Abstract:
A method of adjusting the relative timing of a spreading sequence and a sampled input signal for a spread spectrum receiver correlator, the spreading sequence having an associated spreading sequence chip clock, the input signal being sampled at sample clock intervals, the method comprising: delaying the sampled input signal by an integral number of sample clock intervals to provide a fine relative timing adjustment; and delaying the spreading sequence by an integral number of spreading sequence chip clock periods to provide a coarse relative timing adjustment.
Abstract:
The invention provides methods and apparatus for multiple user detection (MUD) processing. One aspect of the invention provides a multiprocessor, multiuser detection system for detecting user transmitted symbols in CDMA short-code spectrum waveforms. A first processing element generates a matrix (hereinafter, “gamma matrix”) that represents a correlation between a short-code associated with one user and those associated with one or more other users. A set of second processing elements generates, e.g., from the gamma matrix, a matrix (hereinafter, “R-matrix”) that represents cross-correlations among user waveforms based on their amplitudes and time lags. A third processing element produces estimates of the user transmitted symbols as a function of the R-matrix.
Abstract:
A joint detection system and associated methods are provided. The joint detection system is configured to perform joint detection of received signals and includes a joint detector accelerator and a programmable digital signal processor (DSP). The joint detector accelerator is configured to perform front-end processing of first data inputted to the joint detector accelerator and output second data resulting from the front-end processing. The joint detector accelerator is further configured to perform back-end processing using at least third data inputted to the joint detector accelerator. The programmable DSP is coupled to the joint detector accelerator, and the programmable DSP is programmed to perform at least one intermediate processing operation using the second data outputted by the joint detector accelerator. The programmable DSP is further programmed to output the third data resulting from the intermediate processing operation to the joint detector accelerator.
Abstract:
The invention provides methods and apparatus for multiple user detection (MUD) processing that have application, for example, in improving the capacity CDMA and other wireless base stations. One aspect of the invention provides a multiprocessor, multiuser detection system for detecting user transmitted symbols in CDMA short-code spectrum waveforms. A first processing element generates a matrix (hereinafter, “gamma matrix”) that represents a correlation between a short-code associated with one user and those associated with one or more other users. A set of second processing elements generates, e.g., from the gamma matrix, a matrix (hereinafter, “R-matrix”) that represents cross-correlations among user waveforms based on their amplitudes and time lags. A third processing element produces estimates of the user transmitted symbols as a function of the R-matrix.
Abstract:
A SWP- (Sub-Word Parallelism-) based RAKE receiver for a Wideband Code-Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) mobile station is optimized to perform channel de-rotation and data combining. The RAKE receiver comprises SIMD (Single Instruction, Multiple Data) instructions, which can perform a complex multiplication for a channel de-rotation in a single cycle. The SIMD instructions can also perform a complex addition for data combining in a single cycle. Optimization of the RAKE receiver reduces power consumption and costs, enhances performance, and provides extensibility for next-generation architectures.
Abstract:
A wireless spread spectrum communication platform for processing a communication signal is disclosed herein. The wireless communication platform includes a first computing element, a second computing element, and a reconfigurable interconnect. The first computing element is coupled to the second computing element via the reconfigurable interconnect. A design configuration of the first computing element is heterogeneous with respect to a design configuration of the second computing element. The reconfigurable interconnect has an uncommitted architecture, thereby allowing it to be configured by an outside source to couple portions of the first reconfigurable interconnect with portions of the second reconfigurable interconnect in a variety of combinations. The first computing element, the second computing element, and the reconfigurable interconnect operable to perform discrete functions suitable for processing of the communication signal.
Abstract:
The invention provides methods and apparatus for multiple user detection (MUD) processing that have application, for example, in improving the capacity CDMA and other wireless base stations. One aspect of the invention provides a multiprocessor, multiuser detection system for detecting user transmitted symbols in CDMA short-code spectrum waveforms. A first processing element generates a matrix (hereinafter, “gamma matrix”) that represents a correlation between a short-code associated with one user and those associated with one or more other users. A set of second processing elements generates, e.g., from the gamma matrix, a matrix (hereinafter, “R-matrix”) that represents cross-correlations among user waveforms based on their amplitudes and time lags. A third procesing element produces estimates of the user transmitted symbols as a function of the R-matrix.
Abstract:
A universal rake receiver architecture includes modular independent processing units that can be flexibly programmed to support different modes of operation. The processing units are capable of performing the basic correlation calculations of DS-CDMA and each unit has an internal local memory and controller that controls its mode of operation. Each unit performs the required synchronization and demodulation operations for a multipath of a signal in the digital domain using all-digital frequency and timing correction techniques. Frequency feedback need not be supplied to the analog section of the receiver. Interpolation most preferably is used to find the optimum sampling position of each incoming chip. This independence allows the receiver to be used with one to several antennas without design modifications.
Abstract:
A re-configurable correlation unit for correlating a sequence of chip samples comprising: 1) a memory for storing the chip samples; 2) a plurality of add-subtract cells, each add-subtract cell receiving a plurality of real bits, a, and a plurality of imaginary bits, b, from a first chip sample; and 3) a plurality of sign select units. Each sign select units receives from one add-subtract cells a first input equal to a sum (a+b) of the real bits, a, and the imaginary bits, b, and a second input equal to a difference (a−b) of the real bits, a, and the imaginary bits, b. Each sign select unit generates a real output and an imaginary output, wherein each of the real and imaginary outputs is equal to one of: 1) the sum (a+b) multiplied by one of +1 and −1 and 2) the difference (a−b) multiplied by one of +1 and −1.
Abstract:
A Node-B/base station receiver comprises at least one antenna for receiving signals. Each finger of a pool of reconfigurable Rake fingers recovers a multipath component of a user and is assigned a code of the user, a code phase of the multipath component and an antenna of the at least one antenna. An antenna/Rake finger pool interface provides each finger of the Rake pool an output of the antenna assigned to that Rake finger. A combiner combines the recovered multipath components for a user to produce data of the user.