United States Patent 7,630,690
Kaewell, Jr. , et al. December 8, 2009
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Access burst detector correlator pool
Abstract
A Node-B/base station has an access burst detector. The access burst detector comprises at least one antenna for receiving signals from users and a pool of reconfigurable correlators. Each correlator correlates an inputted access burst code at an inputted code phase with an inputted antenna output. An antenna controller selectively couples any output of the at least one antenna to an input of any of the correlators. A code controller provides to an input of each correlator an access burst code. The code controller controls the inputted code phase of each controller. A sorter/post processor sorts output energy levels of the correlators.
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Inventors: Kaewell, Jr.; John David (Jamison, PA), Berghuis; Timothy (Exton, PA), Meyer; Jan (Weilheim, DE), Bohnhoff; Peter (Munich, DE), Reznik; Alexander (Princeton, NJ), Hepler; Edward L. (Malvern, PA), Koch; Michael (Fort Salonga, NY), Hackett; William C. (Doylestown, PA), Bass; David S. (Great Neck, NY), Ferrante; Steven (Warrington, PA)
Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corp. (Wilmington, DE)
Appl. No.: 10/411,739
Filed: April 11, 2003
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Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
60372531 Apr., 2002
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Current U.S. Class: 455/65 ; 370/320; 370/335; 370/342; 375/142; 375/147; 375/150; 375/152; 455/506; 455/561; 455/562.1
Current International Class: H04B 15/00 (20060101)
Field of Search: 375/150,152,229,357,130 370/320,342 455/520