Code division multiplexer using direct sequence spread spectrum signal processing

• US 4,601,047 A
• Filed: 03/23/1984
• Issued: 07/15/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/1984
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Itron Electricity Metering, Inc. (Itron, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Sangamo Weston, Inc.
• Inventors: Horwitz, Lawrence B., Wiggins, Eugene T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cangialosi, Salvatore
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lewis, Aaron J.
• Application Number:
  US06/592,669
• Time in Patent Office: 844 Days
• Field of Search: 375/1.0, 375/2.1, 375/2.2, 375/115, 375/22, 364/724, 370/18, 370/19
• US Class Current: 370/479
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/707 using direct sequence modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 13/00 Code division multiplex systems for frequency hopping H04B1/713

Abstract

A plurality of transmitters synchronized to a common clock each transmit a data signal spread by a common bipolar pseudo-random code having a different predetermined assigned code sequence shift. A receiver, synchronized to the clock, discriminates the signal transmitted by a predetermined transmitter from signals transmitted by the others by generating a first bipolar pseudo-random code that is a replica of the common bipolar pseudo-radom code and has a code sequence shift corresponding to that of the predetermined transmitter, and a second bipolar pseudo-random code and has an unassigned code sequence shift. The difference between the first and second bipolar pseudo-random code sequences, which is a trinary code sequence, is cross-correlated with the incoming signals. The cross-correlation despreads only the signal applied by the sequence having the predetermined code sequence shift. Each receiver includes a number of correlation detectors offset from each other by a fraction of a code chip together with decision circuitry to identify cross-correlation peaks for optimum synchronization.

Claims

1. A direct sequence spread spectrum code division multiplex system, comprising:

a timing signal source;

a plurality of transmitters synchronized to the timing signal source and each transmitting data spread by a bipolar pseudo-random code which is a different assigned shift of a common bipolar code sequence; and

a receiver synchronized to said timing signal source for receiving said data signals and discriminating the signal transmitted by a predetermined transmitter spread by a bipolar pseudo-random code having a predetermined assigned code sequence shift from signals transmitted by the other transmitter, the receiver including means for generating a first bipolar pseudo-random code that is a replica of the transmitted common bipolar pseudo-random code and has the predetermined assigned code sequence shift, means for generating a second bipolar pseudo-random code that is a replica of the transmitted common bipolar pseudo-random code and has an unassigned code sequence shift, means for processing said first and second bipolar pseudo-random codes to obtain a trinary code sequence and means for cross-correlating said transmitted signals and said trinary sequence.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said bipolar code sequence is a maximal length (ML) sequence.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said bipolar code sequence is a phase shift keyed (PSK) signal.

4. In a direct sequence spread spectrum code division multiplex system including a plurality of transmitters synchronized to a common timing signal and each transmitting a signal spread by a bipolar pseudo-random code which is a different assigned shift of a common bipolar code sequence:

a receiver synchronized to said timing signal for receiving said transmitted signal spread by a bipolar pseudo-random code having a predetermined assigned code sequence shift, including means for generating a first bipolar pseudo-random code that is a replica of the transmitted common bipolar pseudo-random code and has the predetermined assigned code sequence shift, means for generating a second bipolar pseudo-random code that is a replica of the transmitted common bipolar pseudo-random code and has an unassigned code sequence shift, means for processing said first and second bipolar pseudo-random codes to obtain a trinary sequence and means for cross-correlating said transmitted signal and said trinary sequence.

5. In a direct sequence spread spectrum code division multiplex system comprising:

a timing signal source;

a plurality of transmitters synchronized to the timing signal source and each transmitting a data signal spread by common bipolar pseudo-random code which is a different assigned shift of a common bipolar pseudo-random code sequence; and

a receiver synchronized to the timing signal source for receiving said transmitted bipolar pseudo-random code having a predetermined assigned code sequence shift;

a method of synchronizing the receiver to a predetermined one of said transmitters transmitting a data signal spread by the bipolar pseudo-random code having said predetermined assigned code sequence, comprising the steps of generating a first bipolar pseudo-random code that is a replica of the transmitted bipolar pseudo-random code having said predetermined assigned code sequence shift;

generating a second bipolar pseudo-random code that is a replica of the transmitted bipolar pseudo-random code having an unassigned code sequence shift;

processing said first and second bipolar pseudo-random codes to obtain a trinary sequence;

cross-correlating said transmitted binary psueod-random codes and said trinary code sequence; and

in response, generating a receiver timing signal.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said processing step includes a subtraction.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein said binary code sequence is a maximal length (ML) sequence.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein said binary code sequence is a phase shift keyed (PSK) signal.