Spread spectrum communication system and its transmitter and receiver

• US 5,862,172 A
• Filed: 03/14/1996
• Issued: 01/19/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Nakata, Junichi, Sugita, Takehiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Huy D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tran, Congvan
• Application Number:
  US08/616,096
• Time in Patent Office: 1,041 Days
• Field of Search: 375/200, 375/206, 375/207, 375/208, 375/253, 375/367, 375/355, 375/295, 375/316, 375/354, 370/479, 370/320, 370/335, 370/342, 370/350, 370/441
• US Class Current: 375/142
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/707 using direct sequence modulation

Abstract

A spread spectrum communication system, which can detect the synchronization of the spread code surely even when the carrier-to-noise ratio is low, and can detect the boundary of the data. Wherein two types of spread code S20, S21 are transmitted from a transmitter 21 as an initial synchronizing signal based on a predetermined transmission pattern, and two types of spread code are respectively detected at a receiver 22. The predetermined transmission pattern is detected based on the detected two spread codes. Therefore, the spread code is detected several times at the receiver, and the synchronization of the spread code can be detected surely even when the carrier-to-noise ratio is low. Further, the boundary of the data can be detected by the predetermined transmission pattern.

Claims

1. In a spread communication system having a transmitter and a receiver and communicating by a spread spectrum communication method between said transmitter and said receiver, said transmitter comprising:

means for producing a first type of spread code and a second type of spread code;

selection means connected to said means for producing for continually selecting between said first type of spread code and said second type of spread code according to a predetermined transmission pattern; and

transmitting means for transmitting said first type of spread code and said second type of spread code from said selection means as a synchronizing signal in accordance with said predetermined transmission pattern, wherein

said means for producing includes means producing said first type of spread code and said second type of spread code consisting of one type of PN code and an inverse of said one type of PN code.

2. In a spread communication system having a transmitter and a receiver and communicating by a spread spectrum communication method between said transmitter and said receiver, said transmitter comprising:

means for producing a first type of spread code and a second type of spread code;

selection means connected to said means for producing for continually selecting between said first type of spread code and said second type of spread code mm according to a predetermined transmission pattern; and

transmitting means for transmitting said first type of spread code and said second type of spread code from said selection means as a synchronizing signal in accordance with said predetermined transmission pattern, wherein

said transmitting means includes means for transmitting said first type of spread code and said second type of spread code a total of (2^N +N-2) times at a maximum in accordance with an M sequence code of degree N used as said predetermined transmission pattern.

3. In a spread communication system having a transmitter and a receiver and communicating by a spread spectrum communication method between said transmitter and said receiver, said transmitter comprising:

means for producing a first type of spread code and a second type of spread code;

selection means connected to said means for producing for continually selecting between said first type of spread code and said second type of spread code according to a predetermined transmission pattern; and

transmitting means for transmitting said first type of spread code and said second type of spread code from said selection means as a synchronizing signal in accordance with said predetermined transmission pattern, wherein

said transmitting means include means for adding and inserting a code having a value that is equal to "0" into an M sequence code of degree N having a sequence of "0" for (N-1) times and is used as said predetermined transmission pattern, and means for transmitting said first type of spread code and said second type of spread code a total of (2^N +N-1) times at a maximum in accordance with said code having a value that is equal to "0" added and inserted into said M sequence code.

4. In a spread spectrum communication system having a transmitter and a receiver communicating by a spread spectrum communication method, said receiver comprising:

code detecting means for respectively detecting a first type of spread code and a second type of spread code arranged in a continuous predetermined transmission pattern in the form of a reception synchronizing signal, and

pattern detecting means for detecting said predetermined transmission pattern formed of said first type of spread code and said second type of spread code received from said transmitter based on said detected first type of spread code and said detected second type of spread code.

5. The receiver of the spread spectrum communication system according to claim 4, wherein

in the case where said first type of spread code and said second type of spread code consist of one type of PN code and an inverse of said one type of PN code, said code detecting means includes means for detecting said one type of PN code and said inversion of said one type of PN code to detect said predetermined transmission pattern.

6. The receiver of the spread spectrum communication system according to claim 4, wherein

in the case where the transmitter uses an M sequence code of degree N as said predetermined transmission pattern, and said first type of spread code and said second type of spread code are transmitted in accordance with said M sequence code of degree N,

said code detecting means includes means for detecting the order of said first type of spread code and said second type of spread code for successive N times.

7. The receiver of the spread spectrum communication system according to claim 4, wherein

in the case where the transmitter uses an M sequence code of degree N as said predetermined transmission pattern, and said first type of spread code and said second type of spread code are transmitted in accordance with said M sequence code of degree N,

said code detecting means includes means for detecting the order to said first type and said second type of spread code for successive N times and the order to said first type and said second type of spread code for N times from that for successive (N+1) times.

8. The receiver of the spread spectrum communication system according to claim 4, wherein

in the case where the transmitter uses a code as said predetermined transmission pattern having a value that is equal to "0" added and inserted into said M sequence code of degree N having a sequence of "0" for (N-1) times, and where the transmitter transmits said first type of spread code and said second type of spread code in accordance with said code having a value that is equal to "0" added and inserted into said M sequence code of degree N,

said code detecting means includes means for detecting an order of said first type of spread code and said second type of spread code for successive N times.

