Data transmission and reception within a spread-spectrum communication system

An apparatus for reception of transmitted signals within a spread-spectrum communication system, the apparatus comprising:

• a demodulator having a transmitted signal as an input and outputting a demodulated signal;
• and
• a long-code despreader having the demodulated signal as an input and outputting despread data, wherein the long-code descrambler comprises:
• a long code generator outputting a long code;
• a decimator having the long code as an input and outputting a decimated long code;
• and
• a permuter having the decimated long code as an input and outputting a plurality of permuted, decimated long codes each having a same length as the decimated long code.

A method for data transmission, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving symbols by a long-code scrambler;
• long-code scrambling the received symbols to produced scrambled symbols;
• modulating the scrambled symbols, wherein long-code scrambling comprises:
• generating a long code;
• generating a decimated long code using the long code;
• and
• permuting the decimated long code to produce a plurality of permuted decimated long codes each having a same length as the decimated lone code.

A method for data reception comprising the steps of:

• receiving a transmitted signal and demodulating the transmitted signal to produce a demodulated signal;
• long-code descrambling the demodulated signal, wherein long-code descrambling comprises:
• generating a long code;
• generating a decimated long code using the long code;
• and
• permuting the decimated long code to produce a plurality of permuted, decimated long codes each having a same length as the decimated long code.

An apparatus comprising:

• a long code generator outputting a long code;
• a decimator having the long code as an input and outputting a decimated long code;
• and
• a permuter having the decimated long code as an input and outputting a plurality of permuted, decimated long codes each having a same length as the decimated long code.