JP2005159423A - Synchronization detection circuit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a synchronization detection circuit capable of correctly detecting synchronization from a received signal. <P>SOLUTION: The synchronization detection circuit includes: a correlation detection means for detecting a correlation between a received signal and comparison object data and providing the detected result as a correlation value; a window setting means for setting a window for sharing a prescribed period in matching with timing when the correlation between the received signal and the comparison object data is detected; a means for detecting a peak at which the correlation value is a prescribed value or over for the window period and carrying out a peak detection count for counting the number of accumulated peaks to provide an output of the number of peak detection times a; a vanished peak count means for detecting a vanished peak whose correlation value is not a prescribed value or over for the window period and counting the consecutive number of vanished peak times to provide an output of the number of vanished peak times b; and a detection / vanish comparison means for outputting synchronization timing when the number of peak detection times a is greater than a prescribed number of times a<SB>0</SB>and the number of vanished peak times b is greater than a prescribed number of time b<SB>0</SB>. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a synchronization detection circuit for detecting synchronization from a received signal.

  In a wireless communication apparatus that communicates wireless packet signals, a synchronization detection circuit is provided to detect synchronization from received signals (see, for example, Patent Document 1). As shown in FIG. 5, the conventional synchronization detection circuit includes two antennas 51 a and 51 b, a switch 52, a correlation detection unit 53, and a peak detection unit 54. The correlation detection unit 53 includes a memory 55 that stores comparison data, and a comparator 56 that compares the received signal with the comparison data.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the received radio packet signal is prefixed with a preamble for synchronization. The preamble is composed of t ₁ to t ₁₀ . Each of t _{1 to} t ₁₀ is composed of the same predetermined waveform, and the same waveform as one of t ₁ to t ₁₀ is set in the comparison target data.

  Next, the operation of the conventional synchronization detection circuit will be described. First, the two antennas 51a and 51b receive radio packet signals. Next, the switch 52 performs antenna switching and selects one of the two antennas 51a and 51b that receives stronger radio waves.

Then, the correlation detection means 53 correlates the received signal with the comparison data by cross-correlation. That is, when the wireless packet signals are sequentially input, the comparator 56 of the correlation detecting means 53 is one for each of t ₁ to t ₁₀ as shown in FIG. Peaks are output at regular intervals.

Next, the peak detection means 54 detects the disappearance of the peak after detecting this peak 10 times in succession, thereby detecting the end timing of the preamble and the start timing of the subsequent data.
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  When the antenna is switched by the switch 52 during reception of the preamble, if the reception level of the switching destination antenna is low, the peak missing in the output from the comparator 56 as shown in FIG. Will occur. On the other hand, in the conventional synchronization detection circuit, the peak detecting unit 54 detects the disappearance of the peak when the missing tooth of the peak occurs, and the original end timing of the preamble cannot be correctly detected.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to obtain a synchronization detection circuit that can correctly detect synchronization from a received signal.

The synchronization detection circuit according to the present invention detects a correlation between the received signal and the comparison reference data, outputs a correlation value, and a predetermined timing in accordance with a timing for detecting the correlation between the received signal and the comparison reference data. A window setting means for setting a window for a period of time, a peak having a correlation value equal to or greater than a predetermined value in the window period, a peak detection count for counting the number of cumulative peaks, and outputting a peak detection count a Means for detecting peak annihilation whose correlation value does not exceed a predetermined value during the window period, counting the number of continuous peak annihilation, and outputting the number of peak annihilation b, and the number of peak detections a is greater than a predetermined number of times a _0, and, leaving the synchronization timing when the peak extinction number b is greater than a predetermined number of times b ₀ And a detection / extinction comparing means for. Other features of the present invention will become apparent below.

  According to the present invention, the end timing of a preamble can be correctly detected even if a peak tooth loss occurs due to antenna switching during preamble reception. Synchronization can be correctly detected from the received signal.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 shows a synchronization detection circuit according to the first embodiment. The synchronization detection circuit includes two antennas 11a and 11b, a switch 12, a correlation detection unit 13, a window setting unit 14, a peak detection count unit 15, a peak extinction count unit 16, and a detection / extinction comparison unit 17. Have The correlation detection unit 13 includes a memory 18 that stores comparison data, and a comparator 19 that compares the received signal with the comparison data.

In addition, this synchronization detection circuit receives a radio packet signal with a preamble added for synchronization as in the prior art. The comparison target data stored in the memory 18 is set with the same waveform as that of one of t ₁ to t ₁₀ constituting the preamble.

  Next, the operation of the synchronization detection circuit will be described. First, the two antennas 11a and 11b receive radio packet signals. Next, the switch 12 performs antenna switching, and selects the stronger one of the two antennas 11a and 11b that is received.

And the correlation detection means 13 detects the correlation of the received signal and comparison reference data, and outputs it as a correlation value. That is, when the comparator 19 of the correlation detecting unit 13 operates normally when the wireless packet signals are sequentially input, one peak is set for each of t _{1 to} t ₁₀ at equal intervals. Is output as a correlation value.

  Next, the window setting means 14 sets a peak detection window. This peak detection window is set at the same interval as each peak output from the comparator 19 in the normal operation in accordance with the timing of detecting the correlation between the received signal and the comparison control data. It has a predetermined period. In the window setting, the position where the first peak is detected is set as the first peak detection window.

  Then, the peak detection counting means 15 detects a peak having a correlation value of a predetermined value or more during the peak detection window, counts the cumulative number of peaks, and outputs the peak detection number a. On the other hand, the peak disappearance counting means 16 detects the peak disappearance whose correlation value does not exceed a predetermined value during the peak detection window, counts the number of continuous peak disappearances, and outputs the peak disappearance count b. However, although the peak detection count a continues to be counted from the next peak even if there is a missing peak on the way, the peak disappearance count b is reset to 0 when the next peak exists.

