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Method and device for the detection of sources in a communications system

US7019635B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 5, 2002
Grant dateMar 28, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B7/086
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for the detection of M0 sources common to several observations u(t) and v(t) within a single array of sensors, the observations having different lengths N1 and N2, comprises at least the following steps: defining a law of likelihood Vuv([M=M0]/M0) substantially equal to the chi-2 law with 2(N1−M0)(N2−M0) degrees of freedom with N1≦N2, dim{u(t)}=N1×1 and dim{v(t)}=N2×1; determining a detection threshold αM in order to obtain a low probability of false alarms and a number of degrees of freedom that takes account of the lengths N1 and N2 and of the number of sources M0; determining the presence and/or the number of the sources M0 in applying the law of likelihood and the threshold αM. The method and device can be applied to the determining of the presence and/or the number of sources common to at least two observations having different lengths in a GSM type radiocommunications system.

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