Spread spectrum communication device and spread spectrum communication method

• US 7,990,940 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2007
• Issued: 08/02/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Murai, Hideshi, Yano, Yasuhiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan; Man
• Application Number:
  US11/980,590
• Publication Number:
  US 20080069182A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,371 Days
• Field of Search: 370311-345, 370241-252, 370468-470, 455517-522, 455423-436, 375130-240
• US Class Current: 370/342
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 15/00 Arrangements characterised by the use of multiplexing for the transmission of a plurality of signals over a common path
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/707 using direct sequence modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/70735 Code identification H04B1/7083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/7075 with code phase acquisition
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/7083 Cell search, e.g. using a three-step approach
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/7087 Carrier synchronisation aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2201/70703 using multiple or variable rates
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2628 using code-division multiple access [CDMA] or spread spectrum multiple access [SSMA] H04B7/2618 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2668 Arrangements for Wireless Code-Division Multiple Access [CDMA] System Synchronisation, for code acquisition H04B1/7075, for code tracking H04B1/7085
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 13/00 Code division multiplex systems for frequency hopping H04B1/713
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0001 Systems modifying transmission characteristics according to link quality, e.g. power backoff adaptive data allocation for multicarrier modulation H04L5/0044; controlling transmission power for radio systems H04W52/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0003 by switching between different modulation schemes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0009 by adapting the channel coding H04L1/1812 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0025 Transmission of mode-switching indication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0026 Transmission of channel quality indication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/004 by using forward error control H04L1/0618 takes precedence; coding, decoding or code conversion, for error detection or correction H03M13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0042 Encoding specially adapted to other signal generation operation, e.g. in order to reduce transmit distortions, jitter, or to improve signal shape H04L1/0067 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0047 Decoding adapted to other signal detection operation in conjunction with sequence estimation or equalization H04L25/03286
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0056 Systems characterized by the type of code used H04L1/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0071 Use of interleaving interleaving per se H03M13/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0083 : Formatting with frames or packets; Protocol or part of protocol for error control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0088 : Scheduling hand-off measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/302 : due to low signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/08 : Closed loop power control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/267 : taking into account the information rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/28 : using user profile, e.g. mobile speed, priority or network state, e.g. standby, idle or non transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/287 : when the channel is in stand-by
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/288 : taking into account the usage mode, e.g. hands-free, data transmission, telephone
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/36 : with a discrete range or set of values, e.g. step size, ramping or offsets
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/362 : Aspects of the step size
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/367 : Power values between minimum and maximum limits, e.g. dynamic range
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/44 : in connection with interruption of transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/48 : during retransmission after error or non-acknowledgment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/56 : Detection of errors of TPC bits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/60 : using different transmission rates for TPC commands
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/00 : Synchronisation arrangements

Abstract

A communication method applied to a mobile station in a code division multiple access system transmitting uncompressed frames and compressed frames, the method including: receiving transmission power control information indicating an increase or decrease in power and a compressed frame including a transmission gap from a base station; adjusting transmission power on the uncompressed and the compressed frames in accordance with the transmission power control information, by increasing or decreasing current power with a first power control step size for the uncompressed frames, and with a plurality of power control step sizes for the compressed frames, the plurality including at least one power control step size larger than the first power control step size; and transmitting the uncompressed and the compressed frames in accordance with the adjusted transmission power, wherein the transmission gap included in the compressed frame transmitted from the base station is used to observe other frequency carrier.

Claims

1. A spread spectrum communication method applied to a mobile station in a code division multiple access system transmitting uncompressed frames and compressed frames, the method comprising:

receiving transmission power control information indicating an increase or a decrease in power and a compressed frame including a transmission gap from a base station;

adjusting transmission power on the uncompressed and the compressed frames in accordance with the transmission power control information, by increasing or decreasing current power with a first power control step size for the uncompressed frames, and with a plurality of power control step sizes for the compressed frames, said plurality including at least one power control step size larger than said first power control step size; and

transmitting the uncompressed and the compressed frames in accordance with the adjusted transmission power,

wherein said transmission gap included in the compressed frame transmitted from the base station is used to observe other frequency carrier.

2. A spread spectrum communication method applied to a mobile communication system in a code division multiple access system transmitting uncompressed frames and compressed frames, the method comprising:

at a base station, transmitting transmission power control information indicating an increase or a decrease in power and a compressed frame including a transmission gap to a mobile station;

at a mobile station, receiving said transmission power control information and said compressed frame including a transmission gap from the base station;

adjusting transmission power on the uncompressed and the compressed frames in accordance with the transmission power control information, by increasing or decreasing current power with a first power control step size for the uncompressed frames, and with a plurality of power control steps sizes for the compressed frames, said plurality including at least one power control step size larger than said first power control step size; and

transmitting the uncompressed and the compressed frames in accordance with the adjusted transmission power,

wherein said transmission gap included in the compressed frame transmitted from the base station is used to observe other frequency carrier.

3. A spread spectrum communication method applied to a base station in a code division multiple access system transmitting uncompressed frames and compressed frames, the method comprising:

receiving transmission power control information indicating an increase or a decrease in power from a mobile station;

adjusting transmission power on the uncompressed and the compressed frames in accordance with the transmission power control information, by increasing or decreasing current power with a first power control step size for the uncompressed frames, and with a plurality of power control step sizes for the compressed frames, said plurality including at least one power control step size larger than said first power control step size; and

transmitting the uncompressed and the compressed frames in accordance with the adjusted transmission power,

wherein said transmission gap included in the compressed frame is used to observe other frequency carrier.