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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2005
Thomas R. Giallorenzi, Riverton, UT (US);
Johnny M. Harris, Centerville, UT (US);
Dan M. Griffen, Bountiful, UT (US);
Richard B. Ertel, Midvale, UT (US);
Eric K. Hall, Holliday, UT (US);
Thomas R. Giallorenzi, Riverton, UT (US);
Johnny M. Harris, Centerville, UT (US);
Dan M. Griffen, Bountiful, UT (US);
Richard B. Ertel, Midvale, UT (US);
Eric K. Hall, Holliday, UT (US);
L-3 Communications Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention concerns methods and apparatus for use in a spread spectrum communications system. In particular, in a method of the present invention information useful for acquiring a target signal is selected; the information is incorporated in an acquisition signal; the acquisition signal is transmitted; the target signal is spread with a spreading code; and the target signal is transmitted. At a receiving node, the acquisition information useful for acquiring the target signal is recovered from the acquisition signal and used to acquire the target signal. Apparatus in accordance with the present invention implement methods of the present invention. The methods and apparatus of the present invention can be used in node- and network-discovery situations.