Abstract:
A radio network node (28) comprises a transmitter/receiver (48, 82, 93) configured to communicate over an air interface (32) with a wireless terminal (30); a scheduler (46, 84); and a order signal determination means (46, 62, 84). The scheduler (46, 84) schedules pilot signals, including common pilot signals transmitted for channel estimation, for transmission over the air interface to the wireless terminal. The order signal determination means (46, 62, 84) is configured to make a selective determination whether additional pilot signals for data demodulation are also to be transmitted to the wireless terminal (30) in addition to the common pilot signals transmitted for the channel estimation. The wireless terminal (30) comprises a transmitter and receiver (50, 101, 112) and pilot selection means (68). The pilot selection means (68) is configured to make a determination regarding which pilot signals transmitted by the radio network node are to be utilized by the wireless terminal. The pilot signals transmitted by the radio network node include common pilot signals transmitted for channel estimation and additional pilot signals transmitted for data demodulation.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for configuring additional CPICHs, e.g. third CPICH, fourth CPICH, etc., to support MIMO transmissions of rank three or higher. The additional CPICHs may be configured with two or more power levels. A radio network controller (RNC) sends configuration information for the additional CPICHs to a serving base station in a cell to configure the additional CPICHs. The additional CPICHs can be configured to have a fixed power level, or multiple power levels. When the additional CPICHs are configured with multiple power levels, the base station can select the appropriate power level for each CPICH in dependence on current scheduling decisions in order to reduce inference.
Abstract:
Communication may be provided from a first communication device over a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) wireless channel to a second communication device. More particularly, feedback may be received at the first communication device from the second communication device, with the feedback including a precoding matrix selection from the second communication device. A representation of a speed of the second communication device relative to the first communication device may be generated. Responsive to the representation of the speed of the second communication device indicating a speed that is greater than a selection threshold, a generalized precoding matrix may be selected that is different than a precoding matrix indicated by the precoding matrix selection from the second communication device. Related devices are also discussed.
Abstract:
To report feedback information regarding a wireless channel, a mobile station determines whether a predefined condition is satisfied. In response to determining that the predefined condition is satisfied, feedback information regarding an individual one of plural subbands of the wireless channel is included in a first report to be sent to a base station. In response to determining that the predefined condition is not satisfied, aggregate feedback information regarding the plural subbands is included in a second report to be sent to the base station.
Abstract:
Communication may be provided from a first communication device over a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) wireless channel to a second communication device. More particularly, feedback may be received at the first communication device from the second communication device, with the feedback including a precoding matrix selection from the second communication device. A representation of a speed of the second communication device relative to the first communication device may be generated. Responsive to the representation of the speed of the second communication device indicating a speed that is greater than a selection threshold, a generalized precoding matrix may be selected that is different than a precoding matrix indicated by the precoding matrix selection from the second communication device. Related devices are also discussed.
Abstract:
A method of operating a terminal in a radio access network may include receiving a transmission of first and second data blocks over respective first and second multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) layers during a transmission time interval (TTI). Respective first and second demodulated codewords may be generated corresponding to the transmission of the first and second data blocks, and the first and second demodulated codewords may be decoded. Responsive to failure decoding the first demodulated codeword and success decoding the second demodulated codeword, a negative acknowledgement may be transmitted indicating failure receiving the first and second data blocks. Related terminals are also discussed.
Abstract:
Multiple antennas employed at the transmitter and receiver can significantly increase a MIMO system capacity, especially when channel knowledge is available at the transmitter. Channel state information may be provided to the transmitter by the receiver in a codebook based precoding feedback. An approach is proposed in which the receiver conducts a search of precoder elements of a codebook to provide the transmitter with rank information and precoder control index that enhances capacity. Unlike the conventional exhaustive search, the proposed approach reduces complexity by reducing the search space of precoder elements for consideration. Performance loss is minimized by reducing the search space of higher rank precoder elements and keeping the search space of lower rank precoder elements.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for configuring additional CPICHs, e.g. third CPICH, fourth CPICH, etc., to support MIMO transmissions of rank three or higher. The additional CPICHs may be configured with two or more power levels. A radio network controller (RNC) sends configuration information for the additional CPICHs to a serving base station in a cell to configure the additional CPICHs. The additional CPICHs can be configured to have a fixed power level, or multiple power levels. When the additional CPICHs are configured with multiple power levels, the base station can select the appropriate power level for each CPICH in dependence on current scheduling decisions in order to reduce inference.
Abstract:
A base station of a wireless time division duplex network which communicates with a UE having a network interface unit. The base station having a processing unit which determines to use either ACK/NAK bundling or ACK/NAK multiplexing to communicate with the UE through the network interface unit based on predetermined criteria. A method of a base station of a wireless time division duplex network which communicates with a UE to choose either ACK/NAK bundling or ACK/NAK multiplexing having the steps of determining with a processing unit of the base station to use either ACK/NAK bundling or ACK/NAK multiplexing to communicate with the UE through a network interface unit of the base station based on predetermined criteria. There is the step of communicating with the UE through the network interface unit using either ACK/NAK bundling or ACK/NAK multiplexing based on the predetermined criteria.
Abstract:
A method, apparatus, and radio receiver system for canceling multi-user interference in a single-carrier radio communication system. A front-end receiver such as a RAKE receiver receives a radio signal formatted in a sequence of frames, and outputs a plurality of user signals. An ordering unit determines for a current frame, an order in which to decode and remove the interference contributions of the plurality of user signals. The order may be based on a list of user signals sorted in the order of descending signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR), modified by the success or failure of attempts to decode each user signal. A frame calculator determines a coherence time, which is used to calculate the number of subsequent frames in which the user signals are decoded in the determined order.