Abstract:
A control technique for a communication system in which a microcell base station is co-located with a macrocell base station. The microcell base station tracks hot spots as they move within the macrocell. The microcell base station may utilize a two-dimensional (2-D) antenna array, which is co-located with the macro cell antenna. The two-dimensional antenna is steerable in both the horizontal and vertical directions. The size of the microcell coverage area depends upon the distance from the cell site antenna as well as the dimensionality of the array, which determines the angular spread of the beam. Filter tap weights may be adjusted to point the beam to any desired location in the macrocell. The orthogonality between the macrocell and the microcell may be obtained either in the frequency domain or in the code domain, depending upon the system in which it is implemented.
Abstract:
Methods, apparatus and system are described for transmitting signals in QPSK, QAM and other similar modulation formats as single sideband (SSB) signals. An exemplary SSB-QPSK transmitter (60) receives an in-phase data signal x(n) and a quadrature-phase data signal y(n). The in-phase data signal and a Hilbert transform (74) of the quadrature-phase data signal are modulated (80) onto a cosine carrier signal, the quadrature-phase data signal and a Hilbert transform (68) of the in-phase data signal are modulated (84) onto a sine carrier signal, and the modulated sine and cosine carrier signals are combined (86) to provide a modulated SSB-QPSK signal. The in-phase and quadrature-phase data signals are time-aligned signals which are interpolated (62,64) prior to modulation so as to include zero values at alternating instants of time. Their corresponding Hilbert transforms therefore also exhibit alternating zero values. During modulation, the in-phase data signal can thus be interleaved with Hilbert transforms of the quadrature-phase data signal, and the quadrature-phase data signal can be interleaved with Hilbert transforms of the in-phase data signal, without any interference between the signals. Coherent quadrature detection may be used to recover both the in-phase and quadrature-phase data signals at a receiver.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for wireless communication in systems such as omni-beam and narrow-beam fixed wireless loop (FWL) systems. In a first technique in accordance with the invention, referred to as code division duplex (CDD) time-slotted CDMA, uplink and downlink portions of the system are separated using code division duplexing, while the users within a given cell are also separated using codes, e.g., using time-slotted CDMA. In a second technique in accordance with the invention, referred to as time division duplex (TDD) time-slotted CDMA, uplink and downlink portions of the system are separated using time division duplexing, e.g., time slots, while the users in a given cell are separated using codes, e.g., time-slotted CDMA. Both the CDD and TDD techniques may make use of an electronically-steered beam which is designed to provide simultaneous coverage within a given cell for two or more users separated by codes. In a third technique in accordance with the invention, referred to as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), uplink and downlink portions of the system are separated in frequency, while the users are, e.g., also separated in frequency.
Abstract:
Apparatus and method for iteratively decoding a signal are provided. The apparatus includes a central pool of resources for iteratively decoding signals. The central pool may run a plurality of iterative decoding processes, each process being allocated to a signal processing unit upon request and depending upon resource availability.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for wireless communication in systems such as omni-beam and narrow-beam fixed wireless loop (FWL) systems. In a first technique in accordance with the invention, referred to as code division duplex (CDD) time-slotted CDMA, uplink and downlink portions of the system are separated using code division duplexing, while the users within a given cell are also separated using codes, e.g., using time-slotted CDMA. In a second technique in accordance with the invention, referred to as time division duplex (TDD) time-slotted CDMA, uplink and downlink portions of the system are separated using time division duplexing, e.g., time slots, while the users in a given cell are separated using codes, e.g., time-slotted CDMA. Both the CDD and TDD techniques may make use of an electronically-steered beam which is designed to provide simultaneous coverage within a given cell for two or more users separated by codes. In a third technique in accordance with the invention, referred to as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), uplink and downlink portions of the system are separated in frequency, while the users are, e.g., also separated in frequency.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for wireless communication in systems such as omni-beam and narrow-beam fixed wireless loop (FWL) systems. In a first technique in accordance with the invention, referred to as code division duplex (CDD) time-slotted CDMA, uplink and downlink portions of the system are separated using code division duplexing, while the users within a given cell are also separated using codes, e.g., using time-slotted CDMA. In a second technique in accordance with the invention, referred to as time division duplex (TDD) time-slotted CDMA, uplink and downlink portions of the system are separated using time division duplexing, e.g., time slots, while the users in a given cell are separated using codes, e.g., time-slotted CDMA. Both the CDD and TDD techniques may make use of an electronically-steered beam which is designed to provide simultaneous coverage within a given cell for two or more users separated by codes. In a third technique in accordance with the invention, referred to as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), uplink and downlink portions of the system are separated in frequency, while the users are, e.g., also separated in frequency.
Abstract:
A method of estimating channel impulse response in a signal transmitted over a channel in a communication system is described. The channel estimator obtains a priori knowledge about the transmitted signal and then use the transmitted signal and the a priori knowledge to choose an estimate of channel impulse response which minimises the expected distance between the transmitted signal and a reconstructed signal. The expected distance that is minimised is a cost function, represented by E{∥ r - B h∥ 2 | r }. By using soft decision feedback, the invention minimises erroneous decision feedback which can cause error propagation. The decision are usually in the form of log likelihood ratios (LLR).