Spread spectrum communication apparatus

• US 5,495,498 A
• Filed: 07/11/1994
• Issued: 02/27/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Tominaga, Hideo
• Primary Examiner(s): Gregory, Bernarr E.
• Application Number:
  US08/273,432
• Time in Patent Office: 596 Days
• Field of Search: 375/1, 375/200-210, 375/362, 375/365, 375/366, 375/367, 380/34
• US Class Current: 375/150
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 3/0605 Special codes used as synchronising signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 3/0611 PN codes H04J3/0608 takes precedence

Abstract

In a spread spectrum communication apparatus, frame synchronization is established by inserting data for frame synchronization as a part of a synchronization word of a transmission frame on a sending side and detecting the data for frame synchronization from reproduction data of a reception frame on a receiving side. A frame synchronization pseudo-noise train generator section generates a pseudo-noise train for frame synchronization used as the frame synchronization data. A frame synchronization correlator section receives the pseudo noise train for frame synchronization and reproduction data to output a signal when the value of correlation of the pseudo noise train for frame synchronization and the reproduction data is not smaller than a reference value. A reception frame timing generator section outputs a reception synchronization word timing signal with the output signal of the frame synchronization correlator section being taken as a reference.

Claims

1. A spread spectrum communication apparatus comprising:

frame synchronization pseudo-noise train generating means for generating a pseudo-noise train for frame synchronization;

reception frame timing generating means for outputting a reception frame timing signal necessary for reproduction of a reception frame and a reception synchronization word timing signal representative of an instant of time of insertion of the pseudo-noise train into said reception frame;

de-spread means for de-spreading a signal that is input into said de-spread means;

data reproducing means for producing reception reproduction data from an output signal of said de-spread means; and

frame synchronization correlation means, receiving the pseudo-noise train outputted from said frame synchronization pseudo-noise train generating means and the reception reproduction data outputted from said data reproducing means, for determining a value of correlation of the pseudo-noise train and the reception reproduction data and outputting a word correlation value when said value of correlation is not smaller than a reference value.

2. A spread spectrum communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

frame generating means for generating a transmission frame;

CPU means for supplying registration data; and

selecting means for alternately providing (i) an output of said frame synchronization pseudo-noise train generating means and (ii) an output of said CPU means to said frame generating means.

3. A spread spectrum communication apparatus in which frame synchronization is established by inserting data for frame synchronization as a part of a synchronization word of a transmission frame on a sending side and detecting the data for frame synchronization from reproduction data of a reception frame on a receiving side, the spread spectrum communication apparatus comprising:

frame synchronization pseudo-noise train generating means for generating a pseudo-noise train used as said data for frame synchronization;

de-spread means for de-spreading a signal that is input into said de-spread means;

data reproducing means for producing said reproduction data from an output signal of said de-spread means;

frame synchronization correlation means, receiving the pseudo-noise train outputted from said frame synchronization pseudo-noise train generating means and the reproduction data, for determining a value of correlation of the pseudo-noise train for frame synchronization and the reproduction data and providing an output signal when said value of correlation is not smaller than a reference value; and

reception frame timing generating means for outputting a reception synchronization word timing signal based on a reference signal comprising the output signal of said frame synchronization correlation means.

4. A spread spectrum communication apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising:

integrating means for integrating the reproduction data when said reception synchronization word timing signal is being outputted and outputting an integration value;

reproduction clock generating means of the receiving side for generating reproduction clock signals having a frequency which is controlled by a control voltage;

offset setting means for setting an offset value of the control voltage for said reproduction clock generating means of the receiving side based on said integration value outputted from said integrating means.