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Mobile station using synchronization word order information for improved channel acquisition

  • US 6,256,304 B1
  • Filed: 03/31/1998
  • Issued: 07/03/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for operating a wireless terminal, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a message from a base station, the message being descriptive of an assigned forward digital channel and including an information element that specifies an order of occurrence of time slot synchronization words within a frame;

    receiving a forward digital channel signal from the base station, the forward digital channel signal being transmitted to contain repeating frames each comprising N time slots, individual ones of the time slots including a synchronization word such that there are N synchronizing words within a frame; and

    correlating the received forward digital channel signal in accordance with the received information element so as to obtain a plurality of frame synchronization indications within one frame.

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