Synchronization burst processor for a processing satellite
First Claim
1. A synchronization burst processor for use in a processing satellite in a satellite based communications system, said synchronization burst processor comprising:
- a sync burst memory operable to store at least one sync burst transmitted from at least one terrestrial terminal to the processing satellite, said sync burst formed from a quadrature pair sample set {p, q};
a first double correlator operable to perform an early correlation and a late correlation of said p samples relative to a sync burst slot to generate an early correlation Pe and a late correlation Pl;
a second double correlator operable to perform an early correlation and a late correlation of said q samples relative to said sync burst slot to generate an early correlation Qe and a late correlation Ql; and
a modulus module operable to determine an early modulus Re and a late modulus Rl from said early correlations Pe and Qe and from said late correlations Pl and Ql, wherein said early modulus Re and said late modulus Rl are used to determine if said sync burst is present in said sync burst slot and if said sync burst is early or late relative to said sync burst slot.
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Abstract
A synchronization burst processor (56) used in a processing satellite (12) in a satellite based communications system (10) is provided with a sync burst memory (72), a first double correlator (74), a second double correlator (76) and a modulus module (78). The sync burst memory (72) stores at least one sync burst (52) transmitted from a terrestrial terminal (14) to the processing satellite (12) where the sync burst (52) is formed from a quadrature pair sample set {p, q}. The first double correlator (74) performs an early correlation and a late correlation of the p samples relative to a sync burst slot (50) to generate an early correlation Pe and a late correlation Pl. The second double correlator (76) performs an early correlation and a late correlation of the q samples relative to the sync burst slot (50) to generate an early correlation Qe and a late correlation Ql. The modulus module (78) determines an early modulus Re and a late modulus Rl from the early correlations Pe and Qe and from the late correlations Pl and Ql. The early modulus Re and the late modulus Rl are used to determine if the sync burst (52) is present in the sync burst slot (50) and if the sync burst (52) is early or late relative to the sync burst slot (50).
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20 Claims
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1. A synchronization burst processor for use in a processing satellite in a satellite based communications system, said synchronization burst processor comprising:
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a sync burst memory operable to store at least one sync burst transmitted from at least one terrestrial terminal to the processing satellite, said sync burst formed from a quadrature pair sample set {p, q};
a first double correlator operable to perform an early correlation and a late correlation of said p samples relative to a sync burst slot to generate an early correlation Pe and a late correlation Pl;
a second double correlator operable to perform an early correlation and a late correlation of said q samples relative to said sync burst slot to generate an early correlation Qe and a late correlation Ql; and
a modulus module operable to determine an early modulus Re and a late modulus Rl from said early correlations Pe and Qe and from said late correlations Pl and Ql, wherein said early modulus Re and said late modulus Rl are used to determine if said sync burst is present in said sync burst slot and if said sync burst is early or late relative to said sync burst slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A synchronization burst processor for use in a processing satellite in a satellite based communications system, said synchronization burst processor comprising:
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a select module operable to select a quadrature pair sample set {p, q} during a synchronization burst block, said quadrature pair sample set {p, q} including odd and even samples from a plurality of sync bursts;
a sync burst memory operable to store said odd samples from said quadrature pair sample set {p, q} of said plurality of sync bursts;
a first double correlator operable to perform an early correlation and a late correlation of said p samples from said sync burst memory against a sequence template to generate an early correlation Pe and a late correlation Pl;
a second double correlator operable to perform an early correlation and a late correlation of said q samples from said sync burst memory against said sequence template to generate an early correlation Qe and a late correlation Ql; and
wherein said early correlations Pe and Qe and said late correlations Pl and Ql are used to determine if each of said sync bursts are present in a corresponding sync burst slot and if each of said sync bursts are early or late relative to said corresponding sync burst slot. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A synchronization burst processor for use in a processing satellite in a satellite based communications system, said synchronization burst processor comprising:
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a first double correlator operable to perform an early correlation and a late correlation of p samples from a quadrature pair sample set {p, q} of a sync burst to generate an early correlation Pe and a late correlation Pl;
a second double correlator operable to perform an early correlation and a late correlation of q samples from said quadrature pair sample set {p, q} of said sync burst to generate an early correlation Qe and a late correlation Ql;
a modulus module operable to determine an early modulus Re and a late modulus Rl from said early correlations Pe and Qe and from said late correlations Pl and Ql; and
a test functions module operable to determine if said sync burst is present in a sync burst slot and if said sync burst is early or late relative to said sync burst slot using said early modulus Re and said late modulus Rl. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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