Process for assigning a finger of a rake receiver in idle mode, and apparatus for carrying out the process
US9350415B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B1/7113
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Process of a finger assignment in a rake receiver for a wireless communication device comprising the following steps: —detection (21) of a pilot (CPICH) and the comparison of its energy according to a first threshold value; —detection (22), on the basis of said first threshold value, of a first significant path; —assignment (23) of said first significant path to a first finger of the rake receiver; —determination (24) of an observation window; —application (25) of a second threshold value, distinct and lower than said first value, for the detection of secondary paths; —rake fingers assignment to secondary paths detected.
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