Abstract: Transmission data that will be transmitted is coded and thus band-spread using a spread code. The band-spread transmission data is also coded using a scrambling code. The scrambling process is followed by pulse shaping, frequency correction, and DC offset and/or amplitude compensation for the band-spread and scrambled transmission data.

Abstract: A quality of service on transmission channels in a digital transmission system is assessed. A turbo coding is carried out in a turbo coder at the transmitter end for channel coding. A turbo decoding is carried out in a turbo decoder with soft-decision output signals at the receiver end. The quality of service is determined from the variances of the soft-decision output signals from the turbo decoder. If a MAP (maximum a posteriori) symbol estimator is used at the receiver end, the quality of service is determined from the variance &sgr;2LLR of the log-likelihood ratio LLR of the soft-decision output signals from the turbo decoder. The variances &sgr;2LLR are used to calculate the bit error rate as a measure of the quality of service. An RCPTC (Rate Compatible Punctured Turbo Code) is used as the turbo code for the method and in the device for assessing the quality of service.

Abstract: In a method for transmitting data in a digital transmission system given packet-switched service, for purposes of channel coding, a turbo-coding is performed in a turbo-coder at the sender side and a turbo-decoding with soft decision output signals is performed in a turbo-decoder at the receiver side. To trigger an ARQ, the channel quality is estimated by a parameter estimation method; the variances of the soft decision output signals at the turbo-decoder are determined; the correctness or respectively, defectiveness of the transmitted packet is inferred from the channel quality and the variances; and a retransmission of at least a part of defective packet is triggered. In the retransmission of the information of a defective packet, at least part of the information suppressed by the dotting in the precious transmission is sent. This additional information is [. . .] inserted into the already existing information at the receiver side, and this complete information is decoded again.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a device for the reception and transmission of electromagnetic waves, the device being well suited for very complex radiation diagrams while remaining within predefined transmission power levels. This is effected by an antenna structure and a driver logic circuit which are provided for the transmitting elements in such a way that an individually presettable directional and/or angular limitation of the basic transmitting power to maximally permitted transmitting powers in selectable directions and in particular in selectable solid angles is provided. Accordingly, the radiated transmitting power for determined directions and/or determined solid angles deviates downwards from the normal in the remaining directions and/or solid angles radiated basic transmitting power.

Abstract: A transmit signal is generated with N antenna data signals for emission via N transmitting antennas. A useful data signal X is subjected to channel coding to generated the transmit signal. On the signal path between channel coding and the emission via the transmitting antennas, data rate matching is performed by way of a data rate matching stage which makes it possible that the number N of the transmitting antennas can be predetermined independently of the code rate.

Abstract: In a receiving method for mobile radio applications, a given user data signal and at least one further user data signal located within the same frequency band are received. These two user data signals are equalized with an adaptive multiuser data detector and with a multiuser channel decoder that is connected in the feeback path to the adaptive muliuser data detector. Noise-reduction in the given user data signal is achieved by taking into consideration, during channel decoding, an extrinsic information item generated during source decoding.

Abstract: A code word generator for OVSF codes, comprising an intermediate memory device (16) which is used to input a calculation index as a binary calculation index data word, a calculation device (17) which permutes the significant data bits of the calculation index data word bit-by-bit so that a calculation basis (B) can be generated, a counter (21) for producing a counting variable (Z) and provided with a logic circuit comprising several AND gates for bit-by-bit linkage of the counting variables (Z) generated with the calculation basis (B) in order to form a linking data word and several XOR gates for logical reduction of the linking data word to form code word data bits of the OVSF code word.

Abstract: A turbo-code decoder with iterative channel parameter estimation for decoding turbo-coded received data that includes systematic information data and redundant data. The turbo-code decoder includes a weighting circuit for weighting the turbo-coded received data with at least one estimated channel parameter. Estimated value data is generated. A turbo-code coding circuit turbo-codes the generated estimated value data. A comparison circuit compares the turbo-coded estimated value data with the turbo-coded received data, and depending on the result of the comparison, iteratively sets the estimated channel parameter(s) in order to weight the turbo-coded received data.

