Acquisition of spreading factors (SFS) of multiple transmitted signals in code division multiple access system
First Claim
1. A method to acquire spreading factors (SFs) of multiple transmitted signals in code division multiple access system, the method comprising:
- receiving a data signal subject to interference from at least one interfering signal;
identifying a first interfering signal;
generating an interferer weight coefficient associated with the first interfering signal based on its signal strength and SF upon acquisition of the SF;
monitoring the SF such that the Interferer weight may be adjusted when the SF changes based on the detected changes;
canceling the first interfering signal from the received data signal using the interferer weight coefficient; and
recovering the transmitted data signal from the received data signal.
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Abstract
A method for successive interference cancellation in code division multiple access (CDMA) systems is provided that uses variable interferer weights. This method allows interfering signals to be cancelled in order to recover a transmitted data signal. This method involves receiving the data signal subject to interference from at least one interfering signal. A first interfering signal is identified. Then an interferer weight coefficient associated with the first interfering signal is generated based on its signal strength and SF upon acquisition of the SF. This SF may be monitored such that the Interferer weight may be adjusted when the SF changes based on the detected changes. This allows the first interfering signal to be cancelled from the received data signal using the interferer weight coefficient. These processes may then be reiterated for other interfering signals. It is then possible to recover the transmitted data signal from the received data signal.
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25 Claims
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1. A method to acquire spreading factors (SFs) of multiple transmitted signals in code division multiple access system, the method comprising:
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receiving a data signal subject to interference from at least one interfering signal; identifying a first interfering signal; generating an interferer weight coefficient associated with the first interfering signal based on its signal strength and SF upon acquisition of the SF; monitoring the SF such that the Interferer weight may be adjusted when the SF changes based on the detected changes; canceling the first interfering signal from the received data signal using the interferer weight coefficient; and
recovering the transmitted data signal from the received data signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An iterative method to acquire spreading factors (SFs) of multiple transmitted signals in code division multiple access system, the method comprising:
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receiving a data signal subject to interference from multiple interfering signals; identifying an interfering signal having a largest probability (Per) that the interfering signal will affect a signal of interest within the received data signal; generating an interferer weight coefficient associated with the interfering signal based on its signal strength and SF upon acquisition of the SF; monitoring the SF such that the Interferer weight may be adjusted when the SF changes based on the detected changes; canceling the interfering signal from the received data signal using the interferer weight coefficient; iteratively repeating the above steps for successive interfering signals until predetermined criteria are met; and recovering the transmitted data signal from the received data signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A receiver operable to recover a transmitted data signal subject to interfering signal(s), the receiver comprising:
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an antenna element operable to receive a data signal subject to the interfering signal(s); a processing module coupled to the antenna element, the processing module operable to; identify a first interfering signal within the received data signal; generate an interferer weight coefficient associated with the first interfering signal based on its signal strength and SF upon acquisition of the SF; monitor the SF such that the Interferer weight may be adjusted when the SF changes based on the detected changes; cancel the first interfering signal from the received data signal using the interferer weight coefficient; and recover the transmitted data signal from the received data signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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