Patent ID: 7912083
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: H04J,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a wireless communication device, comprising: encoding a first portion of a cell identification that is to be transmitted on a first downlink waveform, wherein the first portion of the cell identification is based on a selected primary sequence included in a primary sequence group having respective primary sequences, including the selected primary sequence, and wherein the respective primary sequences are each associated with respective secondary sequence subgroups included in a secondary sequence group and each of the respective secondary sequence subgroups include secondary sequences at least some of which are only included in one of the respective secondary sequence subgroups; encoding a second portion of a cell identification that is to be transmitted on a second downlink waveform, wherein the second portion of the cell identification is based on a selected one of the secondary sequences selected from one of the respective secondary sequence subgroups associated with the selected primary sequence; and transmitting the first and second downlink waveforms.