Digital modulation using QAM with multiple signal point constellations not equal to a power of two

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PATENT NO 5598435
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08192092

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Data are transmitted using multiple carriers modulated by quadrature amplitude modulation. In general, the carriers carry different numbers of bits, to exploit the fact that the properties of a transmission path are more favorable to carriers at some frequencies than to those at others. The bit allocation process is made closer to optimum by permitting allocation of a non-integer number of bits to a carrier. Input bits are grouped for several carriers and this binary representation is converted to a number representation in which the base of each digit corresponds to the number of points in the QAM constellation for a respective carrier (or to this number divided by a power of two).

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BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY1 BRAHAM STREET LONDON E1 8EE

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Williams, Richard G C Suffolk, GB2 31 835

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