Patent ID: 8098647

Claim:
A method of performing cell search to acquire a cell identity in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving a primary synchronization signal (PSS), the PSS comprising a primary synchronization code (PSC); acquiring a unique identity based on the PSC; receiving a first and a second secondary synchronization signal (SSS), each comprising a scrambled, first secondary synchronization code (SSC 1 ) and a scrambled, second secondary synchronization code (SSC 2 ), wherein SSC 1 and SSC 2 each comprise a plurality of elements and, together, SSC 1 and SSC 2 relate to a cell group identity, wherein a mapping order of the SSC 1 and the SSC 2 elements associated with the first SSS differs from a mapping order of the SSC 1 and the SSC 2 elements associated with the second SSS; and acquiring the cell identity based on the unique identity and the cell group identity.