Cluster path processor time alignment for signal suppression/separation in a wireless device
First Claim
1. A method for operating a Radio Frequency (RF) receiver to process a composite information signal having a first information signal and a second information signal, the method comprising:
- for a first information signal group finger array that is operable to receive a plurality of individual distinct signal paths of a first information signal cluster that is received within a duration of a corresponding delay spread;
at a first time, receiving a timing reference signal corresponding to the first information signal and locking a delay locked loop based upon the timing reference signal;
at the first time, establishing a delay locked loop sampling position of the first information signal group finger array based upon the timing reference signal; and
at second and subsequent times, based upon early and late signal correlation values with the first information signal, adjusting the delay locked loop sampling position of the first information signal group finger array; and
for a second information signal group finger array that is operable to receive a plurality of individual distinct signal paths of a second information signal cluster that is received within a duration of a corresponding delay spread;
at the first time, determining a sampling position offset of the second information signal with respect to the first information signal;
at the first time and subsequent times, aligning the second information signal group finger array based upon the delay locked loop sampling position and the sampling position offset.
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Abstract
A system for processing radio frequency (RF) signals includes a searcher and a plurality of Cluster Path Processor (CPPs). The searcher detects a maximum signal energy level and position of at least one of a plurality of individual distinct path signals in a signal cluster of a first information signal, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of individual distinct path signals is received within a duration of a corresponding delay spread. The sampling position is used as a starting sampling location by the plurality of CPPs, including a first information signal CPP and a second information signal CPP. Fine sampling positions of the plurality of CPPs are based upon channel energy estimates for the plurality of individual distinct path signals. CPP outputs are employed to produce channel estimates, which are themselves used in subsequent equalization operations. Sampling positions may change over time in order to satisfy alignment criteria.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for operating a Radio Frequency (RF) receiver to process a composite information signal having a first information signal and a second information signal, the method comprising:
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for a first information signal group finger array that is operable to receive a plurality of individual distinct signal paths of a first information signal cluster that is received within a duration of a corresponding delay spread; at a first time, receiving a timing reference signal corresponding to the first information signal and locking a delay locked loop based upon the timing reference signal; at the first time, establishing a delay locked loop sampling position of the first information signal group finger array based upon the timing reference signal; and at second and subsequent times, based upon early and late signal correlation values with the first information signal, adjusting the delay locked loop sampling position of the first information signal group finger array; and for a second information signal group finger array that is operable to receive a plurality of individual distinct signal paths of a second information signal cluster that is received within a duration of a corresponding delay spread; at the first time, determining a sampling position offset of the second information signal with respect to the first information signal; at the first time and subsequent times, aligning the second information signal group finger array based upon the delay locked loop sampling position and the sampling position offset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for operating a Radio Frequency (RF) receiver to process a composite information signal having a first information signal and a second information signal, the method comprising:
for a first information signal group finger array that is operable to receive a plurality of individual distinct signal paths of a first information signal cluster that is received within a duration of a corresponding delay spread and for a second information signal group finger array that is operable to receive a plurality of individual distinct signal paths of a second information signal cluster that is received within a duration of a corresponding delay spread; at a first time, receiving a timing reference signal corresponding to the first information signal and a timing reference signal corresponding to the second information signal and locking a delay locked loop based upon both timing reference signals; at the first time, establishing a delay locked loop sampling position of the first information signal group finger array and the second information signal group finger array based upon the timing reference signals; and at second and subsequent times, based upon early and late signal correlation values with the first information signal and the second information signal, adjusting the delay locked loop sampling position of the first information signal group finger array and the second information signal group finger array. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for operating a Radio Frequency (RF) receiver to process a composite information signal having first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth information signals, the method comprising:
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for a first information signal group finger array that is operable to receive a plurality of individual distinct signal paths of a first information signal cluster that is received within a duration of a corresponding delay spread and for a second information signal group finger array that is operable to receive a plurality of individual distinct signal paths of a second information signal cluster that is received within a duration of a corresponding delay spread; at a first time, receiving a timing reference signal corresponding to the first information signal and a timing reference signal corresponding to the second information signal and locking a delay locked loop based upon both timing reference signals; at the first time, establishing a delay locked loop sampling position of the first information signal group finger array and the second information signal group finger array based upon the timing reference signals; and at second and subsequent times, based upon early and late signal correlation values with the first information signal and the second information signal, adjusting the delay locked loop sampling position of the first information signal group finger array and the second information signal group finger array; and for third, fourth, fifth and sixth information signal group finger arrays that are operable to respectively receive a plurality of individual distinct signal paths of signal clusters of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth information signals, that are received within respective durations of corresponding delay spreads; at the first time, determining sampling position offsets for the third, the fourth, the fifth and the sixth information signals with respect to the delay locked loop sampling position; at the first time and subsequent times, aligning the third, fourth, fifth and sixth information signal group finger arrays respectively based upon respective delay locked loop sampling position offsets. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for operating a Radio Frequency (RF) receiver to process a composite information signal having a first information signal, a second information signal, a third information signal, and a fourth information signal, the method comprising:
for first, second, third, and fourth information signal group finger array that are operable to receive respective pluralities of individual distinct signal paths of first, second, third and fourth information signal clusters that are received within respective durations of corresponding delay spreads; at a first time, receiving a timing reference signal corresponding to the first information signal, a timing reference signal corresponding to the second information signal, a timing reference signal corresponding to the third information signal, and a timing reference signal corresponding to the fourth information signal and locking a delay locked loop based upon all four timing reference signals; at the first time, establishing a single delay locked loop sampling position of the first, the second, the third and the fourth information signal group finger arrays based upon the timing reference signals; and at second and subsequent times, based upon early and late signal correlation values with the first, the second, the third and the fourth information signals, adjusting the delay locked loop sampling position of the first, the second, the third, and the fourth information signal group finger arrays. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for processing a radio frequency (RF) composite information signal having a first information signal and a second information signal, the system comprising:
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a searcher that detects a maximum signal energy level path of the first information signal and produces a timing reference signal based thereupon; a delay locked loop operable to receive the timing reference signal and to lock based upon the timing reference signal; a first information signal group finger array that is operable to receive a plurality of individual distinct signal paths of a first information signal cluster that is received within a duration of a corresponding delay spread and; at the first time, lock the sampling position of the first information signal group finger array to the delay locked loop; and at second and subsequent times, based upon early and late signal correlation values with the first information signal, adjust the delay locked loop to thereby adjust the sampling position of the first information signal group finger array; and a second information signal group finger array that is operable to receive a plurality of individual distinct signal paths of a second information signal cluster that is received within a duration of a corresponding delay spread and; at the first time, determine a sampling position offset of the second information signal with respect to the first information signal; at the first time and subsequent times, lock sampling of the second information signal group finger array to the delay locked loop with the sampling position offset. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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