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CDMA demodulating apparatus

US6137788A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 12, 1997
Grant dateOct 24, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W52/12
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A CDMA demodulating apparatus with an improved interference canceling effect when there are a large number of communicators. A reception signal having a frame configuration in which a pilot signal of a known pattern is inserted between information signals is received from a plurality of communicators. Transmission data of each communicator is demodulated, an interference canceler for estimating is provided in a plurality of stages, in each channel of each stage, a variation of transmission path is estimated in each path to achieve data demodulation and estimation of interference replica. The later the stage, the more error of interference signal replica can be reduced, thereby improving the interference canceling effect. An even better effect can be obtained when interference canceling is performed after detecting a reception level of each channel by summation of reception power of each path of each channel, and channel ranking is determined in the order of higher reception level.

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