A signature sequence employed in a
wireless transmission over a channel is detected and utilized. The signature sequence is selected from a set of sequences formed by
delay-Doppler shifts of a
base sequence. Preferably but not exclusively, the set of sequences is formed by circular
delay-Doppler shifts of the
base sequence. The
base sequence can be, for example, an m-sequence. A received
signal is obtained from a received
wireless transmission. A candidate sequence selector (90) selects a candidate sequence from among a set of sequences for evaluation as the signature sequence, the set of sequences having been formed by sequence set generator (88) as
delay-Doppler shifts of a base sequence. An image former (82) uses the base sequence and the received
signal to form a delay-Doppler image with respect to an
image area pertinent to the candidate sequence. A metric analyzer (84) computes a metric over the
image area pertinent to the candidate sequence and uses the metric to determine if the signature sequence is the candidate sequence. A sequence utilization device (76) can use the signature sequence to identify another
transceiver unit which sent the
wireless transmission, and / or use the signature sequence for synchronization with another
transceiver unit which sent the
wireless transmission.