Abstract:
Linear transformations are carried out on a matrix that represents information such as an image or a communication. In an aspect, the matrix is processed to remove duplicate information. The duplicate information can be duplicate rows, or zero rows. This matrix is then transformed into a modifed matrix, indicating duplicate information is removed to produce a modified matrix.
Abstract:
Briefly, a method to decode a block of information of a turbo code to produce a decoded block. The method may determine from a structure of an error detection code one or more possible error patterns and may generate a reliability metric based on one or more of the one or more possible error patterns and the decoded block.
Abstract:
A method of generating values of a predistortion look up table for linearization of a transmitter. The method includes accumulating a plurality of pairs of values representing input and output values of samples entering one or more non-linear elements of the transmitter, fitting the pairs of values into a parameteric model of at least one of the one or more non-linear elements, so as to determine values for the parameters of the parameteric model, and generating values of the look up table responsive to the fitted parameteric model.
Abstract:
Apparatus and a method for receiving spread-spectrum signals is provided. The method includes the steps of detecting a noisy user signal from a spread-spectrum signal including at least a first user signal (including data therein) and at least one pilot signal, and removing an interference effect of the pilot signal on the first user signal from the noisy user signal thereby to create a noise reduced user signal.
Abstract:
A battery-powered portable radio receiver and a method of operating the battery-powered radio receiver during Standby Mode in order to decrease battery-current drain is provided. In Standby Mode, a receive path of the radio receiver is activated during a data-detection time interval for the detection of data destined for selected receivers, and a preconditioning time interval for performing pre-conditioning functions with respect to the receiver before the data-detection time interval. The method includes: (a) activating the receive path at a predetermined time instant before the start of the data-detection time interval to perform the pro-conditioning functions with respect to the receiver, (b) detecting a predetermined characteristic of the received signal affected by each of the pre-conditioning functions; (c) comparing each of the predetermined characteristics with e threshold; (d) where the predetermined characteristics are within their respective thresholds, deactivating the receive path until the start of the data-detection time interval, and then reactivating the receive path fur the data-detection time interval; and (e) where the predetermined characteristics are outside their respective thresholds, continuing the pre-conditioning functions until the predetermined characteristics are within their respective thresholds, then deactivating the receive path until the start of the data-detection time interval, and then reactivating the receive path for the data-detection time interval.
Abstract:
A method includes receiving in a receiver transmissions from a serving cell that serves the receiver and from one or more neighbor cells. The transmissions are received via multiple receive antennas to produce multiple respective output signals. The multiple output signals are weighed with respective weights, and the weighted output signals are combined to produce a combined output signal. The weights are selected so as to form a composite antenna pattern having a first antenna gain in one or more first directions that point toward the neighbor cells, and a second antenna gain, lower than the first antenna gain, in a second direction that points toward the serving cell. Characteristics of the one or more neighbor cells are measured by processing the combined output signal in which the transmissions received from the serving cell are attenuated.
Abstract:
A method for communication includes providing a first transceiver configured to communicate with a second transceiver over a bi-directional link having a first aggregation of frequencies that are assigned to carry first communication traffic in a first link direction from the first transceiver to the second transceiver and a second aggregation of frequencies that are assigned to carry second communication traffic in a second link direction from the second transceiver to the first transceiver. Communication feedback is transmitted from the first transceiver to the second transceiver communication feedback at an adaptive feedback rate. The feedback rate is determined so as to achieve a desired balance between the information carrying capacities of the first and second aggregations. An information carrying capacity of the second aggregation is controlled responsively to the communication feedback.
Abstract:
A communication terminal includes a receiver, a transmitter and control circuitry. The receiver is configured to receive an aggregated-spectrum downlink signal including two or more component carriers in respective spectral bands. The transmitter is configured to transmit an uplink signal to a serving base station that serves the communication terminal. The control circuitry is configured to evaluate respective channel measures of the two or more component carriers of the aggregated-spectrum downlink signal and to transmit to the serving base station a report, which is based on the channel measures and includes a respective channel quality metric for each of at least two of the component carriers.
Abstract:
A method in a receiver includes receiving from a transmitter an aggregated-spectrum signal including at least first and second component carriers in respective spectral bands. Information related to processing one or more of the component carriers is buffered in at least one shared buffer, such that storage locations in the shared buffer are selectably assignable for storing at least first information related to the processing of the first component carrier and second information related to the processing of the second component carrier. The one or more of the component carriers are processed in the receiver using the information buffered in the shared buffer.
Abstract:
A method for communication includes, in a transmitter having a first number of transmit antenna ports, setting an upper limit on a second number of spatial layers to be used by the transmitter to be less than the first number. An actual number of the spatial layers, which does not exceed the upper limit, is allocated for transmission to a given receiver. One or more streams of modulated symbols are mapped onto the allocated actual number of the spatial layers. The actual number of the spatial layers are transmitted from the transmitter to the given receiver. A precoding operation maps the spatial layers onto the transmit antenna ports. A first upper limit is set when the precoding operation depends on feedback from the given receiver. A second upper limit, which does not exceed the first upper limit, is set when the precoding operation is not dependent on the feedback.