摘要:
A method and apparatus of selecting a number of uplink sounding sub-carriers are disclosed. One method includes estimating an uplink channel of between a base station and a subscriber. A time domain channel response is determined from the estimated uplink channel. A sub-carrier distribution of uplink sounding sub-carriers is selected based on characteristics of the time domain channel response, wherein the distribution defines a spacing of pilot sub-carriers within the uplink sounding symbol. The subscriber transmits uplink sounding symbols having the selected sub-carrier distribution.
摘要:
Estimating a location of a subscriber, including receiving a request for the location, identifying a serving base station of the subscriber, receiving a downlink frame from the serving base station, obtaining a time delay of a signal transmitted between the subscriber and the serving base station, the obtaining including estimating a time of arrival by extracting information from the received downlink frame, the extracting including, determining a channel impulse response of the downlink frame, and estimating the time of arrival by comparing a peak time of the determined channel impulse response with a start time of the downlink frame, the start time being estimated based on the channel impulse response exceeding a predetermined threshold value, estimating a distance between the subscriber and the serving base station based on the time delay, and estimating the location based on the estimated distance between the subscriber and the serving base station.
摘要:
Embodiments described herein include methods for improving the SINR, and therefore communication quality or rate, in the downlink of a cellular communication system. In an embodiment, the system is an orthogonal-frequency-division multiple-access (OFDMA) system. In an embodiment, a set of terminals is designated a coordinated-transmission group. The set of terminal is chosen such that the slot-allocations of the set are given special treatment to alleviate interference from other sectors or cells. In an embodiment, “zones” defined in the WiMax standard are “repurposed” to handle the coordinated-transmission, although the zone was originally intended for another purpose.
摘要:
Embodiments described herein include methods for improving the SINR, and therefore communication quality or rate, in the downlink of a cellular communication system. In an embodiment, the system is an orthogonal-frequency-division multiple-access (OFDMA) system. In an embodiment, a set of terminals is designated a coordinated-transmission group. The set of terminal is chosen such that the slot-allocations of the set are given special treatment to alleviate interference from other sectors or cells. All terminals within a coordination group generally use the same slot, but embodiments are not so limited.
摘要:
Communication systems and methods are described in which multiple transmit signals are generated from an input stream or signal. The communication systems and methods, collectively referred to as antenna virtualization or virtual antenna systems, generate from each input stream multiple transmit signals that when driven into multiple antennas create a radiation pattern that effectively appears to originate from a single antenna. The communications operations include receiving at least one input stream. Multiple transmit signals are generated from the received input stream; the number of transmit signals generated is greater than the number of received input streams. Generation of the transmit signals involves transforming the input stream. The transforming includes applying one or more of a variable delay, a phase shift, and signal shaping to information of the input stream. The transmit signals are transmitted by a separate antenna of an antenna system.
摘要:
Signal encoding in a multiple input multiple output system in a wireless communication network is provided. The communication system provides a method of encoding and transmitting symbols in a rate-2 complex symbol per second per Hertz transmission system that achieves a maximum diversity of four for a four transmit antenna system and a diversity of three on a three transmit antenna system. The communication system further provides a method of interleaving the complex symbols such that each interleaved symbol comprises information of at least two complex symbols where the complex symbols obtain values from a rotated constellation.
摘要:
Embodiments disclose a method of coordinating reception of uplink transmissions in order to reduce interference among transceivers in an OFDM wireless transmission system, or similar communication system, including a number of receivers communicating with one or more basestations in cell or sector arrangements. A basestation within each sector includes an uplink coordinated reception process that imposes coordinated reception techniques across sector or cell boundaries in order to improve uplink transmission quality between target terminals and basestations within each sector.
摘要:
The invention relates generally to the field of signal encoding in a multiple input multiple output system in a wireless communication network. This invention specifically relates to a method of encoding and transmitting symbols in a rate-2 complex symbol per second per Hertz transmission system that achieves a maximum diversity of four for a four transmit antenna system and a diversity of three on a three transmit antenna system. The invention discloses a method of interleaving the complex symbols such that each interleaved symbol comprises information of at least two complex symbols where the complex symbols obtain values from a rotated constellation.
摘要:
Techniques for location-assisted wireless communication use real-time location(s) of wireless transceiver(s) together with stored location-indexed channel information to improve communication over a wireless channel between the transceiver(s). The stored channel information includes channel characteristics (e.g., average power, angle-of-arrival, and time delay of multipath components) that are substantially constant in time but vary gradually as a function of location. Current transceiver location(s) are obtained and used to retrieve stored channel characteristics corresponding to the location(s). The channel information may be used at either or both transceiver(s) to improve reception and/or transmission of signals propagating over the wireless channel. For example, reception may be improved by using path angle information to perform spatially structured reception, or using path delay information to perform temporally structured reception, e.g., to assign fingers to multipath components in a RAKE receiver and/or to track time delays of multipath components.
摘要:
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for implementing spatial multiplexing in conjunction with the one or more multiple access protocols during the broadcast of information in a wireless network. A subscriber unit for use in a cellular system is disclosed. The subscriber unit includes a plurality of spatially separate antennas and a transmitter for transmitting a plurality of substreams of a datastream on an assigned channel or slot of a multiple access protocol. The transmitter is arranged to apply each substream to an associated one of the spatially separate antennas.