Abstract:
A method, receiver and program for processing radio signals to identity an n-ray channel condition. The method comprises: receiving signal samples and estimating a plurality of channel taps from the samples; estimating for each of the channel taps a signal power and a disturbance power; filtering the signal power to provide a filtered signal power quantity; filtering the disturbance power to provide a filtered disturbance power quantity; using the filtered power quantities to determine n strongest channel taps; generating first and second comparison parameters using the strongest channel taps and at least one other channel tap; providing a comparison result based on the first and second comparison parameters and a threshold value, and; identifying an n-ray channel condition from the comparison result.
Abstract:
A method for mitigating a multi-path-induced error in a global navigation satellite system comprises, for a respective measurement epoch, obtaining respective representations of a composite signal including a plurality of value-pairs of the composite signal. The method further comprises, with respect to the measurement epoch: obtaining a plurality of coefficients for a set of linear equations based on the plurality of value-pairs of the composite signal; iteratively obtaining solutions for the set of linear equations, thereby solving for a code tracking timing offset, a time delay of a multi-path signal of the composite signal relative to its direct-path signal, and orthogonal representations of the multi-path signal; determining a phase error between the composite signal and the direct-path signal, due to the time delay, in accordance with the orthogonal representations of the multi-path signal; and correcting for the code tracking timing offset and the phase error.
Abstract:
A method for detecting multi-path interference in a spread-spectrum signal. A variation of a first signal and a variation of a second signal is compared. The variation of the first signal corresponds to a correlation of the spread-spectrum signal and a spreading code having a first offset. The variation of the second signal corresponds to a correlation of the spread-spectrum signal and the spreading code having a second offset. Multi-path interference is detected in dependence on the comparison.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method for acquisition of a received spread spectrum signal transmitted over a wired or wireless medium.
Abstract:
Aspects of a method and system for interference suppression in WCDMA systems may include one or more circuits that are operable to receive a plurality of multipath signals via one or more receiving antennas. A plurality of weighting factor values may be computed based on the received multipath signals. Estimated signals may be based on the weighting factor values. Residual signals may be generated based on received signals and the estimated signals. Addback signals may be generated based on the estimated signals and the residual signals. Updated estimated signals may be generated based on the addback signals and the weighting factor values. Incremental signals may be generated based on the updated estimated signals and addback signals. Updated residual signals may be generated based on the incremental signals and previous residual signals. The interference suppressed signals may be generated based on the updated residual signals and updated estimated signals.
Abstract:
A method and system for rapidly acquiring a spreading code, used in a code division multiple access (CDMA) system. A first long code and a second long code, with each long code having a length of N chips, are generated. The first long code is different from the second long code. The first long code and the second long code are transmitted at a first phase angle and at a second phase angle, respectively, on a carrier signal, over a communications channel using radio waves. The first long code and the second long code may be transmitted at an in-phase (I) angle and at a quadrature-phase (Q) angle, respectively, on the carrier signal. From the communications channel, an I-phase acquisition circuit and a Q-phase acquisition circuit may acquire, in parallel, the first long code and the second long code from the I-phase angle and the Q-phase angle, respectively, of the carrier signal by searching, in parallel, N/2 chips, the first long code and the second long code.
Abstract:
A wireless communication apparatus and a receiving scheme selection method are provided for improved overall system throughput. SIR measurer (106) measures the SIR of a known signal. Doppler frequency detector (108) detects the Doppler frequency from the received signal and measures the Doppler shift amount. The Doppler shift amount serves as an indicator of the moving speed of the mobile station apparatus. Interference power measurer (110) measures interference power from other cells. Known signal obtainer (104), SIR measurer (106), Doppler frequency detector (108), and interference power measurer (110) constitute a propagation environment estimator in this embodiment. Based on the SIR, Doppler shift amount, and interference power, receiving scheme selector (112) selects a receiving scheme of either RAKE reception or linear equalization.
Abstract:
An equalizer is provided which is capable of making a filter factor to be set in the equalizer having an equalizing filter converge rapidly and a method is provided for setting an initial value for the rapid convergence of the filter factor. In the equalizer having a filter factor computing device to compute a filter factor for an equalizing filter, and a differential detecting circuit to generate a differential signal between a signal output from the equalizing filter and a common pilot diffusing code, an initial value for the filter factor computing device is generated and set by a multipath timing detecting circuit, a reverse diffusing section, and a channel estimating device being operated based on a received signal.
Abstract:
It is an object of the present invention to improve the diversity gain by conducting linear prediction of fading fluctuations and switching antennas. In order to attain this object, the diversity receiver in accordance with the present invention comprises a plurality of antennas for receiving wireless signals subjected to direct spread modulation, an antenna switch for conducting antenna connection switching thereof, a primary demodulator for demodulating the wireless signals and obtaining a spread spectrum signal, a matched filter for finding a correlation value of the spread spectrum signal and a spread code for demodulation, a mean value computation unit for finding a mean SNR of the received signal by converting the maximum correlation value to a value per 1 frame, an estimation unit for linear prediction of the SNR of the received signal based on the time series data of the mean SNR, and a level comparator for comparing the SNR of the received signal that was predicted by the estimation unit with a threshold value and outputting a control signal for conducting antenna switching to the antenna switch.
Abstract:
A wireless communication network (10). The network comprises a wireless receiver (14). The receiver comprises at least one antenna (AT14) for receiving a plurality of frames in a form of a plurality of paths. Each of the plurality of frames is modulated by a plurality of chips, and chip in the plurality of chips has a like chip duration. The receiver further comprises a plurality of path resources (F1, F2), and this plurality of path resources comprises a first path resource (F1) configured to receive a first plurality of symbols from a first path in the plurality of paths and a second path resource (F2) configured to receive a second plurality of symbols from a second path in the plurality of paths. The plurality of path resources also comprises circuitry for sampling the second path at a time less than the chip duration from a time when the circuitry for sampling samples the first path. Still further, the plurality of path resources comprise circuitry (442, 461), responsive to the circuitry for sampling, for establishing a first channel estimate for the first path in response to the first path and the second path. Lastly, the plurality of path resources comprises circuitry (441, 462), responsive to the circuitry for sampling, for establishing a second channel estimate for the second path in response to the first path and the second path.