the ATDMA signal from the combined ATDMA and OFDM signal using a summation module to obtain a clean OFDM signal.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19 , further comprising instructions for causing the receiver to perform the step of moving the ATDMA signal to a baseband using a first mixer.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 20 , further comprising instructions for causing the receiver to perform the step of moving the OFDM signal to a baseband using a second mixer.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 21 , further comprising instructions for causing the receiver to perform the step of performing timing and carrier recovery on the ATDMA signal.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 22 , further comprising instructions for causing the receiver to perform the step of performing fast Fourier transformation on the clean OFDM signal.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 23 , further comprising instructions for causing the receiver to perform the step of reconstructing a Quadtrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) signal from the ATDMA channel processor using a first equalizer.

25. The computer-readable medium of claim 24 , further comprising instructions for causing the receiver to perform the step of reconstructing a QAM signal from the OFDM channel processor using a second equalizer.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 25 , further comprising instructions for causing the receiver to perform the step of removing a portion of the ATDMA signal from the ATDMA channel processor using a first slicer.

27. The computer-readable medium of claim 26 , further comprising instructions for causing the receiver to perform the step of removing a portion of the OFDM signal from the OFDM channel processor using a second slicer.