Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for a sliding window phase estimator for wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) automatic frequency correction are presented. Aspects of the system may include one or more circuits that enable adjustment of a current demodulation frequency for receiving at least one subsequent symbol based on a computed weighted sum of a plurality of computed frequency error values. Each of the plurality of computed frequency error values may be derived from a current symbol, a corresponding previous symbol, and/or a previous frequency error value. The current symbol may include a current received symbol segment and one or more previously received symbol segments.

Abstract: Certain aspects of a method and system for delay matching in a rake receiver for WCDMA closed loop modes are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include selecting a set of channel estimates from a plurality of channel estimates generated for a delay matched branch and/or a non-delay matched branch in a rake receiver. A plurality of weight factors may be generated based on the selected set of channel estimates. In the delay matched branch of the rake receiver, the application of the generated plurality of weight factors may be delayed by a particular time period. A delay associated with a control channel and/or a data channel may be compensated based on the delayed application of the generated plurality of weight factors.

Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for a flexible automatic frequency control (AFC) design supporting transmit diversity are presented. Aspects of the system may include one or more circuits that enable computation of at least one frequency error value based on one or more previous computed frequency error values, current received symbols, and/or corresponding previously received symbols. A weighted sum may be computed from a plurality of computed frequency error values. A current demodulation frequency may be adjusted based on the computed weighted sum. The adjusted demodulation frequency may be utilized for receiving one or more subsequent symbols.

Abstract: Certain aspects of a method and system for delay matching in a rake receiver for WCDMA closed loop modes are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include selecting a set of channel estimates from a plurality of channel estimates generated for a delay matched branch and/or a non-delay matched branch in a rake receiver. A plurality of weight factors may be generated based on the selected set of channel estimates. In the delay matched branch of the rake receiver, the application of the generated plurality of weight factors may be delayed by a particular time period. A delay associated with a control channel and/or a data channel may be compensated based on the delayed application of the generated plurality of weight factors.

Abstract: A baseband processing module includes an RX interface, a rake receiver combiner module, and may include additional components. The RX interface receives the baseband signals from an RF front end and creates baseband RX signal samples there from. The rake receiver combiner module includes control logic, an input buffer, a rake despreader module, and an output buffer. The rake despreader module is operable to despread the baseband RX signal samples in a time divided fashion to produce channel symbols including pilot channel symbols and physical channel symbols.

Abstract: A baseband processing module includes an RX interface, a rake receiver combiner module, and may include additional components. The RX interface receives the baseband signals from an RF front end and creates baseband RX signal samples there from. The rake receiver combiner module includes control logic, an input buffer, a rake despreader module, and an output buffer. The rake despreader module is operable to despread the baseband RX signal samples in a time divided fashion to produce channel symbols including pilot channel symbols and physical channel symbols.

Abstract: Certain aspects of a method and system for delay matching in a rake receiver for WCDMA closed loop modes are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include selecting a set of channel estimates from a plurality of channel estimates generated for a delay matched branch and/or a non-delay matched branch in a rake receiver. A plurality of weight factors may be generated based on the selected set of channel estimates. In the delay matched branch of the rake receiver, the application of the generated plurality of weight factors may be delayed by a particular time period. A delay associated with a control channel and/or a data channel may be compensated based on the delayed application of the generated plurality of weight factors.

Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for a sliding window phase estimator for wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) automatic frequency correction are presented. Aspects of the system may include one or more circuits that enable adjustment of a current demodulation frequency for receiving at least one subsequent symbol based on a computed weighted sum of a plurality of computed frequency error values. Each of the plurality of computed frequency error values may be derived from a current symbol, a corresponding previous symbol, and/or a previous frequency error value. The current symbol may include a current received symbol segment and one or more previously received symbol segments.

Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for a flexible automatic frequency control (AFC) design supporting transmit diversity are presented. Aspects of the system may include one or more circuits that enable computation of at least one frequency error value based on one or more previous computed frequency error values, current received symbols, and/or corresponding previously received symbols. A weighted sum may be computed from a plurality of computed frequency error values. A current demodulation frequency may be adjusted based on the computed weighted sum. The adjusted demodulation frequency may be utilized for receiving one or more subsequent symbols.

Abstract: A Radio Frequency (RF) receiver includes a RF front end and a baseband processing module coupled to the RF front end that is operable to receive a time domain signal that includes desired signal and interfering signal time domain training symbols and time domain data symbols.

Abstract: A baseband processing module includes an RX interface, a rake receiver combiner module, and may include additional components. The RX interface receives the baseband signals from an RF front end and creates baseband RX signal samples there from. The rake receiver combiner module includes control logic, an input buffer, a rake despreader module, and an output buffer. The rake despreader module is operable to despread the baseband RX signal samples in a time divided fashion to produce channel symbols including pilot channel symbols and physical channel symbols.

