WO2001056194A1 - Space diversity method and system for broadband wireless access - Google Patents

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WO2001056194A1
WO2001056194A1 PCT/US2001/002594 US0102594W WO0156194A1 WO 2001056194 A1 WO2001056194 A1 WO 2001056194A1 US 0102594 W US0102594 W US 0102594W WO 0156194 A1 WO0156194 A1 WO 0156194A1
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  • the present invention relates generally to the field of data transmission and more particularly to a method of post-detection selection space diversity for reducing the deleterious effects of fading and multi-path interference in wireless modems..
  • Wireless modems are used to interconnect computers or LANs using radio waves. Radio signals have advantages and disadvantages over hardwire systems. The wireless advantages include quick deployment, higher data rates than conventional telephone lines and the ability to serve customers independently of the traditional infrastructure.
  • MMDS/ITFS multi-channel multi-point distribution system/instructional television fixed service channels
  • MMDS/ITFS multi-channel multi-point distribution system/instructional television fixed service channels
  • the present inventors have realized that a space diversity system can be implemented in a wireless hub of a transmission system to reduce the disadvantages mentioned above and improve the performance of a wireless system.
  • the present invention provides an optimized analysis of statistically independent diverse signals that increases the robustness and performance of a wireless hub.
  • the present invention is embodied as a method of space diversity for broadband wireless access, comprising the steps of, receiving spatially diverse signals, separately demodulating each of the spatially diverse signals, selecting a most correct of the demodulated signals, and forwarding the selected demodulated signal for further processing.
  • the present invention includes a space diversity device for a wireless hub, comprising, PHY layer equipment, including, a set of at least two antennas for receiving spatially diverse signals, a demodulator connected to each of said antennas, and each demodulator configured to demodulate signals received on the antenna connected to it, and MAC layer equipment comprising a selection mechanism configured to select a demodulated signal having a largest error free transmission.
  • PHY layer equipment including, a set of at least two antennas for receiving spatially diverse signals, a demodulator connected to each of said antennas, and each demodulator configured to demodulate signals received on the antenna connected to it
  • MAC layer equipment comprising a selection mechanism configured to select a demodulated signal having a largest error free transmission.
  • Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an implementation of the space diversity method and system of the invention
  • Fig. 2 is a flow chart of illustrating process flows for some features of an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the present invention relates to the DOCSIS 1 .0 (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) and DOCSIS1 .1 specifications promulgated by Cable Labs, the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference. Whereas the DOCSIS standards address data over cable, the present invention relates to wireless data transmission.
  • DOCSIS 1 .0 Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification
  • DOCSIS1 .1 specifications promulgated by Cable Labs, the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference.
  • the present invention relates to wireless data transmission.
  • the present invention comprises a post-detection selection diversity algorithm. This function involves the physical layer and some of the MAC (media access control) layer decisions of a Wireless Hub.
  • a base station is equipped with two receiving antennas. Each antenna is connected to a splitter that feeds a bank of channel demodulators operating on various frequencies. Some frequencies show up on both arms, so that the input signal is simultaneously demodulated twice (including the FEC - forward error correction - decoding) in two statistically independent events and processed on the MAC layer for better optimized analysis.
  • the upstream signal is demodulated and passed through a de-scrambler prior to the FEC decoder.
  • the de-scrambled data consists of variable length FEC codewords that are pre-programmed according to the burst attributes setting.
  • Each FEC decoder issues a decoding success signal.
  • the selection process begins for each codeword on predefined pairs of upstream signals. If only one of the channels fails (and not both) to generate the decoding success signal the MAC selects the complementary signal that provides successful decoder data for higher Layer 2 processing. Where both signals are true the MAC forwards both information bytes from the two successful decoders for further processing at Layer 2. This process occurs for every FEC codeword.
  • Figure 1 shows one selection switch for simplification. Actually, there is a switch for every pair of demodulators that operate on the same frequency.
  • the switch is preferably implemented in embedded code (firmware) and set and controlled by non real-time software.
