Receiver method and apparatus with complex pilot filter
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1. A method for demodulating a received signal comprising:
- filtering an in-phase component of a complex despread signal to produce an in-phase pilot filter signal;
filtering a quadrature-phase component of the complex despread signal to produce a quadrature-phase pilot filter signal;
multiplying the in-phase component by a Walsh code to produce an in-phase Walsh despread signal;
multiplying the quadrature-phase component by the Walsh code to produce a quadrature-phase Walsh despread signal;
multiplying the in-phase Walsh despread signal by the in-phase pilot filter signal to produce a first phase-adjusted signal;
multiplying the quadrature-phase Walsh despread signal by the quadrature-phase pilot filter signal to produce a second phase-adjusted signal; and
adding the first phase-adjusted signal to the second phase-adjusted signal to produce a first soft decision data signal.
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Abstract
Demodulation of a received high rate CDMA wireless signal is obtained by filtering a complex received signal to provide a complex pilot filter signal. The complex pilot filter signal is then use to phase-adjust a set of demodulated subscriber channel signals.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for demodulating a received signal comprising:
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filtering an in-phase component of a complex despread signal to produce an in-phase pilot filter signal;
filtering a quadrature-phase component of the complex despread signal to produce a quadrature-phase pilot filter signal;
multiplying the in-phase component by a Walsh code to produce an in-phase Walsh despread signal;
multiplying the quadrature-phase component by the Walsh code to produce a quadrature-phase Walsh despread signal;
multiplying the in-phase Walsh despread signal by the in-phase pilot filter signal to produce a first phase-adjusted signal;
multiplying the quadrature-phase Walsh despread signal by the quadrature-phase pilot filter signal to produce a second phase-adjusted signal; and
adding the first phase-adjusted signal to the second phase-adjusted signal to produce a first soft decision data signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
complex-multiplying a complex PN-spread signal by a complex PN code to produce the in-phase component and the quadrature-phase component.
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3. The method of claim 2 wherein the complex-multiplying comprises:
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multiplying an in-phase PN-spread component by an in-phase PN component of a complex PN code to produce a first complex-despread component;
multiplying a quadrature-phase PN-spread component by the in-phase PN component to produce a second complex-despread component;
multiplying the quadrature-phase PN-spread component by a quadrature-phase PN component of the complex PN code to produce a third complex-despread component;
multiplying the in-phase PN-spread component by the quadrature-phase PN component to produce a fourth complex-despread component;
adding the first complex-despread component to the fourth complex-despread component to produce the in-phase component; and
subtracting the third complex-despread component from the second complex-despread component to produce the quadrature-phase component.
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4. The method of claim 1 wherein the first soft decision data signal is a power control signal, the method further comprising summing the first soft decision data signal to produce power control soft decision data.
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5. The method of claim 1 wherein the first soft decision data signal is an in-phase component of a QPSK data signal, the method further comprising:
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multiplying the quadrature-phase Walsh despread signal by the in-phase pilot filter signal to produce a third phase-adjusted signal;
multiplying the in-phase Walsh despread signal by the quadrature-phase pilot filter signal to produce a fourth phase-adjusted signal; and
subtracting the fourth phase-adjusted signal from the third phase-adjusted signal to produce a second soft decision data signal, wherein the second soft decision data signal is a quadrature-phase component of the QPSK data signal.
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6. The method of claim 1 wherein the filtering an in-phase component comprises averaging the in-phase component, and wherein the filtering a quadrature-phase component comprises averaging the quadrature-phase component.
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7. The method of claim 1 wherein the Walsh code has a duration of fewer than sixty-four chips per orthogonal waveform period.
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8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
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four-to-one summing the in-phase component prior to the filtering an in-phase component; and
four-to-one summing the quadrature-phase component prior to the filtering a quadrature-phase component.
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9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
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four-to-one summing the in-phase Walsh despread signal; and
four-to-one summing the quadrature-phase Walsh despread signal.
