Method and apparatus for interference estimation in a generalized RAKE receiver
First Claim
1. A method in a wireless receiver of determining impairment correlations between a plurality of delays of interest for a received CDMA signal, the method comprising:
- generating kernel functions as samples of a net channel response of the received CDMA signal taken at defined chip sampling phases for delay differences between the plurality of delays of interest; and
determining impairment correlations based on convolving the kernel functions.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment taught herein, a method of determining impairment correlations between a plurality of delays of interest for a received CDMA signal comprises generating kernel functions as samples of a net channel response of the received CDMA signal taken at defined chip sampling phases for delay differences between the plurality of delays of interest. In a parametric Generalized Rake (G-Rake) receiver embodiment, the delays of interest represent the delay positions of the fingers being used to characterized received signal. In a chip equalizer receiver embodiment, the delays of interest represent the delay positions of the equalizer taps. The method continues with determining impairment correlations based on convolving the kernel functions. Corresponding receiver circuits, including an impairment correlation estimation circuit configured for parametric G-Rake operation, may be implemented in a variety of communication devices and systems, such as in wireless communication network base stations and mobile stations.
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31 Claims
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1. A method in a wireless receiver of determining impairment correlations between a plurality of delays of interest for a received CDMA signal, the method comprising:
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generating kernel functions as samples of a net channel response of the received CDMA signal taken at defined chip sampling phases for delay differences between the plurality of delays of interest; and determining impairment correlations based on convolving the kernel functions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A receiver circuit for determining impairment correlations between a plurality of delays of interest for a received CDMA signal, the receiver circuit comprising one or more processing circuits configured to:
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generate kernel functions as samples of a net channel response of the received CDMA signal taken at defined chip sampling phases for delay differences between the plurality of delays of interest; and determine impairment correlations based on convolving the kernel functions. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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