  • the MAC provides an FEC statistical error table, the table containing all involved codeword errors within a received frame as part of the released frame to higher level.
  • the MAC processor computes the header or E-header CRC (cyclic redundancy code) and frame or fragment CRC simultaneously within the involved upstream signals. If bad HCS occurs within an upstream signal, the MAC selects the complement upstream information data where the HCS is correctly computed. From this step the PDU CRC is computed on the same upstream signal. Where the involved upstream channels provide correct HCS, the MAC carries simultaneous FCS (frame check sequence) computation until the decision is made. The MAC therefore selects and transfers one of the PDUs (protocol data units) with the correct computed CRC only.
  • E-header CRC cyclic redundancy code
  • Fig. 2 is a flow chart that illustrates process flows for some features of an embodiment of the present invention.
  • step 200 diverse signals are received.
  • the diverse signals are simultaneously demodulated (step 21 0), and Forward Error Correction is performed on codewords (step 220).
  • Other correction schemes may be utilized.
  • step 230 a statistical table (see examples below) is created.
  • the statistical table is then forwarded as described herein, and may be utilized to create a user display of information regarding system throughput, errors, etc. Not all of the channels are necessarily preset to provide space diversity.
  • Some channels might have space diversity and others might lack it. Regardless, space diversity integrates very well with the dynamic channel allocation of the present invention, where each modem finds its adequate operation channel, thus allowing for a self-organizing network.
  • the NMS network management system
  • the NMS is capable of configuring space diversity between any pair of upstream channels within a multiple channel module.
  • an upstream channel may have a bandwidth of 200 kHz, 400 kHz, 800 kHz, 1 .6 MHz, or 3.2 MHz.
  • the channels are identified as Primary and Secondary, where the Secondary upstream channel adopts all PHY settings of the primary upstream channel.
  • the NMS accepts three configuration parameters relating to space diversity for every upstream channel:
  • Diversity Configuration Determines whether the channel is in diversity mode.
  • the PHY fields accept all inputs, just as if the channel was assigned "No Space Diversity" in the Diversity Configuration field.
  • This field is not valid. If the channel is assigned as Secondary, this field contains the identification of the Primary channel.
  • the Secondary channel duplicates the PHY settings of the Primary channel when in a diversity mode of operation. Table 1 summarizes valid space diversity configurations.
  • the following statistics are preferably available for the space diversity mode of operation of the present invention. These statistics are available on the primary channel menu and are maintained for every pair of channels configured for space diversity. Tables 2 and 3 summarize the statistic configuration and output fields, respectively.
  • the diversity channels are preferably co-located on the same upstream demodulation card, whereupon a Diversity Configuration setting is set to "Space Diversity". If either channel fails on an upstream card, the system switches both the Primary and Secondary channels to a different upstream demodulation card. All PHY layer parameters are thereby automatically configured to the conditions that existed before the protection switch was triggered, to fully implement the redundancy requirement, of the DOCSIS standard.
  • the present invention therefore provides a novel space diversity method and system for broadband wireless access.
  • the present invention has been shown and described with respect to preferred embodiments, various changes and modifications lie within the spirit and scope of the claimed invention.
  • the corresponding structures, materials, acts, and equivalents of all means or step plus function elements in the claims in this patent application or any applications claiming priority therefrom are intended to include any structure, material, or acts for performing the functions in combination with other elements as specifically claimed.
  • the present invention includes a computer program product which is a storage medium (media) having instructions stored thereon/in which can be used to control, or cause, a computer to perform any of the processes of the present invention.
  • the storage medium can include, but is not limited to, any type of disk including floppy disks, mini disks (MD's), optical discs, DVD, CD-ROMS, micro-drive, and magneto-optical disks, ROMs, RAMs, EPROMs, EEPROMs, DRAMs, VRAMs, flash memory devices (including flash cards), magnetic or optical cards, nanosystems (including molecular memory ICs), RAID devices, remote data storage/archive/warehousing, or any type of media or device suitable for storing instructions and/or data.
