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Multiple bit complex bit modulation

US7072382B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 29, 2002
Grant dateJul 4, 2006
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J2013/0037
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wireless communications base station (10) having a digital bit modulation function (72) is disclosed. The bit modulation function (72) may be realized by a software routine executable by a programmable device such as a digital signal processor (40), or alternatively by dedicated logic circuitry. The bit modulation function (72) receives a datastream corresponding to the payload, and a scrambling code, each of which include an in-phase component and a quadrature component. The bit modulation function (72) corresponds to a split adder (94) that performs a Gray Code addition of corresponding bits of the in-phase and quadrature data components with corresponding bits of the in-phase and quadrature scrambling code components. The result is a combined in-phase bit and a combined quadrature bit for each bit position in the datastream. The Gray Code addition takes the place of a complex multiplication, thus saving significant processing capacity or reducing circuit complexity.

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