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Method and apparatus for increasing the data rate for a given symbol rate in a spread spectrum system

US5063571A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 1989
Grant dateNov 5, 1991
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/707
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for transmitting a stream of data bits in a spread spectrum format is disclosed. The inventive method comprises providing 2.sup.N predetermined spreading sequences, where N is equal to or larger than 2. The predetermined spreading sequences have suitable autocorrelation and cross-correlation properties. For each group of N bits in a stream of data bits to be transmitted, a particular one from the 2.sup.N predetermined spreading sequences is selected and transmitted. In this manner, each transmitted spreading sequence corresponds to a particular arrangement of N bits. The invention achieves an N-fold increase in data rate for a particular symbol rate by encoding N bits in a spreading sequence.

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