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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in-phase pilot filter configured to filter an in-phase component of a complex despread signal to produce an in-phase pilot filter signal;
quadrature-phase pilot filter configured to filter a quadrature-phase component of the complex despread signal to produce a quadrature-phase pilot filter signal;
in-phase Walsh multiplier configured to multiply the in-phase component by a Walsh code to produce an in-phase Walsh despread signal;
quadrature-phase Walsh multiplier configured to multiply the quadrature-phase component by the Walsh code to produce a quadrature-phase Walsh despread signal;
first multiplier configured to multiply the in-phase Walsh despread signal by the in-phase pilot filter signal to produce a first phase-adjusted signal;
second multiplier configured to multiply the quadrature-phase Walsh despread signal by the quadrature-phase pilot filter signal to produce a second phase-adjusted signal; and
first summer configured to add the first phase-adjusted signal to the second phase-adjusted signal to produce a first soft decision data signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
first PN despreader multiplier configured to multiply an in-phase PN-spread component by an in-phase PN component of a complex PN code to produce a first complex-despread component;
second PN despreader multiplier configured to multiply a quadrature-phase PN-spread component by the in-phase PN component to produce a second complex-despread component;
third PN despreader multiplier configured to multiply the quadrature-phase PN-spread component by a quadrature-phase PN component of the complex PN code to produce a third complex-despread component;
fourth PN despreader multiplier configured to multiply the in-phase PN-spread component by the quadrature-phase PN component to produce a fourth complex-despread component;
first PN despreader summer configured to add the first complex-despread despread component to the fourth complex-despread component to produce the in-phase component; and
second PN despreader summer configured to subtract the third complex-despread despread component from the second complex-despread component to produce the quadrature-phase component.
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13. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the first soft decision data signal is a power control signal, the apparatus further comprising a 384-to-one summer configured to sum the first soft decision data signal to produce power control soft decision data.
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14. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the first soft decision data signal is an in-phase component of a QPSK data signal, the apparatus further comprising:
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third multiplier configured to multiply the quadrature-phase Walsh despread signal by the in-phase pilot filter signal to produce a third phase-adjusted signal;
fourth multiplier configured to multiply the in-phase Walsh despread signal by the quadrature-phase pilot filter signal to produce a fourth phase-adjusted signal; and
second summer configured to subtract the fourth phase-adjusted signal from the third phase-adjusted signal to produce a second soft decision data signal, wherein the second soft decision data signal is a quadrature-phase component of the QPSK data signal.
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15. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the in-phase pilot filter comprises means for averaging the in-phase component, and wherein the quadrature-phase pilot filter comprises means for averaging the quadrature-phase component.
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16. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the in-phase Walsh multiplier is configured to multiply the in-phase component by a Walsh code having a duration of fewer than sixty-four chips per orthogonal waveform period, and wherein the quadrature-phase Walsh multiplier is configured to multiply the quadrature-phase component by the a Walsh code having a duration of fewer than sixty-four chips per orthogonal waveform period.
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17. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising:
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first four-to-one summer configured to sum the in-phase component over four demodulation chips; and
second four-to-one summer configured to sum the quadrature-phase component over four demodulation chips.
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18. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising:
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first four-to-one summer configured to sum the in-phase Walsh despread signal over four demodulation chips; and
second four-to-one summer configured to sum the quadrature-phase Walsh despread signal over four demodulation chips.
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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means for filtering an in-phase component of a complex despread signal to produce an in-phase pilot filter signal;
means for filtering a quadrature-phase component of the complex despread signal to produce a quadrature-phase pilot filter signal;
means for multiplying the in-phase component by a Walsh code to produce an in-phase Walsh despread signal;
means for multiplying the quadrature-phase component by the Walsh code to produce a quadrature-phase Walsh despread signal;
means for multiplying the in-phase Walsh despread signal by the in-phase pilot filter signal to produce a first phase-adjusted signal;
means for multiplying the quadrature-phase Walsh despread signal by the quadrature-phase pilot filter signal to produce a second phase-adjusted signal; and
means for adding the first phase-adjusted signal to the second phase-adjusted signal to produce a first soft decision data signal.
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