CDMA communication system using orthogonal code

• US 5,983,113 A
• Filed: 06/18/1997
• Issued: 11/09/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Asanuma, Yutaka
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo, Nguyen
• Assistant Examiner(s): Aoki, Makoto
• Application Number:
  US08/878,123
• Time in Patent Office: 874 Days
• Field of Search: 370/320, 370/335, 370/342, 370/441, 370/516, 370/517, 445/10, 445/67.6, 445/502, 445/504, 445/505, 445/506, 445/517, 375/200-210
• US Class Current: 455/506
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/7103 the interference being multiple access interference

Abstract

With a CDMA mobile communication system of the present invention, the phase difference sensing circuit of the base station senses the phase difference with respect to a reference phase from the cross-correlation value of the up-link channel signals coming from mobile stations and sends timing control information for compensating the phase difference closer to zero to the mobile stations. Then, in each of the mobile stations, the transmission timing control circuit variably sets the amount of delay in the delay circuit of the modulation circuit according to the timing control information sent from the base station. This enables the transmission timing of the transmission signal of each of the mobile stations to undergo delay control, maintaining the orthogonality between the individual up-link channel signals at the base station.

Claims

1. A CDMA communication system comprising:

a base station that transmits a down-link channel signal to a specific radio area; and

a plurality of mobile stations that receive the down-link channel signal transmitted from the base station and subject up-link channel signals to spectrum spread using orthogonal codes and then transmit the resulting signals to the base station, wherein

said base station comprises;

sensing means for sensing a phase difference between a reception phase of the orthogonal code of the up-link channel signal received by said base station and a reference phase generated by said base station, wherein when each of the up-link channel signals coming from the mobile stations has a plurality of paths, said sensing means selects the path where the reception level is the largest from the plurality of paths for each up-link channel signal and then senses the phase difference between the reception phase of the selected paths and the reference phase; and

notifying means for creating timing control information for bringing the phase difference sensed by the sensing means closer to zero and notifying the timing control information to the relevant mobile station; and

each of said plurality of mobile stations comprises;

control information reception means for receiving the timing control information notified by said base station; and

transmission timing control means for controlling the transmission timing of an up-link channel signal transmitted to said base station according to the timing control information received by said control information reception means.

2. A CDMA communication system according to claim 1, wherein said base station senses said phase difference and notifies said timing control information to a mobile station in a period of negotiation made to establish a radio link with the mobile station before the start of communication, and each of said plurality of mobile stations performs delay control of the transmission timing of an up-link channel signal on the basis of the timing control information notified by said base station in said negotiation period.

3. A CDMA communication system according to claim 1, wherein said base station senses said phase difference and notifies the timing control information to a mobile station during a communication period, and each of said plurality of mobile stations performs delay control of the transmission timing of an up-link channel signal during said communication period on the basis of the timing control information notified by said base station.

4. A CDMA communication system according to claim 1, wherein said base station senses said phase difference and notifies said timing control information to a mobile station in a period of negotiation made to establish a radio link with the mobile station before the start of communication and in a communication period, and

each of said plurality of mobile stations initially sets the transmission timing of an up-link channel signal on the basis of the timing control information notified by said base station in said negotiation period and corrects the transmission timing of the up-link channel signal on the basis of the timing control information notified by said base station in said communication period.

5. In a CDMA communication system including a base station that transmits a down-link channel signal to a specific radio area and a plurality of mobile stations that receive the down-link channel signal transmitted from the base station and subject up-link channel signals to spectrum spread using orthogonal codes and then transmit the resulting signals to the base station, a radio communication apparatus used as said base station, comprising:

sensing means for sensing a phase difference between a reception phase of the orthogonal code of the up-link channel signal received by said base station and a reference phase generated by said base station, wherein when each of the uplink channel signals coming from the mobile stations has a plurality of paths, said sensing means selects the path where the reception level is the largest from the plurality of paths for each up-link channel signal and then senses the phase difference between the reception phase of the selected paths and the reference phase; and

timing information notifying means for creating timing control information for bringing the phase difference sensed by the sensing means closer to zero and notifying the timing control information to the relevant mobile station to force the mobile station to control the transmission timing of the up-link channel signal on the basis of the timing control information.

6. In a CDMA communication system including a base station that transmits a down-link channel signal to a specific service area and a plurality of terminal stations that are connected to said base station via communication channels in the service area covered by said base station and that each subject an up-link channel signal to spectrum spread using orthogonal codes and then transmit the resulting signal to said base station, said base station comprising:

sensing means for sensing a phase difference between a reception phase of the orthogonal code of the up-link channel signal received by said base station and a reference phase generated by said base station, wherein when each of the up-link channel signals coming from the terminal stations has a plurality of paths, said sensing means selects the path where the reception level is the largest from the plurality of paths for each up-link channel signal and then senses the phase difference between the reception phase of the selected paths and the reference phase; and

notifying means for creating timing control information for bringing the phase difference sensed by the sensing means closer to zero and notifying the timing control information to the relevant terminal station; and

each of said plurality of terminal stations comprising;

control information reception means for receiving the timing control information notified by said base station; and

transmission timing control means for controlling the transmission timing of an up-link channel signal transmitted to said base station according to the timing control information received by said control information reception means.

