Spread spectrum signal generating device and method in transmitter of mobile communications system

Abstract

There are provided spread spectrum signal generating devices and methods in a transmitter of a mobile communications system using a plurality of logical channels. In the spread spectrum signal generating devices, a multiplexer time multiplexes a pilot channel signal and a control channel signal which are output at substantially constant power levels. A first orthogonal encoder orthogonally spreads the output of the multiplexer with an orthogonal code. A second orthogonal encoder orthogonally spreads voice channel data of a variable bit rate with an orthogonal code. A third orthogonal encoder orthogonally spreads packet channel data of a variable bit rate with an orthogonal code. An IQ signal mapper adds the outputs of the first and third orthogonal encoders, outputs the added signal as a first channel signal, and outputs the output of the second orthogonal encoder as a second channel signal. A PN spreader spreads the first and second channel signals with PN codes and outputs a final spectrum spread signal, which exhibits a substantially minimized peak-to-average power ratio.