Signal acquisition in a wireless communication system
First Claim
1. A method of performing signal acquisition in a communication system, comprising:
- performing a first correlation based on received samples to detect a first time division multiplexed (TDM) pilot comprised of at least one instance of a first pilot sequence;
when the first TDM pilot is detected, performing a second correlation based on the received samples to detect a second TDM pilot comprised of at least one instance of a second pilot sequence; and
identifying a transmitter of the first and second TDM pilots based at least on a pseudo-random number (PN) sequence used for the second correlation to detect the second TDM pilot.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Each base station transmits a TDM pilot 1 having multiple instances of a pilot-1 sequence generated with a PN1 sequence and a TDM pilot 2 having at least one instance of a pilot-2 sequence generated with a PN2 sequence. Each base station is assigned a specific PN2 sequence that uniquely identifies that base station. A terminal uses TDM pilot 1 to detect for the presence of a signal and uses TDM pilot 2 to identify base stations and obtain accurate timing. For signal detection, the terminal performs delayed correlation on received samples and determines whether a signal is present. If a signal is detected, the terminal performs direct correlation on the received samples with PN1 sequences for K1 different time offsets and identifies K2 strongest TDM pilot 1 instances. For time synchronization, the terminal performs direct correlation on the received samples with PN2 sequences to detect for TDM pilot 2.
41 Citations
43 Claims
-
1. A method of performing signal acquisition in a communication system, comprising:
-
performing a first correlation based on received samples to detect a first time division multiplexed (TDM) pilot comprised of at least one instance of a first pilot sequence; when the first TDM pilot is detected, performing a second correlation based on the received samples to detect a second TDM pilot comprised of at least one instance of a second pilot sequence; and identifying a transmitter of the first and second TDM pilots based at least on a pseudo-random number (PN) sequence used for the second correlation to detect the second TDM pilot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A method of performing signal acquisition in a communication system, comprising:
-
performing a first correlation based on received samples to detect a first time division multiplexed (TDM) pilot comprised of at least one instance of a first pilot sequence; and when the first TDM pilot is detected, performing a second correlation based on the received samples to detect a second TDM pilot comprised of at least one instance of a second pilot sequence, wherein the performing the second correlation comprises; performing direct correlation based on the received samples with at least one hypothesized pseudo-random number (PN) sequence for the second TDM pilot. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
-
-
25. An apparatus for performing signal acquisition in a communication system, comprising:
-
a first correlator operative to perform a first correlation based on received samples to detect a first time division multiplexed (TDM) pilot comprised of at least one instance of a first pilot sequence; a second correlator operative to, when the first TDM pilot is detected, perform a second correlation based on the received samples to detect a second TDM pilot comprised of at least one instance of a second pilot sequence; and a controller operative to identify a transmitter of the first and second TDM pilots based at least on a pseudo-random number (PN) sequence used for the second correlation to detect the second TDM pilot. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
-
-
32. An apparatus in a communication system, comprising:
-
means for performing a first correlation based on received samples to detect a first time division multiplexed (TDM) pilot comprised of at least one instance of a first pilot sequence; means for, when the first TDM pilot is detected, performing a second correlation based on the received samples to detect a second TDM pilot comprised of at least one instance of a second pilot sequence; and means for identifying a transmitter of the first and second TDM pilots based at least on a pseudo-random number (PN) sequence used for the second correlation to detect the second TDM pilot. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
-
-
39. An apparatus for performing signal acquisition in a communication system, comprising:
-
a first correlator operative to perform a first correlation based on received samples to detect a first time division multiplexed (TDM) pilot comprised of at least one instance of a first pilot sequence; and a second correlator operative to, when the first TDM pilot is detected, perform a second correlation based on the received samples to detect a second TDM pilot comprised of at least one instance of a second pilot sequence, wherein the second correlator is operative to perform direct correlation based on the received samples with at least one hypothesized pseudo-random number (PN) sequence for the second TDM pilot. - View Dependent Claims (40)
-
-
41. An apparatus in a communication system, comprising:
-
means for performing a first correlation based on received samples to detect a first time division multiplexed (TDM) pilot comprised of at least one instance of a first pilot sequence; and means for, when the first TDM pilot is detected, performing a second correlation based on the received samples to detect a second TDM pilot comprised of at least one instance of a second pilot sequence, wherein the means for performing the second correlation comprises; means for performing direct correlation based on the received samples with at least one hypothesized pseudo-random number (PN) sequence for the second TDM pilot. - View Dependent Claims (42)
-
-
43. A computer program product, comprising:
a non-transitory processor-readable medium comprising; code for causing at least one processor to perform a first correlation based on received samples to detect a first time division multiplexed (TDM) pilot comprised of at least one instance of a first pilot sequence, code for causing the at least one processor to, when the first TDM pilot is detected, perform a second correlation based on the received samples to detect a second TDM pilot comprised of at least one instance of a second pilot sequence, and code for causing the at least one processor to identify a transmitter of the first and second TDM pilots based at least on a pseudo-random number (PN) sequence used for the second correlation to detect the second TDM pilot.
Specification