Median weighted tracking for spread-spectrum communications

• US 6,983,009 B2
• Filed: 01/18/2001
• Issued: 01/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lomp, Gary R.
• Primary Examiner(s): PHU, PHUONG M
• Application Number:
  US09/765,001
• Publication Number:
  US 20020051482A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,811 Days
• Field of Search: 375/134, 375/137, 375/149, 375/145, 375/148, 375/367, 375/362, 375/152, 375/150, 370515-517, 370/342, 370/335, 370/320
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Abstract

An improvement for a method and system for tracking a spreading code, used in a code division multiple access (CDMA) system. An input signal has spread-spectrum modulation. The spreading code embedded in the spread-spectrum modulation has a plurality of chips. The input signal is sampled, and half-chip offset samples are formed from the sampled input signal. An even set of the half-chip offset samples are grouped into an early set of samples, and an odd set of the half-chip offset samples are grouped into a late set of samples. Each early set of samples is multiplied by the spreading code c(n+1), c(n+2), . . . , c(n+L), to generate a first plurality of products. L is approximately equal to the number of chips of delay between the earliest and latest multipath signals. A first plurality of sums and magnitudes are computed from the first plurality of products. The first plurality of magnitudes are summed to generate an early signal-energy value. Each late set of samples is multiplied by the spreading-code c(n−1), c(n−2), . . . , c(n−L), thereby generating a second plurality of products. A second plurality of sums and magnitudes are computed from the second plurality of products. The second plurality of magnitudes are summed to generate a late signal-energy value. A difference is calculated between the early signal-energy value and the late signal-energy value, thereby producing an error signal.

Claims

1. An improvement for tracking a spreading code in a multipath environment generating a plurality of multipath signals used in a code division multiple access (CDMA) tracking circuit requiring an error signal, the improvement comprising:

an analog-to-digital converter for sampling an input signal having spread-spectrum modulation, with the spreading code embedded in the spread-spectrum modulation having a plurality of chips, with the analog-to-digital converter forming half-chip offset samples and grouping an even set of the half-chip offset samples into an early set of samples, and alternatively grouping an odd set of the half-chip offset sample into a late set of samples;

a first correlation-bank, adaptive-matched filter, coupled to said analog-to-digital converter, for multiplying each early set of samples by the spreading code c(n+1), c(n+2), . . . , c(n+L), where L is small compared to the length of the spreading code and approximately equal to the number of chips of delay between the earliest and latest multipath signals, thereby generating a first plurality of products;

a first sum-and-dump bank, coupled to said first correlation bank, adaptive-matched filter, for computing a first plurality of sums from the first plurality of products, respectively;

a first plurality of calculators, coupled to said first sum-and-dump bank, for calculating a first plurality of magnitudes from the first plurality of sums, respectively;

a first summer, coupled to said first plurality of calculators, for summing the first plurality of magnitudes to generate an early signal-energy value;

a second correlation-bank, adaptive-matched filter, coupled to said analog-to-digital converter, for multiplying each late set of samples by the spreading code c(n−

1), c(n−

2), . . . , c(n−

L), thereby generating a second plurality of products;

a second sum-and-dump bank, coupled to said second correlation bank, adaptive-matched filter, for computing a second plurality of sums from the second plurality of products, respectively;

a second plurality of calculators, coupled to said second sum-and-dump bank, for calculating a second plurality of magnitudes from the second plurality of sums, respectively;

a second summer, coupled to said second plurality of calculators, for summing the second plurality of magnitudes to generate a late signal-energy value; and

a subtractor, coupled to said first summer and to said second summer, for calculating a difference between the early signal-energy value and the late signal-energy value, thereby producing the error signal.

2. An improvement for tracking a spreading code in a multipath environment generating a plurality of multipath signals, used in a code division multiple access (CDMA) tracking circuit requiring an error signal, the improvement comprising the steps of:

sampling an input signal having spread-spectrum modulation, with the spreading code embedded in the spread-spectrum modulation having a plurality of chips;

forming half-chip offset samples from the sampled input signal;

grouping an even set of the half-chip offset samples into an early set of samples;

grouping, alternatively, an odd set of the half-chip offset samples into a late set of samples;

multiplying each early set of samples by the spreading code c(n+1), c(n+2), c(n+L), where L is small compared to the length of the spreading code and approximately equal to the number of chips of delay between the earliest and latest multipath signals, thereby generating a first plurality of products;

computing a first plurality of sums from the first plurality of products, respectively;

calculating a first plurality of magnitudes from the first plurality of sums, respectively;

summing the first plurality of magnitudes to generate an early signal-energy value;

multiplying each late set of samples by the spreading code c(n−

1), c(n−

2), c(n−

L), thereby generating a second plurality of products;

computing a second plurality of sums from the second plurality of products, respectively;

calculating a second plurality of magnitudes from the second plurality of sums, respectively;

summing the second plurality of magnitudes to generate a late signal-energy value; and

calculating a difference between the early signal-energy value and the late signal-energy value, thereby producing the error signal.

3. An improvement for tracking a spreading code in a multipath environment generating a plurality of multipath signals, used in a code division multiple access (CDMA) tracking circuit requiring an error signal, the improvement comprising:

sampling means for sampling an input signal having spread-spectrum modulation, with the spreading code embedded in the spread-spectrum modulation having a plurality of chips, with an analog-to-digital converter forming half-chip offset samples and grouping an even set of the half-chip offset samples into an early set of samples, and alternatively grouping an odd set of the half-chip offset sample into a late set of samples;

first correlation means for multiplying each early set of samples by the spreading code c(n+1), c(n+2), . . . , c(n+L), where L is small compared to the length of the spreading code and approximately equal to a number of chips of delay between the earliest and latest multipath signals, thereby generating a first plurality of products;

first sum-and-dump means for computing a first plurality of sums from the first plurality of products, respectively;

first calculator means for calculating a first plurality of magnitudes from the first plurality of sums, respectively;

first summer means for summing the first plurality of magnitudes to generate an early signal-energy value;

second correlation means for multiplying each late set of samples by the spreading code c(n−

1), c(n−

2), . . . , c(n−

L), thereby generating a second plurality of products;

second sum-and-dump means for computing a second plurality of sums from the second plurality of products, respectively;

second calculator means for calculating a second plurality of magnitudes from the second plurality of sums, respectively;

second summer means, coupled to said second calculator means, for summing the second plurality of magnitudes to generate a late signal-energy value; and

subtractor means for calculating a difference between the early signal-energy value and the late signal-energy value, thereby producing the error signal.