Patent ID: 7447189
Filing Date: 2008-11-04
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A receiver operable in at least one of a multi-carrier mode in a multi-carrier system and a single carrier mode in a single carrier system, comprising: an antenna that receives a forward link signal; a first subsystem, coupled to the antenna, configured to down convert and demodulate a first component of the forward link signal at a first carrier frequency to generate a first demodulated component of the forward link signal, wherein the first carrier frequency corresponds to a first preferred channel of a selected set of preferred channels that includes a pilot signal; and a second subsystem, coupled to the antenna, configured to down convert and demodulate a second component of the forward link signal at a second carrier frequency to generate a second demodulated component of the forward link signal, wherein the second carrier frequency corresponds to a second preferred channel of the selected set of preferred channels; and a processor that instructs the first subsystem to tune to the first preferred channel at the first carrier frequency, and attempts to detect a pilot signal on the first preferred channel,