Communication terminal and receiving method
View Patent ↗A communication terminal in which a circuit component can measure active sets thereby to reduce the circuit scale. In the terminal, a synchronization base station switch ( 105 ) outputs a switching timing signal so that frequency shift information, reception timing information, and scramble code information on a base station where the received signals of the base stations are despread are outputted at the despreading timing. A scramble code reception timing detecting circuit ( 106 ) detects the reception timing of a pilot signal. A scramble code identifying circuit ( 107 ) detects a scramble code. A scramble code reception timing memory ( 110 ) stores the reception timing information for each base station. A scramble code memory ( 111 ) stores the scramble code information for each base station. A demodulating circuit ( 112 ) demodulates the received signal according to the reception timing information and the scramble code information.
1. A communication terminal apparatus comprising:
a reception section that receives signals which are transmitted from a plurality of base station apparatuses and multiplied by respective scrambling codes specific to each base station apparatus, and receives, at different timings, pilot signals included in the signals transmitted from the base station apparatuses at timings not overlapping with each other;
a reception synchronizing section that detects reception timings of the pilot signals of the base station apparatuses received by the reception section at the different timings and the scrambling codes;
a storage section that stores the reception timings and the scrambling codes detected at the reception synchronizing section per base station apparatus;
a demodulation section that performs despreading processing on the signals of the base station apparatuses received by the reception section based on the reception timings and the scrambling codes stored in the storage section and then demodulates the despread signals;
a switching section that estimates timings at which the signals of the base station apparatuses received by the reception section are to be subjected to the despreading processing and selects reception timings and scrambling codes of the base station apparatuses to be subjected to the despreading processing from the detected reception timings and the detected scrambling codes stored in the storage section such that the selected reception timings and the selected scrambling codes are outputted to the demodulation section at the estimated timings at which the demodulation section performs the despreading processing on the signals of the base station apparatuses received by the reception section;
a position information obtaining section that obtains position information which is information of a position of the communication terminal apparatus;
a synchronization difference calculation section that calculates an error of a difference of the reception timings of the pilot signals between the base station apparatuses with respect to a reference value based on a difference of the reception timings between the base station apparatuses detected by the reception synchronizing section, the position information obtained by the position information obtaining section, prestored information of positions of the base station apparatuses and speed of radio waves; and
a reporting section that reports synchronization difference information which is information of the error calculated by the synchronization difference calculation section to the base station apparatuses.
2. A communication method comprising:
multiplying signals including pilot signals by respective scrambling codes specific to each of a plurality of base station apparatuses;
setting transmission timings of the pilot signals so that the pilot signals transmitted from the base station apparatuses are transmitted at timings at which the pilot signals do not overlap with each other;
transmitting from the base station apparatuses the signals including the pilot signals multiplied by the scrambling codes so that the pilot signals are transmitted at the set transmission timings;
receiving at a communication terminal apparatus the signals including the pilot signals and receiving the pilot signals transmitted from the base station apparatuses at different timings;
detecting reception timings of the pilot signals received at the different timings and the scrambling codes per base station apparatus;
storing the detected reception timings and the scrambling codes per base station apparatus;
estimating timings at which the received signals of the base station apparatuses are to be subjected to despreading processing;
selecting reception timings and a scrambling code of the base station apparatus to be demodulated at the estimated timings out of the stored reception timings and the stored scrambling codes;
performing the despreading processing at the estimated timings on the signals including the received pilot signals based on the selected reception timings and the selected scrambling code per base station apparatus and then demodulating the signals;
obtaining position infoi ination which is information of a position of the communication terminal apparatus;
calculating an error of a difference of the reception timings of the pilot signals between the base station apparatuses with respect to a reference value based on a difference of the reception timings between the base station apparatuses detected by the reception timings detecting step, the position information obtained by the position information obtaining step, prestored information of positions of the base station apparatuses and speed of radio waves; and
reporting synchronization difference information which is information of the error calculated by the error calculating step to the base station apparatuses.