US Patent 7630448 Impulse noise reduction to an MCM signal

A method reduces noise in a multiple carrier modulated (MCM) signal. Such a method may include: estimating impulse noise based in the equalized signal; and removing a portion of the noise in the equalized signal as a function of the estimated impulse noise. An apparatus reduces noise in the MCM. Such an apparatus may include: a down-converter; an analog to digital converter to digitize the output of the down-converter; a guard-interval removing unit operable upon the digitized output of the down-converter; and a combined FFT, equalization and impulse-noise-compensation unit operable upon a signal from the guard-interval-removing unit.