Patent ID: 6052566
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: H03G,H04B

Abstract:
A method for use in wireless equipment for processing a received signal, the method comprising the steps of:(a) selecting one of a number of attenuation states as a function of a measured signal strength associated with the received signal, each attenuation state associated with a respective attenuation level of the received signal;(b) in the selected attenuation state, measuring a signal to noise ratio (SNR) associated with the received signal;(c) changing the attenuation state to a new attenuation state selected from one of the number of attenuation states;(d) in the new attenuation state, measuring another SNR associated with the received signal; and(e) changing the attenuation state back to the selected attenuation state if the measured SNR in step (d) is not greater than the measured SNR in step (b).