Method and apparatus for monitoring performance, and remote radio unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9391729-B2
Application number	US-201114361644-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 29, 2011
Priority date	Nov 29, 2011
Publication date	Jul 12, 2016
Grant date	Jul 12, 2016

Abstract

The present application discloses a method for monitoring performance in a telecommunication system. The method comprises receiving transmitter observation receiver data from a transmission link; down-converting the transmitter observation receiver data to time-divisionally acquire a signal band, a high adjacent band and a low adjacent band of the transmitter observation receiver data; and calculating adjacent channel leakage ratio from power of the signal band, the high adjacent band and the low adjacent band of the transmitter observation receiver data. The present application also discloses an apparatus for monitoring performance and a remote radio unit including the same.

First claim

I claim:

1. A method for monitoring performance in a telecommunication system, comprising:
receiving transmitter observation receiver data as a feedback signal from a transmission link;
down-converting the transmitter observation receiver data utilizing a mixer to time-divisionally acquire a signal band, a high adjacent band, and a low adjacent band of the transmitter observation receiver data in respective three time slots by changing a center frequency of the mixer to obtain outputs of the signal band, the high adjacent band, and the low adjacent band, respectively;
calculating power of the signal band, the high adjacent band, and the low adjacent band in the respective three time slots, wherein a synchronization signal is utilized to generate the three time slots for the mixer to change the center frequency and to synchronize the calculating of the power of the signal band, the high adjacent band, and the low adjacent band, based on the respective outputs of the signal band, the high adjacent band, and the low adjacent band; and
calculating a first adjacent channel leakage ratio from the power of the signal band and the high adjacent band, and calculating a second adjacent channel leakage ratio from the power of the signal band and the low adjacent band.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the signal band, the high adjacent band, and the low adjacent band of the transmitter observation receiver data are acquired at a first center frequency, a second center frequency, and a third center frequency for the mixer, respectively.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the second center frequency is shifted + carrier bandwidth with respect to the first center frequency.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the third center frequency is shifted − carrier bandwidth with respect to the first center frequency.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitter observation receiver data is down-converted in a digital down converter in a reception link, and the digital down converter is operative to down-convert reception data.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the transmitter observation receiver data and the reception data are time-divisionally directed into and out of the digital down converter by a switching signal.

7. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:
discarding a part of the transmitter observation receiver data that overlaps the reception data.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the three time slots for the signal band, the high adjacent band, and the low adjacent band of the transmitter observation receiver data are time-divisionally acquired at one transmission time slot.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the three time slots for the signal band, the high adjacent band, and the low adjacent band of the transmitter observation receiver data are time-divisionally acquired at different transmission time slots.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the telecommunication system is Time Division Duplexing system.

11. An apparatus for monitoring performance in a telecommunication system, comprising:
a mixer operative to mix and down-convert transmitter observation receiver data obtained as a feedback signal from a transmission link, wherein the transmitter observation receiver data is down-converted in respective three time slots utilizing a first center frequency, a second center frequency, and a third center frequency by the mixer to time-divisionally acquire outputs of a signal band, a high adjacent band and a low adjacent band of the transmitter observation receiver data;
a filter coupled to the mixer and operative to filter the outputs of the signal band, the high adjacent band and the low adjacent band;
a calculation module coupled to the filter and operative to receive filtered outputs of the signal band, the high adjacent band and the low adjacent band, respectively in the three time slots, to calculate power of the signal band, the high adjacent band, and the low adjacent band in the respective three time slots, to calculate a first adjacent channel leakage ratio from the power of the signal band and the high adjacent band, and to calculate a second adjacent channel leakage ratio from the power of the signal band and the low adjacent band; and
a synchronization controller coupled to the mixer and the calculation module and operative to generate a synchronization signal to synchronize the mixer and the calculation module to set the three time slots for the mixer to change to the first, second and third center frequencies and for the calculation module to calculate the power of the signal band, the high adjacent band, and the low adjacent band, based on the respective outputs of the signal band, the high adjacent band, and the low adjacent band, in order to calculate the first and second adjacent channel leakage ratios.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the second center frequency is shifted + carrier bandwidth with respect to the first center frequency.

13. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the third center frequency is shifted − carrier bandwidth with respect to the first center frequency.

14. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the calculation module comprises:
a processor operative to calculate the power of the signal band, the high adjacent band, and the low adjacent band of the transmitter observation receiver data at a first time slot, a second time slot and a third time slot, respectively, of the three time slots and to calculate the first and second adjacent channel leakage ratios at a fourth time slot;
a counter operative to receive a clock signal as the synchronization signal from the synchronization controller to set the first time slot, the second time slot, the third time slot, and the fourth time slot; and
a memory operative to store the calculated power of the signal band, the high adjacent band, and the low adjacent band of the transmitter observation receiver data at the first time slot, the second time slot, and the third time slot, respectively.

15. A remote radio unit in a telecommunication system, comprising:
a digital down converter operative to down convert received data, wherein the received data comprises transmitter observation receiver (TOR) data obtained as a feedback signal from a transmission link and reception data in a reception link that are time-divisionally directed into the digital down converter, the digital down converter comprising:
a sampling rate converter that receives and down samples the received data to output down-sampled data;
a mixer operative to receive the down-sampled data and, when the received data is the TOR data, the mixer is operative to mix the down-sampled TOR data in respective three time slots utilizing a first center frequency, a second center frequency, and a third center frequency by the mixer to time-divisionally acquire outputs of a signal band, a high adjacent band and a low adjacent band of the down-sampled TOR data; and
a filter coupled to the mixer and operative to filter the outputs of the signal band, the high adjacent band and the low adjacent band;

a calculation module coupled to the digital down converter and operative to receive filtered outputs of the signal band, the high adjacent band and the low adjacent band, respectively in the three time slots, to calculate power of the signal band, the high adjacent band, and the low adjacent band in the respective three time slots, to calculate a first adjacent channel leakage ratio from the power of the signal band the high adjacent band, and to calculate a second ad

Assignees

• Liang Hongming
• Ericsson Telefon Ab L M

Inventors

• Liang Hongming

Classifications

• H04B17/19

  Self-testing arrangements · CPC title

• H04B17/354

  Adjacent channel leakage power · CPC title

• H04J3/14 Primary

  Monitoring arrangements {(for SDH/SONET rings H04J3/085)} · CPC title

• H04L5/14

  Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex · CPC title

• H04B17/18 Primary

  Monitoring during normal operation · CPC title