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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2003
Michael Philip Fitton, Bristol, GB;
Khurram Ali Rizvi, Bristol, GB;
Yuk Ching Chow, Bristol, GB;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A multicode receiver for receiving data carried by a plurality of spread spectrum signals having a corresponding plurality of spreading codes, the spreading codes being substantially mutually orthogonal, the receiver having intercode interference suppression, the receiver including a multicode spread spectrum receiver to provide a set of data estimates having a plurality of estimates of data carried by the plurality of spread spectrum signals, one estimate for each spread spectrum signal, a plurality of respreaders to respread the plurality of data estimates, a plurality of interference suppressers, at least one for each of the plurality of spreading codes, each at least one interference suppresser for each code being configured to suppress respread data estimates for the spread spectrum signals of the other codes, from a received signal, a plurality of rake fingers each having the plurality of interference suppressers, and a plurality of rake combiners, one for each of the plurality of spreading codes.