Processing for improved performance and reduced pilot
First Claim
1. A user equipment (UE) for carrier-offset recovery during reception of a communication signal over an air interface using a plurality of channels and a pilot signal, comprising:
- an adaptive matched filter for receiving demodulated communication signals producing a filtered signal by using a weighting signal;
a rake receiver for receiving the demodulated communication signals and a pseudo-noise signal generated for a selected channel and producing a filter weighting signal;
means for defining the filter weighting signal with a correction signal, said correction signal to produce the weighting signal used by said adaptive matched filter;
a channel despreader for said selected channel coupled to said adaptive matched filter output for despreading said filtered signal using the pseudo-noise signal generated for said selected channel to produce a despread channel signal of said selected channel;
a pilot channel despreader for a pilot channel coupled to said adaptive matched filter output for despreading said filtered signal using a pseudo-noise signal generated for said pilot channel to produce a despread pilot signal of said pilot channel;
a hard decision processor in association with a complex conjugate processor for receiving the despread channel signal of said selected channel and producing said correction signal; and
a phase-locked loop utilizing at least said despread pilot signal for producing a phase correction signal which is applied to produce phase-corrected channel signals.
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Abstract
The present invention is a user equipment for carrier offset recovery during reception of a communication signal over an air interface using a plurality of channels in a pilot signal. The user equipment comprises an adaptive match filter for producing a filtered signal using a weighting signal, a rake receiver for producing a filter weighting signal, and a means for defining the filter weighting signal with a correction signal. A channel despreader is also included in the user equipment for despreading the filtered signal using a pseudo-noise signal for a selected channel to produce a despread channel signal of the selected channel. A pilot channel despreader is coupled to the adaptive match filter output for despreading the filter signal using a pseudo-noise signal generated for the pilot channel, producing a despread pilot signal of the pilot channel. A hard decision processor, associated with a complex conjugate processor, is also included in the user equipment for producing the correction signal. A phase lock loop, which uses the despread pilot signal, produces a phase correction signal, which is applied to produce phase corrected channel signals.
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58 Claims
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1. A user equipment (UE) for carrier-offset recovery during reception of a communication signal over an air interface using a plurality of channels and a pilot signal, comprising:
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an adaptive matched filter for receiving demodulated communication signals producing a filtered signal by using a weighting signal;
a rake receiver for receiving the demodulated communication signals and a pseudo-noise signal generated for a selected channel and producing a filter weighting signal;
means for defining the filter weighting signal with a correction signal, said correction signal to produce the weighting signal used by said adaptive matched filter;
a channel despreader for said selected channel coupled to said adaptive matched filter output for despreading said filtered signal using the pseudo-noise signal generated for said selected channel to produce a despread channel signal of said selected channel;
a pilot channel despreader for a pilot channel coupled to said adaptive matched filter output for despreading said filtered signal using a pseudo-noise signal generated for said pilot channel to produce a despread pilot signal of said pilot channel;
a hard decision processor in association with a complex conjugate processor for receiving the despread channel signal of said selected channel and producing said correction signal; and
a phase-locked loop utilizing at least said despread pilot signal for producing a phase correction signal which is applied to produce phase-corrected channel signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
a hard decision processor in association with said complex conjugate processor with a local feedback loop for each of said corresponding channel despreader inputs to produce an error estimate signal for a respective channel signal;
each said error estimate signal and said despreader pilot signal coupled to an inverse tangent processor to produce a corresponding phase correction signal; and
said respective channel phase correction signal and pilot phase correction signal coupled to a maximum likelihood combiner producing a combination correction signal coupled to an integrator to produce said phase correction signal.
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8. The UE according to claim 7 wherein the number of channel despreaders is three.
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9. The UE according to claim 1 wherein said phase-locked loop phase correction signal is at a symbol level and is applied to said filter weighting signal and to said despread channel signals of said channel and pilot channel despreaders.
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10. The UE according to claim 9 further comprising a plurality of channel despreaders, each coupled to said adaptive matched filter output for despreading said filtered signal using an associated pseudo-noise signal generator to produce a plurality of despread channel signals.
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11. The UE according to claim 10 wherein the number of channel despreaders is three.
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12. The UE according to claim 10 wherein said phase-locked loop further comprises a plurality of signal inputs corresponding with said plurality of channel despreaders.
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13. The UE according to claim 12 wherein said phase-locked loop further comprises:
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a hard decision processor in association with a complex conjugate processor with a local feedback loop for each of said plurality of signal inputs, each producing an error estimate for a respective channel signal;
each of said channel error estimates and said despreader pilot signal coupled to an inverse tangent processor outputting a channel phase correction signal; and
said channel and pilot phase correction signals coupled to a maximum likelihood combiner producing a combination correction signal coupled to an integrator to produce said phase correction signal.
