Method for generating communication signal sequences having desirable correlation properties and system for using same

• US 7,675,960 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2008
• Issued: 03/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Time Domain Networks
• Original Assignee: Alereon Incorporated (PNG Telecommunications, Inc.)
• Inventors: Fullerton, Larry W., Richards, James L., Brethour, Vernon R., Pendergrass, Marcus H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ghayour, Mohammad H
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vlahos, Sophia
• Application Number:
  US12/144,979
• Publication Number:
  US 20090022207A1
• Time in Patent Office: 623 Days
• Field of Search: 375/130, 375/132, 375/133, 375/142, 375146-150, 375/239, 375/295
• US Class Current: 375/130
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/7163 using impulse radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/71632 Signal aspects H04B1/7172 and H04B1/7176 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/6908 using time hopping
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 13/10 Code generation

Abstract

A method for generating code sequences having good correlation properties comprising steps of selecting a code length comprising a number of chips, selecting a ruler which defines the position of non-zero values within the chips, and overlaying the non-zero values with an amplitude pattern.

Claims

1. A method of generating communication signals comprising the steps of:

selecting a code comprising a set of chips, wherein each chip of the set of chips is one of a positive or negative nonzero value and a zero value, the set of chips are positioned in accordance with a first ruler of a set of rulers, the first ruler being substantially orthogonal to each other ruler in the set of rulers such that no two chips having non-zero values are adjacent and a first chip with a positive value and a second chip with a negative value are placed in accordance with a first pattern of a set of patterns corresponding to time-shifted versions of the first pattern, each pattern of the set of patterns substantially orthogonal to each other pattern of the set of patterns;

generating a signal using the code, wherein the nonzero values correspond to an amplitude of the signal; and

transmitting the generated signal.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the code has a length of 30 chips.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the set of rulers comprises at least one ruler with four non-zero value chips.

4. A method of generating communication signals comprising the steps of:

selecting a code comprising a set of chips, wherein each chip of the set of chips is one of a positive or negative nonzero value and a zero value, each nonzero value of the set of chips corresponds to an amplitude, the plurality of chips are arrayed such that the non-zero values are arrayed in accordance with a first ruler of a set of rulers the first ruler being substantially orthogonal to each other ruler in the set of rulers and a first chip with a positive value and a second chip with a negative value are placed in accordance with a first pattern of a set of patterns corresponding to time-shifted versions of the first pattern, each pattern of the set of patterns substantially orthogonal to each other pattern of the set of patterns;

generating a signal using the code; and

transmitting the generated signal.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the ruler defines the position of chips with zero values.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein no two chips with non-zero values are adjacent.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein each code is part of a single-ruler code family.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein each code is part of a multiple-ruler code family.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein said code length is 30 chips.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the set of rulers comprises at least one ruler with four non-zero value chips.

11. A radio communication system comprising:

a radio transmitter; and

a radio receiver,

the transmitter and the receiver configured to transmit or receive a signal utilizing a code comprising a set of chips, wherein each chip of the set of chips is one of a positive or negative nonzero value and a zero value, each nonzero value of the set of chips corresponds to an amplitude, the plurality of chips are arrayed such that the non-zero values are arrayed in accordance with a first ruler of a set of rulers the first ruler being substantially orthogonal to each other ruler in the set of rulers and a first chip with a positive value and a second chip with a negative value are placed in accordance with a first pattern of a set of patterns corresponding to time-shifted versions of the first pattern, each pattern of the set of patterns substantially orthogonal to each other pattern of the set of patterns.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the ruler defines the position of chips with zero values.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein no two chips with non-zero values are adjacent.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein each code is part of a single-ruler code family.

15. The system according to claim 13, wherein each code is part of a multiple-ruler code family.

16. The system according to claim 13, wherein said code length is 30 chips.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the set of rulers comprises at least one ruler with four non-zero value chips.