# US 7,411,983 B2 · Apparatus and method for acquiring frame synchronization in a mobile communication system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,411,983 B2 - Document ID: US7411983B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 10/212,543 - Filed: 2002-08-05 - Published: 2004-02-05 - Granted: 2008-08-12 - Earliest claimed: 2002-08-05 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Chul-Ho Jo; Joon-Dong Lee; Kwang-Sung Yang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7411983B2 ## CPC - H04L 1/0061: {Error detection codes} - H04J 3/0608: {Detectors therefor, e.g. correlators, state machines} - H04L 25/0226: {sounding signals per se} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04J: MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION (transmission in general H04B; peculiar to transmission of digital information H04L5/00; systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal H04N7/08; in exchanges H04Q11/00; stereophonic systems H04S) ## Abstract Disclosed is a method for acquiring frame synchronization of a broadcasting channel (BCH) in an asynchronous mobile communication system. The method comprises acquiring system timing through a synchronization channel; performing CRC by demodulating for a predetermined time duration a primary common control physical channel (PCCPCH) based on the system information, re-designating a demodulating duration according to the CRC result, and performing CRC; and acquiring frame synchronization of the BCH when the CRC is consecutively passed at least two times. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for acquiring frame synchronization of a broadcasting channel (BCH) in an asynchronous mobile communication system, the method comprising: acquiring synchronization of a radio frame having a predetermined duration through a synchronization channel; decoding a predetermined position of the radio frame having the predetermined duration for a double duration and performing a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) on the decoding result at a time that the synchronization is acquired wherein when the CRC fails, the CRC is performed by demodulating again from a succeeding 10 msec duration of the CRC 20 msec duration, increasing a CRC counter if the CRC passes, and then determining whether a value of the CRC counter is larger than 2 performing the CRC by demodulating the 20 msec duration after the CRC duration, when the value of the CRC counter is less than 2; acquiring frame synchronization of the BCH if the value of the CRC counter is larger than 2; and if the CRC is consecutively passed at least twice, adding up two frames received from the synchronization acquired time and decoding the added frames for one duration thereby acquiring synchronization of the BCH. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: if the CRC fails, redoubling the predetermined duration and performing the CRC again. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined duration is 10 msec. and the double duration is 20 msec. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the asynchronous mobile communication system comprises at least two layers including an upper layer and a lower layer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein if the CRC check result indicates pass, the frame is transmitted from the lower layer to the upper layer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein if the CRC result indicates Fail, the frame is not transmitted from the lower layer to the upper layer. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the lower layer is a primary common control physical channel (PCCPCH) and the upper layer is a BCH. ### Claim 8 An apparatus for acquiring frame synchronization of a broadcasting channel (BCH) in an asynchronous mobile communication system, comprising: a demodulator for, based on timing acquired through a synchronization channel, decoding a predetermined position of a radio frame having a predetermined duration for a double duration and performing a CRC check on the decoding result at a time that the synchronization is acquired wherein when the CRC fails, the CRC is performed by demodulating again from a succeeding 10 msec duration of the CRC 20 msec duration, increasing a CRC counter if the CRC passes, and then determining whether a value of the CRC counter is larger than 2 performing the CRC by demodulating the 20 msec duration after the CRC duration, when the value of the CRC counter is less than 2; acquiring frame synchronization of the BCH if the value of the CRC counter is larger than 2; and a controller for adding up two frames received from the synchronization acquired time and decoding the added frames for one duration thereby acquiring synchronization of the BCH, if the CRC check is consecutively passed at least twice. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein if the CRC fails, the controller re-doubles the predetermined duration and performs the CRC again. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the predetermined duration is 10 msec. and the double duration is 20 msec. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the asynchronous mobile communication system comprises at least two layers including an upper layer and a lower layer. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein if the CRC check is passed, the frame is transmitted from the lower layer to the upper layer. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein if the CRC check is failed, the frame is not transmitted from the lower layer to the upper layer. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the lower layer is a primary common control physical channel (PCCPCH) and the upper layer is a BCH. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the controller comprises a CRC counter that increases a count value if the CRC check is passed, and acquires synchronization of the BCH if the count value of the CRC counter is greater than or equal to 2.