  • the present invention includes software for controlling both the hardware of the general purpose/specialized computer or microprocessor, and for enabling the computer or microprocessor to interact with a human user or other mechanism utilizing the results of the present invention.
  • software may include, but is not limited to, device drivers, operating systems, and user applications.
  • computer readable media further includes software for performing the present invention, as described above.

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Spatially diverse signals (200) are simultaneously demodulated (210) and error corrected providing statistically independent data (220, 230). Statistics for the signals are prepared and available for system management and display (240) to users.

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SPACE DIVERSITY METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS
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A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of Invention
The present invention relates generally to the field of data transmission and more particularly to a method of post-detection selection space diversity for reducing the deleterious effects of fading and multi-path interference in wireless modems..
Discussion of Background
Wireless modems are used to interconnect computers or LANs using radio waves. Radio signals have advantages and disadvantages over hardwire systems. The wireless advantages include quick deployment, higher data rates than conventional telephone lines and the ability to serve customers independently of the traditional infrastructure.
The disadvantages of wireless transmission in the range of the
MMDS/ITFS (multi-channel multi-point distribution system/instructional television fixed service) channels include the problem that the RF signal requires a line of sight path and strong mechanisms to decrease time lapse due to fading and multi-path. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present inventors have realized that a space diversity system can be implemented in a wireless hub of a transmission system to reduce the disadvantages mentioned above and improve the performance of a wireless system. The present invention provides an optimized analysis of statistically independent diverse signals that increases the robustness and performance of a wireless hub.
The present invention is embodied as a method of space diversity for broadband wireless access, comprising the steps of, receiving spatially diverse signals, separately demodulating each of the spatially diverse signals, selecting a most correct of the demodulated signals, and forwarding the selected demodulated signal for further processing.
The present invention includes a space diversity device for a wireless hub, comprising, PHY layer equipment, including, a set of at least two antennas for receiving spatially diverse signals, a demodulator connected to each of said antennas, and each demodulator configured to demodulate signals received on the antenna connected to it, and MAC layer equipment comprising a selection mechanism configured to select a demodulated signal having a largest error free transmission. Both the device and method may be conveniently implemented on a general purpose computer, or networked computers, and the results may be displayed on an output device connected to any of the general purpose, networked computers, or transmitted to a remote device for output or display.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A more complete appreciation of the invention and many of the attendant advantages thereof will be readily obtained as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein: Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an implementation of the space diversity method and system of the invention; and Fig. 2 is a flow chart of illustrating process flows for some features of an embodiment of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following description is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the invention and sets forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor for carrying out the invention. Various modifications, however, will remain readily apparent to those skilled in the art, since the basic principles of the present invention have been defined herein specifically to provide a method for post-detection selection space diversity for a wireless modem termination system.
In general, the present invention relates to the DOCSIS 1 .0 (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) and DOCSIS1 .1 specifications promulgated by Cable Labs, the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference. Whereas the DOCSIS standards address data over cable, the present invention relates to wireless data transmission.
The present invention comprises a post-detection selection diversity algorithm. This function involves the physical layer and some of the MAC (media access control) layer decisions of a Wireless Hub. As illustrated in Figure 1 , a base station is equipped with two receiving antennas. Each antenna is connected to a splitter that feeds a bank of channel demodulators operating on various frequencies. Some frequencies show up on both arms, so that the input signal is simultaneously demodulated twice (including the FEC - forward error correction - decoding) in two statistically independent events and processed on the MAC layer for better optimized analysis.
At PHY (the physical layer level), the upstream signal is demodulated and passed through a de-scrambler prior to the FEC decoder. The de-scrambled data consists of variable length FEC codewords that are pre-programmed according to the burst attributes setting. Each FEC decoder issues a decoding success signal. At the MAC level, the selection process begins for each codeword on predefined pairs of upstream signals. If only one of the channels fails (and not both) to generate the decoding success signal the MAC selects the complementary signal that provides successful decoder data for higher Layer 2 processing. Where both signals are true the MAC forwards both information bytes from the two successful decoders for further processing at Layer 2. This process occurs for every FEC codeword.
