Patent ID: 6052408
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A cellular communication system comprising:(a) a plurality of base stations, each of said base stations having a receiver configured to receive packets of data, each of said packets of data having at least two sets of data bits, wherein data bits in a first set of said at least two sets of data bits are represented by a first PN code, and data bits of a second set of said at least two sets of data bits are represented by a second PN code, a length of the first PN code being different from a length of the second PN code and wherein the length of the second PN code is selected from among a plurality of different PN code lengths so as to obtain a predetermined communication rate of said second set of data bits;(b) a networking system providing a communication medium between each of said base stations; and(c) a plurality of mobile terminals, each of said mobile terminals transmitting said data packets having the first set and the second set of said at least two sets of data bits.