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Spreading code acquisition for direct sequence spread spectrum signals

US8300675B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 13, 2010
Grant dateOct 30, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J13/0074
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and apparatus for acquiring a complex spreading code of a direct sequence spread spectrum signal (DSSS) by acquiring a state of a spreading code generator capable of generating the complex spreading code. A sequence of bipolar differential product values, which sign is independent on data transmitted by the DSSS signal, is obtained by combining in-phase and quadrature samples of the DSSS signal for adjacent chip intervals. This sequence is provided to a linear block decoder for obtaining a codeword of a linear block code, which is defined by a structure of the spreading generator and the differential product operation. The codeword is used to compute the state of the spreading code generator.

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