Figure 1 shows one selection switch for simplification. Actually, there is a switch for every pair of demodulators that operate on the same frequency. The switch is preferably implemented in embedded code (firmware) and set and controlled by non real-time software. The MAC provides an FEC statistical error table, the table containing all involved codeword errors within a received frame as part of the released frame to higher level.
When FEC is not selected in a burst profile, the MAC processor computes the header or E-header CRC (cyclic redundancy code) and frame or fragment CRC simultaneously within the involved upstream signals. If bad HCS occurs within an upstream signal, the MAC selects the complement upstream information data where the HCS is correctly computed. From this step the PDU CRC is computed on the same upstream signal. Where the involved upstream channels provide correct HCS, the MAC carries simultaneous FCS (frame check sequence) computation until the decision is made. The MAC therefore selects and transfers one of the PDUs (protocol data units) with the correct computed CRC only.
Fig. 2 is a flow chart that illustrates process flows for some features of an embodiment of the present invention. At step 200, diverse signals are received. The diverse signals are simultaneously demodulated (step 21 0), and Forward Error Correction is performed on codewords (step 220). Other correction schemes may be utilized. At step 230, a statistical table (see examples below) is created. The statistical table is then forwarded as described herein, and may be utilized to create a user display of information regarding system throughput, errors, etc. Not all of the channels are necessarily preset to provide space diversity.
Some channels might have space diversity and others might lack it. Regardless, space diversity integrates very well with the dynamic channel allocation of the present invention, where each modem finds its adequate operation channel, thus allowing for a self-organizing network.
The NMS (network management system) is capable of configuring space diversity between any pair of upstream channels within a multiple channel module. For example, an upstream channel may have a bandwidth of 200 kHz, 400 kHz, 800 kHz, 1 .6 MHz, or 3.2 MHz. The channels are identified as Primary and Secondary, where the Secondary upstream channel adopts all PHY settings of the primary upstream channel. The NMS accepts three configuration parameters relating to space diversity for every upstream channel:
Diversity Configuration - Determines whether the channel is in diversity mode.
Space Diversity Primary/Secondary - If the channel is assigned as Primary, the PHY fields accept all inputs, just as if the channel was assigned "No Space Diversity" in the Diversity Configuration field.
Associated Channel - If the channel is assigned as Primary, this field is not valid. If the channel is assigned as Secondary, this field contains the identification of the Primary channel. The Secondary channel duplicates the PHY settings of the Primary channel when in a diversity mode of operation. Table 1 summarizes valid space diversity configurations.
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Table 1 . Space Diversity Configuration and Combinations Statistics
The following statistics are preferably available for the space diversity mode of operation of the present invention. These statistics are available on the primary channel menu and are maintained for every pair of channels configured for space diversity. Tables 2 and 3 summarize the statistic configuration and output fields, respectively.
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Table 2. Space Diversity Statistic Configuration Fields
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Table 3. Space Diversity Statistic Output Field
Interaction with Redundancy Functions
The diversity channels are preferably co-located on the same upstream demodulation card, whereupon a Diversity Configuration setting is set to "Space Diversity". If either channel fails on an upstream card, the system switches both the Primary and Secondary channels to a different upstream demodulation card. All PHY layer parameters are thereby automatically configured to the conditions that existed before the protection switch was triggered, to fully implement the redundancy requirement, of the DOCSIS standard.
The present invention therefore provides a novel space diversity method and system for broadband wireless access. Although the present invention has been shown and described with respect to preferred embodiments, various changes and modifications lie within the spirit and scope of the claimed invention. Thus, the corresponding structures, materials, acts, and equivalents of all means or step plus function elements in the claims in this patent application or any applications claiming priority therefrom are intended to include any structure, material, or acts for performing the functions in combination with other elements as specifically claimed.
