Mobile communication system

• US 6,144,650 A
• Filed: 09/25/1997
• Issued: 11/07/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1997
• 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: Watanabe, Masatoshi, Kato, Osamu
• Primary Examiner(s): MARCELO, MELVIN C
• Application Number:
  US08/937,397
• Time in Patent Office: 1,139 Days
• Field of Search: 370/280, 370/335, 370/342, 370/491, 370/514
• US Class Current: 370/335
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/70735 Code identification H04B1/7083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2201/70702 Intercell-related aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 7/04 Speed or phase control by synchronisation signals H04L7/0075 takes precedence

Abstract

In a CDMA/TDD cellular system, time necessary for a mobile station to carry out initial synchronization, judgment of the most preferable base station, and acquisition of synchronization of a long code is shortened. A reception base band processing portion 27 reproduces perch channel data from received signals using symbol timing acquired by a synchronous circuit 28. The synchronous circuit 28 detects a unique word from the perch channel data to acquire slot synchronization. A reception level detection circuit 29 judges a base station using a short code of the maximum acquired reception level in the perch channel data to be the nearest. A base station transmits perch channel data in which information with respect to frame timing and information with respect to the kind of a long code used in down communication channel data are interpolated. The synchronous circuit 28 receives the information, acquires frame synchronization, and, using the information with respect to the kind of the long code, acquires long code synchronization.

Claims

1. A mobile communication system having a plurality of base stations and a plurality of mobile stations, the system comprising:

means for communicating between the base stations and the mobile stations according to a spread spectrum-direct sequence Code Division Multiple Access/Time Division Duplex (CDMA/TDD) technique, the minimum time unit of continuous transmission in TDD thereof being a slot, wherein

each of said plurality of base stations includes;

means for transmitting perch channel data including a unique word having a fixed bit pattern for synchronization wherein the fixed bit pattern is interpolated with respect to each slot; and

each of said plurality of mobile stations performs an automatic gain control (AGC) function for controlling received signals at a constant level and includes;

means for receiving perch channel data and acquiring slot synchronization and symbol synchronization.

2. The mobile communication system of claim 1, wherein:

the timing of slots align with each other among said plurality of base stations;

each of said means for transmitting perch channel data of each of said plurality of base stations uses spread codes different between base stations which are adjacent to each other; and

each of said plurality of mobile stations includes;

means for specifying the nearest base station by measuring a reception power level of perch channel data with respect to all of said plurality of base stations.

3. The mobile communication system of claim 2, wherein:

each of said plurality of base stations includes;

means for transmitting perch channel data including frame information of a frame consisting of a plurality of slots being interpolated therein, and

means for transmitting communication channel data for transmitting user information;

each of said means for transmitting perch channel data uses as spread codes short codes different between base stations adjacent to each other, the period thereof being equal to transmission symbol length;

each of said means for transmitting communication channel data uses as spread codes products of said short codes by long codes allotted so as to be in one-to-one relation with said base stations, the period thereof being equal to said frame; and

each of said mobile stations includes;

means for receiving frame information interpolated in perch channel data and acquiring frame synchronization, and

means for acquiring synchronization of said long codes of communication channel data using the timing of the acquired frame.

4. The mobile communication system of claim 3, wherein:

each of said means for transmitting perch channel data of said plurality of base stations performs a function for transmitting information with respect to the kind of said long codes used in communication channel data, using perch channel data; and

each of said plurality of mobile stations includes;

means for acquiring synchronization of said long codes of communication channel data using said information with respect to the kind of said long codes acquired by receiving said perch channel data.

5. In a mobile communication system having mobile stations and base stations for communication according to a Code Division Multiple Access/Time Division Duplex (CDMA/TDD) technique, each of the base stations comprising:

means for transmitting perch channel data from the respective base station, wherein short codes different between adjacent base stations are used to spread codes and communication channel data carrying user information wherein products of short codes by long codes are used as spread codes, and

means for interpolating into each slot in the perch channel data a fixed bit pattern for synchronization and information with respect to a long code from the respective base station, and

wherein a plurality of slots form a frame.

6. In a mobile communication system having mobile stations and base stations for communication according to a Code Division Multiple Access/Time Division Duplex (CDMA/TDD) technique using perch channel data and communication channel data, each mobile station comprising:

means for carrying out initial synchronization by receiving perch channel data including a fixed bit pattern,

means for specifying the nearest base station by measuring reception power levels of perch channel data with respect to all base stations, and

means for acquiring synchronization of a spread code of the communication channel data by using frame timing acquired when perch channel data is received and using the perch channel data and the fixed bit pattern therein.

7. A mobile communication system comprising:

a plurality of mobile stations including;

means for communicating according to a spread spectrum-direct sequence Code Division Multiple Access/Time Division Duplex (CDMA/TDD) technique, the minimum time unit of continuous transmission in TDD thereof being a slot, and

a plurality of base stations including;

means for transmitting perch channel data including a unique word for synchronization having a fixed bit pattern which is interpolated with respect to each slot.

8. A mobile communication system comprising:

a plurality of base stations and a plurality of mobile stations, each including;

means for communicating with a plurality of base stations according to a spread spectrum-direct sequence Code Division Multiple Access/Time Division Duplex (CDMA/TDD) technique using perch channel data and communication channel data, the minimum time unit of continuous transmission in TDD thereof being a slot,

automatic gain control (AGC) means for controlling received signals at a constant level and

means for receiving the perch channel data including a fixed bit pattern, and acquiring slot synchronization and symbol synchronization using the fixed bit pattern.