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Method and apparatus for providing differencing multistage detection in the reverse link of a code division multiple access communication system

US6529495B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 24, 1999
Grant dateMar 4, 2003
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Expiry dateMay 24, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/71075
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multistage detector is disclosed that maximizes computation power while minimizing system delay. The differencing multistage detector receives signals from a plurality of users in a cell of a communications system and reduces the effect of multiple access interference to a signal from a desired user caused by interference from other users in the cell. The differencing multistage detector includes a plurality of stages, each stage including an interference canceller for removing intra-cell interference caused by the other users in the cell and producing an estimation output vector, wherein except for a first stage, the estimation output vector of a current stage is based on both a decision of the interference canceller of the current stage and the output from an interference canceller of a previous stage. The estimation output vector of a current stage is produced by combining the output from an interference canceller of a previous stage and the decision of the interference canceller of the current stage. Except for the first stage each interference canceller calculates an estimate of multi-user interference by computing a product of a cross-correlation of the received signals and…

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