Method and apparatus for new cell identification in a WCDMA network with a given neighbor set

A wireless device, comprising:

• a non-transitory storage medium configured to store a program having a code section for signal processing;
• and
• a processor configured to receive a signal including information indicative of a configuration of a base station from the base station, and to execute the program to:
• determine a plurality of signal slots and a plurality of scrambling code segments based on the information, each of the plurality of scrambling code segments corresponding to a signal slot from among the plurality of signal slots;
• concurrently generate a plurality of time-shifted scrambling code segments for each scrambling code segment from among the plurality of scrambling code segments;
• concurrently apply the plurality of time-shifted scrambling code segments and the plurality of scrambling code segments to the signal to provide a plurality of unscrambled signals;
• and
• determine a frame synchronization between the wireless device and the base station based on the plurality of unscrambled signals.

A wireless device, comprising:

• a descrambler configured to:
• receive a signal including information indicative of a configuration of a base station from the base station;
• determine a plurality of signal slots and a plurality of scrambling code segments based on the information, each of the plurality of scrambling code segments corresponding to a signal slot from among the plurality of signal slots;
• concurrently generate a plurality of time-shifted scrambling code segments for each scrambling code segment from among the plurality of scrambling code segments;
• and
• concurrently apply the plurality of time-shifted scrambling code segments and the plurality of scrambling code segments to the signal to provide a plurality of unscrambled signals;
• and
• a processor configured to determine a frame synchronization between the wireless device and the base station based on the plurality of unscrambled signals.