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14. The UE according to claim 13 wherein the number of channel despreaders is three.
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15. A base station for carrier-offset recovery during reception of a communication signal over an air interface using a plurality of channels and a pilot signal, the receiver comprising:
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an adaptive matched filter for receiving demodulated communication signals producing a filtered signal by using a weighting signal;
a rake receiver for receiving the demodulated communication signals and a pseudo-noise signal generated for a selected channel and producing a filter weighting signal;
means for defining the filter weighting signal with a correction signal, said correction signal to produce the weighting signal used by said adaptive matched filter;
a channel despreader for said selected channel coupled to said adaptive matched filter output for despreading said filtered signal using the pseudo-noise signal generated for said selected channel to produce a despread channel signal of said selected channel;
a pilot channel despreader for a pilot channel coupled to said adaptive matched filter output for despreading said filtered signal using a pseudo-noise signal generated for said pilot channel to produce a despread pilot signal of said pilot channel;
a hard decision processor in association with a complex conjugate processor for receiving the despread channel signal of said selected channel and producing said correction signal; and
a phase-locked loop utilizing at least said despread pilot signal for producing a phase correction signal which is applied to produce phase-corrected channel signals. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
a hard decision processor in association with said complex conjugate processor with a local feedback loop for each of said corresponding channel despreader inputs to produce an error estimate signal for a respective channel signal;
each said error estimate signal and said despreader pilot signal coupled to an inverse tangent processor to produce a corresponding phase correction signal; and
said respective channel phase correction signal and pilot phase correction signal coupled to a maximum likelihood combiner producing a combination correction signal coupled to an integrator to produce said phase correction signal.
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22. The base station according to claim 21 wherein the number of channel despreaders is three.
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23. The base station according to claim 15 wherein said phase-locked loop phase correction signal is at a symbol level and is applied to said filter weighting signal and to said despread channel signals of said channel and pilot channel despreaders.
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24. The base station according to claim 23 further comprising a plurality of channel despreaders, each coupled to said adaptive matched filter output for despreading said filtered signal using an associated pseudo-noise signal generator to produce a plurality of despread channel signals.
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25. The base station according to claim 24 wherein the number of channel despreaders is three.
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26. The base station according to claim 24 wherein said phase-locked loop further comprises a plurality of signal inputs corresponding with said plurality of channel despreaders.
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27. The base station according to claim 26 wherein said phase-locked loop further comprises:
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a hard decision processor in association with a complex conjugate processor with a local feedback loop for each of said plurality of signal inputs, each producing an error estimate for a respective channel signal;
each of said channel error estimates and said despreader pilot signal coupled to an inverse tangent processor outputting a channel phase correction signal; and
said channel and pilot phase correction signals coupled to a maximum likelihood combiner producing a combination correction signal coupled to an integrator to produce said phase correction signal.
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28. The base station according to claim 27 wherein the number of channel despreaders is three.
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29. A user equipment (UE) for carrier-offset recovery during reception of a communication signal over an air interface using a plurality of channels and a pilot signal, comprising:
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a means for receiving demodulated communication signals and producing a filtered signal by using a weighting signal;
a means for receiving the demodulated communication signals and a pseudo-noise signal generated for a selected channel and producing a filter weighting signal;
means for defining the filter weighting signal with a correction signal, said correction signal to produce the weighting signal used by said adaptive matched filter;
a channel despreading means for said selected channel, coupled to said means for producing the filtered signal output, for despreading said filtered signal using the pseudo-noise signal generated for said selected channel to produce a despread channel signal of said selected channel;
a pilot channel despreading means for a pilot channel, coupled to said means for producing the filtered signal output, for despreading said filtered signal using a pseudo-noise signal generated for said pilot channel to produce a despread pilot signal of said pilot channel;
means for receiving the despread channel signal of said selected channel and producing said correction signal; and
means for producing a phase correction signal utilizing at least said despread pilot signal, which is applied to produce phase-corrected channel signals. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
a decision means for comparing each despread channel signal symbol to one of four possible quadrature constellation points and assigning each of said symbols to a nearest constellation point; and
a processing means for derotating each of said symbols by determining a complex conjugate of each of said assigned points to produce said correction signal.
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35. The UE according to claim 30 wherein said means for producing said phase correction signal comprises a plurality of inputs corresponding with said plurality of channel despreading means.
