6G • RAN

SIC

Multi-Stage Self-Interference Cancellation

The cascade of passive antenna, active analog circuit, and digital AI filters that eliminates a transmitter's own signal to enable full-duplex communication.

Technical Explanation

In-Band Full Duplex requires attenuating a device's own transmit power by over 110 dB so that weak incoming signals from distant towers can be decoded. Multi-stage SIC executes this in three phases: 1) Passive antenna isolation (cross-polarization, physical separation), 2) Analog RF cancellation (multi-tap delay lines subtracting the TX replica before low-noise amplification), and 3) Digital non-linear cancellation (deep learning models modeling amplifier distortion and subtracting residual leakage).

Key Functions

  • Attenuating self-interference by >110 dB down to the receiver thermal noise floor
  • Multi-tap analog delay lines subtracting RF transmit leakage before the receiver ADC
  • Deep learning digital cancellation modeling power amplifier non-linearities
  • Dynamic adaptation to changing near-field reflection environments in real time
  • Enabling simultaneous transmission and high-sensitivity radar echo reception in ISAC
Specifications
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 3GPP Rel-19 Duplex Evolution
Interfaces
SIC-CoreAnalog-Cancel-Bus

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