Abstract:
A method for operating a transmission point in a communications system includes receiving wideband feedback information at a first report rate, and receiving subband feedback information at a second report rate, wherein the first report rate is less than the second report rate. The method also includes performing dynamic rate selection for resource block groups (RBGs) of the communications system in accordance with the wideband feedback information and the subband feedback information.
Abstract:
A method for generating a codebook includes applying a unitary rotation to a baseline multidimensional constellation to produce a multidimensional mother constellation, wherein the unitary rotation is selected to optimize a distance function of the multidimensional mother constellation, and applying a set of operations to the multidimensional mother constellation to produce a set of constellation points. The method also includes storing the set of constellation points as the codebook of the plurality of codebooks.
Abstract:
A grant-free transmission mode may be used to communicate small traffic transmissions to reduce overhead and latency. The grant-free transmission mode may be used in downlink and uplink data channels of a wireless network. In the downlink channel, a base station transmits packets to a group of UEs in a search space without communicating any transmission code assignments to the UEs. The UEs receive the downlink packets using blind detection. In the uplink channel, UEs transmit packets in an access space using assigned access codes which are either independently derived by the UEs or otherwise communicated by the base station using a slow-signaling channel. Hence, the grant-free transmission mode allows mobile devices to make small traffic transmissions without waiting for uplink grant requests.
Abstract:
System and method embodiments are provided for open-loop spatial multiplexing for radio access virtualization. In an embodiment, a system includes a plurality of antenna ports and a processor coupled to the plurality of antenna ports and configured to spread a spreading sequence over at least a portion of the plurality of antenna ports in a spatial domain, wherein the processor is configured to cause the antenna ports to transmit multiple spreading sequences simultaneously by sequence superposition.
Abstract:
In a multi-access communication system having a plurality of multiplexed layers and a plurality of mobile devices, mobile devices are paired over time-frequency and space resources. Transmission power is allocated such that a total power is shared among the plurality of multiplexed layers. The plurality of multiplexed layers and rate of each of the plurality of mobile devices are adjusted according to a power and a channel quality of the mobile device. Power and rate are adjusted until a scheduling criterion such as a weighted sum-rate is maximized.
Abstract:
A method for operating an adapting device includes selecting a first access mode out of a plurality of access modes for a first transmission between a first communications device and a second communications device, wherein the selection of the first access mode is made in accordance with an access mode criterion, and at least one of communications system information, and user equipment information, and determining sparse code multiple access (SCMA) parameters from the first access mode in accordance with a SCMA parameter mapping rule. The method also includes providing information about the first access mode to at least one of the first communications device and the second communications device.
Abstract:
A method for operating a communications controller includes assigning one or more code domain elements (CDE) of a transmission zone to each user equipment (UE) of a plurality of UEs being served by the communications controller and operating in the transmission zone and having a transmission available. The method also includes transmitting downlink information located in the one or more CDEs to the UEs without utilizing dynamic control signaling.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a method for blindly detecting low density spreading (LDS) active signatures including receiving, by a first node from a second node, a signal and decorrelating the signal in accordance with a signature list to obtain an active signature list. The method also includes decoding the signal in accordance with the active signature list to obtain a decoded signal.
Abstract:
A method for transmitting data includes mapping a first coded information bit stream intended for a first transmit antenna onto at least one first spreading sequence of a plurality of first spreading sequences to generate a first data stream, mapping a second coded information bit stream intended for a second transmit antenna onto at least one second spreading sequence of a plurality of second spreading sequences to generate a second data stream. The method also includes transmitting the first data stream and the second data stream on respective transmit antennas.
Abstract:
Methods and devices are provided for communicating data in a wireless channel. In one example, a method includes adapting the transmission time interval (TTI) length of transport container for transmitting data in accordance with a criteria. The criteria may include (but is not limited to) a latency requirement of the data, a buffer size associated with the data, a mobility characteristic of a device that will receive the data. The TTI lengths may be manipulated for a variety of reasons, such as for reducing overhead, satisfy quality of service (QoS) requirements, maximize network throughput, etc. In some embodiments, TTIs having different TTI lengths may be carried in a common radio frame. In other embodiments, the wireless channel may partitioned into multiple bands each of which carrying (exclusively or otherwise) TTIs having a certain TTI length.