Abstract:
High rate CDMA wireless communication is obtained by forming a set of individually gain adjusted subscriber channels. Each channel has a set of orthogonal subchannel codes having a small number of PN spreading chips per orthogonal waveform period. Preferably, the set of sub-channel codes are comprised of four Walsh codes, each orthogonal to the remaining set and four chips in duration. It is also preferred that pilot data be transmitted via a first transmit channel and power control data transmitted via a second transmit channel. The remaining two transmit channels are used for transmitting non-specified digital data including user data or signaling data, or both. One of the two non-specified transmit channels may be configured for BPSK modulation and the other for QPSK modulation.
Abstract:
In an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system (10) which uses an outer Reed-Solomon encoder and interleaver (24) and an inner convolutional encoder (26), after the inner convolutional encoding the data bits are interleaved by an inner interleaver (28), and then grouped into symbols, each symbol having 'm' bits. After grouping, the symbols are mapped to a complex plane using quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM). Thus, bits, not symbols, are interleaved by the inner interleaver (28). A receiver (12) performs a soft decision regarding the value of each bit in each complex QAM symbol received.
Abstract:
In a communication system wherein packetized data is transmitted to remote stations in a channel sensitive manner, a preamble must be transmitted with each discrete data transmission to the remote station. Method and apparatus are presented herein for generating an optimized preamble structure for use with transmissions of packetized data. An optimized preamble structure is one that is easily detectable and decodable, yet occupies a small fractional overhead of the entire transmission to the remote station. Information that needs to be carried bz a preamble are used to create a basic structural unit, which is then redundantly permuted.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for minimizing disruption during a frequency search excursion to a target frequency. The method may be preformed as part of inter-frequency hard-handoff between cells on different RF CDMA channels. The method minimizes search times by tuning a selected mobile station (102) to a target frequency and collecting chip samples which are then stored in a buffer (207). Pilot searches and pilot strength measurements are not performed while on the target frequency. The selected mobile station (102) is tuned back to the original frequency and simultaneously resumes reception of forward link and transmission of reverse link communications. The chip samples collected on the target frequency are processed to calculate pilot strength. In another embodiment, the method minimizes disruption of service on the current frequency during the frequency search by increasing the amount of power allocated to other symbols contained in a data frame impacted by the search excursion. This power increase is a function of search excursion time.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus provides for efficient data rate control and power control processes by transmitting a primary and a secondary pilot channel associated with a data channel. The primary and secondary pilot channels are used to improve the SNR-Signal to noise Ratio-, reference phase and amplitude estimates by combining them for the decoding of the data on the data channel. A ratio of power levels of the primary and secondary pilot channels is based on at least one of the data rate and payload size of the data channel. The power level of the primary pilot channel is maintained independent of at least one of data rate and payload size of the data channel. The power level of the secondary pilot channel may be adjusted based on at least one of data rate and payload size of the data channel. Based on the comparison between the calculated data rate of the data channel and a predetermined value, a determination is done, whether the transmission of the primary and the secondary common pilot channel is necessary.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for improving the performance of direct-sequence spread-spectrum communication systems. In one embodiment, a system comprises at least one communication channel that utilizes two different orthogonal spreading codes and corresponding portions of the available orthogonal code space. Portions of the data processed by the communication channel are demultiplexed (471) into different streams and covered (472, 473) with corresponding, different orthogonal spreading codes. The streams covered by the different orthogonal codes are then combined (475) and transmitted via the same communication channel. One embodiment utilizes at least two different Walsh codes of different lengths (+ - and + + - -) in order to make use of the three quarters of the Walsh space not utilized by low-rate legacy channels.
Abstract:
An apparatus for processing a frame of data for transmission comprises: a demodulator flag generator (2) for appending a flag indicative of a forthcoming frame of data using a supplemental channel; a CRC generator (4) for generating and appending to said frame of data a check bit sequence generated in accordance with said frame of data and a predetermined CRC format; a tail bit generator (6) for appending a 8 bit tail of predetermined value to said frame; an encoder (8) for encoding said frame in accordance with a predetermined encoder format; and an interleaver (10) for reordering encoded symbols. The apparatus is suitable for transmitting high speed digital data in a spread spectrum communications system. There is described a method for processing the data for transmission in a 1.2288 Mcps band and in a 3.6268 Mcps band. In addition, there is described a method for transmitting forward link and reverse link data of both rate set 1 digital data and rate set 2 digital data. Rate set 1 digital data comprises variable rate data at rates defined as MUX Option 1 in the IS-95 standard. Rate set 2 digital data comprises variable rate data at rates defined as MUX Option 2 in the appendix to the IS-95 standard. There are also described methods of transmitting the data for applications using packet switched technology and circuit switched technology.
Abstract:
A method for coherent estimation of the traffic-to-pilot energy ratio is presented. A received preamble is decoded (20), and then re-encoded (22). The received preamble is then multiplied by the re-encoded preamble (23). The results are summmed (24), squared (26), and then divided by a pilot energy value (28). In another method, a message (41) carrying energy information can be inserted between a subpacket preamble (40) and a subpacket (42).
Abstract:
A demultiplexer (402) for channel interleaving in communications systems with multiple carriers and/or transmitter diversity includes a distribution module (700) that distributes data bits in succession to successive transmitter antennas, and a switching module coupled to the distribution module. The distribution module (700) routes one data bit to each antenna such that no data bit is routed to the same antenna as the previous data bit. The switching module controls the distribution module (700) to skip an antenna in the routing process once each time a predefined number of data bits has been routed. Alternatively, the switching module may control the distribution module to repeat an antenna in the routing process once each time a predefined number of data bits has been routed. The transmitter antennas may, in the alternative, be different carrier frequency bands.