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Method and apparatus for mitigating interference between base stations in a wideband CDMA system
Assignee: Qualcomm Inc
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Filing: 1999-06-08
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Granted: 2002-05-07
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Expires: 2019-06-08
Abstract
Abstract A method for mitigating the effect of interference between a first base station and a second base station, the first base station and second base stations both sharing a same primary synchronization code. The method includes generating a primary synchronization channel having the primary synchronization code. In a W-CDMA system, all base stations share this primary synchronization code, causing code timing collisions. The present invention includes rotating the primary synchronization channel in phase according to a phase rotation sequence before transmitting the primary synchronization channel. By rotating the primary synchronization channel in phase according to the phase rotation sequence, the interference can be reduced. The phase rotation sequence may be pseudorandom in phase. The phase rotation sequence may include changing phase once per slot, or alternately once per frame. The phase rotation sequence may also be based at least in part on a secondary synchronization code.
Inventors
- 👤 Daisuke Terasawa
- 👤 Avneesh Agrawal
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 21:39
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04J; H04J13/00; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/69; H04B1/707; H04B1/7073; H04B1/7075; H04B1/7097; H04B2201/00; H04B2201/69; H04B2201/707; H04B2201/70706; H04L; H04L7/00; H04L7/04; H04L7/041; H04W; H04W56/00; H04W56/0055; H04W56/0065; H04W56/007; H04W56/0075; H04W56/0085
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
68 words
A method for mitigating the effect of interference between a first base station and a second base station, said first base station and second base stations both sharing a same primary synchronization code, the method comprising the steps of: generating a primary synchronization channel having said primary synchronization code; rotating said primary synchronization channel in phase according to a phase rotation sequence; and transmitting said primary synchronization channel.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
68 words
A method for mitigating the effect of interference between a first base station and a second base station, said first base station and second base stations both sharing a same primary synchronization code, the method comprising the steps of: generating a primary synchronization channel having said primary synchronization code; rotating said primary synchronization channel in phase according to a phase rotation sequence; and transmitting said primary synchronization channel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said phase rotation sequence is pseudorandom.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said phase rotation sequence includes changing phase once per slot.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said phase rotation sequence includes changing phase once per frame.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said phase rotation sequence includes changing phase by integer multiples of π/2 radians.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said phase rotation sequence includes changing phase by integer multiples of π/2 radians.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 2 further comprising the step of generating a secondary synchronization channel having a secondary synchronization code, said phase rotation sequence being based at least in part on said secondary synchronization code.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of: combining said primary synchronization channel and said secondary synchronization channel to produce a synchronization channel; wherein said step of rotating said primary synchronization channel in phase comprises rotating said primary synchronization channel before said combining step.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of: combining said primary synchronization channel and said secondary synchronization channel to produce a synchronization channel; wherein said step of rotating said primary synchronization channel in phase comprises rotating said synchronization channel in phase.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
61 words
The method of claim 7 further comprising the steps of: generating a dedicated channel; combining said primary synchronization channel and said secondary synchronization channel to produce a synchronization channel; and combining said synchronization channel and said dedicated channel to produce a downlink channel; wherein said step of rotating said primary synchronization channel in phase comprises rotating said downlink channel in phase.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
90 words
An apparatus for mitigating the effect of interference between a first base station and a second base station, said first base station and second base stations both sharing a same primary synchronization code, the apparatus comprising: a primary synchronization channel generator for generating a primary synchronization channel having said primary synchronization code; a phase rotator, coupled to said primary synchronization channel generator, for rotating said primary synchronization channel in phase according to a phase rotation sequence; and a transmitter, coupled to said phase rotator, for transmitting said primary synchronization channel.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
90 words
An apparatus for mitigating the effect of interference between a first base station and a second base station, said first base station and second base stations both sharing a same primary synchronization code, the apparatus comprising: a primary synchronization channel generator for generating a primary synchronization channel having said primary synchronization code; a phase rotator, coupled to said primary synchronization channel generator, for rotating said primary synchronization channel in phase according to a phase rotation sequence; and a transmitter, coupled to said phase rotator, for transmitting said primary synchronization channel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said phase rotation sequence is pseudorandom.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 12 wherein said phase rotation sequence includes changing phase once per slot.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 12 wherein said phase rotation sequence includes changing phase once per frame.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 13 wherein said phase rotation sequence includes changing phase by integer multiples of π/2 radians.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 14 wherein said phase rotation sequence includes changing phase by integer multiples of π/2 radians.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus of claim 12 further comprising a secondary synchronization channel generator for generating a secondary synchronization channel having a secondary synchronization code, said phase rotation sequence being based at least in part on said secondary synchronization code.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
48 words
The apparatus of claim 17 further comprising: a first combiner for combining said primary synchronization channel and said secondary synchronization channel to produce a synchronization channel; wherein said phase rotator is coupled between an output of said primary synchronization channel generator and an input of said first combiner.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus of claim 17 further comprising: a first combiner for combining said primary synchronization channel and said secondary synchronization channel to produce a synchronization channel; wherein said phase rotator is coupled to an output of said first combiner.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
57 words
The apparatus of claim 17 further comprising: a first combiner for combining said primary synchronization channel and said secondary synchronization channel to produce a synchronization channel; and a second combiner for combining said synchronization channel and a dedicated channel to produce a downlink channel; wherein said phase rotator is coupled to an output of said second combiner.
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