JPH11313004A - Spread spectrum transmission/reception equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To decrease synchronism capture time between the spread spectrum transmission/reception equipments of a TDD system. SOLUTION: When a reset pulse is generated from a control circuit, it is stored in a D-FF 16 with the fall of an internal clock, and a reset signal is applied at an H level to a PN code generating circuit. The output of the reset signal from the D-FF 16 is stopped with the fall of the next internal clock and the PN code generating circuit is set into initial state with the fall of the reset signal. At the same time, a PN code is generated from the PN code generating circuit by the same internal clock.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a spread spectrum transmitting / receiving apparatus for performing time division duplex transmission.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 3, there is a system for performing telephone communication and data communication between a station A and a station B by a spread spectrum method. Recently, in order to make effective use of radio waves between stations A and B, TDD (Time Division Dupl
ex) The transmission and reception are switched by using the same carrier frequency called the method. A spread spectrum transmitting / receiving apparatus using such a TDD system is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes an antenna, and 2 and 3 are provided for reception and transmission, respectively, and generate a PN code as a spreading code.
The code generator 4 despreads the spread spectrum signal received by the antenna 1 using the PN code from the PN code generator 2, and the demultiplexer 5 demodulates the despread signal to obtain an information signal. An information demodulation circuit, 6 is an information modulation circuit for modulating an information signal, 7 is a spreading circuit for performing spread spectrum processing on the information modulation signal using the PN code from the PN code generator 3, and 8 is a despreading circuit 4 and a spreading circuit 7. And an antenna switch connected between the antenna 1 and switching between transmission and reception, and 9 is a C that controls transmission and reception of the antenna switch 8.
PU and 10 an initial setting circuit for initially setting a PN code generated from the PN code generation circuits 2 and 3 to a predetermined state in synchronization with the switching control signal S from the CPU 9.

[0003]

In the circuit shown in FIG. 4, the PN code is initially set in a predetermined state only at the timing of switching between transmission and reception. It is asynchronous with the clock. The initial setting is created on the basis of the clock of the CPU 8, which is asynchronous with the clock of the PN code generator. As a result, the time from the initial setting of the PN code generation circuit to the actual generation of the PN code in the initial state differs depending on the mutual timing of the transmission / reception switching and the generation of the PN code, and is not constant. Therefore, even if the PN codes are initially set at the stations A and B at the same time, the generation timings of the initially set PN codes do not actually match.

For example, when the PN code is an M sequence, the phase difference between the PN code on the transmitting side and that on the receiving side is ± 1 as shown in FIG.
If it is within the chip, a correlation output is generated. However, when the phase difference does not fall within ± 1 chip, no correlation output is generated, and the receiving station must perform initial synchronization to obtain the correlation output.

[0005] Even when the stations A and B are synchronized, the generation timings of the PN codes of the stations A and B do not exactly match exactly. For example, the phase difference of the initially set PN code may be shifted by two clocks or more between the stations A and B. In such a case, the synchronization of the PN code starts from the initial synchronization, and as a result, there has been a problem that the synchronization acquisition time becomes long. In particular, in the TDD scheme of FIG. 3, since the transmission / reception period is a fixed time, if it takes time to acquire the synchronization, a problem arises in that necessary communication data cannot be transmitted.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a spread code generating circuit for generating a spread code, a despread circuit for despreading a spread spectrum signal received using the spread code from the spread code generator circuit, A spread-spectrum transmission / reception device comprising a spread-spectrum circuit for performing a spread-spectrum process on a signal information-modulated using a spread code from the spread-code generation circuit, when switching between transmission and reception, an internal clock in the spread-code generation circuit is used. And an initial setting circuit for initially setting the state of the spread code in synchronization.

In particular, the initial setting circuit has an input terminal to which an input pulse for making initial settings is applied, a clock terminal to which the internal clock is applied, and an output terminal to which an output pulse is applied. It is characterized by comprising a flip-flop.

The spread code generation circuit includes a VCO whose oscillation frequency is changed according to a control signal, and a phase comparison circuit for comparing the phase of an output signal of the VCO with the spread spectrum signal serving as a reference signal. A loop filter for generating the control signal based on the phase difference, and a spread code generator for generating a spread code based on the output signal of the VCO, wherein the state of the spread code generator is initially set by an initial setting circuit. It is characterized by being performed.

Further, the spread code generation circuit includes a VCO whose oscillation frequency is changed according to a control signal,
A phase comparison circuit that compares the phase of the output signal with the information-modulated signal, a loop filter that generates the control signal based on a phase difference, and a spreading code that generates a spreading code based on the output signal of the VCO A spreading code generator, wherein the state of the spreading code generator is initially set by an initial setting circuit.

According to the present invention, when setting the spread code of the spread code generating circuit to the initial state, the initial setting is performed in synchronization with the internal clock of the spread code generating circuit. A signal serving as a reference for the initial setting is set, and the time from the start of the initial setting to the actual initial setting can be kept constant.