Portions of the present invention may be conveniently implemented using a conventional general purpose or a specialized digital computer or microprocessor programmed according to the teachings of the present disclosure, as will be apparent to those skilled in the computer art.
Appropriate software coding can readily be prepared by skilled programmers based on the teachings of the present disclosure, as will be apparent to those skilled in the software art. The invention may also be implemented by the preparation of application specific integrated circuits or by interconnecting an appropriate network of conventional component circuits, as will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.
The present invention includes a computer program product which is a storage medium (media) having instructions stored thereon/in which can be used to control, or cause, a computer to perform any of the processes of the present invention. The storage medium can include, but is not limited to, any type of disk including floppy disks, mini disks (MD's), optical discs, DVD, CD-ROMS, micro-drive, and magneto-optical disks, ROMs, RAMs, EPROMs, EEPROMs, DRAMs, VRAMs, flash memory devices (including flash cards), magnetic or optical cards, nanosystems (including molecular memory ICs), RAID devices, remote data storage/archive/warehousing, or any type of media or device suitable for storing instructions and/or data. Stored on any one of the computer readable medium (media), the present invention includes software for controlling both the hardware of the general purpose/specialized computer or microprocessor, and for enabling the computer or microprocessor to interact with a human user or other mechanism utilizing the results of the present invention. Such software may include, but is not limited to, device drivers, operating systems, and user applications. Ultimately, such computer readable media further includes software for performing the present invention, as described above.
Included in the programming (software) of the general/specialized computer or microprocessor are software modules for implementing the teachings of the present invention, including, but not limited to, receiving spatially diverse signals, simultaneous demodulation and FEC of diverse signals, building and using statistical tables, and the display, storage, or communication of results according to the processes of the present invention. Obviously, numerous modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is therefore to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described herein.

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1 . A method of space diversity for broadband wireless access, comprising the steps of: receiving spatially diverse signals; separately demodulating each of the spatially diverse signals; selecting a most correct of the demodulated signals; and forwarding the selected demodulated signal for further processing.
2. The method according to Claim 1 , wherein said step of selecting comprises: performing FEC decoding on codewords contained in each of the spatially diverse signals; and selecting decoded codewords that have been successfully FEC decoded.
3. The method according to Claim 2, wherein, if both of said spatially diverse signals contain pairs of codewords that have been successfully FEC decoded, then selecting both decoded codewords.
4. The method according to Claim 1 , wherein: said spatially diverse signals include a channel designated as primary, and at least one channel designated as secondary; and said step of selecting comprises, selecting codewords decoded from the primary channel of said spatially diverse signals if the primary channel codewords were successfully decoded; and selecting codewords from a secondary channel of said spatially diverse signals if the primary channel codewords were not successfully decoded and the selected secondary channel codewords were successfully decoded.
5. The method according to Claim 1 , wherein said step of selecting includes the steps of : if said spatially diverse signals are not in burst mode, performing a FEC on codewords demodulated from the spatially diverse signals; and if said spatially diverse signals are in burst mode, performing Header, Frame, and PDU CRC;
6. The method according to Claim 1 , further comprising the step of: collecting statistics on at least one of Codeword error rates, selection percentage, HCS error rates, and FCS error rates on at least one of a primary and secondary channel in said spatially diverse signals.
7. The method according to Claim 6, wherein said statistics are collected for codewords over a sliding window range.
8. The method according to Claim 7, wherein said sliding window range is 1 000 to 10,000,000 code words in length.
9. The method according to Claim 6, wherein said statistics for HCS are collected over a sliding window number of frames range.
1 0. The method according to Claim 9, wherein said frames range is 1 0 to 1 ,000 frames.
1 1 . The method according to Claim 6, wherein said statistics for FCS is calculated over a sliding window of number of frames range.
1 2. The method according to Claim 1 1 , wherein said frames range is 1 ,000 to 1 ,000,000.
