Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication node comprising at least one array antenna (1; 1') configured to receive a radio signal, said array antenna (1; 1') comprising a plurality (M) of receiving antenna devices (2), each of said antenna devices (2) being connected to a respective receiving circuit (3) which is configured for processing said radio signal. Each receiving circuit (3) comprises a demodulator (4; 11), an analog-to-digital converter (5; 12, 13) and a decoder (6; 14), the demodulator (4; 11) being configured to receive an analog signal from the corresponding receiving antenna device (2) and to output a demodulated analog signal to said analog-to-digital converter (5; 12, 13) which outputs a converted digital signal to the decoder (6; 14). Furthermore, the node is configured for adding a direct current, DC, offset value to said demodulated analog signal wherein the combined offset values of said node follow a predetermined distribution of values, having a variance, over the analog-to-digital converters (5; 12, 13). The disclosure also relates to a method for communication over a wireless node, and an antenna arrangement.
Abstract:
A transmitter for radio transmission to one or more receivers over a channel described at least in part by a channel matrix H, the transmitter comprising a pre-coder connected to an antenna array via a transmit unit, the antenna array comprising a number M of antenna elements a m , m=1,2,…,M, each antenna element am being configured to receive a respective transmit signal component x m from the pre-coder via the transmit unit, the pre-coder being configured to receive a number K m , m=1,2,…,M, to respective transmit signal components x m , the shaping components e m being generated based on a null-space of the channel matrix H and on one or more properties of the transmit unit.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a composite amplifier and a method for controlling the amplitude of a composite amplifier in a node of a wireless communication system. The composite amplifier comprises a first amplifier and a second amplifier that are arranged to be connected via an output combiner network to a load. The method comprises decomposing an input signal into a first signal component and a second signal component. Further, the method comprises differentiating the amplitude on the first signal component from the amplitude on the second signal component. the differentiation is made such that the aggregated efficiency of the composite amplifier is increased. The present invention also oncerns a radio transmission device comprising a composite amplifier.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed of training a neural network to select users for multi user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) communication from a set of potential users. The method comprises providing (to the neural network) a plurality of training data sets, each training data set comprising input data corresponding to a channel realization and output data corresponding to an optimal user selection for the channel realization, and controlling the neural network to analyze the plurality of training data sets to determine a branch weight for each association between neurons of neighboring layers of the neural network, wherein the branch weight is for provision of the output data responsive to the input data. A related method of selecting users for MU-MIMO communication from a set of potential users comprises providing (to a neural network trained as specified above) input data corresponding to an applicable channel, receiving (from the neural network) output data comprising a user selection indication, and selecting users based on the user selection indication. Corresponding apparatuses, neural network, network node and computer program product are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A transmission power allocation method for a transmitter is disclosed. The transmitter comprises a number of at least two transmitter paths for spatial multiplexing of two or more signals to be transmitted using respective allocated transmission powers to respective ones of two or more users, wherein each transmitter path comprises at least one component causing non-linear distortion and a transmit antenna. The method comprises determining a respective received distortion power for each of the two or more users as a function of respective hypothesized transmission powers for the two or more users and based on a model of a spatial behavior of the non-linear distortion. The method also comprises allocating respective transmission powers for the two or more users based on the determined respective received distortion powers. Corresponding transmission power allocation apparatus, transmitter, network node, wireless communication device, and computer program product are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed of a wireless receiver configured for spatial selective reception. The method is for mitigation of an interfering signal leaked into a frequency range of a desired signal due to non-linearity of hardware components of the receiver. The method comprises receiving a composite signal comprising the desired signal and the interfering signal, filtering the composite signal using a spatial filter for a channel response of the desired signal to provide a first intermediate signal component, and filtering the composite signal using a spatial filter for a channel response of the interfering signal to provide a second intermediate signal component. The method also comprises estimating a squared amplitude of the interfering signal based on the second intermediate signal component and a model of the non-linearity, and estimating the desired signal based on the first intermediate signal component, the estimated squared amplitude of the interfering signal, and the model of the non-linearity. Corresponding apparatus, wireless receiver, wireless communication device and computer program product are also disclosed.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes receiving a downlink signal comprising an uplink access configuration index, using the uplink access configuration index to identify an uplink access configuration from among a predetermined plurality of uplink access configurations, and transmitting to the wireless communications network according to the identified uplink access configuration. The example method further includes, in the same wireless device, receiving, in a first downlink subframe, a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmission formatted according to a first numerology and receiving, in a second downlink subframe, a second OFDM transmission formatted according to a second numerology, the second numerology differing from the first numerology, where the first numerology has a first subcarrier spacing and the second numerology has a second subcarrier spacing, the first subcarrier spacing differing from the second subcarrier spacing. Variants of this method, corresponding apparatuses, and corresponding network-side methods and apparatuses are also disclosed.
