Method for recovering a data signal using diversity in a radio frequency, time division multiple access communication system
First Claim
1. A method for recovering a data signal using diversity in a RF (Radio Frequency) TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) communication system, said method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a frequency transmission pattern for each of a plurality of transmitters;
using a first frequency transmission pattern of a first transmitter to recover said data signal from a first transmission burst in a first time period;
using a second frequency transmission pattern of a second transmitter to recover said data signal from a second transmission burst in a second time period, said second time period being subsequent to said first time period; and
combining said data signal as recovered in said first time period with said data signal as recovered in said second time period.
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Abstract
In a time division multiple access (TDMA) system (10), a method (50, 60) of recovering a data signal of a transmission burst commences by obtaining the frequency transmission codes for the transmitters to be monitored (52, 62). The data signal is then received in separate transmission bursts from a first transmitter in a first time period (53, 65) and from a second transmitter in a second time period (56, 65). The data signal of one of the received transmission bursts is then selected or a plurality of the data signals are combined (58, 69) to be used by the receiver as the received data signal.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for recovering a data signal using diversity in a RF (Radio Frequency) TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) communication system, said method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a frequency transmission pattern for each of a plurality of transmitters; using a first frequency transmission pattern of a first transmitter to recover said data signal from a first transmission burst in a first time period; using a second frequency transmission pattern of a second transmitter to recover said data signal from a second transmission burst in a second time period, said second time period being subsequent to said first time period; and combining said data signal as recovered in said first time period with said data signal as recovered in said second time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for recovering a data signal using diversity in a RF (Radio Frequency) TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) communication system, said method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a frequency transmission pattern for each of a plurality of transmitters; using a first frequency transmission pattern of a first transmitter to recover said data signal from a first transmission burst in a first time period; switching from a frequency of said first transmitter to a frequency of a second transmitter following said first time period; using a second frequency transmission pattern of said second transmitter to recover said data signal from a second transmission burst in a second time period; and selecting said data signal as recovered in said first time period or said second time period. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for recovering a data signal using diversity in a RF (Radio Frequency) TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) communication system, said method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a frequency transmission code for each of a plurality of transmitters; using a first frequency transmission code of a first transmitter to despread a first transmission burst during a first time period; recovering said data signal from said first transmission burst; switching, according to a second frequency transmission code, to a second frequency during a second time period; using said second frequency transmission code of a second transmitter to despread a second transmission burst during a third time period; recovering said data signal from said second transmission burst; and combining said data signal as recovered from said first transmission burst and said data signal as recovered from said second transmission burst. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for recovering a data signal using diversity in a RF (Radio Frequency) TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) communication system, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) obtaining a frequency transmission code for each of a plurality of transmission bursts to be recovered; (b) receiving one of said plurality of transmission bursts transmitted from one of a plurality of transmitters if fewer than all of said plurality of transmission bursts have been recovered; (c) demodulating said transmission burst, forming a demodulated transmission burst; (d) storing said data signal recovered from said demodulated transmission burst if said data signal has been recovered from fewer than all of said plurality of transmission bursts; (e) repeating steps (a)-(d) until all of said plurality of transmission bursts have been received; and (f) combining the data signals recovered from said demodulated transmission bursts forming a recovered signal. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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