Method and system for high-speed software reconfigurable code division multiple access communication
First Claim
1. A communication device for wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA) signal transmission and reception, comprising:
- a W-CDMA transmitter comprising at least one of a first RAM and first registers, wherein the transmitter is configured to operate in accordance with first parameters;
a W-CDMA receiver comprising at least one of a second RAM and second registers, wherein the receiver is configured to operate in accordance with second parameters;
a signal acquisition component; and
a processor in data communication with the W-CDMA transmitter, the W-CDMA receiver and the signal acquisition component, wherein the processor is configured to provide for software configuration of the first and second parameters.
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Abstract
A communication device for W-CDMA signal transmission and reception has a W-CDMA transmitter having at least one of a first RAM and first registers, wherein the transmitter is configured to operate in accordance with first parameters. Further, the communication device has a W-CDMA receiver having at least one of a second RAM and second registers, wherein the receiver is configured to operate in accordance with second parameters, and signal acquisition component. A processor is in data communication with the W-CDMA transmitter, the W-CDMA receiver and the signal acquisition component, and configured to provide for software configuration of the first and second parameters.
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34 Claims
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1. A communication device for wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA) signal transmission and reception, comprising:
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a W-CDMA transmitter comprising at least one of a first RAM and first registers, wherein the transmitter is configured to operate in accordance with first parameters;
a W-CDMA receiver comprising at least one of a second RAM and second registers, wherein the receiver is configured to operate in accordance with second parameters;
a signal acquisition component; and
a processor in data communication with the W-CDMA transmitter, the W-CDMA receiver and the signal acquisition component, wherein the processor is configured to provide for software configuration of the first and second parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An integrated circuit comprising a communication device for wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA) signal transmission and reception, comprising:
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a W-CDMA transmitter comprising at least one of a first RAM and first registers, wherein the transmitter is configured to operate in accordance with first parameters;
a W-CDMA receiver comprising at least one of a second RAM and second registers, wherein the receiver is configured to operate in accordance with second parameters;
a signal acquisition component; and
a processor in communication with the W-CDMA transmitter, the W-CDMA receiver and the signal acquisition component, wherein the processor is configured to provide for software configuration of the first and second parameters.
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31. A method of operating a wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA) communication device for W-CDMA signal transmission and reception, the W-CDMA communication device comprising a W-CDMA transmitter comprising at least one of a first RAM and first registers, wherein the transmitter is configured to operate in accordance with first parameters, a W-CDMA receiver comprising at least one of a second RAM and second registers, wherein the receiver is configured to operate in accordance with second parameters, signal acquisition component, and a processor coupled to the W-CDMA transmitter, the W-CDMA receiver and the signal acquisition component, the method comprising:
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operating the processor to provide for software configuration of the first and second parameters to configure the device for a predetermined use, and operating the transmitter and the receiver in accordance with the software configuration to transmit or receive waveform signals. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. A method of operating a wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA) transceiver, comprising:
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configuring the transmitter operation in accordance with a first set of parameters;
configuring the receiver operation in accordance with a second set of parameters;
reconfiguring through software the first set of parameters and the second set of parameters.
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34. A communication device for wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA) signal transmission and reception, comprising:
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a W-CDMA transmitter comprising at least one of a first RAM and first registers, wherein the transmitter is configured to operate in accordance with first parameters;
a W-CDMA receiver comprising at least one of a second RAM and second registers, wherein the receiver is configured to operate in accordance with second parameters;
a signal acquisition component; and
a processor in data communication with the W-CDMA transmitter, the W-CDMA receiver and the signal acquisition component, wherein the processor is configured to provide for software configuration of the first and second parameters, wherein the transmitter comprises at least one element which is one of the following;
synchronization hardware to slave transmit start epochs to events external to the transmitter;
a burst generator for realizing discontinuous transmissions;
a QPN channel containing one or more spreaders with a predetermined amplification of an output signal;
a combiner to accumulate the QPN channel output signal;
a PN code generator;
a scrambling code generator;
a scrambler;
a combiner which accumulates a scrambling code output;
a pulse shaping oversampling filter; and
an NCO and upconverter for carrier precompensation,wherein the receiver comprises;
a pulse shaping filter;
a level control block configured to receive an output from the pulse shaping filter;
a demodulator configured to receive an output from the level control block and assigned to track multi-path components received from a base station; and
a reference demodulator configured to receive the output from the level control block and configured to estimate noise.
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