Multi-carrier signal processing method and related apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025070842-A1
Application number	US-202418945006-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 12, 2024
Priority date	May 13, 2022
Publication date	Feb 27, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

This application provides example multi-carrier signal processing methods and example related apparatuses. One example method includes obtaining a first multi-carrier signal. Compensation is performed on the first multi-carrier signal based on a channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal to obtain a second multi-carrier signal, where a channel state information phase difference of the second multi-carrier signal is zero, or a phase difference of the second multi-carrier signal is zero.

First claim

1 . A multi-carrier signal processing method, wherein the method comprises:
obtaining a first multi-carrier signal; and performing compensation on the first multi-carrier signal, based on a channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain a second multi-carrier signal, wherein:
a channel state information phase difference of the second multi-carrier signal is zero; or
a phase difference of the second multi-carrier signal is zero.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing compensation on the first multi-carrier signal, based on a channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain a second multi-carrier signal comprises:
performing true time delay compensation on channel state information of the first multi-carrier signal, based on the channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain the second multi-carrier signal.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing compensation on the first multi-carrier signal, based on a channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain a second multi-carrier signal comprises:
performing phase compensation on the first multi-carrier signal, based on the channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain the second multi-carrier signal.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing compensation on the first multi-carrier signal, based on a channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain a second multi-carrier signal comprises:
performing polynomial fit on the first multi-carrier signal, based on the channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain the second multi-carrier signal.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing compensation on the first multi-carrier signal, based on a channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain a second multi-carrier signal comprises:
performing polynomial fit on channel state information of the first multi-carrier signal, based on the channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain the second multi-carrier signal.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
performing imaging based on a plurality of second multi-carrier signals to obtain an image.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the performing imaging based on a plurality of second multi-carrier signals to obtain an image comprises:
averaging the plurality of second multi-carrier signals to obtain an average of the plurality of second multi-carrier signals; and performing imaging based on the average to obtain the image.

8 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the performing imaging based on a plurality of second multi-carrier signals to obtain an image comprises:
separately performing imaging based on the plurality of second multi-carrier signals to obtain a plurality of imaged sub-images; and averaging the plurality of imaged sub-images to obtain the imaged image.

9 . A chip, wherein the chip comprises at least one processor coupled to one or more memories, the one or more memories storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
obtaining a first multi-carrier signal; and performing compensation on the first multi-carrier signal, based on a channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain a second multi-carrier signal, wherein:
a channel state information phase difference of the second multi-carrier signal is zero; or
a phase difference of the second multi-carrier signal is zero.

10 . The chip according to claim 9 , wherein the performing compensation on the first multi-carrier signal, based on a channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain a second multi-carrier signal comprises:
performing true time delay compensation on channel state information of the first multi-carrier signal, based on the channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain the second multi-carrier signal.

11 . The chip according to claim 9 , wherein the performing compensation on the first multi-carrier signal, based on a channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain a second multi-carrier signal comprises:
performing phase compensation on the first multi-carrier signal, based on the channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain the second multi-carrier signal.

12 . The chip according to claim 9 , wherein the performing compensation on the first multi-carrier signal, based on a channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain a second multi-carrier signal comprises:
performing polynomial fit on the first multi-carrier signal, based on the channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain the second multi-carrier signal.

13 . The chip according to claim 9 , wherein the performing compensation on the first multi-carrier signal, based on a channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain a second multi-carrier signal comprises:
performing polynomial fit on channel state information of the first multi-carrier signal, based on the channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain the second multi-carrier signal.

14 . The chip according to claim 9 , wherein the operations comprise performing imaging based on a plurality of second multi-carrier signals to obtain an image.

15 . The chip according to claim 14 , wherein the performing imaging based on a plurality of second multi-carrier signals to obtain an image comprises:
averaging the plurality of second multi-carrier signals to obtain an average of the plurality of second multi-carrier signals; and performing imaging based on the average to obtain the image.

16 . The chip according to claim 14 , wherein the performing imaging based on a plurality of second multi-carrier signals to obtain an image comprises:
separately performing imaging based on the plurality of second multi-carrier signals to obtain a plurality of imaged sub-images; and averaging the plurality of imaged sub-images to obtain the imaged image.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing programming instructions for execution by at least one processor, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause a computer to perform operations comprising:
obtaining a first multi-carrier signal; and performing compensation on the first multi-carrier signal, based on a channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain a second multi-carrier signal, wherein:
a channel state information phase difference of the second multi-carrier signal is zero; or
a phase difference of the second multi-carrier signal is zero.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the performing compensation on the first multi-carrier signal, based on a channel state information phase difference of the first multi-carrier signal, to obtain a second multi-carrier signal comprises:
performing true time delay compensation on channel state information of the firs

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Brennan Paul
• Chetty Kevin
• Colone Fabiola
• Du Rui
• Han Xiao

Classifications

• H04W56/004

  compensating for timing error of reception due to propagation delay · CPC title

• H04B7/0626 Primary

  Channel coefficients, e.g. channel state information [CSI] · CPC title

• H04B7/02

  Diversity systems; Multi-antenna system, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas (RAKE receivers H04B1/7115) · CPC title

• H04B17/336

  Signal-to-interference ratio [SIR] or carrier-to-interference ratio [CIR] · CPC title

• H04W56/00

  Synchronisation arrangements · CPC title