Abstract:
A portable terminal has a level detect or which compares profile data generated by a profile generator with a threshold value, and determines a sampling rate for a correlating process performed by a correlator based on the result of the comparison. The sampling rate is determined in order to increase the sampling rate at profile points in excess of the threshold value, of the profile data. Therefore, profile data is generated highly accurately at a higher sampling clock rate at points which require a higher accuracy, and profile data is generated at a lower sampling clock rate at points which do not require such a higher accuracy.
Abstract:
Apparatus for a transmitter and a receiver which enhance the performance of a system coherent demodulation by utilizing non-pilot sub-channels to enhance the accuracy of estimates of amplitude and phase noise inherent in the transmission channel is described. This enhancement is accomplished by utilizing the corrected received data on a fundamental channel to enhance a pilot channel estimate, which is subsequently utilized by a dot product module in demodulating a supplementary data channel.
Abstract:
A service option overlay for a CDMA wireless communication in which multiple allocatable subchannels are defined on a reverse link by assigning different code phases of a given long pseudonoise (PN) code to each subchannel. The instantaneous bandwidth needs of each on-line subscriber unit are then met by dynamically allocating none, one, or multiple subchannels on an as needed basis for each network layer connection. The system efficiently provides a relatively large number of virtual physical connections between the subscriber units and the base stations on the reverse link for extended idle periods such as when computers connected to the subscriber units are powered on, but not presently actively sending or receiving data. These maintenance subchannels permit the base station and the subscriber units to remain in phase and time synchronism in an idle mode and also request additional channels. This in turn allows fast acquisition of additional subchannels as needed by allocating new code phase subchannels. Preferably, the code phases of the new channels are assigned according to a predetermined code phase relationship with respect to the code phase of the corresponding maintenance subchannel.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for communication data signal blocking for a base radio control station (RCS) which wirelessly communicates with subscriber units (SUs) via a spread spectrum communication system is disclosed. A transmitter sends signals as a baseband combined signal over global and assigned channels to SUs. The SUs are set to initial power levels and the power levels are adjusted in advance of receiving signals on assigned channels. The power levels are combined to define an RCS transmitter power level, which is preferably a root mean square value of the baseband combined signal. The transmission power levels are adjusted in response to corresponding power control signals received from the SUs. Transmission of a new communication data signal on an assigned channel is blocked if a predetermined RCS transmitter power level limit is reached before commencing transmission of that signal.
Abstract:
One aspect of the invention simultaneously estimates data transmitted in a spread spectrum communication system using different spreading factors. A plurality of communication signals are received. Each communication signal has an associated code. At least two of the communication signals has a different spreading factor. The transmitted data is estimated as estimated symbols using codes of a uniform spreading factor. For data transmitted with a spreading factor other than the uniform spreading factor, the estimated symbols of that data is converted to symbols of the code of that data. Another aspect of the invention receives a spread spectrum communication signal having data spread using a plurality of spreading factors. The data of the communication is estimated as estimated symbols using codes of a uniform spreading factor. The estimated symbols are parsed into parcels, where the estimated symbols correspond to data transmitted with a same spreading factor. For parcels not of the uniform spreading factor, the estimated symbols are converted into symbols of the same spreading factor of that parcel.
Abstract:
The present invention is a novel and improved method and system for performing the pilot frequency tracking operation for coherent demodulation in a system employing a gated pilot signal. In particular, the present invention describes a method and apparatus in which two frequency tracking loops operate in parallel. The first frequency tracking loop performs its tracking operation based on the hypothesis that the received pilot is continuous throughout the frame's duration. The second frequency tracking loop performs the tracking operation based on the hypothesis that the received pilot is discontinuous and is only present for a portion of the frame's duration.
Abstract:
A method and arrangement for processing of CCTrCH data in a UMTS system, by: receiving CCTrCH data across a plurality of radio frames and timeslots (310); storing the received CCTrCH data (320); and upon receipt of complete data for a CCTrCH, processing the stored CCTrCH data through channel processing asynchronously to the received timeslot structure (360). Preferably, the received CCTrCH data is stored in a single RAM memory in link-list form, whereby each timeslot of received CCTrCH data can be independently accessed in the memory. This method of buffering the different parts of the received CCTrCH data, so that they can be recombined before the TrCH decoding and de-multiplexing, is both memory efficient and spreads out the processing load over time.
Abstract:
A method of canceling interference components included in received signals of a base station in a mobile communication system, despreads user data in the order of user data grouped for the unit of transmission rate and sequentially cancels user data which are the same as despread user data by allowing the base station to know transmission rate and user codes of user data transmitted from respective terminals, in case that the respective terminals transmit various user data which require various transmission rates in the mobile communication system of CDMA type. The method includes the steps of correlating user data in parallel using high transmission rate of data and user codes of respective terminals by receiving the user data transmitted from the respective terminals in the base station, the transmission rate of data and user codes of the respective terminals being in advance known by the base station, comparing the correlated resultant values with one another to decode one correlation value having one maximum value, and spreading the one correlation value having the maximum value using the user codes and subtracting user data obtained during spreading step from input user data.
Abstract:
A system and method for communicating information signals using spread spectrum communication techniques. PN sequences are constructed that provide orthogonality between the users so that mutual interference will be reduced, allowing higher capacity and better link performance. With orthogonal PN codes, the cross-correlation is zero over a predetermined time interval, resulting in no interference between the orthogonal codes, provided only that the code time frames are time aligned with each other. In an exemplary embodiment, signals are communicated between a cell-site and mobile units using direct sequence spread spectrum communication signals. In the cell-to-mobile link, pilot, sync, paging and voice channels are defined. Information communicated on the cell-to-mobile link channels are, in general, encoded, interleaved, bi-phase shift key (BPSK) modulated with orthogonal covering of each BPSK symbol along with quadrature phase shift key (QPSK) spreading of the covered symbols. In the mobile-to-cell link, access and voice channels are defined. Information communicated on the mobile-to-cell link channels are, in general, encoded, interleaved, orthogonal signaling along with QPSK spreading.
Abstract:
A code division multiple access (CDMA) receiver detects, de-scrambles, and de-spreads multiple channels that utilize different binary codes. The processing that is common to all channels can be performed once thus saving gate count and power consumption.