Signal spectrum spreading and combining system and method
First Claim
1. A signal combination method comprising:
- Combining, with a multiplexer, a plurality of independent, unrelated spread spectrum signals into a single stream of information by selecting among them on a chip time basis in a predetermined pattern, wherein said predetermined pattern is implemented with a shuffled Walsh/Hadamard function with pseudo-randomly scrambled rows; and
forwarding said single stream of information.
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Abstract
The present invention facilitates efficient and effective combination of multiple spread spectrum signals into a single stream. A spread spectrum signal combination system and method of the present invention facilitates fast communication of information and increases overall network communication performance by coordinating conversion from spread spectrum protocols to single stream communication protocols. A plurality of signals can be combined into a single stream of information by selecting among them on a chip time basis in a predetermined pattern (a pseudo-random pattern). The predetermined pattern can be balanced and have the same number of ones and zeroes (e.g., a balanced pattern stored in a precomputed table with randomly arranged rows). For example, the predetermined pattern can be implemented with a shuffled Hadamard function. Alternatively, the selection part of a Hadamard table can be replaced with a pseudo-random number generator such that the rest of the table remains as a shuffled Hadamard.
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24 Claims
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1. A signal combination method comprising:
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Combining, with a multiplexer, a plurality of independent, unrelated spread spectrum signals into a single stream of information by selecting among them on a chip time basis in a predetermined pattern, wherein said predetermined pattern is implemented with a shuffled Walsh/Hadamard function with pseudo-randomly scrambled rows; and forwarding said single stream of information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A signal combination system comprising:
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a plurality of input lines configured to communicate multiple independent, unrelated streams of time-varying information; a multiplexer coupled to said plurality of input lines, said multiplexer multiplexing said multiple independent, unrelated streams of time-varying information into a single stream of information; a chip time basis control component coupled to said multiplexer, said chip time basis control component controlling said multiplexing on a chip time basis, wherein said chip time basis control component further comprises a lookup table; and
a counter coupled to said lookup table, said counter pointing to the row which is to be used in said lookup table, and wherein said lookup table comprises a pre-generated matrix corresponding to a Walsh/Hadamard function with pseudo-randomly scrambled rows; anda single output line coupled to said multiplexer, said single output line for communicating said single stream of information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A signal combination system comprising:
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a means for conveying a plurality of independent, unrelated spread spectrum signals; a means for selecting between said plurality of independent, unrelated spread spectrum signals; a means for directing said selection on a chip time basis, wherein said chip time basis corresponds to a shuffled Walsh/Hadamard function; and a means for forwarding said selected spread spectrum signals. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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