Wideband code-division multiple access system and method
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1. An improvement to a wideband code-division-multiple-access (W-CDMA) system, comprising:
- a W-CDMA transmitter, said W-CDMA transmitter including,an in-phase-data-product device for multiplying an in-phase-data (IDATA) signal with a data-chip-sequence signal, thereby generating an IDATA-spread-spectrum signal;
a quadrature-phase-data-product device for multiplying a quadrature-phase-data (QDATA) signal with the data-chip-sequence signal, thereby generating a QDATA-spread-spectrum signal;
equalization-chip means for outputting an equalization-chip-sequence signal;
an in-phase combiner, coupled to said in-phase-data-product device and to said equalization-chip means, for linearly combining the IDATA-spread-spectrum signal and the equalization-chip-sequence signal, to generate an in-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal;
a quadrature-phase combiner, coupled to said quadrature-phase-data-product device and to said equalization-chip means, for linearly combining the QDATA-spread-spectrum signal, and the equalization-chip-sequence signal, to generate the quadrature-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal;
a quadrature-phase-shift-keyed (QPSK) modulator, coupled to said in-phase combiner and to said quadrature-phase combiner, for QPSK modulating the in-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal with the quadrature-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal, thereby generating a QPSK-spread-spectrum signal;
a power amplifier, coupled to said QPSK modulator, for amplifying the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal;
a transmitter antenna, coupled to said power amplifier, for radiating the amplified QPSK-spread-spectrum signal over a communications channel;
a W-CDMA receiver, said W-CDMA receiver including,a receiver antenna for coupling the W-CDMA receiver to the communications channel;
in-phase-equalization means for despreading, at a first chip time and at a second chip time, an in-phase component of the equalization-chip-sequence signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal;
quadrature-phase-equalization means for despreading, at the first chip time and at the second chip time, a quadrature-phase component of the equalization-chip-sequence signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal;
in-phase-data means for despreading, at the first chip time and at the second chip time, the IDATA spread-spectrum signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal;
quadrature-phase-data means for despreading, at the first chip time and at the second chip time, the QDATA spread-spectrum signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; and
a processor, coupled to said in-phase-equalization means, said quadrature-phase-equalization means, said in-phase-data means, and said quadrature-phase-data means, for determining, from the despread signals, an output-in-phase-data signal and an output-quadrature-phase-data signal.
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Abstract
A wideband code division multiple access, spread-spectrum communications system, having an equalization channel. The transmitter transmits data over a spread-spectrum channel, along with a spread-spectrum channel having little or no information, i.e., an equalization channel. The receiver uses in-phase early, punctual and late signals, and quadrature-phase early, punctual and late signals, for equalizing of the data spread-spectrum channel, and for generating an output in-phase data signal and an output quadrature-phase data signal.
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1. An improvement to a wideband code-division-multiple-access (W-CDMA) system, comprising:
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a W-CDMA transmitter, said W-CDMA transmitter including, an in-phase-data-product device for multiplying an in-phase-data (IDATA) signal with a data-chip-sequence signal, thereby generating an IDATA-spread-spectrum signal; a quadrature-phase-data-product device for multiplying a quadrature-phase-data (QDATA) signal with the data-chip-sequence signal, thereby generating a QDATA-spread-spectrum signal; equalization-chip means for outputting an equalization-chip-sequence signal; an in-phase combiner, coupled to said in-phase-data-product device and to said equalization-chip means, for linearly combining the IDATA-spread-spectrum signal and the equalization-chip-sequence signal, to generate an in-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal; a quadrature-phase combiner, coupled to said quadrature-phase-data-product device and to said equalization-chip means, for linearly combining the QDATA-spread-spectrum signal, and the equalization-chip-sequence signal, to generate the quadrature-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal; a quadrature-phase-shift-keyed (QPSK) modulator, coupled to said in-phase combiner and to said quadrature-phase combiner, for QPSK modulating the in-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal with the quadrature-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal, thereby generating a QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; a power amplifier, coupled to said QPSK modulator, for amplifying the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; a transmitter antenna, coupled to said power amplifier, for radiating the amplified QPSK-spread-spectrum signal over a communications channel; a W-CDMA receiver, said W-CDMA receiver including, a receiver antenna for coupling the W-CDMA receiver to the communications channel; in-phase-equalization means for despreading, at a first chip time and at a second chip time, an in-phase component of the equalization-chip-sequence signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; quadrature-phase-equalization means for despreading, at the first chip time and at the second chip time, a quadrature-phase component of the equalization-chip-sequence signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; in-phase-data means for despreading, at the first chip time and at the second chip time, the IDATA spread-spectrum signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; quadrature-phase-data means for despreading, at the first chip time and at the second chip time, the QDATA spread-spectrum signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; and a processor, coupled to said in-phase-equalization means, said quadrature-phase-equalization means, said in-phase-data means, and said quadrature-phase-data means, for determining, from the despread signals, an output-in-phase-data signal and an output-quadrature-phase-data signal.
