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Method and apparatus for coherent correlation of a spread spectrum signal
Assignee: Intel Corp
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Filing: 1997-11-14
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Granted: 1999-03-09
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Expires: 2017-11-14
Abstract
Abstract A technique for modulating and demodulating CPM spread spectrum signals and variations of CPM spread spectrum signals. A transmitter divides a signal data stream into a plurality of data streams (such as I and Q data streams), independently modulates the I and Q data streams using CPM or a related technique, and superposes the plurality of resultants for transmission. A receiver receives the superposed spread spectrum signal and simultaneously attempts to correlate for a plurality of chip sequences (such as I and Q chip sequences), and interleaves the correlated I and Q data streams into a unified signal data stream. In one embodiment, the receiver separates the received spread spectrum signal into real and imaginary parts, attempts to correlate both real and imaginary parts for a plurality of chip sequences, and combines the real I, real Q, imaginary I, and imaginary Q signals into a unified signal data stream. The demodulating reference signal in the receiver may or may not be frequency or phase matched with the transmitter. In other embodiments, single bit or multi-bit digitization of the received spread spectrum signal for both I and Q signals (or real I, real Q, imaginary I, and imaginary Q signals) is carried out prior to correlation. In another embodiment, the transmitter differentially phase encodes the information to be transmitted, and the receiver decodes the phase encoded information by determining a quantized phase angle of the received signal.
Inventors
- 👤 Randolph L. Durrant
- 👤 Mark Burbach
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-01 14:14
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/69; H04B1/707; H04B1/7073; H04B1/7075; H04B1/708; H04J; H04J13/00; H04J13/0074; H04L; H04L27/00; H04L27/18; H04L27/20; H04L27/2003; H04L27/2007; H04L27/2014; H04L27/22; H04L27/227; H04L27/2275; H04L27/2278; H04L27/233; H04L27/2332; H04B2201/00; H04B2201/69; H04B2201/707; H04B2201/70701
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
331 words
A method for despreading a continuous phase modulated spread spectrum signal comprising the steps of receiving a spread spectrum signal, wherein said spread spectrum signal is generated by transmitting a signal created by first separating an encoded signal of original data to be transmitted into two portions, an even portion and an odd portion; doubling the chip period for each portion; modulating said even or odd portions so that the even and odd portions are out of phase; combining said even and odd portion into said spread spectrum signal and transmitting said spread spectrum; dividing said received spread spectrum signal into a first signal and a second signal, said first signal and said second signal being duplicates of one another, demodulating said first signal with a first local reference signal to generate an odd signal which corresponds with said odd portion of said spread spectum signal, demodulating said second signal with a second local reference signal to generate an even signal which corresponds with said even portion of said spread spectrum signal, correlating said odd signal with the odd chips of a chip code to generate an odd correlation signal, said step of correlating said odd signal comprising the steps of clocking said odd signal into a register having a plurality of sequential chip locations, comparing alternating ones of said chip locations with said odd chips to generate a plurality of comparison values, and summing said comparison values, correlating said even signal with the even chips of said chip sequence to generate a even correlation signal, said step of correlating said even signal comprising the steps of clocking said even signal into a register having a plurality of sequential chip locations, comparing alternating ones of said chip locations with said even chips to generate a plurality of comparison values, and summing said comparison values, combining said odd correlation signal and said even correlation signal to form a unified correlation signal and, using said unified correlation signal to recreate said original data.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
331 words
A method for despreading a continuous phase modulated spread spectrum signal comprising the steps of receiving a spread spectrum signal, wherein said spread spectrum signal is generated by transmitting a signal created by first separating an encoded signal of original data to be transmitted into two portions, an even portion and an odd portion; doubling the chip period for each portion; modulating said even or odd portions so that the even and odd portions are out of phase; combining said even and odd portion into said spread spectrum signal and transmitting said spread spectrum; dividing said received spread spectrum signal into a first signal and a second signal, said first signal and said second signal being duplicates of one another, demodulating said first signal with a first local reference signal to generate an odd signal which corresponds with said odd portion of said spread spectum signal, demodulating said second signal with a second local reference signal to generate an even signal which corresponds with said even portion of said spread spectrum signal, correlating said odd signal with the odd chips of a chip code to generate an odd correlation signal, said step of correlating said odd signal comprising the steps of clocking said odd signal into a register having a plurality of sequential chip locations, comparing alternating ones of said chip locations with said odd chips to generate a plurality of comparison values, and summing said comparison values, correlating said even signal with the even chips of said chip sequence to generate a even correlation signal, said step of correlating said even signal comprising the steps of clocking said even signal into a register having a plurality of sequential chip locations, comparing alternating ones of said chip locations with said even chips to generate a plurality of comparison values, and summing said comparison values, combining said odd correlation signal and said even correlation signal to form a unified correlation signal and, using said unified correlation signal to recreate said original data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
