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Variable rate spread spectrum communication method and apparatus

US6366601B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 17, 1999
Grant dateApr 2, 2002
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Expiry dateNov 17, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B2201/70703
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication system (100) provides selecting a first modulation-coding scheme (111) based on a quality indicator of a communication between a source user and a first destination user, determining a first possible number of data bits (201) that can be modulated and encoded according to selected modulation-coding scheme (111) and spread according to one spreading code of a plurality of spreading codes (108-1 through 108-k) which results in fitting in a predetermined time frame, determining a first number of data bits (102) to be transmitted from the source user to the first destination user, determining a first load level based on comparing first number of data bits (102) and first possible number of data bits (201), and, if the first load level is unequal to a whole number, rounding to a next first whole number, selecting a first number of plurality of spreading codes (108-1 through 108-k) based on the first whole number of load level for spread coding of first number of data bits (102) after being modulated and coded according to selected modulation-coding scheme (111).

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