Apparatus and method for clock synchronization in a multi-point OFDM/DMT digital communications system
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04J-003/06
H04W-056/00
출원번호
US-0406955
(2012-02-28)
등록번호
US-8665859
(2014-03-04)
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/ 주소
Marchok, Daniel J.
Kapoor, Samir
Chandran, Ravi
출원인 / 주소
Tellabs Operations, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.
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A multi-point communications system is set forth herein. The communications system includes a transmitter for transmitting OFDM/DMT symbols over a predetermined number of bins across a transmission medium. The OFDM/DMT symbols are generated using at least one timing signal. At least one of the prede
A multi-point communications system is set forth herein. The communications system includes a transmitter for transmitting OFDM/DMT symbols over a predetermined number of bins across a transmission medium. The OFDM/DMT symbols are generated using at least one timing signal. At least one of the predetermined number of bins includes a pilot tone sub-symbol having a frequency corresponding to a clock signal. The communications system may also include a receiver for receiving the OFDM/DMT symbols via the transmission medium. The receiver demodulates the received symbols using at least one timing signal.
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1. An apparatus for synchronizing bidirectional communications in a multi-point digital communications system, the apparatus comprising: a transmitter configured, when the apparatus is operating according to a first communication mode, (i) to generate sub-symbols in a plurality of frequency bins usi
1. An apparatus for synchronizing bidirectional communications in a multi-point digital communications system, the apparatus comprising: a transmitter configured, when the apparatus is operating according to a first communication mode, (i) to generate sub-symbols in a plurality of frequency bins using a first timing signal, at least one of the frequency bins having a first pilot tone sub-symbol, the first pilot tone sub-symbol having a frequency corresponding to the first timing signal, (ii) to combine the frequency bins and represent them in the form of a symbol, and (iii) to transmit the symbol over a transmission medium; anda receiver configured, when the apparatus is operating according to a second communication mode, to receive symbols including sub-symbols over a plurality of frequency bins, at least one of the frequency bins including a second pilot tone sub-symbol having a frequency corresponding to a second timing signal of a remote device, the receiver including a processor configured (i) to recover the second pilot tone sub-symbol using a third timing signal, (ii) to calculate a parameter value difference between the second pilot tone sub-symbol and a consecutive second pilot tone sub-symbol, and (iii) to cause a voltage controlled oscillator of the receiver to adjust the third timing signal based at least in part on the calculated parameter value difference. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a head end unit, the first communication mode is a downstream mode, the second communication mode is an upstream mode, and the remote device is a remote service unit. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a service unit, the first communication mode is an upstream mode, the second communication mode is a downstream mode, and the remote device is a head end unit. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transmitter includes: a voltage controlled oscillator configured to generate the first timing signal; anda frequency modulator configured to modulate the plurality of frequency bins at a predetermined frequency. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the predetermined frequency corresponds to a radio frequency or an optical frequency. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, in recovering the second pilot tone sub-symbol, the processor of the receiver is further configured to identify the at least one of the frequency bins including the second pilot tone sub-symbol. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein, in identifying the at least one of the frequency bins including the second pilot tone sub-symbol, the processor of the receiver is configured to direct a demodulator of the receiver to scan at least a portion of the plurality of frequency bins and to use the demodulator output to identify the frequency of the at least one of the frequency bins including the second pilot sub-symbol by identifying a known spectral pattern. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the processor of the receiver is further configured to compute coherency of sub-symbols received in each frequency bin scanned and to reject frequency bins having sub-symbols with coherency below a predetermined threshold as not including the second pilot tone sub-symbol. 9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processor of the receiver is further configured to compute excessive coherency of sub-symbols received in each frequency bin having a coherency above the predetermined threshold and to reject frequency bins having excessive coherency as not including the second pilot tone sub-symbol. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the calculated parameter value difference is a frequency offset value. 11. A method for synchronizing bidirectional communications in a multi-point digital communications system, the method comprising: in a first communication mode: generating sub-symbols in a plurality of frequency bins using a first timing signal, at least one of the frequency bins having a first pilot tone sub-symbol, the first pilot tone sub-symbol having a frequency corresponding to the first timing signal;combining the frequency bins to represent them in the form of a symbol; andtransmitting the symbol over a transmission medium; andin a second communication mode: receiving symbols including sub-symbols over a plurality of frequency bins, at least one of the frequency bins including a second pilot tone sub-symbol having a frequency corresponding to a second timing signal of a remote device;recovering the second pilot tone sub-symbol using a third timing signal;calculating a parameter value difference between the second pilot tone sub-symbol and a consecutive second pilot tone sub-symbol; andadjusting the third timing signal based at least in part on the calculated parameter value difference. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first communication mode is a downstream communication mode and the second communication mode is an upstream communication mode. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first communication mode is an upstream communication mode and the second communication mode is a downstream communication mode. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein, in the first communication mode, the method further comprises: generating the first timing signal; andfrequency modulating the frequency bins at a predetermined frequency. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the predetermined frequency corresponds to a radio frequency or an optical frequency. 16. The method of claim 11, wherein, in the second communication mode, recovering the second pilot tone sub-symbol includes identifying the at least one of the frequency bins including the second pilot tone sub-symbol. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein identifying the at least one of the frequency bins, including the second pilot tone sub-symbol, includes: scanning at least a portion of the plurality of frequency bins; andidentifying the frequency of the at least one of the frequency bins including the second pilot sub-symbol by identifying a known spectral pattern. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein identifying the at least one of the frequency bins, including the second pilot tone sub-symbol, further includes: computing coherency of sub-symbols received in each frequency bin scanned; andrejecting frequency bins having sub-symbols with coherency below a predetermined threshold as not including the second pilot tone sub-symbol. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein identifying the at least one of the frequency bins, including the second pilot tone sub-symbol, further includes: computing excessive coherency of sub-symbols received in each frequency bin having a coherency above the predetermined threshold; andrejecting frequency bins having excessive coherency as not including the second pilot tone sub-symbol. 20. The method of claim 11, wherein the calculated parameter value difference is a frequency offset value.
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