125 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said even portion and said odd portion of said spread spectrum signal are generated by dividing said encoded original data into an even chip stream and an odd chip stream, and said step of modulating said even and odd portions so that the even and odd portions are out of phase comprises generating a first sinusoidal waveform from said even chip stream, generating a second sinusoidal waveform from said odd chip stream, modulating said first sinusoidal waveform with a first carrier having a frequency w 0 , and, modulating said second sinusoidal waveform with a second carrier having a frequency w 0 , said first carrier and said second carrier offset in phase from one another by 90 degrees.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said first local reference signal has a frequency and phase substantially the same as a carrier of said spread spectrum signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said second local reference signal has the same frequency as said first local reference signal and a 90-degree phase offset therefrom.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
337 words
An apparatus for despreading a spread spectrum signal comprised of modulated and combined odd and even chips of an original data stream, comprising: means for receiving a spread spectrum signal, a power divider for splitting said received spread spectrum signal into a first signal and a second signal, an odd demodulator for demodulating said first signal with a first local reference signal to generate an odd signal comprising odd signal chips corresponding to the odd chips of said original data stream, an even demodulator for demodulating said second signal with a second local reference signal to generate a even signal comprising even signal chips corresponding to the even chips of said original data stream, a chip code comprising even and odd chips, a first parallel correlator for correlating said odd signal with said odd chips of said chip code and for generating an odd correlation signal, said first parallel correlator comprising a first register having a plurality of sequential chip locations for receiving said odd signal chips, a plurality of multipliers for comparing alternating ones of odd signal chips in said first register chip locations with said odd chips and generating a plurality of odd comparison values, and an odd summer for combining said odd comparison values into an odd correlation signal, a second parallel correlator for correlating said even signal with the even chips of said chip code and generating an even correlation signal, said second parallel correlator comprising a second register having a plurality of sequential chip locations for receiving said even signal chips, a plurality of multipliers for comparing alternating ones of said even chips in said second register chip locations with said even chips of said chip code and generating a plurality of even comparison values, and an even summer for combining said even comparison values into an even correlation signal, a summer for combining said odd correlation signal and said even correlation signal, and means for using said odd correlation signal and said even correlation signal to recreate the original data stream.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
337 words
An apparatus for despreading a spread spectrum signal comprised of modulated and combined odd and even chips of an original data stream, comprising: means for receiving a spread spectrum signal, a power divider for splitting said received spread spectrum signal into a first signal and a second signal, an odd demodulator for demodulating said first signal with a first local reference signal to generate an odd signal comprising odd signal chips corresponding to the odd chips of said original data stream, an even demodulator for demodulating said second signal with a second local reference signal to generate a even signal comprising even signal chips corresponding to the even chips of said original data stream, a chip code comprising even and odd chips, a first parallel correlator for correlating said odd signal with said odd chips of said chip code and for generating an odd correlation signal, said first parallel correlator comprising a first register having a plurality of sequential chip locations for receiving said odd signal chips, a plurality of multipliers for comparing alternating ones of odd signal chips in said first register chip locations with said odd chips and generating a plurality of odd comparison values, and an odd summer for combining said odd comparison values into an odd correlation signal, a second parallel correlator for correlating said even signal with the even chips of said chip code and generating an even correlation signal, said second parallel correlator comprising a second register having a plurality of sequential chip locations for receiving said even signal chips, a plurality of multipliers for comparing alternating ones of said even chips in said second register chip locations with said even chips of said chip code and generating a plurality of even comparison values, and an even summer for combining said even comparison values into an even correlation signal, a summer for combining said odd correlation signal and said even correlation signal, and means for using said odd correlation signal and said even correlation signal to recreate the original data stream.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
152 words
The apparatus of claim 5 further comprising a transmitter for generating and transmitting said continuous phase modulated spread spectrum signal, said transmitter comprising: an encoder for encoding said original data stream into a chip stream, a switch for dividing said chip stream into an even chip stream and an odd chip stream, an odd waveform generator for generating a second sinusoidal waveform from said odd chip stream, an even waveform generator generating a first sinusoidal waveform from said even chip stream, an odd modulator for modulating said first sinusoidal waveform with a first carrier having a frequency w 0 , an even modulator for modulating said second sinusoidal waveform with a second carrier having a frequency w 0 , said first carrier and said second carrier offset in phase from one another by 90 degrees, and a summer for combining said modulated first and second waveforms to form said spread spectrum signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said first local reference signal has a frequency and phase substantially the same as a carrier of said spread spectrum signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said second local reference signal has the same frequency as said first local reference signal and a 90-degree phase offset therefrom.
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