Abstract: A method in a receiver includes receiving a signal that traversed a multipath channel having a channel response, so as to produce a received sequence of samples that are indicative of the channel response. Using a predefined similarity measure, multiple metrics between the received sequence of samples and multiple respective candidate sequences of samples are calculated by the receiver. Each candidate sequence includes a combination of one or more dominant signal components having respective sample delays, and each candidate sequence corresponds to a channel multipath candidate that has one or more channel paths at the respective sample delays. The channel response is estimated by the receiver, by selecting the candidate sequence that best matches the received sequence, the selecting being based on the similarity measure.

Abstract: A method includes, in a mobile communication terminal, storing a mathematical model for computing a covariance matrix of data conveying signals that are received at the mobile communication terminal. At least a first data conveying signal is received in the mobile communication terminal, and one or more signal components required by the model are extracted from the first data conveying signal. A determination is made whether the model is suitable for computing the covariance matrix for the first data conveying signal based on a predefined rule. The covariance matrix is computed in the mobile communication terminal using at least one of the model and an empirical-based estimation of the covariance matrix. The covariance matrix is selected in response to the determination.

Abstract: A method for controlling output signal power in a communication terminal includes accepting, from first and second measurement points along a transmission chain in a transmitter of the terminal, respective first and second signal representations of a communication signal to be transmitted by the communication terminal. A cross-correlation is computed between the first and second signal representations accepted from the first and second measurement points. An actual gain between the first and second measurement points is computed using the cross-correlation. An output power of the communication signal is adjusted by setting a gain of the transmitter responsively to the actual gain.

Abstract: A circuit includes a transmit path to receive an input signal and generate an output signal to be output at a transmit power level according to a power target signal. The circuit also includes a gain corrector to output a signal for adjusting a power level of the output signal to correspond to the transmit power level. The signal for adjusting is based on the power target signal and a delay for time-aligning a first signal and a second signal.

Abstract: A method for DC offset cancellation includes defining, in a range of possible gain values for operating a direct conversion receiver, multiple sub-ranges of the possible gain values. Multiple DC offset correction values for the respective sub-ranges are stored in a memory. Upon detecting at the receiver that a gain of the receiver has changed from a first sub-range to a second sub-range, DC offset cancellation is initiated based on a DC offset correction value stored for the second sub-range and on a condition relating to past operation in the second sub-range.

Abstract: A method for controlling output signal power in a communication terminal includes accepting, from first and second measurement points along a transmission chain in a transmitter of the terminal, respective first and second signal representations of a communication signal to be transmitted by the communication terminal. A cross-correlation is computed between the first and second signal representations accepted from the first and second measurement points. An actual gain between the first and second measurement points is computed using the cross-correlation. An output power of the communication signal is adjusted by setting a gain of the transmitter responsively to the actual gain.

Abstract: A circuit includes a transmit path to receive an input signal and generate an output signal to be output at a transmit power level according to a power target signal. The circuit also includes a gain corrector to output a signal for adjusting a power level of the output signal to correspond to the transmit power level. The signal for adjusting is based on the power target signal and a delay for time-aligning a first signal and a second signal.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a signal using a direct conversion receiver, while the receiver is set at a gain that is selected from a range of possible gain values. Multiple DC offset correction values are provided for use by a DC offset cancellation loop, each DC offset correction value being associated with a respective sub-range of the range of the possible gain values. A DC offset correction value is selected from among the multiple DC offset correction values based on the gain to which the receiver is set. A DC offset in the signal is canceled by setting the DC offset cancellation loop to the selected DC offset correction value.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a signal using a direct conversion receiver, while the receiver is set at a gain that is selected from a range of possible gain values. Multiple DC offset correction values are provided for use by a DC offset cancellation loop, each DC offset correction value being associated with a respective sub-range of the range of the possible gain values. A DC offset correction value is selected from among the multiple DC offset correction values based on the gain to which the receiver is set. A DC offset in the signal is canceled by setting the DC offset cancellation loop to the selected DC offset correction value.

Abstract: A method for controlling output signal power in a communication terminal includes determining envelopes of a communication signal to be transmitted by the communication terminal at respective first and second measurement points along a transmission chain in a transmitter of the terminal. A cross-correlation is computed between the envelopes determined at the first and second measurement points. An actual gain between the first and second measurement points is computed using the cross-correlation. An output power of the communication signal is adjusted by setting a gain of the transmitter responsively to the actual gain.

