Data communication devices, methods, and systems

A method of detecting data streams in a communication system, the method comprising:

• detecting, prior to initiating a decoding process, a number of data streams contained within a signal received on a single physical channel by comparing the received signal with plural predetermined sequences and identifying one or more of the plural predetermined sequences as being likely contained within the received signal, each data stream being associated with one of the plural predetermined sequences, at least one of the predetermined sequences being based on a training sequence assigned to a mobile station during registration of the mobile station in a network;
• providing an indication of the data streams likely contained in the received signal based on the identifying;
• and
• providing data defining a receiver configuration based on the indication, the receiver configuration being suitable for configuring a decoder to decode only the one or more data streams indicated as being likely contained in the received signal.

A receiving apparatus for detecting data streams in a communication system, the receiving apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
• detect, prior to initiating a decoding process, a number of data streams contained within a signal received on a single physical channel by comparing the received signal with plural predetermined sequences and identifying one or more of the plural predetermined sequences as being likely contained within the received signal, each data stream being associated with one of the plural predetermined sequences, at least one of the predetermined sequences being based on a training sequence assigned to a mobile station during registration of the mobile station in a network;
• provide an indication of the data streams likely contained in the received signal based on the identifying;
• and
• provide data defining a receiver configuration based on the indication, the receiver configuration being suitable for configuring a decoder to decode only the one or more data streams indicated as being likely contained in the received signal.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable media comprising code for causing a computer to:

• detect, prior to initiating a decoding process, a number of data streams contained within a signal received on a single physical channel by comparing the received signal with plural predetermined sequences and identifying one or more of the plural predetermined sequences as being likely contained within the received signal, each data stream being associated with one of the plural predetermined sequences, at least one of the predetermined sequences being based on a training sequence assigned to a mobile station during registration of the mobile station in a network;
• provide an indication of the data streams likely contained in the received signal based on the identifying;
• and
• provide data defining a receiver configuration based on the indication, the receiver configuration being suitable for configuring a decoder to decode only the one or more data streams indicated as being likely contained in the received signal.

A receiving apparatus for detecting data streams in a communication system, the receiving apparatus comprising:

• means for detecting, prior to initiating a decoding process, a number of data streams contained within a signal received on a single physical channel by comparing the received signal with plural predetermined sequences and identifying one or more of the plural predetermined sequences as being likely contained within the received signal, each data stream being associated with one of the plural predetermined sequences, at least one of the predetermined sequences being based on a training sequence assigned to a mobile station during registration of the mobile station in a network;
• means for providing an indication of the data streams likely contained in the received signal based on the identifying;
• and
• means for providing data defining a receiver configuration based on the indication, the receiver configuration being suitable for configuring a decoder to decode only the one or more streams indicated as being likely contained in the received signal.