Patent · US Expired

Fast timing acquisition for multiple radio terminals

US6861900B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 27, 2001
Grant dateMar 1, 2005
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2027/0026
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided that performs timing acquisition for multiple radio terminals. According to one aspect of the present invention the invention includes receiving a sequence of symbols modulated onto a carrier frequency over a channel and demodulating the symbols using a clock frequency. The invention further includes determining a frequency offset of the received symbols with respect to the clock frequency and applying the determined frequency offset to adjust the clock frequency.

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