Apparatus and method for performing a signal search in a wireless communication system
US6108324A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B1/7117
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A search metric adjustor (401) for use in a base station receiver assembly (400) which operates in a CDMA wireless communication system conveying a mobile communication signal (107), is disclosed. The search metric adjustor (401) produces an adjusted energy value (490) that is utilized by a sorter (265) in a receiver signal searcher (200) to select a set of valid time offsets at which effective demodulation of the mobile communication signal (107) may occur. The search metric adjustor (401) compares a first plurality of Walsh symbol energy values (245), output from the receiver signal searcher (200), to a second plurality of Walsh symbol energy values (342), output from a spread spectrum receiver (300). The comparison yields a walsh symbol match count (470), correlated to a predetermined energy value (480) which is then added to an energy metric (241) to produce the adjusted energy value (490).
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