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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Boccuzzi, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Paul Petrus, Blackburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
714793 ; 370333 ;
Abstract
In a communication network, a method for channel quality estimation, without the need for a reference (uncorrupted) signal, comprises the steps of: processing a received signal utilizing a non-redundant error correction scheme to observe at least one symbol; producing an error signal in response to the observation; and counting a quantity of the error signal during a predetermined time interval to provide a symbol error count. A device for channel quality estimation, without the need for a reference (uncorrupted) signal, is also described.