Cloud Signal Generator for Custom Waveform Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Generating suitable waveforms for signal generators is a time-consuming process, as test signals need to be adjusted to meet the specific specifications of the device under test, particularly in fields like 5G communication, where custom waveforms are required for assessing device performance.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based signal generator system that allows users to request custom waveforms through a server connected via a communication network, processing user requests to generate signal parameters, verifying the waveforms, and providing analysis data for client-side signal generators to reproduce the custom waveforms, enabling users to adapt and order waveforms that meet specific requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If custom waveforms are generated locally to meet specific device under test requirements, then waveform adaptability is improved, but time consumption and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between users and signal generators. The server hosts a waveform library, processes waveform generation requests, and delivers customized waveforms to clients. This intermediary approach allows users to obtain adapted waveforms without performing complex local generation, resolving the contradiction between waveform adaptability and time consumption by centralizing the adaptive waveform generation process on the server side
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-generating and storing waveform templates and parameter sets on the server before user requests arrive. When a user requests a custom waveform, the server retrieves and adjusts pre-prepared templates rather than generating waveforms from scratch. This preliminary preparation significantly reduces the time required to deliver customized waveforms while maintaining adaptability to specific device under test requirements
2Adaptability or versatility
If custom waveforms are generated locally, then waveform adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as an intermediary that handles all waveform generation complexity remotely. Users interact with a simplified client interface that sends requests to the server and receives ready-to-use waveforms. This eliminates the need for users to understand or manage complex waveform generation parameters locally, maintaining waveform adaptability through server-side processing while reducing operational complexity at the user end
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by providing users with waveform parameter sets and configuration data from the server that can be directly loaded into their signal generators. Instead of requiring users to generate waveforms from scratch or understand complex generation algorithms, they receive pre-configured parameter copies that can be immediately applied, thus achieving waveform adaptability without increasing operational complexity
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AI summary
A cloud-based signal generator system is described. The signal generator system includes a server being connectable to at least one client via a computer communication network. The server includes a waveform definition module. The waveform definition module is configured to receive a user request. The waveform definition module further is configured to process the user request and to generate at least one signal parameter that is associated with a custom waveform based on the user request. The server further includes a waveform verification module. The waveform verification module is configured to analyze the custom waveform based on the at least one signal parameter, thereby generating waveform analysis data. The waveform verification module is configured to forward the waveform analysis data to the at least one client. Further, a method for providing a signal including a custom waveform is described.