Apparatus, module, and method for implementing communications functions
US8406281B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2201/70711
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system acquisition module and corresponding method for facilitating PN code searching which has a PN sequence generator configurable to generate a plurality of PN sequences. The module and method also includes computational units configurable to correlate each received signal sample of a plurality of received signal samples with a corresponding PN sequence of the plurality of PN sequences, and further configurable to provide other hardware resources. A number of computational units from the plurality of computational units are selectively configured to correlate the received signal samples with the PN sequences—the number depending upon availability of the plurality of computational units from providing the other hardware resources. In another embodiment, a communication device having a system acquisition function is provided which includes the system acquisition module and a receiver configured to receive signals, where a plurality of configurable computational units are selectively configurable to implement the PN sequence generator.
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