Abstract: A method for controlling output signal power in a communication terminal includes determining envelopes of a communication signal to be transmitted by the communication terminal at respective first and second measurement points along a transmission chain in a transmitter of the terminal. A cross-correlation is computed between the envelopes determined at the first and second measurement points. An actual gain between the first and second measurement points is computed using the cross-correlation. An output power of the communication signal is adjusted by setting a gain of the transmitter responsively to the actual gain.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a signal using a direct conversion receiver, while the receiver is set at a gain that is selected from a range of possible gain values. Multiple DC offset correction values are provided for use by a DC offset cancellation loop, each DC offset correction value being associated with a respective sub-range of the range of the possible gain values. A DC offset correction value is selected from among the multiple DC offset correction values based on the gain to which the receiver is set. A DC offset in the signal is canceled by setting the DC offset cancellation loop to the selected DC offset correction value.

Abstract: Briefly, a radio receiver architecture and a method of measuring a power of a received signal to provide a first measurement, measuring a power of an assigned channel signal to provide a second measurement and adjusting a power of an input signal of an analog to digital converter according to a difference between the first and second power measurements.

Abstract: Briefly, a wireless communication device, a wireless communication system and a method of controlling a transmission power level of a dedicated channel signal transmitted in a compress mode with an alternate scrambling code. The method includes transmitting one or more power control commands to a base station to control a transmission power of one or more frames scrambled by primary scrambling codes and prior of receiving a dedicated channel signal scrambled by alternate scrambling codes, transmitting one or more pre-alternate scrambling codes power control commands.

Abstract: The present invention is a channel estimator based on the values of received data and on a priori probabilities only of received symbols. The channel estimator includes a symbol probability generator, a noise variance estimator and a channel tap estimator. The symbol probability generator generates a priori probabilities only of transmitted symbols found in the received signal(s). The noise variance estimator estimates at least one noise variance corrupting the received signal(s). The channel tap estimator generates channel estimates from the received signal(s), the a priori probabilities and the noise variance(s).

Abstract: Briefly, a wireless communication device, a wireless communication system and a method of controlling a transmission power level of a dedicated channel signal transmitted in a compress mode with an alternate scrambling code. The method includes transmitting one or more power control commands to a base station to control a transmission power of one or more frames scrambled by primary scrambling codes and prior of receiving a dedicated channel signal scrambled by alternate scrambling codes, transmitting one or more pre-alternate scrambling codes power control commands.

Abstract: Briefly, a radio receiver architecture and a method of measuring a power of a received signal to provide a first measurement, measuring a power of an assigned channel signal to provide a second measurement and adjusting a power of an input signal of an analog to digital converter according to a difference between the first and second power measurements.

Abstract: Method for acquiring frequency of a desired channel having a carrier frequency FMAIN, for a dynamic receiver frequency FMOBILE, from a starting frequency FSTART, in the presence of high power adjacent interfering channels, wherein the starting frequency FSTART is shifted from FMAIN by not more than a predetermined frequency gap ?F, the method includes the steps of determining a first frequency boundary and a second frequency boundary, detecting channels within a filtering bandwidth, selecting a dominant channel from the detected channels, progressing the dynamic receiver frequency FMOBILE towards the carrier frequency of the dominant channel, detecting when the step of progressing has exceeded one of the first frequency boundary and the second frequency boundary, restarting the step of detecting channels, from the other of the one of the first frequency boundary and the second frequency boundary, and repeating from the step of detecting channels.

Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a verifier and a method for verifying synchronization of at least one pilot signal pattern of a wireless communication system are disclosed. A method and a module of frequency acquisition are also disclosed.

Abstract: Method for acquiring frequency of a desired channel having a carrier frequency FMAIN, for a dynamic receiver frequency FMOBILE, from a starting frequency FSTART, in the presence of high power adjacent interfering channels, wherein the starting frequency FSTART is shifted from FMAIN by not more than a predetermined frequency gap &Dgr;F, the method includes the steps of determining a first frequency boundary and a second frequency boundary, detecting channels within a filtering bandwidth, selecting a dominant channel from the detected channels, progressing the dynamic receiver frequency FMOBILE towards the carrier frequency of the dominant channel, detecting when the step of progressing has exceeded one of the first frequency boundary and the second frequency boundary, restarting the step of detecting channels, from the other of the one of the first frequency boundary and the second frequency boundary, and repeating from the step of detecting channels.