Gain control in radio chains of a receiver

Abstract

There is provided automatic gain control of radio chains of a receiver. At least two radio frequency (RF) signals are received. Each RF signal is received on an individual radio chain from an antenna array. By comparing the at least two RF signals to a threshold it is determined whether to perform gain control or not of at least one of the at least two RF signals before analogue combining of the at least two RF signals. A notification is sent to a detector regarding whether gain control is performed or not. Analogue combining of the at least two RF signals is performed, thereby generating a single input to the detector.

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technical field [0001] Embodiments presented herein relate to automatic gain control, and in particular to a method, receiver, computer program and computer program product for automatic gain control of a radio chain of a receiver. Background technique [0002] In communication networks, achieving good performance and capacity can be challenging for a given communication protocol, its parameters, and the physical environment in which the communication network is deployed. [0003] For example, one parameter in providing good performance and capacity for a given communication protocol in a communication network is the capability of the radio transceiver equipment operating in the communication network. Examples of such radio transceiver devices include radio access network nodes and portable wireless devices. For example, a radio transceiver device includes a receiver to receive signals from another radio transceiver device or node in a communication network. [0004] As kn...

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Impossible to detect if a signal in one path is saturated, distorting the combined received signal

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