Abstract: A configurable cellular terminal engine (CTE) in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of this invention is configurable by an external agent (e.g., microcontroller, DSP, or state machine) to suit the particular requirements of different spread spectrum systems. In an exemplary embodiment, the CTE comprises on a chipset a modem unit and a channel codec unit. The modem unit has a front end unit for coupling to an antenna; a matched filter searchers unit coupled at least to the front end unit; a searchers unit coupled to at least the front end unit; a finger processing unit coupled to the front end unit; a parameter estimation processor unit coupled to at least the finger processing unit and the searchers unit; and a transmitter unit. The channel codec unit has a channel decoder unit coupled at least to the finger processing unit; and a channel encoder coupled at least to the transmitter unit.

Abstract: Method and system for recognizing the presence of a reference signal having M components. A signal s(t) is received that may contain a reference signal s(t;ref). An M×M covariance matrix of the M components of the received signal is formed, and M eigenvector solutions V=Vj and associated eigenvalue solutions &lgr;=&lgr;j (j=1, 2, . . . , M) of the matrix relation R·V=&lgr; V are determined. A subspace S′ of the space spanned, spanned by a selected subset of the vectors Vj′ (j′=1, . . . , N(s)) is formed, with N(s) a selected number that is ≦M. Product signals s(t)·Vj′(t) are formed and integrated over a selected time interval, t0≦t′≦t, to form estimation signals xj′(t) (j′=1, . . . , N(s)). The estimation signal xj′(t) and the reference signal s(t;ref) are used to determine a weighting coefficient wj′(t) (j′=1, . . .

Abstract: Symbol timing is performed by providing a histogram of samples of a signal for a predetermined number of symbol times. An average, weighted average, or other method is applied to determine an average timing for a max eye opening for each symbol time. The average max eye opening timing is applied to an edge detection of a currently received signal to determine timing of a sample that is most likely to occur closest to the max eye opening for the current symbol. The invention may also be practiced based on a center timing of each symbol.

Abstract: A configurable cellular terminal engine (CTE) in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of this invention is configurable by an external agent (e.g., microcontroller, DSP, or state machine) to suit the particular requirements of different spread spectrum systems. In an exemplary embodiment, the CTE comprises on a chipset a modem unit and a channel codec unit. The modem unit has a front end unit for coupling to an antenna; a matched filter searchers unit coupled at least to the front end unit; a searchers unit coupled to at least the front end unit; a finger processing unit coupled to the front end unit; a parameter estimation processor unit coupled to at least the finger processing unit and the searchers unit; and a transmitter unit. The channel codec unit has a channel decoder unit coupled at least to the finger processing unit; and a channel encoder coupled at least to the transmitter unit.

Abstract: A signal processor (125) for recovering data symbols from a received signal includes matched filters (210, 215) for receiving and filtering a quadrature (Q) signal component of the received signal. A detector (225) is coupled to the matched filters (210, 215) for selecting a filtered signal provided by one of the matched filters (210, 215) and for labeling the filtered signal according to a magnitude and phase of the filtered signal to provide a Q channel output flag. A Q channel symbol/sign decoder (235) then processes the Q channel output flag to generate a Q channel magnitude variable and a polarity variable, and a symbol decoder (240) coupled to the Q channel symbol/sign decoder (235) generates a data symbol in accordance with the Q channel magnitude variable and the polarity variable.

Abstract: A method for automatic frequency control in a wireless communication network having public frequency channels comprises the steps of: scanning the public frequency channels; locking the cellular base station to a signal on one of the public frequency channels; and returning the cellular base station to normal operation.

Abstract: A method for automatic frequency control in a wireless communication network having public frequency channels comprises the steps of: scanning the public frequency channels; locking the cellular base station to a signal on one of the public frequency channels; and returning the cellular base station to normal operation.

Abstract: In a communication network, a method for channel quality estimation, without the need for a reference (uncorrupted) signal, comprises the steps of: processing a received signal utilizing a non-redundant error correction scheme to observe at least one symbol; producing an error signal in response to the observation; and counting a quantity of the error signal during a predetermined time interval to provide a symbol error count. A device for channel quality estimation, without the need for a reference (uncorrupted) signal, is also described.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a portable communication device, such as a mobile radio terminal in a CDMA network, to identify its geographic location. A communication network comprises multiple base stations which transmit pilot signals, where the pilot signals of one base station are offset from the pilot signals of other base stations by integral multiples of a substantially fixed duration. Associated sync channel messages are also transmitted from which the geographic location of the base stations may be extracted. A portable communication device identifies its location by calculating the delay between the arrival time of a pilot signal from a primary base station and the arrival times of pilot signals from at least two other base stations. For each pair of base stations corresponding to one of the calculated delays, the portable communication device initially specifies its location as being on a selected one of three curves.