Sliding matched filter with flexible hardware complexity
US6714586B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B1/70775
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Multi-path effects are common in mobile communications. When coupled with spread-spectrum signals utilizing spreading code sequences, detection of more than one multi-path signal becomes a necessity in order to output a clean signal with little loss. In accord with the invention, a spread-spectrum sliding matched-filter searcher system comprises a partial matched-filter that receives the input spread-spectrum signal. The searcher matches samples of the input signal with a tap length m of the reference code and produces a first correlation value. The first correlation value is compared to a first threshold. When it equals or exceeds the first threshold, the first correlation value is integrated to produce a second correlation value. This second value is compared with a second threshold, which if met signifies the detection of the multi-path signal. The process is repeated until all significant multi-path signals are detected. This design of the present invention is flexible in nature because the searcher can be programmed to act like a matched-filter, a correlator, or a combination of both while significantly improving the search time and reducing the amount of hardware and complexi…
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