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2. A method using a wideband code-division-multiple-access (W-CDMA) transmitter and a W-CDMA receiver, comprising the steps of:
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multiplying, at said W-CDMA transmitter, an in-phase-data (IDATA) signal with a data-chip-sequence signal, thereby generating an IDATA-spread-spectrum signal; multiplying, at said W-CDMA transmitter, a quadrature-phase-data (QDATA) signal with the data-chip-sequence signal, thereby generating a QDATA-spread-spectrum signal; generating, at said W-CDMA transmitter, an equalization-chip-sequence signal; combining, linearly, at said W-CDMA transmitter, the IDATA-spread-spectrum signal and the equalization-chip-sequence signal, to generate an in-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal; combining, linearly, at said W-CDMA transmitter, the QDATA-spread-spectrum signal, and the equalization-chip-sequence signal, to generate the quadrature-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal; QPSK modulating, at said W-CDMA transmitter, the in-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal with the quadrature-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal, thereby generating a QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; radiating, at said W-CDMA transmitter, the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal over a communications channel; despreading, at a first chip time, an in-phase component of the equalization-chip-sequence signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; despreading at a second chip time, the second chip time different from the first chip time, the in-phase component of the equalization-chip-sequence signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; despreading, at the first chip time, a quadrature-phase component of the equalization-chip-sequence signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; despreading, at the second chip time, the quadrature-phase component of the equalization-chip-sequence signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; despreading, at the first chip time, the IDATA spread-spectrum signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; despreading, at the second chip time, the IDATA spread-spectrum signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; despreading, at the first chip time, the QDATA spread-spectrum signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; despreading, at the second chip time, the QDATA spread-spectrum signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; and generating, from the despread signals, an output-in-phase-data signal and an output-quadrature-phase-data signal. - View Dependent Claims (3, 8, 9, 10)
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4. An improvement to a wideband code-division-multiple-access (W-CDMA) receiver for receiving a QPSK-spread-spectrum signal comprising an in-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal and a quadrature-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal, with the in-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal including an equalization-chip-sequence signal combined with an in-phase-data signal spread-spectrum processed with a data-chip-sequence signal, and with the quadrature-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal including an equalization-chip-sequence signal combined with a quadrature-phase-data signal spread-spectrum processed with the data-chip-sequence signal, the improvement comprising:
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in-phase-equalization means for despreading, at a first chip time and at a second chip time, an in-phase component of the equalization-chip-sequence signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; quadrature-phase-equalization means for despreading, at the first chip time and at the second chip time, a quadrature-phase component of the equalization-chip-sequence signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; in-phase-data means for despreading, at the first chip time and at the second chip time, the IDATA spread-spectrum signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; quadrature-phase-data means for despreading, at the first chip time and at the second chip time, the QDATA spread-spectrum signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; and a processor, coupled to said in-phase-equalization means, said quadrature-phase-equalization means, said in-phase-data means, and said quadrature-phase-data means, for determining, from the despread signals, an output-in-phase-data signal and an output-quadrature-phase-data signal. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A method for improving a wideband code-division-multiple-access (W-CDMA) receiver for receiving a QPSK-spread-spectrum signal comprising an in-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal and a quadrature-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal, with the in-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal including an equalization-chip-sequence signal combined with an in-phase-data signal spread-spectrum processed with a data-chip-sequence signal, and with the quadrature-phase-combined-spread-spectrum signal including an equalization-chip-sequence signal combined with a quadrature-phase-data signal spread-spectrum processed with the data-chip-sequence signal, comprising the steps of:
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despreading, at a first chip time, an in-phase component of the equalization-chip-sequence signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; despreading, at a second chip time, the second chip time different from the first chip time, the in-phase component of the equalization-chip-sequence signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; despreading, at the first chip time, a quadrature-phase component of the equalization-chip-sequence signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; despreading, at the second chip time, the quadrature-phase component of the equalization-chip-sequence signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; despreading, at the first chip time, the IDATA spread-spectrum signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; despreading, at the second chip time, the IDATA spread-spectrum signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; despreading, at the first chip time, the QDATA spread-spectrum signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; despreading, at the second chip time, the QDATA spread-spectrum signal embedded in the QPSK-spread-spectrum signal; and generating, from the despread signals, an output-in-phase-data signal and an output-quadrature-phase-data signal. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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