Method and apparatus for performing signal correlation at multiple resolutions to mitigate multipath interference
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04L-027/30
출원번호
UP-0329546
(2006-01-11)
등록번호
US-7672358
(2010-04-21)
발명자
/ 주소
Abraham, Charles
Fuchs, Donald L.
출원인 / 주소
Broadcom Corporation
대리인 / 주소
McAndrews, Held & Malloy Ltd.
인용정보
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2인용 특허 :
108
초록
A method and apparatus for selecting a signal processing resolution. A received signal is processed using a first resolution. When a multipath condition is detected, the signal is processed using a second resolution.
대표청구항▼
The invention claimed is: 1. A method for selecting a signal-processing resolution in a satellite-signal receiver, the method comprising: receiving a signal at the satellite-signal receiver; producing a plurality of samples of the signal; processing a first set of the plurality of samples of the si
The invention claimed is: 1. A method for selecting a signal-processing resolution in a satellite-signal receiver, the method comprising: receiving a signal at the satellite-signal receiver; producing a plurality of samples of the signal; processing a first set of the plurality of samples of the signal; and processing a second set of the plurality of samples of the signal responsive to a multipath condition being detected from processing the first set, wherein the second set comprises more of the plurality of samples than the first set, wherein detecting a multipath comprises: measuring a width of a correlation result; comparing the width to a predetermined value; and indicating a multipath condition when the width is greater than the predetermined value. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the signal is a satellite signal transmitted by at least one satellite in a satellite positioning system. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the satellite positioning system comprises at least one of a Global Positioning System (GPS), Galileo, or GLONASS. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein processing a first set of the plurality of samples comprises performing signal correlation to generate a correlation result. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein measuring a width of a correlation result comprises: measuring a slope of an ascending edge of the correlation result; measuring a slope of a descending edge of the correlation result; measuring a mean noise level; computing a first intersection of the ascending edge and the mean noise level; computing a second intersection of the descending edge and the mean noise level; and computing as a distance between the first and second intersections, the width of the correlation result. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the predetermined value is two chips of the signal. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting a multipath condition comprises: measuring a slope of an ascending edge of the correlation result; measuring a slope of a descending edge of the correlation result; comparing the ascending slope to the descending slope; and indicating a multipath condition when the ascending slope differs from the descending slope. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first resolution is a one-half chip interval and the second resolution is a one-fifth chip interval. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein processing a second set of the plurality of samples comprises: performing signal correlations to generate a signal correlation; and selecting an earliest peak in the signal correlations. 10. An apparatus for processing a satellite signal comprising: a satellite signal receiver for receiving a signal; a sampler for producing a plurality of samples of the signal; a correlator for processing (i) a first set of the plurality of samples of the signal, and (ii) a second set of the plurality of samples responsive to a multipath condition being detected from processing the first set wherein the second set comprises more samples of the plurality of samples than the first set; a detector, coupled to the correlator, for detecting a multipath condition from processing of the first set of the plurality of samples of the signals, and for causing the correlator to process the second set of the plurality of samples after detecting the multipath condition, said detector further comprising: a processor for measuring a width of a correlation result; comparing the width to a predetermined value; and if the width is greater than the predetermined value, indicating a multipath condition; and wherein the signal is a satellite signal transmitted by at least one satellite in a satellite positioning system. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the satellite positioning system comprises at least one of a Global Positioning System (GPS), Galileo, or GLONASS. 12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the correlator performs signal correlation to generate a correlation result. 13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor measures the width of the correlation result by measuring a slope of a ascending edge of the correlation result; measuring a slope of a descending edge of the correlation result; measuring a mean noise level; computing a first intersection of the ascending edge and the mean noise level; computing a second intersection of the descending edge and the mean noise level; and computing the width of the correlation result as a distance between the first and second intersections. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the predetermined value is two chips of the signal. 15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the detector measures a slope of a ascending edge of the correlation result; measures a slope of a descending edge of the correlation result; compares the ascending slope to the descending slope; and if the ascending slope differs from the descending slope, indicating a multipath condition. 16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first resolution is a one-half chip interval and the second resolution is a one-fifth chip interval. 17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the correlator performs signal correlations to generate a signal correlation; and selects an earliest peak in the signal correlations. 18. A method for selecting a signal-processing resolution in a satellite-signal receiver, the method comprising: receiving a signal at the satellite-signal receiver; producing a plurality of samples of the signal; processing a first set of the plurality of samples of the signal; and processing a second set of the plurality of samples of the signal responsive to a multipath condition being detected from processing the first set, wherein the second set comprises more of the plurality of samples than the first set, wherein detecting a multipath condition comprises: measuring a slope of an ascending edge of the correlation result; measuring a slope of a descending edge of the correlation result; comparing the ascending slope to the descending slope; and indicating a multipath condition when the ascending slope differs from the descending slope. 19. An apparatus for processing a satellite signal comprising: a satellite signal receiver for receiving a signal; a sampler for producing a plurality of samples of the signal; a correlator for processing (i) a first set of the plurality of samples of the signal, and (ii) a second set of the plurality of samples responsive to a multipath condition being detected from processing the first set, wherein the second set comprises more samples of the plurality of samples than the first set; a detector, coupled to the correlator for detecting a multipath condition from processing of the first set of the plurality of samples of the signal, and for causing the correlator to process the second set of the plurality of samples after detecting the multipath condition, wherein the detector measures a slope of a ascending edge of the correlation result; measures a slope of a descending edge of the correlation result; compares the ascending slope to the descending slope; and if the ascending slope differs from the descending slope, indicating a multipath condition.
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