PN long code shift for access attempt
First Claim
1. In an access terminal that operates in a wireless communication system that includes a base station, a method comprising:
- making a determination that the access terminal is located greater than a threshold distance from the base station;
responsive to at least the determination, embedding in an access request message an apparent distance that is smaller than the threshold distance by phase-shifting a timing signal and encoding the access request message with the phase-shifted timing signal; and
transmitting the access request message on an air interface communication link to the base station, the access request message being a request by the access terminal for wireless access,wherein the wireless communication system operates according to a CDMA family of protocol, including IS-2000 and IS-856,wherein the threshold distance is a cell radius measured from the base station,wherein the timing signal is a pseudo-random number (PN) long code,and wherein embedding in the access request message an apparent distance that is smaller than the threshold distance by phase-shifting the timing signal comprises;
computing a difference between (i) a distance from the access terminal to the base station and (ii) the cell radius; and
phase-shifting the PN long code by a particular number of chips corresponding to at least the difference, thereby generating a shifted PN long code.
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Abstract
A method and system is disclosed for shifting the phase of a PN long code for access attempts by an access terminal in a wireless communication network. An access terminal may seek to acquire access from a base station that is detected by the access terminal above a threshold power level, even if the access terminal is further away from the base station than a threshold distance beyond which access is not normally granted. According to one embodiment, the access terminal will, upon determining that it is beyond the threshold distance, embed in an access request message an apparent distance that is smaller than the threshold distance, by phase-shifting a timing signal and encoding the access request message with the phase-shifted timing signal. The access terminal will then transmit the access request message on an air interface communication link to the base station.
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23 Claims
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1. In an access terminal that operates in a wireless communication system that includes a base station, a method comprising:
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making a determination that the access terminal is located greater than a threshold distance from the base station; responsive to at least the determination, embedding in an access request message an apparent distance that is smaller than the threshold distance by phase-shifting a timing signal and encoding the access request message with the phase-shifted timing signal; and transmitting the access request message on an air interface communication link to the base station, the access request message being a request by the access terminal for wireless access, wherein the wireless communication system operates according to a CDMA family of protocol, including IS-2000 and IS-856, wherein the threshold distance is a cell radius measured from the base station, wherein the timing signal is a pseudo-random number (PN) long code, and wherein embedding in the access request message an apparent distance that is smaller than the threshold distance by phase-shifting the timing signal comprises; computing a difference between (i) a distance from the access terminal to the base station and (ii) the cell radius; and phase-shifting the PN long code by a particular number of chips corresponding to at least the difference, thereby generating a shifted PN long code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. In an access terminal that operates in a wireless communication system that includes a base station, a method comprising:
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detecting a signal above a threshold power level from a base station that is greater than a threshold distance from the access terminal, the access terminal being located at a current location; responsive to the detection, phase-shifting a timing signal by at least an amount corresponding to a propagation delay that would result from transmitting the timing signal across a differential distance between the current location and a location that is closer than the threshold distance to the base station; encoding an access request message with the phase-shifted timing signal; and transmitting the access request message on an air interface communication link to the base station, the access request message being a request by the access terminal for wireless access, wherein the wireless communication system operates according to a CDMA family of protocol, including IS-2000 and IS-856, wherein the timing signal is a pseudo-random number (PN) long code, and wherein phase-shifting the timing signal by at least an amount corresponding to a propagation delay that would result from transmitting the timing signal across a differential distance between the current location of the access terminal and a location that is closer than the threshold distance to the base station comprises phase-shifting the PN long code by a particular number of chips corresponding to at least the differential distance, thereby generating a shifted PN long code. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An access terminal configured for operation in a wireless communication system that includes a base station, the access terminal comprising:
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means for detecting a signal above a threshold power level from a base station that is greater than a threshold distance from the access terminal; means for, responsive to the detection, phase-shifting a timing signal by at least an amount corresponding to a propagation delay that would result from transmitting the timing signal across a differential distance between a current location of the access terminal and a location that is closer than the threshold distance to the base station; means for encoding an access request message with the phase-shifted timing signal; and means for transmitting the access request message on an air interface communication link to the base station, wherein the access request message is a request by the access terminal for wireless access, wherein the wireless communication system operates according to a CDMA family of protocol, including IS-2000 and IS-856, wherein the timing signal is a pseudo-random number (PN) long code, and wherein means for phase-shifting the timing signal by at least an amount corresponding to a propagation delay that would result from transmitting the timing signal across a differential distance between the current location of the access terminal and a location that is closer than the threshold distance to the base station comprise means for shifting the PN long code by a particular number of chips corresponding to at least the differential distance, thereby generating a shifted PN long code. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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