1 3. The method according to Claim 6, further comprising the step of: displaying said statistics in response to a statistics display request.
1 4. The method according to Claim 6, further comprising the step of allocating dynamic channels based on at least part of said statistics.
1 5. The method according to Claim 6, further comprising the step of allocating primary and secondary channels based on at least part of said statistics.
1 6. The method according to Claim 1 5, wherein said primary and secondary channels are configured in at least one of space diversity 1 , a primary channel where all PHY parameters are accepted, space diversity 2, a secondary channel that identifies a primary channel and does not have any PHY parameters, and no space diversity, a channel not identified as primary nor secondary, has no associated channel, and accepts all PHY parameters.
1 7. The method according to Claim 1 , further comprising the steps of: splitting each of the spatially diverse signals; and forwarding each pair of split signals to a pair of demodulators; and if one of said spatially diverse signals shows up on each arm of the split signal, optimizing said step of selecting by utilizing the split signals as independent events.
1 8. The method according to Claim 1 , wherein: said method is embodied in a set of computer instructions stored on a computer readable media; and said computer instructions, when loaded into a computer and executed, cause the computer to perform the steps of Claim 1 .
1 9. A space diversity device for a wireless hub, comprising: PHY layer equipment including: a set of at least two antennas for receiving spatially diverse signals; a demodulator connected to each of said antennas; and each demodulator configured to demodulate signals received on the antenna connected to it; and
MAC layer equipment comprising a selection mechanism configured to select a demodulated signal having a largest error free transmission.
20. The device according to Claim 1 9, further comprising an FEC decoding device having a decoding success indicator; said FEC decoding device connected to said demodulator and configured to perform FEC on codewords transmitted in said signals; wherein said MAC layer equipment selection mechanism selects the demodulated signal based on said decoding success indicator for each decoded codeword.
21 . The device according to Claim 1 9, further comprising: a header CRC device connected to said demodulator and configured to perform a CRC check on demodulated frame headers; a frame CRC device connected to said demodulator and configured to perform a CRC check on demodulated frames; and a PDU CRC device connected to said demodulator and configured to perform a CRC check on demodulated PDUs; wherein said MAC layer equipment selection mechanism selects the demodulated signal based on said header, frame, and PDU CRC checks.
22. The device according to Claim 1 9, further comprising: a splitter connected between each antenna and demodulator and configured to split the signal received on the connected antenna into upper and lower frequency ranges; and a signal optimization device connected to said splitter and configured to optimize the received signal by separately and independently evaluating each split signal if said splitter breaks the received signals into both the upper and lower frequency ranges.
23. The device according to Claim 1 9, further comprising a statistics gathering device configured to track a sliding window of transmission errors in the received signals.
24. The device according to Claim 23, wherein said statistics gather device collects statistics for each of codewords in FEC non burst mode signals received by said antennas, HCS in burst mode signals received by said antennas, and FCS in burst mode antennas received by said antennas.
25. The device according to Claim 23, further comprising: a user interface having, a statistics display invocation mechanism, and a display mechanism configured to read and display the gathered statistics.
26. The device according to Claim 25, wherein said statistics display invocation mechanism is a button.
27. The device according to Claim 25, wherein said gathered statistics are at least one of Primary Channel Codeword Error Rate, Secondary Channel
Codeword Error Rate, Combined Channel Codeword Error Rate, Primary Channel Selection Percentage, Secondary Channel Selection Percentage, Primary Channel HCS, Secondary Channel HCS, Primary or Secondary Channel HCS Rate, Combined Channel HCS Error Rate, Primary Channel FCS, Secondary Channel FCS, Primary or Secondary Channel FCS Error Rate, Combined Channel FCS Error Rate.
28. The device according to Claim 20, further comprising a statistics gathering device configured to track a sliding window of total codewords decoded by said decoding device.
29. The device according to Claim 24, wherein said sliding window is between 1 ,000, and 1 0,000,000 codewords in length.
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