Mobile terminal, a base station, and a synchronization control method

• US 20040213329A1
• Filed: 05/18/2004
• Published: 10/28/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Nobukazu Doi, Takaki Uta, Takashi Yano, Toshiro Suzuki
• Inventors: Uta, Takaki, Suzuki, Toshiro, Doi, Nobukazu, Yano, Takashi
• Granted Patent: US 7,061,968 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 375/142
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/7073 Synchronisation aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/70754 Setting of search window, i.e. range of code offsets to be searched H04B1/70758 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/7085 using a code tracking loop, e.g. a delay-locked loop
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/7113 Determination of path profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/7117 Selection, re-selection, allocation or re-allocation of paths to fingers, e.g. timing offset control of allocated fingers

Abstract

In a mobile communication system, the tracking of synchronization is conducted in a stable state even in a multipath environment. A delay profile detector calculates a delay profile a(n) using a despread signal for each processing unit n. A delay profile averaging unit averages a(n) to produce Ave(|a(n)|²). A data symbol detector conducts rake combining of the despread signal using a(n) and Ave(|a(n)|²). According to a(n) and Ave(|a(n)|², a weighting function unit calculates a representative value representing delay waves. A loop filter generates a control signal in response to the representative value. A clock controller controls a spread code generator according to the control signal.

Claims

1. A base station, comprising:

at least one transmitter for conducting processing of transmission of a signal to a mobile terminal;

at least one receiver for conducting processing of reception of a signal from the mobile terminal,

wherein the receiver includes;

a despreading unit which despreds the signal from the mobile terminal and outputs at least two correlation values corresponding to two of delayed paths between the mobile terminal and the base station, and

a control circuit which controls at least one despreading timing corresponding to one of said at least two correlation values based on both of said at least two correlation values.

2. A mobile terminal, comprising:

at least one transmitter for conducting processing of transmission of a signal to a base station;

at least one receiver for conducting processing of reception of a signal from the base station,

wherein the receiver includes;

a dispreading unit which despreds the signal from the base station and outputs at least two correlation values corresponding to two of delayed paths between the mobile terminal and the base station, and

a control circuit which controls at least one despreading timing corresponding to one of said at least two correlation values based on both of said at least two correlation values.

3. A base station, comprising:

a spreading code generator which generates a spreading code for use in a despreading operation;

a matched filter which obtains a despread signal according to a received spread spectrum signal and the despread signal from the spreading code generator;

a delay profile measuring circuit which produces a delay profile for the despread signal from the matched filter;

a data symbol demodulating circuit which calculates a representative value representing spread code phases of a plurality of paths according to a plurality of correlation values and timing thereof obtained from the delay profile produced by said delay profile measuring circuit; and

a control circuit which achieves a control operation to conduct a tracking of synchronization between the received spread spectrum spread signal and the despread signal from said spreading code generator.

4. A data symbol demodulating circuit in accordance with claim 3, wherein the representative value is calculated according to a delay profile selected by assuming that a valid correlation value is beforehand obtained for a delay profile averaged with respect to time when the profile is equal to more than a predetermined threshold value.

5. A data symbol demodulating circuit in accordance with claim 4, wherein in calculation of the representative value, a value representing delay difference between paths is calculated according to a plurality of detected timing and when the value representing the difference between paths exceeds a predetermined value, tracking of synchronization for either one of the paths on a window end and in a proximity of the window end is abandoned.

6. A data symbol demodulating circuit in accordance with claim 5, wherein the value representing delay difference between paths is a differential deviation.