Pilot Sequence Detection by Service Data Extraction

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Solution Overview

Problem

In communication systems like TD-SCDMA, pilot sequence signals often overlap with service data signals, causing interference that degrades detection performance and reduces spectrum utilization and capacity, especially when propagation delays or other factors lead to cross-interference.

Innovation Solution

A method to detect pilot sequence signals by extracting the service data signal from the received signal when it is determined to be correct, or by using a weight factor based on the power of the service data signal, pilot sequence signal, and noise signal to suppress interference, thereby improving the detection of the pilot sequence signal.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If the pilot sequence signal and service data signal are transmitted in the same time slot to improve spectrum utilization, then spectrum utilization is improved, but the pilot sequence signal detection performance deteriorates due to cross-interference

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespectrum utilizationVSAvoidpilot sequence signal detection performance
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The service data signal is extracted and removed from the received signal that contains both the pilot sequence signal and service data signal. By separating and removing the service data signal component, the pilot sequence signal can be detected without interference, thus resolving the contradiction between transmitting both signals in the same time slot and maintaining detection performance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The received signal containing both pilot sequence signal and service data signal is segmented into separate components. The service data signal is identified and extracted as a separate entity, allowing the pilot sequence signal to be processed independently for detection, thereby eliminating cross-interference while maintaining spectrum utilization efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Measurement precision

If a guard interval is added between pilot sequence signal and service data signal to avoid overlap, then detection performance is improved, but spectrum utilization deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection performanceVSAvoidspectrum utilization
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of adding a guard interval that would waste time resources and reduce spectrum utilization, the service data signal is extracted and removed from the received signal. This allows the pilot sequence signal to be detected in the same time slot without interference, achieving both good detection performance and high spectrum utilization without requiring additional guard intervals

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS8401124B2Method, device and system for detecting pilot sequence signal
Publication Date: 2013.03.19 DATANG MOBILE COMM EQUIP CO LTD
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AI summary

A method for detecting pilot sequence signal includes: when the service data signal in the received signal is confirmed to be right, the said service data signal is extracted from the received signal, wherein, the service data signal and the pilot sequence signal in the received signal are located in the same slot; the pilot sequence signal is obtained from the received signal having been extracted the service data signal. At the same time, a communication device and a communication system are provided. The interference of pilot sequence signal made by the service data signal can be restrained, the detecting performance of the pilot sequence can be enhanced by using the present invention.