[0011]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 11 denotes a multiplier for despreading a spectrum by multiplying a received spread spectrum signal by a PN code from a PN code generator 2. , 12 is a VCO whose oscillation frequency is changed by the control signal, 13 is a phase comparison circuit for comparing the phases of the output signals of the multiplier 11 and the VCO 12, and 14 is a smoothing output signal of the phase comparison circuit 13 to generate a control signal. A frequency dividing circuit for dividing the output signal of the VCO 12 to generate an internal clock of the PN code generator 2;
16 is a D input terminal to which a reset pulse R1 is applied;
An internal clock having a CL input terminal and a D output terminal for outputting an initial signal, and a D-FF (flip-flop) 17 for setting the PN code generator 2 to an initial state;
Is a VCO whose oscillation frequency is changed by a control signal.
Is a phase comparison circuit that compares the phase of the frequency-divided signal of the output of the VCO 17 with the information modulation signal, 19 is a loop filter that smoothes the output of the phase comparison circuit 18 and generates a control signal of the VCO 17, 21 and 22 are the outputs of the VCO 17 A frequency divider for dividing the signal; 23, a multiplier for performing spectrum spread by multiplying the output signal of the VCO 17 by the PN code from the PN code generator 3; 24, a D input terminal to which a reset pulse R2 is applied; , The internal clock has a CL input terminal and a D output terminal for outputting an initial signal, and is a D-FF for setting the PN code generator 3 to an initial state.
In FIG. 1, the same circuits as those of the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The spread spectrum transmitting / receiving apparatus shown in FIG. 1 alternately performs transmission and reception. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, when the switching control signal S is at the H level, the antenna switch 8 is switched to the T side, and a transmission operation (Tx) is performed by transmitting a spread spectrum signal from the multiplier 23 to the antenna 1.
, And the spread spectrum signal received by the antenna 1 is sent to the multiplier 11 to enable the receiving operation (Rx). In the TDD system, when transmitting at the A station, the B station is the receiving side, and when receiving at the A station, the B station is used.
Stations A and B are configured such that a switching signal S whose H and L are completely opposite to each other is input to each antenna switch 10 as shown in FIGS. You.

In FIG. 1, an internal clock is generated by using the PLL technique, and P is synchronized with the internal clock.
The N code is generated. On the transmitting side, the phase comparison circuit 1
In step 8, the phase of the information modulation signal is compared with the phase of the frequency-divided signal of the frequency dividing circuit 22, a control signal is generated from the loop filter 20 based on the phase difference, and the oscillation frequency of the VCO 17 is changed by the control signal. The output signal of the VCO 17 is
, And 22 are applied to the phase comparison circuit 18 for phase comparison. The output signal of the VCO 17 is applied to the multiplier 23. At the same time, the frequency divider 2
The output signal of 1 is applied to the PN code generator 3 as an internal clock, and a PN code synchronized with the internal clock is generated and applied to the multiplier 23. In multiplier 23, VCO1
7 is multiplied by the PN code to perform a spread spectrum process. Here, since the PLL method is used, the oscillation frequency of the VCO 17 is synchronized with the information modulation signal with high accuracy. Furthermore, since the PN code is synchronized with the output of the VCO 17, the two input signals synchronized with each other are multiplied by the multiplier 23, and it is possible to perform a good spread spectrum process.

On the receiving side, a spread spectrum signal is multiplied by a PN code from a PN code generator 2 by a multiplier 11 to perform spectrum despreading. The output signal of the multiplier 11 is compared in phase with the output signal of the VCO by the phase comparison circuit 13, and a control signal is generated from the loop filter 14 based on the phase difference, and the oscillation frequency of the VCO 12 is changed by the control signal. Also, the output signal of the VCO 12 is
After that, it is applied to the PN code generator 2 as an internal clock. The PN code is generated in synchronization with the internal clock and applied to the multiplier 11. Here, since the PLL method is used, the oscillation frequency of the VCO is synchronized with the spread spectrum signal with high accuracy. As a result, the PN code in the spread spectrum signal of the multiplier 11 and the PN code of the PN code generator 2
The code is synchronized and accurate spectrum despreading can be performed.

In the present invention, a D-code for initial setting the PN code generators 2 and 3 in synchronization with the internal clock is provided.
FFs 16 and 24 are provided. It is assumed that the apparatus in FIG. 1 has switched from the transmission operation to the reception operation. At the time of switching, the CPU 9 resets the reset pulse R as shown in FIG.
Generates 1. It is assumed that the reset pulse R1 is generated at the timing of the output signal of the frequency dividing circuit 15 shown in FIG. The reset pulse R1 is applied to the D input terminal of the D-FF16. An internal clock from the frequency dividing circuit 15 is applied to a clock terminal of the D-FF 16, and when the internal clock falls during the generation period of the reset pulse R1 (at a point a in FIG. 2), the reset pulse R1 is set to D. −
The data is taken into the FF 16. Therefore, an H-level output signal is generated from the Q output terminal of the D-FF 16. Thereafter, at the time when the internal clock falls next (time b in FIG. 2A), the D-FF captures the L-level reset pulse R1, and an L-level output signal is generated from the Q output terminal.
As a result, the initial signal from the D-FF 16 is generated only during the period from the time point a to the time point b in FIG. That is,
An initial signal is output in synchronization with the internal clock from the frequency dividing circuit 15.