Abstract:
There is provided mechanisms for beamformed transmission using a precoder. A method is performed by a radio transceiver device. The radio transceiver device comprises hardware. The hardware impacts transmission of signals from the radio transceiver device. The method comprises acquiring channel conditions of a radio propagation channel between the radio transceiver device and at least one other radio transceiver device. The method comprises determining a precoder, in form of a linear precoding matrix, for beamformed transmission towards the at least one other radio transceiver device. The precoder is determined according to the channel conditions and a model of how the hardware impacts the transmission of signals from the radio transceiver device. The method comprises transmitting, using the precoder, a signal towards the at least one other radio transceiver device.
Abstract:
Pre-coding methods are disclosed for a transmitter node and for a receiver node, respectively. The transmitter node and/or the receiver node comprises at least one hardware component causing signal distortion for a forward channel and/or a reverse channel. Transmitter node reference signals are transmitted by the transmitter node and received by the receiver node, wherein the transmitter node reference signals result from use of a transmitter node transmission pre-coding setting and an allocated transmission power. The receiver node estimates a forward channel disturbance component (including the signal distortion for the forward channel), selects a receiver node reception pre-coding setting based on the estimated forward channel disturbance component, and updates a receiver node transmission pre-coding setting by using the selected receiver node reception pre-coding setting as receiver node transmission pre-coding setting. Receiver node reference signals are transmitted by the receiver node and received by the transmitter node, wherein the receiver node reference signals result from use of the updated receiver node transmission pre-coding setting. The transmitter node estimates a reverse channel disturbance component (including the signal distortion for the reverse channel), selects a transmitter node reception pre-coding setting based on the estimated reverse channel disturbance component, and updates the transmitter node transmission pre-coding setting by using the selected transmitter node reception pre-coding setting as transmitter node transmission pre-coding setting. Corresponding pre-coding apparatuses, transmitter/receiver nodes, and computer program product are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A linearization device (380) is disclosed, which is configured to determine pre-distortion parameters associated with a plurality of non-linear amplifiers (331, 332, 333, 334). Each of the non-linear amplifiers is associated with one of a plurality of transmit antenna elements and with a non-linear transfer function defining an output of the non-linear amplifier based on an input of the non-linear amplifier and based on a reflection signal for the non-linear amplifier, resulting from mutual couplings among the plurality of transmit antenna elements. The linearization device comprises a first port (381), a second port (382), and determination circuitry (383). The first port is configured to receive a plurality of channel coefficients indicative of channel characteristics of a plurality of communication paths between the plurality of non-linear amplifiers and two or more transmit observation receivers (370, 371, 372). Each transmit observation receiver is configured to receive a sum of transmission signals generated by the plurality of non-linear amplifiers and transferred over the communication paths between the plurality of non-linear amplifiers and the transmit observation receiver. The second port is configured to receive the sums of transmission signals from the transmit observation receivers. The determination circuitry is configured to determine the pre-distortion parameters based on the received plurality of channel coefficients, the received sums of transmission signals, and a model of the non-linear transfer functions of the non-linear amplifiers.