Method and system of preconditioning transmitted signals
AssigneeSkywave Networks LLC
InventorKevin J. Babich
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Abstract
A communication system transmits data signals between communication nodes. A first data signal is transmitted as an electromagnetic wave along a first data transmission path to a receiver using skywave propagation. A second data signal, identical to the first data signal, is transmitted to the receiver along a second data transmission path. The two data signals are compared at the receiver to determine any distortion caused by the skywave propagation. Data regarding the distortion is sent back to the transmitter so that subsequent transmitted data signals may be preconditioned when sent by skywave propagation.
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A system, comprising:
- a first communication node configured to transmit a first data signal as an electromagnetic wave along a first data transmission path using skywave propagation and to transmit a second data signal along a second data transmission path;
- wherein the first data signal is identical to second data signal;
- a second communication node configured to receive the first data signal and the second data signal transmitted from the first communication node, and wherein the second communication node includes a processor configured to decode and compare the first data signal to the second data signal received at the second communication node;
- wherein differences between the first data signal and the second data signal received at the second communication node indicate distortions caused by skywave propagation;
- and,
- wherein the distortions in the first data signal are communicated to the first communication node so that a third data signal transmitted by the first communication node is preconditioned to correspond with the distortions caused by skywave propagation.
A method comprising:
- sending a first data signal from a transmitter to a receiver by a first data transmission path using skywave propagation;
- sending a second data signal from the transmitter to the receiver by a second data transmission path;
- wherein the second data signal is identical to the first data signal;
- decoding the received first data signal and the received second data signal at the receiver;
- comparing the received first data signal to the received second data signal, wherein differences between the received first data signal and the received second data signal indicate distortions caused during the skywave propagation of the first data signal;
- transmitting data regarding the distortions in the received first data signal from the receiver to the transmitter;
- and,
- preconditioning a third data signal;
- wherein the preconditioning of the third data signal corresponds to the distortions in the received first data signal.
A method comprising:
- transmitting a preconditioned data signal from a first communication node using skywave propagation;
- receiving the preconditioned data signal at a second communication node;
- performing a first decoding method on the data signal;
- performing a second decoding method on the data signal at the same time as the first decoding method;
- processing the data signal resulting from one of the first decoding method and the second decoding method that is quickest to decode the data signal.
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