公开(公告)号：US20160277076A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-22

申请号：US15170082

申请日：2016-06-01

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Lothar STADELMEIER ,  Daniel SCHNEIDER

IPC: H04B7/04 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W52/24 ,  H04L27/26

CPC classification number: H04B7/043 ,  H04B7/0426 ,  H04L27/2601 ,  H04W52/241 ,  H04W52/346 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W76/00 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: The present invention relates to transmit power allocation in multi-carrier, multiplexing MIMO communication systems. The present invention especially relates to a MIMO communication device, a method of assigning transmit power to two or more communication channels and a software program product. A multiple-input-multiple-output, MIMO, communication device according to the present invention comprises a link controller adapted to assign transmit power to two or more transmission channels, each of said transmission channels having preassigned a portion of transmit power for each of a group of subcarriers, said link controller being further adapted to assign, for each subcarrier of said group of subcarriers, at least part of the preassigned transmit power portion of a transmission channel that is not used for transmitting information at the subcarrier, to one or more transmission channels that are used for transmitting information at the subcarrier.

公开(公告)号：US20150117503A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-30

申请号：US14525897

申请日：2014-10-28

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Daniel SCHNEIDER ,  Andreas SCHWAGER

IPC: H04B3/54

CPC classification number: H04B3/544 ,  H04B3/54 ,  H04B3/56 ,  H04B2203/5454 ,  H04B2203/5466

Abstract: A power line communication modem is provided, including a connection element configured to connect the power line communication modem to at least three wires of a power line network; a transmitter configured to transmit a first signal via a first combination of at least two wires of the at least three wires and to transmit a second signal via a second combination of at least two wires of the at least three wires; a controller adapted to individually control a transmit power of the first signal and the second signal. A corresponding power line communication system and a power line communication method are provided as well.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种电力线通信调制解调器，包括被配置为将电力线通信调制解调器连接到电力线网络的至少三条线路的连接元件; 发射器，被配置为经由所述至少三条电线中的至少两条导线的第一组合来发送第一信号，并且经由所述至少三条电线中的至少两条电线的第二组合来发射第二信号; 控制器，适于单独地控制第一信号和第二信号的发射功率。 还提供了相应的电力线通信系统和电力线通信方法。

公开(公告)号：US20200228234A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-16

申请号：US15741424

申请日：2016-07-07

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Thomas HANDTE ,  Daniel SCHNEIDER ,  Nabil Sven LOGHIN ,  Ben EITEL

IPC: H04L1/00 ,  H04L27/34 ,  H04L27/26 ,  H03M13/25 ,  H03M13/11

Abstract: A coding and modulation apparatus and method are presented, particularly for use in a system according to IEEE 802.11. The apparatus comprises an encoder configured to encode input data into cell words according to a low density parity check code, LDPC, and a modulator configured to modulate said cell words into constellation values of a non-uniform constellation and to assign bit combinations to constellation values of the used non-uniform constellation, wherein said modulator is configured to use, based on the total number N of constellation points of the constellation and the code rate R, a particular non-uniform constellation, which has been optimized using the peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR).

公开(公告)号：US20170366381A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-21

申请号：US15533113

申请日：2015-12-08

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Jan ZOELLNER ,  Lothar STADELMEIER ,  Nabil Sven LOGHIN ,  Daniel SCHNEIDER

IPC: H04L27/26 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L25/14

Abstract: A transmitter and a receiver for communicating data using at least two separate RF channels using channel bundling. The transmitter includes a data stream partitioner configured to partition a data stream of data to be communicated into two or more stream partitions, two or more modulators configured to each receive a stream partition and to generate modulated data from the received stream partition, and an interleaver configured to assign the modulated data generated by a modulator from a received stream partition to different RF channels for transmission.

