Communication receiver with hybrid equalizer
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1. A method of receiving data in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- comparing a first metric associated with a RAKE processing element to a second metric associated with an equalizer, wherein said first and second metrics are respective wireless communication channel metrics; and
based on said comparing, determining whether to transition from one of first and second modes of data reception to the other of said first and second modes of data reception;
wherein said first mode of data reception is defined by a first combination of respective operational states of the RAKE processing element and the equalizer;
wherein said second mode of data reception is defined by a second combination of respective operational states of the RAKE processing element and the equalizer;
wherein said first combination of operational states differs from said second combination of operational states; and
wherein said wireless communication channel metrics are channel speed metrics.
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Abstract
Wireless communication receiver with hybrid equalizer and RAKE receiver. The receiver compares performance of the system for RAKE only and RAKE in combination with equalizer estimates. The receiver enables or disables the equalizer accordingly.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of receiving data in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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comparing a first metric associated with a RAKE processing element to a second metric associated with an equalizer, wherein said first and second metrics are respective wireless communication channel metrics; and based on said comparing, determining whether to transition from one of first and second modes of data reception to the other of said first and second modes of data reception; wherein said first mode of data reception is defined by a first combination of respective operational states of the RAKE processing element and the equalizer; wherein said second mode of data reception is defined by a second combination of respective operational states of the RAKE processing element and the equalizer; wherein said first combination of operational states differs from said second combination of operational states; and wherein said wireless communication channel metrics are channel speed metrics. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of receiving data in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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comparing a first metric associated with a RAKE processing element to a second metric associated with an equalizer; and based on said comparing, determining whether to transition from one of first and second modes of data reception to the other of said first and second modes of data reception; wherein said first mode of data reception is defined by a first combination of respective operational states of the RAKE processing element and the equalizer; wherein said second mode of data reception is defined by a second combination of respective operational states of the RAKE processing element and the equalizer; wherein said first combination of operational states differs from said second combination of operational states; and wherein said comparing includes comparing one of said first and second metrics to a biased version of the other of said first and second metrics. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. A method of receiving data in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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comparing a first metric associated with a RAKE processing element to a second metric associated with an equalizer; and based on said comparing, determining whether to transition from one of first and second modes of data reception to the other of said first and second modes of data reception; wherein said first mode of data reception is defined by a first combination of respective operational states of the RAKE processing element and the equalizer; wherein said second mode of data reception is defined by a second combination of respective operational states of the RAKE processing element and the equalizer; wherein said first combination of operational states differs from said second combination of operational states and; wherein said one mode of data reception is a periodically activated test mode in which the RAKE processing element and the equalizer are enabled for operation concurrently. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:
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an input for receiving data signals via a wireless communication link; a RAKE processing element coupled to said input; an equalizer coupled to said input and co-operable with said RAKE processing element to define first and second modes of data reception in said wireless communication apparatus; and a controller coupled to said RAKE processing element and said equalizer, said controller making a determination of whether said wireless communication apparatus is to transition from one of said first and second modes of data reception to the other of said first and second modes of data reception, said controller making said determination based on a comparison of a first metric associated with said RAKE processing element to a second metric associated with said equalizer; wherein said first mode of data reception is defined by a first combination of respective operational states of the RAKE processing element and the equalizer; wherein said second mode of data reception is defined by a second combination of respective operational states of the RAKE processing element and the equalizer; and wherein said first combination of operational states differs from said second combination of operational states. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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