SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RANGING IN A MULTIPOINT-TO-POINT ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING SYSTEM

摘要

Systems and methods for ranging in a multipoint-to-point orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system are provided. In one embodiment, a method for ranging comprises: receiving at a host a plurality of upstream symbols transmitted from a plurality of remote units, the upstream symbols transmitted on a plurality of orthogonal carriers modulated using an inverse Fourier transform; comparing a phase of at least one ranging symbol received from at least one of the plurality of remote units with a reference generated by the host; transmitting an adjustment instruction instructing the at least one of the plurality of remote units to vary a phase of transmissions transmitted from the at least one of the plurality of remote units based on a difference in phase between the at least one ranging symbol and the reference generated by the host.