Determining a power control group boundary of a power control group
View Patent ↗Determining a power control group boundary includes receiving a plurality of samples having power control groups, where each power control group corresponds to a time period. The following are repeated for a predetermined number of iterations: a window is set at a point of a sample; a number of power control bits within the window at the point is determined; and the window is moved to a point of a next sample. A point at which the window has the largest number of power control bits is identified. A power control group boundary is determined in accordance with the window at the identified point.
1. A method for determining a power control group boundary, comprising:
receiving at a communication device a plurality of samples of a signal, the samples comprising a plurality of power control groups, each power control group corresponding to a time period;
repeating for a predetermined number of iterations:
setting a window at a point of a sample;
determining a number of power control bits within the window at the point; and
sliding the window to a point of a next sample;
identifying a point at which the window has the largest number of power control bits; and
determining a power control group boundary in accordance with the window at the identified point.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the duration of the window is equivalent to the duration of a power control bit block.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the duration of the window is equivalent to two-thirds of the duration of the power control group.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the number of power control bits within the window at the point further comprises counting a number of power control bit pulses within the window at the point.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the power control bits are spread out in response to at least one factor.
6. A system for determining a power control group boundary, comprising:
an input operable to receive a plurality of samples of a signal, the samples comprising a plurality of power control groups, each power control group corresponding to a time period; and
control logic coupled to the input and operable to:
repeat for a predetermined number of iterations:
set a window at a point of a sample;
determine a number of power control bits within the window at the point; and
slide the window to a point of a next sample;
identify a point at which the window has the largest number of power control bits; and
determine a power control group boundary in accordance with the window at the identified point.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the duration of the window is equivalent to the duration of a power control bit block.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the duration of the window is equivalent to two-thirds of the duration of the power control group.
9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the control logic is further to determine the number of power control bits within the window at the point by counting a number of power control bit pulses within the window at the point.
10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the power control bits are spread out in response to at least one factor.
11. A system for determining a power control group boundary, comprising:
means for receiving at a communication device a plurality of samples of a signal, the samples comprising a plurality of power control groups, each power control group corresponding to a time period;
means for repeating for a predetermined number of iterations:
setting a window at a point of a sample;
determining a number of power control bits within the window at the point; and
sliding the window to a point of a next sample;
means for identifying a point at which the window has the largest number of power control bits; and
means for determining a power control group boundary in accordance with the window at the identified point.
12. A method for determining a power control group boundary, comprising:
receiving at a communication device a plurality of samples of a signal, the samples comprising a plurality of power control groups, each power control group corresponding to a time period;
repeating for a predetermined number of iterations:
setting a window at a point of a sample, the duration of the window being equivalent to two-thirds of the duration of the power control group;
determining a number of power control bits within the window at the point by counting a number of power control bit pulses within the window at the point, the power control bits being spread out in response to at least one factor; and
sliding the window to a point of a next sample;
identifying a point at which the window has the largest number of power control bits; and
determining a power control group boundary in accordance with the window at the identified point.