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Downlink channel handling within a spread spectrum communications system

US5956368A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 1997
Grant dateSep 21, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B7/2628
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

With respect to a direct sequence, code division multiple access spread spectrum transmitter, symbol information relating to dedicated/common channels (such as the traffic or control channels) is spread to generate a plurality of corresponding dedicated/common channel intermediate signals. These intermediate signals are then summed to generate an output signal that is scrambled by a selected scrambling code. Symbol information relating to acquisition-related channels (such as synchronization information or the pilot or long code group code channels) is also spread to generate a plurality of corresponding acquisition-related intermediate signals. These acquisition-related intermediate signals are then selectively added to the scrambled output signal producing a downlink signal for multi-channel transmission over a communications medium sharing one transmission communications frequency.

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