7. In a CDMA communication system including a base station that transmits a down-link channel signal to a specific service area and a plurality of terminal stations that receive the down-link channel signal transmitted from the base station and subject up-link channel signals to spectrum spread using orthogonal codes and then transmit the resulting signals to the base station, a radio communication apparatus used as said base station, comprising:

sensing means for sensing a phase difference between a reception phase of the orthogonal code of the up-link channel signal received by said base station and a reference phase generated by said base station, wherein when each of the up-link channel signals coming from the terminal stations has a plurality of paths, said sensing means selects the path where the reception level is the largest from the plurality of paths for each up-link channel signal and then senses the phase difference between the reception phase of the selected paths and the reference phase; and

timing information notifying means for creating timing control information for bringing the phase difference sensed by the sensing means closer to zero and notifying the timing control information to the relevant terminal station to force the terminal station to control the transmission timing of the up-link channel signal on the basis of the timing control information.

8. A CDMA communication system comprising:

a base station that transmits a down-link channel signal to a specific radio area; and

a plurality of mobile stations that receive the down-link channel signal transmitted from the base station and subject up-link channel signals to spectrum spread using orthogonal codes and then transmit the-resulting signals to the base station, wherein

said base station comprises;

sensing means for sensing a phase difference between a reception phase of the orthogonal code of the up-link channel signal received by said base station and a reference phase generated by said base station, wherein when each of the up-link channel signals coming from the mobile stations has a plurality of paths, said sensing means selects the path where the average value of the reception levels is the largest from the plurality of paths for each up-link channel signal and then senses the phase difference between the reception phase of the selected paths and the reference phase; and

notifying means for creating timing control information for bringing the phase difference sensed by the sensing means closer to zero and notifying the timing control information to the relevant mobile station; and

each of said plurality of mobile stations comprises;

control information reception means for receiving the timing control information notified by said base station; and

transmission timing control means for controlling the transmission timing of an up-link channel signal transmitted to said base station according to the timing control information received by said control information reception means.

9. A CDMA communication system according to claim 8, wherein said base station senses said phase difference and notifies said timing control information to a mobile station in a period of negotiation made to establish a radio link with the mobile station before the start of communication, and each of said plurality of mobile stations performs delay control of the transmission timing of an up-link channel signal on the basis of the timing control information notified by said base station in said negotiation period.

10. A CDMA communication system according to claim 8, wherein said base station senses said phase difference and notifies the timing control information to a mobile station during a communication period, and each of said plurality of mobile stations performs delay control of the transmission timing of an up-link channel signal during said communication period on the basis of the timing control information notified by said base station.

11. A CDMA communication system according to claim 8, wherein said base station senses said phase difference and notifies said timing control information to a mobile station in a period of negotiation made to establish a radio link with the mobile station before the start of communication and in a communication period, and

each of said plurality of mobile stations initially sets the transmission timing of an up-link channel signal on the basis of the timing control information notified by said base station in said negotiation period and corrects the transmission timing of the up-link channel signal on the basis of the timing control information notified by said base station in said communication period.

12. In a CDMA communication system including a base station that transmits a down-link channel signal to a specific radio area and a plurality of mobile stations that receive the down-link channel signal transmitted from the base station and subject up-link channel signals to spectrum spread using orthogonal codes and then transmit the resulting signals to the base station, a radio communication apparatus used as said base station, comprising:

sensing means for sensing a phase difference between a reception phase of the orthogonal code of the up-link channel signal received by said base station and a reference phase generated by said base station, wherein when each of the up-link channel signals coming from the mobile stations has a plurality of paths, said sensing means selects the path where the average value of the reception levels is the largest from the plurality of paths for each up-link channel signal and then senses the phase difference between the reception phase of the selected paths and the reference phase; and

timing information notifying means for creating timing control information for bringing the phase difference sensed by the sensing means closer to zero and notifying the timing control information to the relevant mobile station to force the mobile station to control the transmission timing of the up-link channel signal on the basis of the timing control information.

13. In a CDMA communication system including a base station that transmits a down-link channel signal to a specific service area and a plurality of terminal stations that are connected to said base station via communication channels in the service area covered by said base station and that each subject an up-link channel signal to spectrum spread using orthogonal codes and then transmit the resulting signal to said base station, said base station comprising:

sensing means for sensing a phase difference between a reception phase of the orthogonal code of the up-link channel signal received by said base station and a reference phase generated by said base station, wherein when each of the up-link channel signals coming from the terminal stations has a plurality of paths, said sensing means selects the path where the average value of the reception levels is the largest from the plurality of paths for each up-link channel signal and then senses the phase difference between the reception phase of the selected paths and the reference phase; and

notifying means for creating timing control information for bringing the phase difference sensed by the sensing means closer to zero and notifying the timing control information to the relevant terminal station; and

each of said plurality of terminal stations comprising;

control information reception means for receiving the timing control information notified by said base station; and

transmission timing control means for controlling the transmission timing of an up-link channel signal transmitted to said base station according to the timing control information received by said control information reception means.

14. In a CDMA communication system including a base station that transmits a down-link channel signal to a specific service area and a plurality of terminal stations that receive the down-link channel signal transmitted from the base station and subject up-link channel signals to spectrum spread using orthogonal codes and then transmit the resulting signals to the base station, a radio communication apparatus used as said base station, comprising:

sensing means for sensing a phase difference between a reception phase of the orthogonal code of the up-link channel signal received by said base station and a reference phase generated by said base station, wherein when each of the up-link channel signals coming from the terminal stations has a plurality of paths, said sensing means selects the path where the average value of the reception levels is the largest from the plurality of paths for each up-link channel signal and then senses the phase difference between the reception phase of the selected paths and the reference phase; and

timing information notifying means for creating timing control information for bringing the phase difference sensed by the sensing means closer to zero and notifying the timing control information to the relevant terminal station to force the terminal station to control the transmission timing of the up-link channel signal on the basis of the timing control information.