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Method and apparatus for acquiring and tracking pilots in a CDMA communication system

  • US 7,088,955 B2
  • Filed: 10/05/2001
  • Issued: 08/08/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a wireless communication system, a method of acquiring signal instances in a received signal, comprising:

  • acquiring a frequency of each of a plurality of candidate signal instances with a respective first frequency control loop at a receiver;

    detecting acquisition on at least two of the plurality of candidate signal instances; and

    tracking an average frequency of the at least two acquired signal instances with a second frequency control loop, wherein the at least two acquired signal instances correspond to at least two multipaths suitable for combining at the receiver.

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