Abstract: In a method for packet transmission using an ARQ protocol on transmission channels in a digital transmission system, for channel coding, turbo coding is carried out in a turbo coder at the transmitter end and turbo decoding is carried out in a turbo decoder at the receiver end using soft-decision output signals. A return channel is provided, which the receiver uses to request the information from faulty packets once again. An RCPTC is used as the turbo code. When the information in a faulty packet is retransmitted, at least a portion of the information suppressed by the puncturing of the RCPTC in the previous transmission is transmitted. This additional information is inserted into the already existing information at the receiver end, and this completed information is decoded once again. When the repeat transmission is made, the only bits which are transmitted are those which are additionally available at the next lower coding rate, since they are not punctured.

Abstract: A turbo decoder for decoding a data signal transmitted via a disturbed channel has a symbol estimator and a digital signal processor. The symbol estimator performs two symbol estimations, and the DSP performs an interleaving and deinterleaving procedure, within a computing loop of the iterative turbo decoding. A bidirectional interface is provided for transferring data between the symbol estimator and the DSP.

Abstract: A turbo decoder for decoding a data signal transmitted via a disturbed channel has a symbol estimator. The symbol estimator contains a computing device, which, with knowledge of the error protection code used at the transmitter end, calculates transition metric values, forward and reverse recursion metric values and the output values (LLR). The computing device includes at least one hardware computing chip constructed of combinatorial logic for generating at least one type of the values.

Abstract: A method for estimating channel parameters of radio channels of a W-CDMA mobile radio system, for example in accordance with the UMTS standard includes transmitting sequences of known symbols between unknown data symbols by a base station. The channel estimation is carried out by a comparison of the received sequences with the known symbols, and the result of the comparison is integrated over a sequence of known symbols.

Abstract: Convolutional codes are decoded by calculating, for uncoded and coded symbols, a first and/or second item of reliability information (&Lgr;u and &Lgr;c respectively). The item of reliability information is representative of the probability that the considered nth uncoded or coded symbol is equal to a value i of the symbol set, under the condition that a specific sequence of received coded symbols is present. An approximate expression is proposed for calculating the second item of reliability information.

Abstract: The method and device enable determining the carrier frequency of base stations in the mobile receiver of a cellular mobile radio system working with W-CDMA. The carrier frequency of the primary synchronization channel of the strongest received base station is first searched for by carrying out a non-coherent correlation of the received signal with the primary synchronization code over a very large number of code elements of the signal.

Abstract: A turbo-code decoder with iterative channel parameter estimation for decoding turbo-coded received data that includes systematic information data and redundant data. The turbo-code decoder includes a weighting circuit for weighting the turbo-coded received data with at least one estimated channel parameter. Estimated value data is generated. A turbo-code coding circuit turbo-codes the generated estimated value data. A comparison circuit compares the turbo-coded estimated value data with the turbo-coded received data, and depending on the result of the comparison, iteratively sets the estimated channel parameter(s) in order to weight the turbo-coded received data.

Abstract: A device for placing power control data in a transmission signal has: a generating device for generating power control data as a function of a received signal, a buffer for buffering a formatted transmission data word that contains a power control data field for recording power control data, an inserting device for inserting the generated power control data into the power control data field of the buffered transmission data word, and a modulation device for modulating the transmission data word to form a transmission signal with a transmission power corresponding to the power control data.

Abstract: An apparatus for finely synchronizing code signals with an encoded received signal that includes:

Abstract: In a receiving method for mobile radio applications, a given user data signal and at least one further user data signal located within the same frequency band are received. These two user data signals are equalized with an adaptive multiuser data detector and with a multiuser channel decoder that is connected in the feeback path to the adaptive muliuser data detector. Noise-reduction in the given user data signal is achieved by taking into consideration, during channel decoding, an extrinsic information item generated during source decoding.

Abstract: Transmission data that will be transmitted is coded and thus band-spread using a spread code. The band-spread transmission data is also coded using a scrambling code. The scrambling process is followed by pulse shaping, frequency correction, and DC offset and/or amplitude compensation for the band-spread and scrambled transmission data.

Abstract: A method for estimating a channel impulse response of a mobile radio channel is described. The mobile radio channel is accessed over a wide bandwidth by a code division multiplex method. A second mobile radio channel continuously transmits sequences to a multiplicity of mobile radio receivers, and the sequences are known to each of the multiplicity of mobile radio receivers. The delay parameters of the mobile radio channel are estimated using the sequences transmitted via the second mobile radio channel. The mobile radio receiver is adjusted in accordance with the delay parameters estimated and weighting factors of the mobile radio channel are determined.