Abstract:
A method for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications between wireless transmit and receive units (WRTUs) includes receiving, at a aggregate point (DAP), data from a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs), aggregating, at the DAP, the data received from the plurality of WTRUs to provide an aggregate signal, transmitting the aggregate signal to at least two of the plurality of WTRUs for re-transmission, and determining a coding scheme for re-transmission of the data by the at least two of the plurality of WTRUs.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for signaling for multi - antenna transmission with precoding are disclosed. Precoder phase information may be signaled using bit sequences that provide a degree of error tolerance in that precoder phases having large differences are signaled using bit sequences having large Hamming distances. A method comprising: receiving at a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) a precoding indicator signal representing a sequence of signaling bits corresponding to a desired precoder phase value; obtaining the desired precoder phase value by comparing the sequence of signaling bits to a plurality of predetermined sequences of signaling bits in which pairs of predetermined sequences of signaling are opposites of each other and which correspond to precoder phase values that differ by 180 degrees; and, applying a set of weighting values to a WTRU uplink signal stream transmitted over multiple antennas where the set of weighting values have a phase differential equal to the desired precoder phase value.
Abstract:
Techniques for inter-cell interference cancellation are disclosed. At each transmitter, the data (message) may split into two or more layers, (e.g., common and private parts), and may be encoded in different rates, allocated with different powers, possibly beamformed using different precoders, and transmitted through the same physical channels. The common part is to be decoded at both the intended and unintended users, while the private part is to be decoded at the intended user.
Abstract:
Beamforming, precoding, and feedback systems and methods are provided. For example, user equipment (UE) estimates an effective channel using a predetermined channel independent matrix or beamforming. Such an effective channel estimate along with other feedback information including a channel quality indicator (CQI) and a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) is fed back to an eNB. The eNB may precode data and may provide channel estimation at the eNB using a double codebook or double precoder. For example, the eNB may precode data based on the feedback information (e.g. using a channel dependent precoder) and the eNB may precode the data based on the channel independent matrix (e.g. using a channel independent precoder) that may be channel independent and/or preset (e.g. known to both eNB and UE), and may change each TTI. Such precoding along with scaling factors approximated from the PMI or CQI feedback may be used to enable the eNB to estimate a channel based covariance matrix and design the channel dependent precoder.
Abstract:
Methods and systems for transmitting feedback and precoding matrix indicators (PMI) include determining PMI and rank-1 or rank-2 feedback, determining a difference, referred to as a delta metric, between the PMI and its preferred feedback matrix, and transmitting the delta metric to a base station. The timing of delta metric transmissions can be based on detecting the exceeding of a threshold, intervals signaled by a base station, or other factors. Overhead may be reduced by manipulating a determined delta metric so that fewer complex values need to be transmitted and a base station can estimate values of the delta metric that are not transmitted. The delta metric may be mapped using phase and/or amplitude modulation methods. Delta metric transmissions may be repeated by alternately transmitting elements of the delta metric and complex conjugates of those elements.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for a user equipment (UE) to provide feedback in a multi-site scheduling system (e.g., a system where multiple entities may schedule and/or send data to the UE). For example, the UE may receive a first data from a first network entity and a second data from a second network entity. A network entity may include entities that transmit data and/or control information to the UE, e.g., an eNodeB (eNB). The UE may generate feedback relating to received data, such as ACK/NACK information or channel state information (CSI). The UE may send a first feedback relating to the first data in a first subframe and a second feedback relating to the second data in a second subframe.
Abstract:
A method for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications between wireless transmit and receive units (WRTUs) includes receiving, at a aggregate point (DAP), data from a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs), aggregating, at the DAP, the data received from the plurality of WTRUs to provide an aggregate signal, transmitting the aggregate signal to at least two of the plurality of WTRUs for re-transmission, and determining a coding scheme for re-transmission of the data by the at least two of the plurality of WTRUs.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for a user equipment (UE) to provide feedback in a multi-site scheduling system (e.g., a system where multiple entities may schedule and/or send data to the UE). For example, the UE may receive a first data from a first network entity and a second data from a second network entity. A network entity may include entities that transmit data and/or control information to the UE, e.g., an eNodeB (eNB). The UE may generate feedback relating to received data, such as ACK/NACK information or channel state information (CSI). The UE may send a first feedback relating to the first data in a first subframe and a second feedback relating to the second data in a second subframe.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for changing cell range coverage are disclosed. The coverage may be changed on a per-subframe basis. An antenna beam elevation tilting angle may be adjusted to provide different effective downlink (DL) coverage. For example, a subframe may be a small tilt subframe or a large tilt subframe. A network or evolved NodeB (eNB) may determine data channel transmission power to adjust cell range per subframe. Low Power Subframe (LPS) may be used alone or with Almost Blank Subframe (ABS) to transmit data. Timing Advance (TA) handling for uplink (UL) transmissions is described. A common TA (CTA) may be determined for multi-site UL signaling. UL power control may be determined for UL transmission to multiple sites. Radio Link Monitoring (RLM) may be performed for multiple sites on a carrier frequency. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may maintain synchronization in selected subframes for multiple cells.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for channel quality indicator (CQI) feedback may be disclosed. At a current transmission time interval, precoder and/or modulation information that may be used at or associated with a future transmission time interval may be determined. As such, at a current transmission time interval, precoder and/or modulation information that may be used to select a modulation or coding scheme (MCS) and/or schedule transmission at a future transmission time interval may be predicted in the current transmission time interval. The precoder and/or modulation information may be broadcast and received such that the information may be used to estimate a channel quality indicator (CQI) at the current transmission time interval. The estimated CQI may be used to select a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), schedule transmissions, and the like.