Abstract:
Where receiver performance at a User Equipment (UE) is similar using a coarse precoder codebook as using a fine resolution precoder codebook, the signaling of a two-component precoder codebook is modified such that a precoder codeword is signaled to the UE in only a portion of the physical resources allocated for precoder codeword signaling to the UE. The remaining portion of the allocated physical resources is used to signal control information to improve the UE's performance.
Abstract:
A multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna system is implemented for communications in a wireless device. MIMO beamforming techniques are utilized to improve communications, and may be utilized in full-duplex mode. Techniques include the formation of beamforming patterns having orthogonal polarizations to one another at each communication device, but having matching polarization between transmit/receive pairs located at each respective communication device. Techniques also include the formation of beamforming patterns in a direction towards another communication device to maximize transmit power in that direction while inducing nulls in the beamforming pattern to reduce self-interference coupling via antennas configured for reception. Full-duplex communications are improved through monitoring of the self-interference coupling and adapting the beamforming patterns to reduce it. Beamforming vectors may be generated by solving a cost function that may include an additional constraint of reduction of self-interference coupling.
Abstract:
In an embodiment, a method of channel estimation is provided. The method includes determining a parametric model for a channel between a first transceiver and a second transceiver and transmitting a pilot signal to the second transceiver. The receiving transceiver is configured to determine a parameter of the parametric model based at least on the pilot signal and to estimate a channel transfer function coefficient for the channel based on the parameter and the parametric model.
Abstract:
In wireless operating environments, wireless user devices are often within the coverage area of multiple base stations. The base station providing the best uplink for the user device may be different than the base station providing the best downlink for the user device. Systems and techniques for asymmetric uplink and downlink communications for a user device are provided. In embodiments, the user device initially synchronizes with a base station. Both the uplink and downlink are initially served by this base station. A determination is then made whether to handoff the downlink for the user device to another base station. When a determination is indicated, the downlink is handed off to the second base station. Thereafter, periodic measurements are made. The determinations whether to handoff the uplink and downlink for the user device are made independently.
Abstract:
Provided are various implementations of a wireless network synchronization solution. In one implementation, such a solution includes a mobile communication device including a receiver for use with the wireless network. The receiver is configured to receive a downlink communication from the wireless network, to detect a primary synchronization signal (PSS) at a PSS subframe symbol of the downlink communication, and to detect a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) at an SSS subframe symbol of the downlink communication. The receiver is further configured to identify the downlink communication as being duplexed using one of a first duplexing mode and a second duplexing mode when the PSS subframe symbol follows the SSS subframe symbol, and to identify the downlink communication as being duplexed using the other of the first duplexing mode and the second duplexing mode when the PSS subframe symbol precedes the SSS subframe symbol.
Abstract:
An interference suppression (IS) time/frequency zone for improved interference suppression at the user equipment (UE) is provided. The IS time/frequency zone can be scheduled and set up using existing signaling of the Almost Blank Subframe (ABS) framework. This includes using the existing signaling of the ABS framework to schedule the IS time/frequency zone, coordinate transmission parameters among base stations for the IS time/frequency zone, and signal the IS time/frequency zone to the UE. In another aspect, interfering base stations align respective reference signals during the IS time/frequency zone, which allows the UE to measure the channels from its serving base station and/or the interfering base stations(s). With channel state information knowledge at the UE, interference alignment can be achieved at the UE during the IS time/frequency zone.
Abstract:
In wireless operating environments, wireless user devices are often within the coverage area of multiple base stations. The base station providing the best uplink for the user device may be different than the base station providing the best downlink for the user device. Systems and techniques for asymmetric uplink and downlink communications for a user device are provided. In embodiments, the user device initially synchronizes with a base station. Both the uplink and downlink are initially served by this base station. A determination is then made whether to handoff the downlink for the user device to another base station. When a determination is indicated, the downlink is handed off to the second base station. Thereafter, periodic measurements are made. The determinations whether to handoff the uplink and downlink for the user device are made independently.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for channel assignment configuration in a multiple access point (AP) environment are provided. The multiple APs can be homogeneous or heterogeneous and can implement one or more radio access technologies (RATs), including Massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (M-MIMO) RATs. A channel assignment configuration for a user equipment (UE) can identify one or more communication channels to be established to serve the UE by one or more of the APs.
Abstract:
Embodiments provide systems and methods for enabling a first transceiver to learn beamforming weights (e.g., Eigen beamforming weights) to a second transceiver, without any pilot signaling or explicit beamforming weight signaling from the second transceiver. In another embodiment, beamforming weight vectors to enable a multi-symbol spatial rate can be learned by the first transceiver.
Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for extending a reference signal pattern to define additional reference signals using a phase division multiplexing (PDM) technique. The reference signal pattern can be a predefined reference signal pattern in a wireless communication standard and can be extended to support massive MIMO communication.