Determination of frequency offsets in communication systems

Details Determination of frequency offsets in communication systems Determination of frequency offsets in communication systems

1996-09-30

1999-08-24

To, Doris H.

Telecommunications

Carrier wave repeater or relay system

Portable or mobile repeater

455 63, 455 671, 455 71, 455427, 342358, H04B 7185

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059436069

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for determining frequency offsets caused by oscillator error or Doppler effects in a user terminal (for example, a mobile wireless telephone) in a communication system. The system (100) includes at least one user terminal (124, 126) and a base station (112), or gateway (120, 122) for communicating with the user terminal (124, 126) through a satellite (116, 118) with predetermined known orbital positions or patterns. A communication signal (130, 132, 146, 148) is precorrected for known Doppler effects, such as between a gateway and a transferring satellite (146, 148), when used, and transmitted to a user terminal. The user terminal (124, 126) determines the signal frequency relative to a reference oscillator (240), and treats any detected difference as resulting completely from Doppler. The frequency difference is either transferred as data in reverse link transmissions (130, 132, 140, 142), or used as a pre-correction factor for such transmissions. The frequency of the reverse link user terminal signals is measured at the gateway (120, 122), again compensating for known Doppler effects, to provide a nominal error measurement. Measured frequency error or offsets are then divided in half to arrive at a Doppler shift error, or divided in half and scaled to the appropriate frequency to arrive at a user terminal oscillator error. The detected error can be transmitted to the user terminal (124, 126) for use in correcting the oscillator output frequency, or for adjusting the timing of, or time tracking for, the user terminal (124, 126). Alternatively, the detected error can be included as data in subsequent signals for use by gateways (120, 122) or base stations (112).

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