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36. The UE according to claim 35 wherein said means for producing said phase correction signal further comprises:
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a decision means in association with a processing means with a local feedback loop for each of said corresponding channel despreading means inputs to produce an error estimate signal for a respective channel signal;
each said error estimate signal and said despreader pilot signal coupled to an inverse tangent processing means to produce a corresponding phase correction signal; and
said respective channel phase correction signal and pilot phase correction signal coupled to a combining means producing a combination correction signal coupled to an integrating means to produce said phase correction signal.
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37. The UE according to claim 36 wherein the number of channel despreading means is three.
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38. The UE according to claim 29 wherein said phase correction signal is at a symbol level and is applied to said filter weighting signal and to said despread channel signals of said channel and pilot channel despreading means.
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39. The UE according to claim 38 further comprising a plurality of channel despreading means, each coupled to said means for producing the filtered signal output for despreading said filtered signal using an associated pseudo-noise signal generator to produce a plurality of despread channel signals.
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40. The UE according to claim 39 wherein the number of channel despreading means is three.
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41. The UE according to claim 39 wherein said means for producing the phase correction signal further comprises a plurality of signal inputs corresponding with said plurality of channel despreading means.
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42. The UE according to claim 41 wherein said means for producing the phase correction signal further comprises:
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a decision means in association with a processing means with a local feedback loop for each of said plurality of signal inputs, each producing an error estimate for a respective channel signal;
each of said channel error estimates and said despreader pilot signal coupled to an inverse tangent processing means outputting a channel phase correction signal; and
said channel and pilot phase correction signals coupled to a maximum likelihood combiner producing a combining means correction signal coupled to an integrating means to produce said phase correction signal.
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43. The UE according to claim 42 wherein the number of channel despreading means is three.
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44. A base station for carrier-offset recovery during reception of a communication signal over an air interface using a plurality of channels and a pilot signal, comprising:
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a means for receiving demodulated communication signals and producing a filtered signal by using a weighting signal;
a means for receiving the demodulated communication signals and a pseudo-noise signal generated for a selected channel and producing a filter weighting signal;
means for defining the filter weighting signal with a correction signal, said correction signal to produce the weighting signal used by said adaptive matched filter;
a channel despreading means for said selected channel, coupled to said means for producing the filtered signal output, for despreading said filtered signal using the pseudo-noise signal generated for said selected channel to produce a despread channel signal of said selected channel;
a pilot channel despreading means for a pilot channel, coupled to said means for producing the filtered signal output, for despreading said filtered signal using a pseudo-noise signal generated for said pilot channel to produce a despread pilot signal of said pilot channel;
means for receiving the despread channel signal of said selected channel and producing said correction signal; and
means for producing a phase correction signal utilizing at least said despread pilot signal, which is applied to produce phase-corrected channel signals. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
a decision means for comparing each despread channel signal symbol to one of four possible quadrature constellation points and assigning each of said symbols to a nearest constellation point; and
a processing means for derotating each of said symbols by determining a complex conjugate of each of said assigned points to produce said correction signal.
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50. The base station according to claim 45 wherein said means for producing said phase correction signal comprises a plurality of inputs corresponding with said plurality of channel despreading means.
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51. The base station according to claim 50 wherein said means for producing said phase correction signal further comprises:
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a decision means in association with a processing means with a local feedback loop for each of said corresponding channel despreading means inputs to produce an error estimate signal for a respective channel signal;
each said error estimate signal and said despreader pilot signal coupled to an inverse tangent processing means to produce a corresponding phase correction signal; and
said respective channel phase correction signal and pilot phase correction signal coupled to a combining means producing a combination correction signal coupled to an integrating means to produce said phase correction signal.
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52. The base station according to claim 51 wherein the number of channel despreading means is three.
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53. The base station according to claim 44 wherein said phase correction signal is at a symbol level and is applied to said filter weighting signal and to said despread channel signals of said channel and pilot channel despreading means.
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54. The base station according to claim 53 further comprising a plurality of channel despreading means, each coupled to said means for producing the filtered signal output for despreading said filtered signal using an associated pseudo-noise signal generator to produce a plurality of despread channel signals.
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55. The base station according to claim 54 wherein the number of channel despreading means is three.
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56. The base station according to claim 54 wherein said means for producing the phase correction signal further comprises a plurality of signal inputs corresponding with said plurality of channel despreading means.
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57. The base station according to claim 56 wherein said means for producing the phase correction signal further comprises:
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a decision means in association with a processing means with a local feedback loop for each of said plurality of signal inputs, each producing an error estimate for a respective channel signal;
each of said channel error estimates and said despreader pilot signal coupled to an inverse tangent processing means outputting a channel phase correction signal; and
said channel and pilot phase correction signals coupled to a maximum likelihood combiner producing a combining means correction signal coupled to an integrating means to produce said phase correction signal.
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58. The base station according to claim 57 wherein the number of channel despreading means is three.
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