Wireless communications system with secondary synchronization code based on values in primary synchronization code
View Patent ↗A wireless communication system. The system comprises transmitter circuitry (BST 1 ), the transmitter circuitry comprising encoder circuitry ( 50 ) for transmitting a plurality of frames (FR). Each of the plurality of frames comprises a primary synchronization code (PCS) and a second synchronization code (SSC). The encoder circuitry comprises of circuitry ( 501 ) for providing the primary synchronization code in response to a first sequence ( 32 ). The encoder circuitry further comprises circuitry ( 502 ) for providing the secondary synchronization code in response to a second sequence ( 54 ) and a third sequence ( 56 ). The second sequence is selected from a plurality of sequences. Each of the plurality of sequences is orthogonal with respect to all other sequences. The third sequence is a subset of bits from the first sequence.
1. A method of forming synchronization codes for a wireless communication device, comprising:
A. providing a primary synchronization code in response to a first sequence; and
B. providing a secondary synchronization code in response to a second sequence and a third sequence of logical one and minus-one values, the third sequence being different from the first sequence;
i. the second sequence is selected from a plurality of sequences, each of the plurality of sequences is orthogonal with respect to all other sequences in the plurality of sequences;
ii. the second sequence includes a plurality of code words and each of the plurality of code words is selected from a plurality of Hadamard sequences;
iii. the second sequence consists of sixteen of the code words; and
iv. the third sequence includes a sequence of hits from the first sequence, the sequence of bits from the first sequence is repeated a plurality of times in the third sequence; and
C. outputting the primary synchronization code and the secondary synchronization code from synchronization code generator circuitry.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first sequence includes a hierarchical sequence,
3. The method of claim 1 , in which the first sequence includes a Golay sequence.
4. A method of forming synchronization codes for a wireless communication device, comprising:
A. providing a primary synchronization code in response to a first sequence; and
B. providing a secondary synchronization code in response to a second sequence and a third sequence of logical one and minus-one values, the third sequence being different from the first sequence;
i. the second sequence is selected from a plurality of sequences, each of the plurality of sequences is orthogonal with respect to all other sequences in the plurality of sequences;
ii. the second sequence includes a plurality of code words and each of the plurality of code words is selected from a plurality of Hadamard sequences;
iii. the second sequence includes sixteen of the code words; and
iv. the third sequence includes a sequence of bits from the first sequence, the sequence of bits from the first sequence is repeated a plurality of times in the third sequence; and
C. outputting the primary synchronization code and the secondary synchronization code from synchronization code generator circuitry.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first sequence includes a hierarchical sequence.
6. The method of claim 4 , in which the first sequence includes a Golay sequence.
7. A method of forming synchronization codes for a wireless communication device, comprising;
A. providing a primary synchronization code in response to a first sequence; and
B. providing a secondary synchronization code in response to a second sequence and a third sequence of logical one and minus-one values, the third sequence being different from the first sequence;
i. the second sequence is selected from a plurality of sequences, each of the plurality of sequences is orthogonal with respect to all other sequences in the plurality of sequences;
ii. the second sequence includes a plurality of code words and each of the plurality of code words is selected from a plurality of Hadamard sequences;
iii. the second sequence includes at least sixteen of the code words; and
iv. the third sequence includes a sequence of bits from the first sequence, the sequence of bits from the first sequence is repeated a plurality of times in the third sequence; and
C. outputting the primary synchronization code and the secondary synchronization code from synchronization code generator circuitry.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first sequence includes a hierarchical sequence.
9. The method of claim 7 , in which the first sequence includes a Golay sequence.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the logical one and minus-one values comprise a group of values {1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, −1, −1}.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the logical one and minus-one values comprise a group of values {1, −1, 1, −1, 1, −1, −1}.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the logical one and minus-one values comprise a first group of values {1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, −1, −1} and a second group of values {1, −1, 1, −1, 1, −1, −1, 1}.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first and second group of values are real values that translate to binary bit numbers by converting a −1 real value to a binary value of 1 and by converting a 1 real value to a binary value of 0.
14. The method of claim 4 , wherein the logical one and minus-one values comprise a group of values {1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, −1, −1 }.
15. The method of claim 4 , wherein the logical one and minus-one values comprise a group of values {1, −1, 1, −1, 1, −1, −1, 1 }.
16. The method of claim 4 , wherein the logical one and minus-one values comprise a first group of values {1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, −1, −1} and a second group of values {1, −1, 1, −1, 1, −1, −1, 1}.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first and second group of values are real values that translate to binary bit numbers by converting a −1 real value to a binary value of 1 and by converting a 1 real value to a binary value of 0.
18. The method of claim 7 , wherein the logical one and minus-one values comprise a group of values {1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, −1, −1}.
19. The method of claim 7 , wherein the logical one and minus-one values comprise a group of values {1, −1, 1, −1, 1, −1, −1, 1}.
20. The method of claim 7 , wherein the logical one and minus-one values comprise a first group of values {1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, −1, −1} and a second group of values {1, −1, 1, −1, 1, −1, −1, 1}.
21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the first and second group of values are real values that translate to binary hit numbers by converting a −1 real value to a binary value of 1 and by converting a 1 real value to a binary value of 0.