US 9,425,908 B1 · Method and apparatus for estimating the current signal-to-noise ratio

Abstract

A method of estimating current SNR in a sequence of symbols, including receiving a signal representing an additive mixture y(t)=s(t)+n(t) of a sequence of phase-modulated symbols with fixed length and phase modulation s(t) and including white Gaussian noise (AWGN) n(t); separating quadrature components IY and QY of the received signal in a quadrature mixer; determining a mean-square IY2 of IY; determining a mean-square QY2 of QY; determining a square/squared value of mean absolute value (modulus) |IY|2; determining a square of mean value for quadrature component ]QY[2, where values of the quadrature component QY are averaged taking into account a sign of a symbol received in a channel; determining a current absolute value (vector length) for Iy2+Qy2; determining the current SNR based on IY2, QY2, |IY|2, ]QY[2 and √{square root over (Iy2+Qy2)}; and compensating for a systematic error of the current SNR.

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A method of estimating a current signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in a sequence of symbols, the method comprising:

receiving a signal representing an additive mixture y(t)=s(t)+n(t) of a sequence of phase-modulated symbols with fixed length and phase modulation s(t) and including white Gaussian noise (AWGN) n(t);
separating quadrature components IY and QY of the received signal in a quadrature mixer;
determining a mean-square IY2 of IY;
determining a mean-square QY2 of QY;
determining a square/squared value of mean absolute value (modulus) |IY|2;
determining a square of mean value for quadrature component ]QY[2, where values of the quadrature component QY are averaged taking into account a sign of a symbol received in a channel;
determining a current absolute value (vector length) for √{square root over (Iy2+Qy2)};
determining the current SNR based on a combination or some of {IY2, Qy2}, {|IY|2,]QY[2} and/or √{square root over (Iy2+Qy2)};
and
compensating for a systematic error of the current SNR.

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An apparatus for estimating a current signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a signal, the apparatus comprising:

a series-connected quadrature mixer and an SNR estimation unit, connected in series,
the quadrature mixer inputting the signal, and having outputs connected to the SNR estimation unit;
an offset compensation unit outputting the current SNR and receiving, as input, an output of the SNR estimation unit,
the SNR estimation unit including an absolute value calculation unit, a first mean unit, a first squaring unit, a first summer, a divider, and a decibel (dB)-recalculation unit, all connected in series,
wherein
an input of the absolute value calculation unit is a first input of the SNR estimation unit,
an output of the first squaring unit is connected to a first input of the first summer,
an output of the first summer is connected to a first input of the divider, and
an output of the dB-recalculation unit is the output of the SNR estimation unit;
the SNR estimation unit including a sign determination unit, multiplier, a second mean unit, and a second squaring unit, all connected in series;
an input of the sign determination unit is switched to a first input of the SNR estimation unit, and an output of the sign determination unit is switched to a first input of the multiplier,
a second input of the multiplier is connected to a second input of the SNR estimation unit, and
an output of the second squaring unit is switched to a second input of the first summer;
the SNR estimation unit including a third squaring unit, a third mean unit, a second summer and a subtraction unit, all connected in series,
an input of the third squaring unit is connected to the first input of the SNR estimation unit,
an output of the third mean unit is connected to a first input of the second summer,
an output of the second summer is connected to a first input of the subtraction unit,
the output of the second summer is also connected to a second input of the divider, and a second input the second summer is connected to an output of the first summer;
the SNR estimation unit including a fourth squaring unit and a fourth mean unit, connected in series,
an input of the fourth squaring unit is connected to a second input of the SNR estimation unit, and an output of the fourth mean unit is connected to a second input of the second summer.

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An apparatus for estimating a current signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a signal, the apparatus comprising:

a series-connected quadrature mixer and an SNR estimation unit, connected in series, wherein the SNR estimation unit includes a correction calculation unit,
the quadrature mixer inputting the signal, and outputting an in-phase component I and a quadrature component Q to the SNR estimation unit;
an offset compensation unit outputting the current SNR and receiving, as input, an output of the SNR estimation unit;
wherein the correction calculation unit receives an input X representing √{square root over (I2+Q2)}, and outputs a correction to the current SNR,
the correction calculation unit includes a first squaring unit, a first mean unit, a first subtraction unit, a 2× scaler, a first summer, a first multiplier and a decibel (dB)-recalculation unit, all connected in series;
and
the correction calculation unit further including a first generator of a 1×|scale constant of the input X, a generator of a 0.1× scale constant of the input X, generator of a 3× scale constant of the input X, a generator of a 1.1× scale constant of the input X, a generator of a 4.7× scale constant of the input X, and a second generator of a 1× scale constant of the input X,
wherein
an output of the dB-recalculation unit is an output of the correction calculation unit,
an output of the 2× scaler is connected to a first input of the first summer,
an output of the first generator of a 1× scale constant of the input X is connected to a second input of the first summer;
the correction calculation unit further comprising a second mean unit and a second squaring unit, connected in series,
wherein
an input of the second mean unit is connected to an input of the correction calculation unit, and
an input of the second squaring unit is connected to a second input of the first subtraction unit;
the correction calculation unit further comprising a square-root unit, a second multiplier, a first divider, a second subtraction unit, a factor 4.5× scaler, a third multiplier and a fourth summer, all connected in series,
wherein
an output of the fourth summer is connected to a second input of the first multiplier,
an input of the first square-root unit is connected to the output of the first mean unit,
an output of the first square-root unit is connected to a first input of the second multiplication unit,
a second input of the second multiplier is connected to an output of the second mean unit,
a second input of the first divider, through series-connected cubing unit and a first 2× scaler, is connected to an output of the first mean unit,
an output of the second generator of the 1× scale constant of the input X is connected to a second input of the second subtraction unit,
a second input of the third multiplier is connected to an output of the first subtraction unit through a second summer, a second square-root unit, a second 2× scaler, a second divider, and a tangent-calculation unit, all connected in series,
wherein
a second input of the second summer is connected to an output of the generator of the 0.1× scale constant of the input X, and
a second input of the second divider is connected to an output of the third summer,
a first input of the third summer is connected to the output of the first mean unit, and
a second input of the third summer is connected to an output of the generator of the 1.1× scale constant of the input X,
a second input of the fourth summer is connected to an output of the first mean unit through a first divider and a second subtraction unit, connected in series,
wherein
an output of the generator of the 3× scale constant of the input X is connected to a second input of the first divider, and
an output of the generator of the 1× scale constant of the input X is connected to a second input of the second subtraction unit.

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An apparatus for estimating a current signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a signal, the apparatus comprising:

a series-connected quadrature mixer and an SNR estimation unit, connected in series,
the quadrature mixer inputting the signal, and having outputs connected to the SNR estimation unit;
an offset compensation unit outputting the current SNR and receiving, as input, an output of the SNR estimation unit,
wherein the SNR estimation unit includes a first squaring unit, a first mean unit, a first subtraction unit, a summer, a divider, and a decibel (dB)-recalculation unit, all connected in series,
wherein
an output of the dB-recalculation unit is the output of the SNR estimation unit,
an input of the first squaring unit is a first input of the SNR estimation unit,
an output of the first mean unit is connected to a first input of the first subtraction unit,
an output of the first subtraction unit is connected to a first input of the summer, and
an output of the summer is connected to a first input of the divider;
the SNR estimation unit including a second squaring unit and a second mean unit, connected in series,
wherein an input of the second squaring unit is connected to the second input of the SNR estimation unit,
an output of the second mean unit is connected to a second input of the first subtraction unit and to a first input of the second subtraction unit;
the SNR estimation unit also including a sign determination unit, a multiplier, a third mean unit, a third squaring unit, and a first scaling unit, all connected in series,
wherein
an output of the first scaling unit is connected to a second input of the summer,
an input of the sign determination unit is connected to a first input of the SNR estimation unit,
an output of the sign determination unit is connected to the first input of the multiplier, and
a second input of the multiplier is connected to the second input of the SNR estimation unit;
the SNR estimation unit also including a second subtraction unit and a second scaling unit, connected in series,
wherein
an output of the second scaling unit is connected to a second input of the divider,
a first input of the subtraction unit is connected to an output of the second mean unit, and
a second input of the subtraction unit is connected to an output of the third squaring unit.

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An apparatus for estimating a current signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a signal, the apparatus comprising:

a series-connected quadrature mixer and an SNR estimation unit, connected in series,
the quadrature mixer inputting the signal, and having outputs connected to the SNR estimation unit;
an offset compensation unit outputting the current SNR and receiving, as input, an output of the SNR estimation unit,
the SNR estimation unit including an absolute value calculation unit, a first mean unit, a first squaring unit, a first summer, a first subtraction unit, a divider and a decibel (dB)-recalculation unit, all connected in series,
wherein
an output of the dB-recalculation unit is the output of the SNR estimation unit, and
an input of the absolute value calculation unit is connected to a first input of the SNR estimation unit,
an output of the first squaring unit is connected to a first input of the first summer,
an output of the first summer is connected to an input of the first subtraction unit,
an output of the first subtraction unit is connected to a second input of the divider;
the SNR estimation unit also including a second squaring unit, a second mean unit, a second subtraction unit, and a second summer, all connected in series,
wherein
an output of the second summer is connected to a first input of the second subtraction unit and a first input of the third summer,
an output of the second subtraction unit is connected to a first input of the second summer, and
an input of the second squaring unit is connected to the first input of the SNR estimation unit;
the SNR estimation unit also including a third squaring unit, a third mean unit and a third summer, connected in series,
wherein
an output of the third summer is connected to a first input of the first subtraction unit,
an output of the third mean unit is connected to a second input of the second subtraction unit and a second input of the third summer, and
an input of the third squaring unit is connected to the second input of the SNR estimation unit;
the SNR estimation unit also including a sign determination unit, a multiplier, a fourth mean unit, a fourth squaring unit and a scaling unit, all connected in series,
wherein
an output of the scaling unit is connected to a second input of the second summer,
an output of the fourth squaring unit is also connected to the second input of the first summer,
the sign determination unit is connected to the first input of the SNR estimation unit, and a second input of the multiplier is connected to the second input of the SNR estimation unit.

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