Transmission device, transmission method, and communication system

US9312959B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9312959-B2
Application numberUS-201214129745-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 5, 2012
Priority dateJul 11, 2011
Publication dateApr 12, 2016
Grant dateApr 12, 2016

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In order to provide a transmission device which can resolve the deterioration in transmission characteristics due to lack of the resolution of a D/A converter in a high speed and large capacity digital communication, a transmission device according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes an encoding unit encoding input data; an unequal-interval quantization unit quantizing an output signal from the encoding unit by a quantization level number based on a resolution of a subsequent digital-to-analog conversion unit by using an unequally spaced quantization level interval based on the output signal; the digital-to-analog conversion unit converting an output signal from the unequal-interval quantization unit into an analog signal; an output level adjustment unit adjusting an output level of the digital-to-analog conversion unit so as to compensate a difference between a predetermined initial transfer function and a transfer function of the unequal-interval quantization unit; and a modulation unit generating a transmission signal based on an output signal of the digital-to-analog conversion unit adjusted by the output level adjustment unit.

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What is claimed is: 1. A transmission device, comprising: an encoding unit encoding input data; an unequal-interval quantization unit quantizing an output signal from the encoding unit by a quantization level number based on a resolution of a subsequent digital-to-analog conversion unit by using an unequally spaced quantization level interval based on the output signal; the digital-to-analog conversion unit converting an output signal from the unequal-interval quantization uni…

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What does patent US9312959B2 cover?
In order to provide a transmission device which can resolve the deterioration in transmission characteristics due to lack of the resolution of a D/A converter in a high speed and large capacity digital communication, a transmission device according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes an encoding unit encoding input data; an unequal-interval quantization unit quantizing an o…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Abe Junichi, Nec Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04B10/25137. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 12 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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