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USRE40986E1
USRE40986E1 US11/193,994 US19399498A USRE40986E US RE40986 E1 USRE40986 E1 US RE40986E1 US 19399498 A US19399498 A US 19399498A US RE40986 E USRE40986 E US RE40986E
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  • the present invention relates to a device and a method for channel simulation in a mobile communications system.
  • channel simulators are used to emulate a realistic mobile radio channel under controlled forms.
  • radio network functions such as handover, power control, and frequency hopping can be tested before they are used on a larger scale in the network.
  • the radio network function frequency hopping can be used in mobile communications systems in order to improve transmission performance by diversity gains for two differents disturbance causes.
  • One quality of frequency hopping is interference diversity which may result in improvements in loaded networks.
  • the other quality is generally called frequency diversity, and emanates from that the fading of the radio channel is not constant all over the system bandwidth.
  • Frequency hopping is specified in GSM as an optional network function, i.e. the operator himself/herself decides if and when it shall be used. All mobile terminals, however, shall be able to cope with frequency hopping.
  • Channel simulators designed according to this type of channel model emulate the time dispersion of the channels very well for a system of medium data rate, type GSM.
  • the strongest signals in the impulse response which is modelled here by discrete taps, will vary. The degree of variation depends on environment and speed.
  • the fixed taps according to COST 207 constitute a static model, which results in that the characteristics with regard to the frequency correlation is not modelled in a correct way.
  • the frequency correlation in its turn decides which frequency diversity that is attained.
  • the aim of the present invention consequently is to solve this problem and produce a channel simulator which in a realistic way can test frequency hopping.
  • WO,A1,93/20626 describes a fading simulator where the input signal is led into FIR filter blocks connected in series, where the filter coefficients vary in time. See above all FIG. 3 .
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,105,958 relates to a channel simulator which makes use of two or more cascade connected delay lines with a plurality of taps to simulate channels with large dispersion of the time delays.
  • the invention reveals a plurality of important advantages compared with known technology.
  • Present channel simulation technology gives the channel a constant emulated speed.
  • the mobile speed, and to that belonging parameters can be varied during emulation.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates schematically the channel simulator according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates two delay modules B which emulate either two taps with the same delay span, or two taps where the delay modules B are connected in series to attain increased time delay in one of the taps.
  • the amplifiers at the input of the delay modules B compensate for attenuation in these.
  • the number of necessary outputs from the delay modules is rather large.
  • the invention consists of a channel simulator for mobile communications systems (for instance GSM) which in a flexible and realistic way both emulates the time dispersive qualities and the broadband frequency correlation qualities of the radio channel.
  • GSM mobile communications systems
  • the invention is characterized in a plurality of flexible delay modules B, where each module emulates one tap.
  • the number of taps can, for instance, correspond to that of the COST 207-model (6 or 12).
  • the delay module B consists of a delay line with a multiple of outputs realized in surface filter wave technology, for instance SAW (Surface Acoustic Wave). Each separate output has a specific delay, where the delay values are distributed over the delay span of the module.
  • Respective output is equipped with a continuously variable attenuator, realized by means of a PIN-diode H, the attenuation of which is controlled by a control computer via a D/A-circuit (PIN here signifies Positive Intrinsic Negative).
  • the signals from the attenuators H are added in an adder D and is passed to a fading module E which generates a flat fading of the signal.
  • the fading module E is realized by DSP-technology, alternatively a computer controlled attenuator of PIN-diode type.
  • the input signal is coupled, via a computer controlled amplification regulator, for instance an AGC (Automatic Gain Control) to the delay modules B either parallel or it) series to attain longer delay.
  • a computer controlled amplification regulator for instance an AGC (Automatic Gain Control)
  • the output signals from the fading modules E are added in an adder G and are passed to a computer controlled amplifier F, which compensates for attenuation and current amplification adjustment of the input stage.
  • the amplifier F is controlled by the control computer.
  • the invention is intended to be used at functional tests, systems tests and type tests of terminal and network equipment for mobile communications systems with demands on realistic emulation of the time dispersion of the channels and broadband channel qualities (frequency correlation). Examples of such systems are GSM with frequency hopping or future broadband mobile telephone systems.
  • the delay module B causes the delay value of each tap which varies with time.
  • the fading modules E attend to channel fading emulation for each separate tap.
  • the fading modules E can be independent or coupled with a correlation coefficient. Fading characteristics can be controlled by means of a data program.
  • the change of the channel in time can be well described.
  • the PIN-diode attenuators H can be used to change tap delay by attenuating the output from the delay unit which has given the time delay in question, at the same time as the attenuation is reduced for a new output which gives the new time delay.
  • the transition between the discrete time delays is without interruption and is made with continuous changing of the attenuation adjustments, which imitates the behaviour of the mobile radio channel.
  • the amplitude of the tap can be varied (by means of its PIN-diode attenuators) around the given average level, to imitate the shadow fading of the radio channel.
  • the influence on the frequency of the quick fading and the shadow fading, of the modelled mobile speed, and the speed variation of the time delay of the taps can be handled and, during current emulation, be varied by means of the control computer.

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