Abstract:
A method and system for GPS (Geographical Positioning System) synchronization of a femtocell, as defined in the application, in a wireless telecommunications network, the system including a Base Transceiver Station (a "sync-BTS") for transmitting synchronization signals, a module for GPS synchronization coupled to the sync-BTS, at least one femtocell, and a processor in each femtocell for performing time and frequency synchronization on the sync-BTS over an air interface.
Abstract:
A method and point-to-point link for providing point-to-point wireless communication (34)~between a first (32')-and second node (32) forming a link, the method including providing multiple concurrent transmissions from multiple antennas (20)in an antenna array (20) arrangement in the first node (10), controlling beam patterns of the antennas (20) to manage deployment interference, and periodically allocating 1 to 3 MIMO (Multiple In Multiple Out) streams to different antennas (20) in the antenna arrangement
Abstract:
A WiMAX network and communication method, the network including a plurality of WiMAX nodes (Fig.1, 12) deployed in micro or pico cells for providing access service to a plurality of mobile subscribers, a plurality of these nodes being arranged in a cluster (Fig.), 14), one of the nodes in each cluster being a feeder node coupled to a core network, the nodes in each cluster being coupled for multi-hop transmission to the feeder node. According to a preferred embodiment, each node includes a transceiver with associated modem, an antenna arrangement coupled to the modem and arranged for multiple concurrent transmissions, and a MAC controller for controlling the transceiver, modem and antenna arrangement for providing both access and backhaul communication.
Abstract:
A mobile broadband wireless network including at least two pairs of nodes arranged in a cluster, each pair coupled to form a link for wireless communication; each node including: an RF transceiver with associated modem; an antenna array arrangement, each antenna having a beam pattern selected to improve quality of transmission, coupled to the modem and arranged for multiple concurrent transmissions; a controller for controlling the transceiver, modem and antenna array arrangement for providing point to point communication; the controller including means for allocating MIMO streams and modulation to different antennas in the antenna array arrangement; and at least one interference mitigation mechanism implemented by the controller to minimize interference within the cluster during multiple concurrent transmissions, and a method of wireless communication.
Abstract:
A femtocell, as defined in the application, including a transceiver and a processor coupled to the transceiver for implementing transmission and reception in a wireless communication network, and the processor including modules for collecting information about neighboring base stations and femtocells and utilizing the collected information to select the femtocell's own radio parameters, and a method for radio resource allocation in a wireless communication network, the method including performing preamble synchronization by a sniffing femtocell on a neighboring femtocell, and determining radio resource parameters of the neighboring femtocell based on the synchronized preamble.
Abstract:
A method for reducing complexity of MMSE computations in a receiver, by which an MMSE matrix is computed once per pre-defined group of sub-carriers and then the sub-carrier MMSE matrix for other sub-carriers in that group is computed by phase shifts per column combined with phase shifts per row of the computed MMSE matrix, which corresponds to the column/row phase shifts of the respective channel.
Abstract:
A method and point-to-point link for providing point-to-point wireless communication between a first and second node forming a link, the method including providing multiple concurrent transmissions from multiple antennas in an antenna array arrangement in the first node, controlling beam patterns of the antennas to manage deployment interference, and periodically allocating 1 to 3 MIMO (Multiple In Multiple Out) streams to different antennas in said antenna arrangement.
Abstract:
A method of using pilot signals in a wireless communication network including encoding pilot signals, and transmitting the encoded pilot signals over an in-band backhaul link between two nodes in the network. Preferably, the pilot signals are encoded with a CDMA codeword associated with a link. The pilot signals can be decoded to permit estimation of a channel and interference attributable to each link.
Abstract:
A backhaul network for a mobile wireless network including a plurality of nodes forming links, the links utilizing a 1:n frequency re-use scheme in backhaul communication, where n equals 2 to about 16, wherein each link communicates over a different portion of an entire bandwidth of the network.
Abstract:
A method and system for providing wireless backhaul in a wireless radio access network having an overall allocated access bandwidth for access communication, the system including a radio access base station designed for out-of- band backhaul, the base station including an access transceiver communicating over an allocated frequency channel within the overall allocated access bandwidth, and an in-band backhaul unit coupled to the access base station including means for in-band communication of backhaul of the access base station.