Smart antenna receiver using pilot signal in CDMA mobile communication system and signal receiving method therefor

• US 6,353,643 B1
• Filed: 08/31/1998
• Issued: 03/05/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Jin-Soo
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Chi
• Assistant Examiner(s): BURD, KEVIN MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US09/143,811
• Time in Patent Office: 1,282 Days
• Field of Search: 375/147, 375/148, 375/346, 375/347, 375/130, 375/136, 375/232, 370/335, 370/342
• US Class Current: 375/347
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/707 using direct sequence modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0851 using training sequences or error signal minimizing error signal H04B7/0854
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 13/0022 PN, e.g. Kronecker

Abstract

A smart antenna receiver in a CDMA communication system and a signal receiving method therefor. Radio signals received respectively through a plurality of antennas are multiplied by adaptive weights and the multiplied signals are summed to generate an array output signal. The array output signal is multiplied by a pseudo noise code detected from the pilot signal to generate a despread signal, and the despread signal is filtered. An amplitude of the filtered signal is adjusted and the adjusted signal is multiplied by the pseudo noise code to generate a reference signal. The difference between the reference signal and the array output signal is calculated to generate an error signal. An optimal adaptive weight is generated by using the generated error signal and the radio signals.

Claims

1. A smart antenna receiver using a pilot signal in a base station of a code division multiple access (CDMA) mobile communication system, comprising:

a plurality of multipliers for multiplying radio signals received respectively through a plurality of antennas by adaptive weights;

a summer for generating an array output signal by summing outputs of said plurality of multipliers;

a pseudo noise code generator for generating a pseudo noise code which is detected from said pilot signal and has been used in a transmitter;

a first multiplier for generating a despread signal by multiplying said array output signal by said pseudo noise code;

a data bandwidth filter for eliminating an interference component by filtering said despread signal;

a limiter for adjusting an amplitude of the interference component eliminated despread signal;

a second multiplier for generating a re-spread reference signal by multiplying said amplitude adjusted signal by said pseudo noise code;

a subtracter for generating an error signal by calculating the difference between said reference signal and said array output signal; and

an adaptive processor for generating an optimal adaptive weight using said error signal and said radio signals.

2. The smart antenna receiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein said adaptive processor receives said error signal and said radio signals and generates an optimal adaptive weight by using the following equation:

3. A signal receiving method using a pilot signal in a CDMA mobile communication system using a smart antenna receiver, comprising the steps of:

multiplying radio signals received respectively through a plurality of antennas by adaptive weights and summing the multiplied signals, to generate an array output signal;

multiplying said array output signal by a pseudo noise code detected from said pilot signal to generate a despread signal;

filtering said despread signal;

adjusting an amplitude of the filtered signal;

multiplying the amplitude adjusted signal by said pseudo noise code to generate a reference signal; and

calculating the difference between said reference signal and said array output signal to generate an error signal; and

generating an optimal adaptive weight by said error signal and said radio signals.

4. The signal receiving method as claimed in claim 3, wherein said step of generating an optimal adaptive weight uses the following equation: