Code phase synchronization

A receiving unit, comprising:

• means for providing an available code;
• means for receiving samples of a code via the air interface;
• and
• means for synchronizing a phase of said available code with a phase of the received code sample;
• wherein said means for synchronizing are for comparing said received code sample with different samples of said available code;
• wherein said means synchronizing are for shifting the respective sample of said available code in phase for each comparison by a predetermined amount until a correspondence with said received code sample is determined or until a measurement related interrupt of said synchronization occurs;
• and
• wherein said synchronization is continued after the measurement related interrupt with a newly received code sample and with available code samples proceeding from the code phase of said available code reached in said synchronization before said measurement related interrupt shifted by an amount corresponding to the time elapsed between the time of reception of the last code sample before said measurement related interrupt and the time of reception of the new code sample after said measurement related interrupt.

A mobile communication system, comprising:

• a transmitting unit for transmitting a coded signal, and
• a receiving unit comprising:
• a storing portion for providing an available code,
• a receiver for receiving samples of a received code via an air interface, and
• a synchronizing portion for synchronizing a phase of said available code with a phase of the received code sample,
• wherein said synchronizing portion is configured to compare said received code sample with different samples of said available code,
• wherein said synchronizing portion is configured to shift the respective sample of said available code in phase for each comparison by a predetermined amount until a correspondence with said received code sample is determined or until a measurement related interrupt of said synchronization occurs, wherein said synchronization is continued after the measurement related interrupt with a newly received code sample and with available code samples proceeding from the code phase of said available code reached in said synchronization before said measurement related interrupt shifted by an amount corresponding to the time elapsed between the time of reception of the last code sample before said measurement related interrupt and the time of reception of the new code sample after said measurement related interrupt.

A receiving unit, comprising:

• a storing portion for providing an available code,
• a receiver for receiving samples of a received code via an air interface, and
• a synchronizing portion for synchronizing a phase of said available code with a phase of the received code sample,
• wherein said synchronizing portion is configured to compare said received code sample with at least one sample of said available code,
• wherein said synchronizing portion is configured to shift the respective sample of said available code in phase for each comparison by a predetermined amount until a correspondence with said received code sample is determined or until a measurement related interrupt of said synchronization occurs,
• wherein said synchronization is continued after the measurement related interrupt with a newly received code sample and with available code samples proceeding from the code phase of said available code reached in said synchronization before said measurement related interrupt shifted by an amount corresponding to the time elapsed between the time of reception of the last code sample before said measurement related interrupt and the time of reception of the new code sample after said measurement related interrupt.