Abstract: A code division, multiple access (CDMA) receiver includes an RF section for receiving a CDMA signal through a channel; a circuit for determining an instantaneous total received power (Io) of the received CDMA signal; and a searcher that is one of enabled for operation or disabled from operation in accordance with value of Io. The circuit includes a comparator for comparing Io against a threshold, and for generating a searcher trigger signal only when Io exceeds the threshold or, preferably, for generating the searcher trigger signal if Io does not exceed the threshold, within some predetermined period of time.

Abstract: Power control apparatus, and an associated method, for controlling communication signals generated during operation of a communication system, such as an IS-953G cellular communication system. Determinations are made as to whether a communication channel upon which communication signals are transmitted exhibits a deep fade condition. If a determination of a deep fade condition is made, power control is effectuated to reduce the power levels of communication signals subsequently transmitted on the communication channel.

Abstract: A system and method for canceling interference present in a code-division multiple access (CDMA) channel signal received at a CDMA receiver that is caused by multipath components of a transmitted pilot channel signal or by soft handoff conditions is computationally efficient because it operates at symbol rates. The channel signal from which such multipath interference is canceled can be either a traffic (data) channel or the pilot channel itself. Interference signals are produced in groups corresponding to the fingers of the CDMA rake receiver. The interference signals corresponding to each finger are used to cancel interference in the other fingers.

Abstract: A code division, multiple access (CDMA) receiver includes an RF section for receiving a CDMA signal through a channel; a circuit for determining an instantaneous total received power (Io) of the received CDMA signal; and a searcher that is one of enabled for operation or disabled from operation in accordance with value of Io. The circuit includes a comparator for comparing Io against a threshold, and for generating a searcher trigger signal only when Io exceeds the threshold or, preferably, for generating the searcher trigger signal if Io does not exceed the threshold, within some predetermined period of time.

Abstract: A wireless telecommunications mobile station, which is bi-directionally coupled to a base station through a communication channel, includes a device for receiving signals over the communication channel from the base station, power control circuitry for selectively deriving power control commands, and a device for transmitting the selectively derived power control commands to the base station. The power control circuitry of the mobile station provides, in cooperation with power control circuitry of the base station, closed loop power control to the communication channel. The power control circuitry includes circuitry for selectively deriving power control commands based on one of first power control commands or second power control commands in response to a determined mobility of the mobile station. The determined mobility can be indicative of a Doppler shift of carrier transmitted from the base station, or a velocity derived from the Doppler shift.

Abstract: The channel frequency of a digital radiotelephone is coarse tuned utilizing the phase information of the symbols. According to the invention the phase change between the measured phases of one or more received symbols (d) and the previous symbol (e) is detected, the phase change being compared with allowed phase changes. Based on this a decision (g) is made concerning the phase of the transmitted symbol, the phase error (f.sub.err) or difference between the decision (g) and the measured phase change (d) is generated, and on this basis the channel frequency is adjusted.

Abstract: A method determines the transmission quality of a signal transmitted by a base station and received by a mobile station in a cellular digital radio telephone network. The mobile station determines the phase error of detected bits a the input of the channel decoder, calculates the average and variance of the phase error. The average and variance are used to calculate the S/N ratio. The S/N ratio information is transmitted to a base station which converts the S/N ratio to a value defining the BER estimate of the received signal.