ViaSat has filed a patent for methods, systems, and devices that cancel interference of high-power input signals in the analog domain. The patent describes a method of interference cancellation that involves receiving an analog signal with a signal of interest and interfering signals, determining an update to a reference signal based on the high-power interfering signal, generating a modified reference signal, and generating an interference-canceled signal. The patent aims to improve signal quality in the presence of high-power interference. GlobalData’s report on ViaSat gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Interference cancellation method for high-power signals in analog domain
A recently filed patent (Publication Number: US20230318647A1) describes a method and device for interference cancellation in wireless communication systems. The method involves receiving an analog signal through an antenna, which includes a signal of interest and one or more interfering signals. One of the interfering signals is a high-power interfering signal with a signal power greater than 15 dBm. The method then determines an update to at least one parameter of a reference signal corresponding to the high-power interfering signal. This update is determined by minimizing a cost function that measures the difference between the reference signal and the high-power interfering signal. The parameters that can be updated include gain, phase, or delay. Based on the updated parameters, a modified reference signal is generated and coupled with the analog signal to generate an interference-canceled signal that includes the signal of interest.
The method also includes performing amplification and filtering operations on the interference-canceled signal to generate an amplified and filtered interference-canceled signal. This amplified and filtered signal is then subjected to a digital interference cancellation operation to mitigate the effects of each of the interfering signals. The interference cancellation process can be performed iteratively multiple times.
The patent also describes a device for interference cancellation that includes a high-power analog interference canceller, a radio-frequency stage, and a digital interference canceller. The high-power analog interference canceller receives the analog signal comprising the signal of interest and the interfering signals, and outputs an interference-canceled signal. The radio-frequency stage amplifies and filters the interference-canceled signal, while the digital interference canceller performs a digital interference cancellation operation on the amplified and filtered signal.
Additionally, an apparatus for interference cancellation is described, which includes an antenna and a processor. The antenna receives the analog signal, and the processor determines the update to the parameters of the reference signal based on the high-power interfering signal. The processor generates a modified reference signal and couples it with the analog signal to generate an interference-canceled signal.
Overall, this patent presents a method and device for interference cancellation in wireless communication systems, which can help improve the quality and reliability of wireless transmissions by mitigating the effects of interfering signals.
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