CDMA communications system having a searcher receiver and method therefor
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorDana John Taipale
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Abstract
A wideband CDMA handset (20) has a receiver (50) which simplifies initial sequence acquisition. The receiver (50) includes an efficient searcher receiver (54) which searches for long code mask sequences (LMS) using two correlators (80, 100). The searcher receiver (54) determines the complex conjugate of the output of the first correlator (80), and uses it to remove the phase ambiguity of the output of the second correlator (100). Thus the second correlator (100) is able to perform multiple correlations at the same time. The searcher receiver (54) coherently combines the output of the second correlator (100) to improve the reliability of the search decision.
Claims20
A CDMA searcher receiver, comprising:
- a first correlator having a first input for receiving an input signal having a phase, a second input for receiving a first spreading sequence, and an output that provides a first correlation of the input signal with the first spreading sequence;
- a second correlator having a first input for receiving the input signal, a second input for receiving a second spreading sequence and an output that provides a second correlation of the input signal with the second spreading sequence;
- a circuit block having an input coupled to the output of the first correlator, and an output for providing a complex conjugate of the first correlation;
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- a multiplier having a first input coupled to the output of the circuit block, a second input coupled to the output of the second correlator, and an output for providing a multiplier output signal that is independent of the phase of the input signal.
A CDMA cellular telephone handset, comprising:
- a receiver having an input terminal for receiving an input signal, and an output terminal for providing a baseband input signal;
- a searcher receiver having an input terminal for receiving the baseband input signal, the searcher receiver for performing multiple substantially simultaneous correlations with a plurality of phase shifted spreading sequences used to synchronize the CDMA cellular telephone handset to a basestation spreading sequence for identifying the basestation;
- a data receiver having an input terminal coupled to the output terminal of the receiver for receiving the baseband input signal, and having an output terminal for providing demodulated data;
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- a control processor, coupled to the receiver, the searcher receiver, and the data receiver, the control processor for controlling operation of the receiver, the searcher receiver, and the data receiver.
In a CDMA communications system, a method for synchronizing a handset to a basestation spreading sequence, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving an input signal;
- correlating the input signal with a first spreading sequence to produce a first correlated output signal;
- generating a plurality of other spreading sequences;
- changing a phase angle of each of the plurality of other spreading sequences to a predetermined distinct phase angle to produce a plurality of phase shifted spreading sequences;
- summing the plurality of phase shifted spreading sequences to produce a second spreading sequence;
- correlating the input signal with the second spreading sequence to produce a second correlated output signal;
- multiplying the second correlated output signal with a conjugate of the first correlated output signal to produce an output signal that is independent of a phase of the input signal;
- squaring a magnitude of the first correlated output signal to produce a squared magnitude first correlated output signal;
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- providing a synchronization pulse as a result of a favorable relationship between the squared magnitude first correlated output signal and the output signal that is independent of the phase of the input signal, wherein the synchronization pulse is used to identify a beginning of a time slot of a plurality of time slots to reduce a time required to synchronize the handset to the basestation.
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