JOINT DETECTION FOR A CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK

摘要

The invention relates to joint detection for a Code Division Multiple Access communications network. A method, a joint detector receiver, a node, a computer program product and a communications network are disclosed. One or more active user devices are determined from a plurality of cells associated with a node. The one or more user devices being operable via a first frequency and at a first time slot. A joint detection operation is then performed for the one or more user devices to distinguish user devices operating at the first frequency.