DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention comprises a combined synchronization and information transfer method and system in a burst-type communication system.
In one burst-type communication system of the present invention having a transmitter and a receiver, a method of communicating information in a preamble synchronization sequence of a burst transmission includes selecting, at the transmitter, a selected one of a plurality of initial detection sequences, representing one or more first preamble information bits; selecting, at the transmitter, a selected one of a plurality of unique words, representing one or more second preamble information bits; transmitting, at the transmitter, said preamble synchronization sequence comprising said selected one initial detection sequence and said selected one unique word; receiving, at the receiver, said preamble synchronization sequence; detecting, at the receiver, said one initial detection sequence to produce first time synchronization information and to receive said one or more first preamble information bits; and detecting, at the receiver, said one unique word to produce second time synchronization information and to receive said one or more second preamble information bits.
In another burst-type communication system of the present invention, a receiver includes a differential detector receiving a differentially encoded synchronization sequence and providing a base synchronization sequence including a first plurality of symbols, comprising an initial detection sequence, and a second plurality of symbols, comprising a unique word; an integrator receiving the base synchronization sequence and integrating the first plurality of symbols to produce an initial detection signal; a threshold detector receiving the first plurality of symbols, detecting the initial detection, producing an initial detection strobe comprising symbol timing information, and providing a first preamble information bit; and a unique word detector receiving the base synchronization sequence, detecting the unique word, and producing a second preamble information bit
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