公开(公告)号：US20140093000A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-03

申请号：US14098145

申请日：2013-12-05

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Lothar STADELMEIER ,  Dietmar SCHILL ,  Andreas SCHWAGER ,  Daniel SCHNEIDER

IPC: H04L27/26 ,  H04B3/54

CPC classification number: H04L27/2601 ,  H04B3/54 ,  H04B3/542 ,  H04B2203/5408 ,  H04B2203/5425 ,  H04L1/0693 ,  H04L5/0025 ,  H04L5/0058 ,  H04L5/0092 ,  H04L25/0248 ,  H04L27/2646 ,  H04L27/2647

Abstract: A method for transmitting a signal from a transmitter over a channel to a receiver on a Power Line Network, wherein said signal is OFDM-modulated on a set of sub-carriers, is proposed, wherein an OFDM tonemap and an eigenbeamforming encoding matrix are determined based on a channel estimation for each sub-carrier, a tonemap feedback signal and an eigenbeamforming feedback signal are generated, which are descriptive of said OFDM tonemap and said eigenbeamforming encoding matrix, respectively, and transmitted to the transmitter. A corresponding receiver, a transmitter, a power line communication and a power line communication system are described as well.

Abstract translation: 一种用于通过信道将信号从发射机发送到电力线网络上的接收机的方法，其中所述信号在一组子载波上进行OFDM调制，其中确定OFDM子映射和本征波束形成编码矩阵 基于每个子载波的信道估计，生成分别描述所述OFDM tonemap和所述本征波束形成编码矩阵并且发送到发射机的tonemap反馈信号和本征波束形成反馈信号。 还描述了相应的接收机，发射机，电力线通信和电力线通信系统。

公开(公告)号：US20180102933A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-12

申请号：US15564993

申请日：2016-04-14

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Daniel SCHNEIDER ,  Nabil Sven LOGHIN ,  Lothar STADELMEIER ,  Thomas HANDTE

IPC: H04L27/34 ,  H04L1/00

CPC classification number: H04L27/3444 ,  H04L1/0003 ,  H04L1/0057 ,  H04L5/0007 ,  H04L27/3405

Abstract: A coding and modulation apparatus and method are presented, particularly for use in a system according to IEEE 802.11. The apparatus comprises an encoder configured to encode input data into cell words according to a low density parity check code, LDPC, and a modulator configured to modulate said cell words into constellation values of a non-uniform constellation and to assign bit combinations to constellation values of the used non-uniform constellation, wherein said modulator is configured to use, based on the PHY mode, the total number M of constellation points of the constellation and the code rate, a particular non-uniform constellation.

公开(公告)号：US20160218829A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-28

申请号：US14806243

申请日：2015-07-22

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Luke FAY ,  Lachlan MICHAEL ,  Daniel SCHNEIDER ,  Lothar STADELMEIER ,  Samuel ATUNGSIRI

IPC: H04L1/00 ,  H04L27/26

CPC classification number: H04L1/0083 ,  H04H20/423 ,  H04H20/59 ,  H04H60/13 ,  H04H60/72 ,  H04H60/73 ,  H04L5/0044 ,  H04L5/0048 ,  H04L27/2602 ,  H04L27/2613 ,  H04L27/2636 ,  H04L27/2666

Abstract: A transmission apparatus and transmitting method for signaling parameters of a part of a frame, and a reception apparatus and receiving method for decoding a part of a transmission frame. The transmitting method includes generating, using processing circuitry of a transmission apparatus, a transmission frame. The transmission frame includes a plurality of parts. A last symbol in a first one of the plurality of parts includes signaling information for decoding a second one of the plurality of parts. The transmitting method further includes transmitting the transmission frame using the processing circuitry.

Abstract translation: 用于信令帧的一部分的参数的发送装置和发送方法，以及用于对传输帧的一部分进行解码的接收装置和接收方法。 发送方法包括使用发送装置的处理电路来生成发送帧。 传输框架包括多个部件。 多个部分中的第一个部分中的最后一个符号包括用于对多个部分中的第二部分进行解码的信令信息。 发送方法还包括使用处理电路发送传输帧。

公开(公告)号：US20150326279A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-12

申请号：US14424199

申请日：2013-07-10

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Daniel SCHNEIDER ,  Andreas SCHWAGER

IPC: H04B3/54 ,  H04L27/26

CPC classification number: H04B3/54 ,  H04B3/542 ,  H04B3/544 ,  H04B2203/5495 ,  H04L1/0033 ,  H04L1/0036 ,  H04L27/26 ,  H04L27/2626 ,  H04L27/2647

Abstract: A method for operating a device for power line communication includes measuring noise on the power line and detecting noise timing properties. Further, a method for adapting power line communication to detected noise timing properties, which may be asynchronous to the AC mains signal, includes adapting parameters for encoding a data stream and/or transmission parameters according to the detected noise timing properties and/or transmission timing information derived from the detected noise timing properties, encoding a data stream according to the adapted parameters for encoding, and transmitting the encoded data stream to the power line on at least one power line communications channel according to the adapted transmission parameters.

Abstract translation: 用于操作用于电力线通信的装置的方法包括测量电力线上的噪声并检测噪声定时特性。 此外，用于使电力线通信适应于可能与AC电源信号异步的检测到的噪声定时特性的方法包括根据检测到的噪声定时特性和/或发送定时来适配用于对数据流进行编码的参数和/或传输参数 根据所检测的噪声定时特性导出的信息，根据适应的编码参数对数据流进行编码，并根据适配的传输参数将编码的数据流发送到至少一个电力线通信信道上的电力线。

公开(公告)号：US20140348251A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-27

申请号：US14292023

申请日：2014-05-30

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Lothar STADELMEIER ,  Andreas SCHWAGER ,  Daniel SCHNEIDER

IPC: H04B3/54 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L1/06 ,  H04B3/32

CPC classification number: H04B3/54 ,  H04B3/32 ,  H04B3/46 ,  H04B2203/5425 ,  H04B2203/5466 ,  H04L1/0009 ,  H04L1/0618 ,  H04L5/0044

Abstract: A method for transmitting signals over a power line network, wherein within the power line network at least one transmitter and at least one receiver communicate via at least two channels, each channel including a respective feeding port of at least one transmitter and the respective receiving port of the at least one transmitter and transmitter including at least two feeding ports. The method: determines a channel characteristic of each of the channels; applies a feeding port selection criterion based on the channel characteristic; and selects an excluded feeding port among the at least two feeding ports based on the feeding port selection criterion, wherein the excluded feeding port is not used during further communication. A corresponding power line communication modem can implement the method.

Abstract translation: 一种用于通过电力线网络传输信号的方法，其中在所述电力线网内至少一个发射机和至少一个接收机经由至少两个信道进行通信，每个信道包括至少一个发射机的相应馈送端口和相应的接收端口 所述至少一个发射器和发射器包括至少两个馈送端口。 该方法：确定每个信道的信道特性; 基于信道特性应用馈送端口选择标准; 并且基于所述馈送端口选择标准，选择所述至少两个馈送端口中的排除馈送端口，其中在进一步通信期间不使用所述排除馈送端口。 相应的电力线通信调制解调器可以实现该方法。

公开(公告)号：US20130301744A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-14

申请号：US13943172

申请日：2013-07-16

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Lothar STADELMEIER ,  Dietmar SCHILL ,  Andreas SCHWAGER ,  Daniel SCHNEIDER

IPC: H04L27/26

CPC classification number: H04L27/2601 ,  H04B3/54 ,  H04B3/542 ,  H04B2203/5408 ,  H04B2203/5425 ,  H04L1/0693 ,  H04L5/0025 ,  H04L5/0058 ,  H04L5/0092 ,  H04L25/0248 ,  H04L27/2646 ,  H04L27/2647

Abstract: A method for transmitting a signal from a transmitter over a channel to a receiver on a Power Line Network, wherein said signal is OFDM-modulated on a set of sub-carriers, is proposed, wherein an OFDM tonemap and an eigenbeamforming encoding matrix are determined based on a channel estimation for each sub-carrier, a tonemap feedback signal and an eigenbeamforming feedback signal are generated, which are descriptive of said OFDM tonemap and said eigenbeamforming encoding matrix, respectively, and transmitted to the transmitter. A corresponding receiver, a transmitter, a power line communication and a power line communication system are described as well.