Method and apparatus for adaptive channel equalization using decision feedback
First Claim
1. In a communication device receiving a spread spectrum signal which includes a common pilot channel (CPICH) signal and a plurality of dedicated physical data channel (DPDCH) signals, a method for performing channel equalization at a receiver, comprising:
- demodulating said plurality of DPDCH signals included in said spread spectrum signal;
obtaining decisions for information symbols of said DPDCH signals included in said spread spectrum signal;
re-spreading with a spreading code said decisions for information symbols of said DPDCH signals to regenerate said plurality of DPDCH signals;
adding said regenerated plurality of DPDCH signals to the CPICH signal to produce a summed signal;
re-scrambling said summed signal with a PN code to obtain an estimate signal of the transmitted spread spectrum signal received at the communication device;
using said estimate signal to perform adaptive equalization;
demodulating a voice signal included in said spread spectrum signal;
obtaining decisions for information symbols of said voice signal included in said spread spectrum signal;
re-spreading with a spreading code said decisions for information symbols of said voice signal to regenerate said voice signal;
scaling said regenerated voice signal by a smaller value than a value used to scale a regenerated DPDCH signal; and
adding said scaled voice signal, said regenerated plurality of DPDCH signals and said CPICH signal to produce said summed signal.
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Abstract
The equalizer circuit (200) equalizes the channel prior to despreading thereby restoring the orthogonality of signals that typically exists in the forward link of CDMA systems and thus suppressing interference and improving the performance. The equalization method is based on the well-established normalized least-mean-squares (NLMS) algorithm. The tracking ability and the strength of the training signal of the NLMS are enhanced in the invention by using data feedback, in addition to the common pilot, to form the training signal. Based on initial data decisions, the transmitted signal can be reconstructed and included in the training signal. In cases where the transmitted signal for the receiver employs several codes as in a multicode transmission environment, the quality of the training signal can be significantly improved. This in turn results in considerable performance improvements to the extent that the resulting performance may be superior to that of other equalization techniques of similar or larger complexity.
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18 Claims
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1. In a communication device receiving a spread spectrum signal which includes a common pilot channel (CPICH) signal and a plurality of dedicated physical data channel (DPDCH) signals, a method for performing channel equalization at a receiver, comprising:
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demodulating said plurality of DPDCH signals included in said spread spectrum signal; obtaining decisions for information symbols of said DPDCH signals included in said spread spectrum signal; re-spreading with a spreading code said decisions for information symbols of said DPDCH signals to regenerate said plurality of DPDCH signals; adding said regenerated plurality of DPDCH signals to the CPICH signal to produce a summed signal; re-scrambling said summed signal with a PN code to obtain an estimate signal of the transmitted spread spectrum signal received at the communication device; using said estimate signal to perform adaptive equalization; demodulating a voice signal included in said spread spectrum signal; obtaining decisions for information symbols of said voice signal included in said spread spectrum signal; re-spreading with a spreading code said decisions for information symbols of said voice signal to regenerate said voice signal; scaling said regenerated voice signal by a smaller value than a value used to scale a regenerated DPDCH signal; and adding said scaled voice signal, said regenerated plurality of DPDCH signals and said CPICH signal to produce said summed signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A communication device for receiving a spread spectrum signal that includes a common pilot channel (CPICH) signal and a plurality of dedicated physical data channel (DPDCH) signals, the communication device comprising:
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an input port for receiving the spread spectrum signal; a demodulation section coupled to the input port for demodulating the plurality of DPDCH signals, wherein said demodulation section demodulates a voice signal included in said received spread spectrum signal; a decision section coupled to the demodulation section for obtaining decisions for information symbols of the plurality of DPDCH signals, wherein said decision section obtains decisions for information symbols of said voice signal; a regeneration section that re-spreads with a spreading code the decisions for information symbols of the plurality of DPDCH signals made by the decision section to regenerate the plurality of DPDCH signals and adds the regenerated plurality of DPDCH signals to the CPICH signal to produce a summed signal, wherein said regeneration section re-spreads with a spreading code the decisions for information symbols of said voice signal made by said decision section to regenerate said voice signal, scales said voice signal by a smaller value than a value used to scale a regenerated DPDCH signal, and adds said scaled voice signal, said regenerated plurality of DPDCH signals, and said CPICH signal to form said summed signal; a scrambler that re-scrambles with a PN code said summed signal to obtain an estimate signal of the spread spectrum signal that was transmitted to the communication device; and a normalized least-mean-squares (NLMS) equalizer coupled to the scrambler for performing adaptive equalization. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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