9. The receiver of the spread spectrum communication system according to claim 4, wherein in the case where the transmitter uses a code as said predetermined transmission pattern having a value that is equal to "0" added and inserted into an M sequence code of degree N having a sequence of "0" for (N-1) times, and where said transmitting means transmits said first type of spread code and said second type of spread code in accordance with said code having a value that is equal to "0" added and inserted into said M sequence code of degree N,

said code detecting means includes means for detecting an order to said first type of spread code and said second type of spread code for successive N times and an order of said first type of spread code and said second type of spread code for N times for successive (N+1) times.

10. In a spread spectrum communication system having a transmitter and a receiver communicating by a spread spectrum communication method said transmitter comprising:

first spread code generating means for generating a first spread code;

second spread code generating means for generating a second spread code;

transmission timing control means for controlling said first spread code generating means to generate said first spread code for a predetermined period of transmission data fed in for transmission and for controlling said second spread code generating means to generate said second spread code for a predetermined period of said first spread code;

spreading means for spreading said transmission data by using said first spread code generated at said predetermined period of said transmission data and said second spread code generated at said predetermined period of said first spread code to output a spreading signal; and

transmitting means for performing predetermined processing on said spreading signal to transmit it as a transmitting signal.

11. The transmitter of the spread spectrum communication system according to claim 10, further comprising an (x+1)-th spread code generating means, wherein

if "y" is an integer more than "2", and "x" is any integer of 25×

5y,

said (x+1)-th spread code generating means generates an (x+1)-th spread code for each x-th specified time of a x-th spread code; and

said spreading means spreads said transmission data using said spread codes from the first spread code to said (x+1)-th spread code.

12. The transmitter of the spread spectrum communication system according to claim 10, further comprising spread controlling means, wherein

if "z" is a natural number more than "2",

said spread controlling means controls said spreading means so as to spread by using a z-th spread code in a synchronization time, and stops the spreading using said z-th spread code in a time other than said synchronization time.

13. The transmitter of the spread spectrum communication system according to claim 10, wherein said spreading means comprises a z-th spread code generating means, and wherein

if "z" is a natural number,

a first type and a second type of said z-th spread code are generated by said z-th spread code generating means;

and further comprising

spread controlling means for controlling spreading so as to spread by using one z-th spread code in a synchronization time, and to stop the spreading by using another z-th spread code in a time other than the synchronization time.

14. The transmitter of the spread spectrum communication system according to claim 13, wherein

a spread rate of said z-th spread code by said spreading means is decreased after an initial synchronization time.

15. In a spread spectrum communication system having a transmitter and a receiver communicating by a spread spectrum communication method, said receiver comprising:

receiving means for receiving a transmitting signal, in which transmission data is spread by using a first spread code and second spread code, transmitted from said transmitter and producing a receiving signal therefrom;

first inverse-spread code generating means for generating said first spread code as an inverse-spread code;

second inverse-spread code generating means for generating said second spread code as an inverse-spread code;

first correlation detecting means for detecting a correlation between said first spread code and said receiving signal to output a first synchronous timing signal;

first inverse-spreading means for inverse-spreading said receiving signal by using said first spread code to output a first inverse-spreading signal in accordance with said first synchronous timing signal;

second correlation detecting means for detecting a correlation between said second spread code and said first signal to output a second synchronous timing signal; and

second inverse-spreading means for inverse-spreading said first inverse-spreading signal by using said second spread code to output a second inverse-spreading signal in accordance with said second synchronous timing signal.

16. The receiver of the spread spectrum communication system according to claim 15, wherein

at least one of said first and said second correlation detecting means consists of a matched filter.

17. The receiver of the spread spectrum communication system according to claim 15, further comprising

inverse-spread controlling means for controlling said first inverse-spreading means so as to inverse-spread by using said first spread code in a synchronization time, and to stop the inverse-spreading using said first spread code in a time other than said synchronization time.

18. The receiver of the spread spectrum communication system according to claim 15, wherein

the spread rate of said first spread code is decreased after a synchronization time.

19. A transmitter in a spread spectrum communication system communicating by a spread spectrum communication method, said transmitter comprising:

first spread code generating means for generating a first spread code;

second spread code generating means for generating a second spread code;

transmission timing control means for controlling said first spread code generating means to generate said first spread code for a predetermined period of transmission data fed in for transmission and for controlling said second spread code generating means to generate said second spread code for a predetermined period of said first spread code;

spreading means for spreading said transmission data by using said first spread code generated at said predetermined period of said transmission data and said second spread code generated at said predetermined period of said first spread code and for outputting a spreading signal; and

transmitting means for performing a predetermined processing on said spreading signal for transmission as a transmitting signal.

20. A receiver in a spread spectrum communication system communicating by a spread spectrum communication method, said receiver comprising:

receiving means for receiving a transmitting signal from a transmission side of said spread spectrum communication system;

first inverse-spread code generating means for generating a first inverse-spread code of a identical to a first spread code of said transmission side;

second inverse-spread code generating means for generating a second inverse-spread code for a first specified time of said first inverse-spread code;

first correlation detecting means for detecting a correlation between said first inverse-spread code and said receiving signal to output a first synchronous timing signal;

first inverse-spreading means for inverse-spreading said receiving signal by using said first inverse-spread code and for outputting a first inverse-spreading signal in accordance with said first synchronous timing signal;

second correlation detecting means for detecting a correlation between said second inverse-spread code and said first inverse-spreading signal, to output a second synchronous timing signal; and

second inverse-spreading means for inverse-spreading said first inverse-spreading signal by using said second inverse-spread code and for outputting a second inverse-spreading signal in accordance with said second synchronous timing signal.