Next, the detection / extinction comparing means 17, peak detection number a from the peak detection count section 15 is greater than the predetermined number of times a _0, and the peak extinction number b is larger than the predetermined number of times b ₀ from the peak extinction counting means 16 Sometimes it is determined that it is the preamble end timing, and the synchronization timing is output.

As an example, a case where the predetermined number of times is set as a ₀ = 8 and b ₀ = 1 will be described. In this case, when the missing of the peak occurs once in the output of the comparator 19 as shown in FIG. 2, at the stage where the number of peak detections a = 9 and the number of peak disappearances b = 2, a> a ₀ and b> b ₀ are satisfied, and it is determined that it is the end timing of the preamble.

  Although the case where the synchronization detection circuit has two antennas has been described here, the present embodiment is not limited to this, and the present embodiment can also be applied to a case where there are three or more antennas. In this case, the switch selects one of the plurality of antennas that receives a strong radio wave.

Further, in the synchronization detection circuit according to the first embodiment, tooth loss of a predetermined number of times b ₀ or less is allowed. For example, when tooth loss occurs twice in succession, if b ₀ = 2 is set, Tooth loss is allowed.

  As described above, the synchronization detection circuit according to the first embodiment can correctly detect the end timing of the preamble even if a peak loss occurs due to antenna switching during preamble reception. That is, synchronization can be correctly detected from the received signal.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In addition to the configuration of the synchronization detection circuit according to the first embodiment, the synchronization detection circuit according to the second embodiment further includes an antenna switching timing supply unit 20 as shown in FIG. The antenna switching timing supply means 20 controls the peak disappearance counting means 16 so that peak disappearance is not counted during the period of timing for antenna switching.

As an example, a case where the predetermined number of times is set as a ₀ = 8 and b ₀ = 0 will be described. In this case, as shown in FIG. 2, in the output of the comparator 19, even if a missing tooth occurs in the peak due to antenna switching, the peak disappearance counting means 16 does not count the peak disappearance, and the number of peak detections a = 9 , When the number of peak extinctions b = 1, a> a ₀ and b> b ₀ are satisfied, and it is determined that the end timing of the preamble is reached.

Since the synchronization detection circuit according to the second embodiment can set b ₀ = 0, it can be determined that the first peak extinction after the end of the preamble is the end timing of the preamble. Can be detected more accurately than in the first embodiment.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
In addition to the configuration of the synchronization detection circuit according to the first embodiment, the synchronization detection circuit according to the third embodiment further includes a peak disappearance count mask means 21 as shown in FIG. The peak disappearance count masking means 21 controls the peak disappearance counting means 16 so as not to count the peak disappearance for a certain period after receiving the head of the signal. Since antenna switching is normally performed at the beginning of received data, for example, a period in which peak disappearance is not counted is set to about 0.5 to 0.7 of the preamble period.

Since the synchronization detection circuit according to the third embodiment can set b ₀ = 0, it can be determined that the first peak extinction after the end of the preamble is the end timing of the preamble. Can be detected more accurately than in the first embodiment.

  The synchronization detection circuits according to the first to third embodiments described above can be applied as means for detecting synchronization from data received in an IEEE802.11a compliant high-speed wireless LAN, and correlate a wireless packet with comparison data. The present invention can be applied to any wireless device that detects synchronization timing and electronic devices such as OA equipment, AV equipment, home appliances, and game equipment including the wireless device.

1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a synchronization detection circuit according to a first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the output from a comparator when the missing tooth | gear occurs by antenna switching. FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram illustrating a synchronization detection circuit according to a second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram illustrating a synchronization detection circuit according to a third embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the conventional synchronous detection circuit. It is a figure which shows the structure of a wireless packet signal. It is a figure which shows the output from the comparator at the time of normal operation | movement. It is a figure which shows the output from a comparator when the missing tooth | gear occurs by antenna switching.

Explanation of symbols

11a, 11b Antenna 12 Switch 13 Correlation detection means 14 Window setting means 15 Peak detection count means 16 Peak disappearance count means 17 Disappearance comparison means 18 Memory 19 Comparator 20 Antenna switching timing supply means 21 Peak disappearance count mask means

Claims (4)

Correlation detecting means for detecting the correlation between the received signal and the comparison control data and outputting as a correlation value;
Window setting means for setting a window for a predetermined period in accordance with the timing of detecting the correlation between the received signal and the comparison data;
Means for detecting a peak at which the correlation value is equal to or greater than a predetermined value during the window period, counting the number of cumulative peaks, and outputting a peak detection number a;
Peak annihilation counting means for detecting peak annihilation at which the correlation value does not exceed a predetermined value during the window period, counting the number of continuous peak annihilation, and outputting the peak annihilation count b;
It said peak detection number a is greater than a predetermined number of times a _0, and the synchronization detection the peak extinction number b is characterized by having a detection / extinction comparing means for outputting the larger the synchronization timing than a predetermined number of times b ₀ circuit.   2. The antenna switching timing supply means for controlling the peak extinction counting means so as not to count peak extinction during a period of timing for performing antenna switching of a plurality of antennas for receiving signals. Synchronization detection circuit.   2. The synchronous detection circuit according to claim 1, further comprising a peak disappearance count masking means for controlling the peak disappearance counting means so that the peak disappearance is not counted for a certain period after receiving the head of the signal. An electronic device comprising the synchronization detection circuit according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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