System and method for detecting direct sequence spread spectrum signals using batch processing of independent parameters
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1. A method for detecting signals comprising:
- reading a set of search parameters;
generating a group of hypotheses from the set of search parameters;
assigning each hypothesis from the group to a correlator;
correlating a pseudo-random number (PN) sequence generated from each hypothesis against a received sequence;
accumulating the correlation result; and
processing the accumulation result.
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Abstract
System and method for efficient detecting of direct sequence spread spectrum signals using a searcher with batched processing. A preferred embodiment comprises a controller (such as the MCU 310) that writes sets of search parameters to a memory (such as the memory 315) to specify a group of hypotheses. A searcher (such as the searcher 305) reads the sets of search parameters from the memory and generates the groups of hypotheses from the sets of search parameters. The searcher then assigns the hypotheses to correlators and tests each of the hypotheses. Results from the testing can be written back to the memory.
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1. A method for detecting signals comprising:
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reading a set of search parameters;
generating a group of hypotheses from the set of search parameters;
assigning each hypothesis from the group to a correlator;
correlating a pseudo-random number (PN) sequence generated from each hypothesis against a received sequence;
accumulating the correlation result; and
processing the accumulation result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A circuit comprising:
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a memory to store sets of search parameters and search results, wherein each set of search parameters is assigned a reference number, and a set of search results for a set of search parameters is stored with the same reference number;
a searcher coupled to the memory, the searcher containing circuitry to read a set of search parameters from the memory, process pseudo-random number (PN) sequences generated based the set of search parameters with a received sequence, and write the correlation results to a set of search results with the reference number of the set of search parameters; and
a sequence generator coupled to the searcher, the sequence generator containing circuitry to generate a PN sequence from each hypothesis provided to it by the searcher. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A wireless device comprising:
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an analog front end coupled to an antenna, the analog front end containing circuitry to filter and amplify a received signal provided by the antenna;
an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), the ADC to convert an analog signal provided by the analog front end into a digital symbol stream; and
a processing unit coupled to the ADC, the processing unit containing circuitry to store sets of search parameters and search results, test hypotheses derived from the sets of search parameters. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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