Also, when the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 switches from the reception operation to the transmission operation, an initial signal synchronized with the internal clock is generated in the same manner as described above. When switching, CP
U9 generates a reset pulse R2 as shown in FIG. 2E. This reset pulse R2 is generated by the frequency dividing circuit 2 shown in FIG.
It is assumed that the occurrence has occurred with respect to the timing of the output signal No. 2. The reset pulse R2 is applied to the D input terminal of the D-FF24. Then, when the internal clock from the frequency dividing circuit 21 falls during the generation period of the reset pulse R2 (see FIG. 2).
(Time c) d) The reset pulse R2 is captured by the D-FF 24, and an H-level output signal is generated from the Q output terminal. Thereafter, when the internal clock falls next (d in FIG. 2D), the D-FF 24 captures the L-level reset pulse R2, and an L-level output signal is generated from the Q output terminal. As a result, the initial signal from the D-FF 24 is output in synchronization with the internal clock from the frequency dividing circuit 21 only during the period from the time point c to the time point d in FIG.

The initial signal from the D-FF 16 or the D-FF 24 is a PN code generator 2 or a PN code generator 2, respectively.
Applied to the code generator 3. The D-FFs 16 and 24 are initially set to a predetermined state by an initial signal. As described above, since the initial signal is generated in synchronization with the internal clock for generating the PN code on the receiving side and the transmitting side, the PN code generators 2 and 3 are initially set in synchronization with the internal clock.

This initial setting is performed each time the reception and transmission of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 are switched. In particular, it is performed when transmission and reception are switched between the stations A and B in a synchronized state. At the time of switching, the PN code is initially set to a predetermined state at both the stations A and B at the same time. Since the initial setting is performed in synchronization with the internal clock, the time from the initial setting of the PN code generator to the actual generation of the initial PN code is always constant. If the stations A and B are synchronized, the internal clocks of the stations A and B are almost the same, and the initial setting is based on the internal clock. It becomes possible to do.

[0019]

According to the present invention, since the state of the spread code is set to the initial state based on the internal clock, the time from initial setting of the spread code generation circuit to generation of the spread code in the initial state is fixed. It can be time, and the synchronization acquisition can be completed in a short time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a timing chart for explaining the operation of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless station that implements the TDD scheme.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a conventional example.

FIG. 5 is a characteristic diagram showing the correlation between PN codes on the transmitting and receiving sides.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 8 antenna switch 9 CPU 11, 24 multiplier 12, 19 VCO 13, 20, phase comparison circuit 14, 21, loop filter 15, 22, 23 divider circuit 16, 24 D-FF

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A spreading code generating circuit for generating a spreading code, a despreading circuit for despreading a spread spectrum signal received using a spreading code from the spreading code generating circuit, and a spreading code from the spreading code generating circuit. A spread-spectrum transmitting / receiving apparatus comprising a spread-spectrum circuit for performing a spread-spectrum process on a signal information-modulated using a code, wherein, when switching between transmission and reception, the state of the spread code is synchronized with an internal clock in the spread-code generation circuit. A spread-spectrum transmission / reception apparatus, comprising: 2. The initial setting circuit has an input terminal to which an input pulse for performing initial setting is applied, a clock terminal to which the internal clock is applied, and an output terminal to which an output pulse is applied. 2. The spread spectrum transmitting / receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the spread spectrum transmitting / receiving apparatus comprises a flip-flop. 3. A spread code generating circuit, comprising: a VCO whose oscillation frequency is changed in accordance with a control signal; and a phase comparison circuit for comparing the phase of an output signal of the VCO with the spread spectrum signal serving as a reference signal. A loop filter for generating the control signal based on the phase difference, and a spread code generator for generating a spread code based on the output signal of the VCO, wherein the state of the spread code generator is initially set by an initial setting circuit. The spread spectrum transmitting / receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission and reception are performed. 4. A spread code generation circuit, comprising: a VCO whose oscillation frequency is changed in accordance with a control signal; a phase comparison circuit for comparing the phase of an output signal of the VCO with the information-modulated signal; A loop filter that generates the control signal based on the phase difference; and a spreading code generator that generates a spreading code based on the output signal of the VCO. The state of the spreading code generator is initially set by an initial setting circuit. The spread spectrum transmitting / receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: