Abstract: An apparatus and method for partially updating a tap coefficient and for reducing a hardware size are provided. The apparatus includes a channel estimator, an update period setting unit, and an adaptive algorithm processor. The channel estimator estimates a channel for a received signal. The update period setting unit sets a window corresponding to a filter coefficient update period using channel estimation information of the channel estimator. The adaptive algorithm processor acquires a filter coefficient of the set window interval and performs an equalization algorithm.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for partially updating a tap coefficient and for reducing a hardware size are provided. The apparatus includes a channel estimator, an update period setting unit, and an adaptive algorithm processor. The channel estimator estimates a channel for a received signal. The update period setting unit sets a window corresponding to a filter coefficient update period using channel estimation information of the channel estimator. The adaptive algorithm processor acquires a filter coefficient of the set window interval and performs an equalization algorithm.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for managing cell-by-cell demodulation timing of an asynchronous user equipment (UE) for demodulating multipath signals, received from a plurality of cells, in a plurality of fingers. Mapping information, indicating fingers mapped on a cell-by-cell basis, and demodulation information and demodulation timing information for the plurality of cells are acquired. The fingers are grouped on a cell-by-cell basis according to the mapping information. Demodulation information for an associated cell is provided to each of the grouped fingers. A signal received from the associated cell is demodulated in the grouped fingers by using the demodulation information for the associated cell.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for acquiring paging indicator information in a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system. The method includes: storing, in a memory unit, data of paging indicator channels received in a normal mode, and transitioning to a sleep mode; transitioning from the sleep mode to a catnap mode where a normal speed clock is used; and detecting a paging indicator by using information on the starting position of a frame, information indicating the starting position of the paging indicator, and information on a section length of the paging indicator that are acquired in the catnap mode.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for managing cell-by-cell demodulation timing of an asynchronous user equipment (UE) for demodulating multipath signals, received from a plurality of cells, in a plurality of fingers. Mapping information, indicating fingers mapped on a cell-by-cell basis, and demodulation information and demodulation timing information for the plurality of cells are acquired. The fingers are grouped on a cell-by-cell basis according to the mapping information. Demodulation information for an associated cell is provided to each of the grouped fingers. A signal received from the associated cell is demodulated in the grouped fingers by using the demodulation information for the associated cell.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for combining symbols received from multi-paths in a CDMA communication system. In the symbol combining apparatus, a plurality of fingers despread signals received in multi-paths and extract symbol data, and a symbol combiner combines symbol data except for symbol data whose signs are inverted due to fading among the symbol data received from the fingers.

Abstract: In a mobile communication system where a signal transmitted on a radio channel is received at one or more rake receiver fingers, each of the fingers receiving a signal includes signals supposed to be received at other fingers, a method of removing the signals for the other fingers from a signal received at a finger is provided. Correlations between a signal supposed to be received at the finger and signals supposed to be received at other fingers are reduced in an input signal of the finger, and the signals supposed to be received at the other fingers with the reduced correlations are removed from the input signal of the finger.

Abstract: A device for controlling transmission power of a mobile station in a multi-carrier CDMA mobile communication system, which includes a digital mixer that receives and divides a wide band multi-carrier signals according to carriers and also filters the divided carrier signals. A searcher receives and separates the divided carrier signals according to carrier signals which have the same path delay. A plurality of fingers separately (and in parallel) despread and demodulate carrier signals which have the same path delay, and synchronize the demodulated signals. Parallel/serial (P/S) converters convert the demodulated signals provided in parallel from the fingers to serial signals. De-randomizers de-randomize the converted demodulated serial signals using a subscriber identification code.