Abstract:
A method includes, in a mobile communication terminal, storing a mathematical model for computing a covariance matrix of data conveying signals that are received at the mobile communication terminal. At least a first data conveying signal is received in the mobile communication terminal, and one or more signal components required by the model are extracted from the first data conveying signal. A determination is made whether the model is suitable for computing the covariance matrix for the first data conveying signal based on a predefined rule. The covariance matrix is computed in the mobile communication terminal using at least one of the model and an empirical-based estimation of the covariance matrix. The covariance matrix is selected in response to the determination.
Abstract:
A method includes receiving reference signals in a mobile communication terminal, which is designed to receive data-carrying signals that are transmitted from a base station using one of multiple predefined Modulation and Coding Schemes (MCSs). One or more pre-calculated mappings between Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) and error rate for one or more of the MCSs are held in the communication terminal. The pre-calculated mappings are adjusted according to one or more transmission parameters of the data-carrying signals. Measures indicative of respective actual spectral efficiencies that are achievable by the MCSs are estimated based on the adjusted mappings using the received reference signals. A preferred MCS is selected based on the estimated measures, and feedback that is indicative of the preferred MCS is sent to the base station.
Abstract:
A user equipment device operating in a cellular communications system includes a neighbor cell searcher configured to receive a first reference signal transmitted from a base station of a first cell of the cellular communications system and determine first channel information associated with the first cell, and receive a second reference signal transmitted from a base station of a second cell of the cellular communications system and determine second channel information associated with the second cell. A channel estimator is configured to generate correlations between times and frequencies associated with reception of the first reference signal and the second reference signal, and generate a channel estimate corresponding to the first reference signal based on the first channel information, the second channel information, and the correlations.
Abstract:
A method in a receiver includes receiving a signal that traversed a multipath channel having a channel response, so as to produce a received sequence of samples that are indicative of the channel response. Using a predefined similarity measure, multiple metrics between the received sequence of samples and multiple respective candidate sequences of samples are calculated by the receiver. Each candidate sequence includes a combination of one or more dominant signal components having respective sample delays, and each candidate sequence corresponds to a channel multipath candidate that has one or more channel paths at the respective sample delays. The channel response is estimated by the receiver, by selecting the candidate sequence that best matches the received sequence, the selecting being based on the similarity measure.
Abstract:
Some of the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method comprising selecting, by a user equipment (UE), a preferred interference precoding matrix from a plurality of candidate precoding matrices included in a codebook; and transmitting, by the user equipment to a communication node, a preferred interference precoding matrix index (PMI) corresponding to the preferred interference precoding matrix included in the codebook. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
Abstract:
Apparatus includes a receiver and a processor. The receiver includes at least first and second processing chains. The processor is configured to select a mode from a set of modes and to operate the receiver in accordance with the selected mode. The set of modes includes a first mode and at least one of a second mode and a third mode. In the first mode the first processing chain is configured to receive and demodulate serving cell signals from at least one serving cell that serves the apparatus, and the second processing chain is configured to receive and measure signals from the one or more neighbor cells. In the second mode the first and second processing chains are configured to receive and demodulate the serving cell signals. In the third mode the first and second processing chains are configured to receive and measure the signals from the neighbor cells.
Abstract:
A mobile user equipment includes a user equipment clock and a dual mode time tracker. The clock periodically wakes up the user equipment. The dual mode time tracker uses a serving cell reference signal to correct timing errors of the user equipment clock with respect to a network clock while timing errors remain minimal and otherwise uses a serving cell synchronization signal to correct timing errors of the user equipment clock. The dual mode time tracker also sets a next wakeup time as a function at least of the size of the timing errors.
Abstract:
A method includes receiving at a receiver a signal including reference symbols that is sent over a communication channel from a transmitter to the receiver. A response of the communication channel is estimated by applying one or more weighting values to the reference symbols. A noise correction factor is computed based on the weighting values. An estimate of a noise level in the received signal is computed based on the estimated response of the communication channel and the noise correction factor. The received signal is decoded based on the estimate of the noise level.
Abstract:
A method includes receiving a signal in a communication terminal. A power spectral density, which the signal would have under full-load conditions of a transmitter transmitting the signal, is estimated based on the received signal. An operation is performed in the communication terminal using the estimated power spectral density.
Abstract:
A method includes receiving a signal in a frequency band, which is assignable at least to a communication protocol in which Cyclic Prefixes (CP) are added to symbols having a predefined symbol interval. Multiple autocorrelations of the received signal are computed with a fixed time offset that depends on the symbol interval defined in the communication protocol, and the multiple autocorrelations are accumulated to produce a cumulative autocorrelation. An identification is made, based on the cumulative autocorrelation, whether the received signal is formatted in accordance with the communication protocol.