Time-offset, time-overlapping signals are received. The signals each include a pilot code, and at least some of the signals each include a user code occupying a time slot time-synchronized to a respective pilot code. Time-offset cross-correlation peaks for respective ones of the pilot codes are generated, each cross-correlation peak indicating a respective one of the time slots. For each time slot a respective projection vector including user code projections each indicative of whether a respective user code of known user codes is present in the time slot is generated. Particular ones of the projection vectors are selectively combined into an aggregate projection vector of aggregate user code projections, such that the aggregate projection vector has a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) greater than the projection vectors individually. The user code is selected from among the known user codes based on the aggregate user code projections of the aggregate projection vector.

Systems, methods and apparatus for an optimal achievable performance criterion for a wireless communication system. A method may include determining a joint average channel characteristic for each diversity branch of a plurality of diversity branches. The method may further include determining an optimal size of a first subset of the plurality of diversity branches based on the joint average channel characteristics. The method may further include determining an optimal choice for the first subset based on the joint average channel characteristics. The method may further include determining a number of pilot transmissions required based on the optimal choice of diversity branches for the first subset. The method may further include determining a second subset of the plurality of diversity branches based on instantaneous channel state information.

Systems, methods and apparatus for an optimal achievable performance criterion for a wireless communication system. A method may include determining a joint average channel characteristic for each diversity branch of a plurality of diversity branches. The method may further include determining an optimal size of a first subset of the plurality of diversity branches based on the joint average channel characteristics. The method may further include determining an optimal choice for the first subset based on the joint average channel characteristics. The method may further include determining a number of pilot transmissions required based on the optimal choice of diversity branches for the first subset. The method may further include determining a second subset of the plurality of diversity branches based on instantaneous channel state information.

A communication apparatus includes: a despreading unit that performs despreading processing on a received signal subjected to direct spread processing; a signal detection unit that detects a plurality of signals included in the received signal subjected to the despreading processing; a delay amount estimation unit that estimates an amount of delay in each of the plurality of detected signals; a pilot signal extraction unit that extracts a subcarrier including a pilot signal from the received signal based on the estimated amounts of delay; a spreading unit that performs direct spread processing on the extracted pilot signal by using a spreading sequence used by a source of transmission of the received signal for performing direct spread processing; and a transmission path estimation processing unit that performs transmission path estimation processing based on the pilot signal subjected to the direct spread processing.

An interference canceller comprises a composite interference vector (CIV) generator configured to produce a CIV by combining soft and/or hard estimates of interference, an interference-cancelling operator configured for generating a soft projection operator, and a soft-projection canceller configured for performing a soft projection of the received baseband signal to output an interference-cancelled signal. Weights used in the soft-projection operator are selected to maximize a post-processing SINR.

An interference canceller comprises a composite interference vector (CIV) generator configured to produce a CIV by combining soft and/or hard estimates of interference, an interference-cancelling operator configured for generating a soft projection operator, and a soft-projection canceller configured for performing a soft projection of the received baseband signal to output an interference-cancelled signal. Weights used in the soft-projection operator are selected to maximize a post-processing SINR.

The present invention relates to a method and a device for adjusting a signal of a receiving device in a mobile communication system and, more specifically, to a method for adjusting a signal of a receiving device in a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving signals from at least two antennas; calculating at least one correlation value by using the received signals; obtaining a delay difference value between the signals based on the at least one calculated correlation value; and outputting adjusted signals generated by adjusting the received signals based on the obtained delay difference value.

The present invention relates to a method and a device for adjusting a signal of a receiving device in a mobile communication system and, more specifically, to a method for adjusting a signal of a receiving device in a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving signals from at least two antennas; calculating at least one correlation value by using the received signals; obtaining a delay difference value between the signals based on the at least one calculated correlation value; and outputting adjusted signals generated by adjusting the received signals based on the obtained delay difference value.

A method that accomplishes margin equalization utilizing tone ordering is provided. The method includes measuring a respective signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) margin for each respective tone in a multicarrier channel. A plurality of tone groups is determined by, for each tone group, grouping at least one tone with a relatively high SNR margin with at least one tone with a relatively low SNR margin to form a tone group. Ordering information describing the plurality of tone groups is communicated to a transmitter. The transmitter is configured to load bits for transmission by way of the tones based at least on the ordering information.

A method that accomplishes margin equalization utilizing tone ordering is provided. The method includes measuring a respective signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) margin for each respective tone in a multicarrier channel. A plurality of tone groups is determined by, for each tone group, grouping at least one tone with a relatively high SNR margin with at least one tone with a relatively low SNR margin to form a tone group. Ordering information describing the plurality of tone groups is communicated to a transmitter. The transmitter is configured to load bits for transmission by way of the tones based at least on the ordering information.