Method and device of peak detection in preamble synchronization for direct sequence spread spectrum communication
US7688878B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 16, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2201/70706
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A spread-spectrum preamble synchronization peak detection system performs multiple statistical tests based on instant and time-averaged channel condition measurements to identify the synchronization peak. In a normalized peak-to-average test, a peak-to-average ratio measurement is normalized by a signal-to-noise ratio measurement to form a new statistical measure which effectively eliminates the impact of the wide dynamic range of the signal-to-noise ratio of the received samples. A transition SNR test is used to eliminate potential false alarms caused by spurious PARN peaks during the transition period at the onset of preamble arrival. Code-phase aligned time-averaging is used to estimate the signal and noise levels over a sliding window. The code-phase alignment of samples effectively separates signal and noise samples in the averaging process, and resulting in more accurate signal and noise measurements. In estimating noise levels, the system takes multi-path interference into account by excluding both the peak signal and the side-lobe signals caused by multi-path wireless channels, resulting in more accurate estimation of noise level.
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