Abstract:
Systems and methods are disclosed for interference suppression in a mobile device (MS). In certain embodiments, the MS uses handover measurements to detect and measure the interference powers of neighbor cells and sorts them with respect to their power levels. An RSRP ratio of serving cell RSRP to neighbor cell RSRP may be used to determine the interference power levels of the neighbor cells. Alternately, RSRQ may be used to determine the interference power levels of the neighbor cells. The MS may estimate the interference of each cell with an interference power level above a certain threshold and then subtract each interference estimate from the total received signal until all the selected interferers are suppressed. In certain embodiments, the interference suppressed signal may then be equalized and/or decoded. Equalization may occur during suppression of interference from individual neighbor cells or after all neighbor cell interference estimates have been subtracted.
Abstract:
The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that performs channel-sounding operations in a multi-antenna wireless communication system. During operation, the system first performs channel-sounding operations between a first client and a second client in a first frequency band. These channel-sounding operations involve transmitting a series of known tones between the first client and the second client and using signals received as a result of the transmissions to finds a strongest path between the first client and the second client. Next, the system uses the identified strongest path to improve channel-sounding operations in a second frequency band.
Abstract:
The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that facilitates antenna selection and pilot reduction in a multi-antenna system. During operation, in response to an activating event, the system performs a full pilot transmission by transmitting pilot signals through all available transmit antennas at a base station. The system then determines the selected subset of transmit antennas by receiving lists of selected antennas from mobile stations associated with preferred users, wherein a given mobile station selects a list of antennas in response to pilot signals received during the full pilot transmission. The system then combines the received lists to produce the selected subset, wherein the selected subset includes all antennas which appear in the received lists of selected antennas. Next, during normal system operation, the system periodically performs a selected pilot transmission by transmitting pilot signals through a selected subset of the available transmit antennas.