Abstract: A digital radio OFDM modulator and demodulator provide an efficient mode and a backwards-compatible mode to work with IEEE 802.15.4g or a similar standard. In backwards-compatible mode, they use a single method for error encoding physical header and payload transmit data, and a single method for detecting and correcting errors in physical header and payload receive data. In efficient mode, they use two different methods. The payload is BCH-LDPC encoded. They may also use mapping constellations that are not available in IEEE 802.15.4g, including 64-QAM, 256-QAM, and APSK. To ensure that physical header data can be received more robustly than payload data, they use frequency diversity of the physical header data, and selection maximal ratio combining (SMRC) in the demodulator to reduce the bit error rate (BER) at a low cost.

Abstract: Radio-frequency transmission and reception circuitry is adapted for use with a high-quality-factor antenna. On the transmission side, control circuitry is provided to maintain resonance at the transmission frequency. On the reception side, multiple receive paths are independently controllable for temporal alignment.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication apparatus includes receiver circuitry and transmitter circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive a first frame addressed to another apparatus, the first frame being transmitted by a first wireless communication apparatus, and estimate a difference between an oscillation frequency of an oscillator of the first wireless communication apparatus and an oscillation frequency of an oscillator of the wireless communication apparatus based on the first frame. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit a third frame at a frequency determined based on the difference during a period at least partially overlapping a period during which the first wireless communication apparatus transmits a second frame addressed to a second wireless communication apparatus.

Abstract: A high-frequency signal processing apparatus and a wireless communication apparatus can achieve a decrease in power consumption. For example, when an indicated power level to a high-frequency power amplifier is equal to or greater than a second reference value, envelope tracking is performed by causing a source voltage control circuit to control a high-speed DCDC converter using a detection result of an envelope detecting circuit and causing a bias control circuit to indicate a fixed bias value. The source voltage control circuit and the bias control circuit indicate a source voltage and a bias value decreasing in proportion to a decrease in the indicated power level when the indicated power level is in a range of the second reference value to the first reference value, and indicate a fixed source voltage and a fixed bias value when the indicated power level is less than the first reference value.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a limit on a number of resource blocks (RBs) permitted to be used for a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) transmission by the UE; may determine, based at least in part on the limit, one or more parameters for the V2X transmission, wherein the one or more parameters include at least one of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for the V2X transmission, a number of transport blocks (TBs) for the V2X transmission, a number of RBs per TB for the V2X transmission, or a retransmission configuration for the V2X transmission; and may transmit the V2X transmission based at least in part on the one or more parameters. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A communication device, method, and computer program product provide communication quality mitigation in response to an intermodulation product resulting from concurrent transmission by first and second transmitters of a communication device. A controller is communicatively coupled to the first and second transmitters and executes an intermodulation mitigation utility that enables the communication device to monitor transmission characteristics of first and second transmitters of the communication device. The controller determines whether concurrent transmissions by the first and second transmitters create an intermodulation product having a power level at one or more frequencies that exceeds an intermodulation threshold for at least one of: (i) spurious emissions to a thirty-party receiver; and (ii) desensing a receiver of the communication device.

Abstract: The invention is a method for processing a pulse generated by a detector of ionizing radiation, the detector being configured to interact with ionizing radiation in order to generate said pulse, the amplitude of which depends on an energy liberated by the ionizing radiation during its interaction in the detector, the method including the following steps: a) exposing the detector to a source of ionizing radiation so as to obtain, at a measurement time, a pulse called the measurement pulse; b) shaping the measurement pulse, using a first shaping time, and determining a first amplitude of the measurement pulse thus shaped; and c) correcting the first amplitude measured in step b), by taking into account a correction factor; the correction factor being determined by taking into account pulses, called pulses of interest, formed by the detector during an exposure to the source or to a calibration source, during a time range of interest.

Abstract: A transmitter, a receiver, and a signal processing method are provided. The transmitter includes a constellation mapper, a signal conversion module, a digital signal processor, and a digital-to-analog converter. The constellation mapper is configured to determine a mapping relationship between a bit stream and a constellation point in a polar coordinate system, and generate a constellation symbol data flow according to the mapping relationship. The signal conversion module is configured to convert the constellation symbol data flow into an amplitude signal and a phase signal, where the amplitude signal is a 2-level analog signal, and the phase signal is an 8-level digital signal. The digital signal processor is configured to perform digital signal processing on the phase signal, to generate a multi-level digital signal. The digital-to-analog converter is configured to convert the multi-level digital signal into a multi-level analog signal.

Abstract: A system comprises a soft-start circuit connected between an input dc source and a switch network comprising a plurality of power switches, a primary resonant tank coupled to the plurality of power switches, wherein the primary resonant tank comprises at least a resonant capacitor and a transmitter coil coupled to the primary resonant tank, wherein the transmitter coil is configured to be magnetically coupled to a receiver coil.

Abstract: A load modulation amplifier is disclosed. The load modulation amplifier includes a carrier amplifier for amplifying a radio frequency signal when input power of the radio frequency signal is below a predetermined power threshold value and a peak amplifier coupled in parallel with the carrier amplifier for amplifying the radio frequency signal when input power of the radio signal is above the predetermined power threshold value. The load modulation amplifier further includes an output quadrature coupler configured to combine power from both the carrier amplifier and the peak amplifier for output through an output load terminal. Output impedance of the peak amplifier monotonically increases with increasing output power at the output load terminal.

Abstract: A transmit filter for a communications device includes a surface acoustic wave (SAW) band-pass filter configured to pass a transmit frequency band and a tunable transmitter impedance matching network in series. The tunable transmitter impedance matching network matches an input impedance of the SAW band-pass filter to the output impedance of a power amplifier over a portion of the transmit frequency band in response to a tuning input.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transmission apparatus, a transmission method, a reception apparatus, and a reception method which make it possible to control redundancy of a header in packet communication. A region representing a packet length in a header of a packet is set according to a size of a payload of an input packet. A header of a baseband packet includes a minimum fixed length header including type identification information for identification of a type of the input packet or the stream and information of a packet length of the input packet or the stream stored in a payload of the baseband flame packet.

Abstract: A high-frequency front-end circuit includes first and second switching circuits, first, second, and third splitters, and first and second lines. The first line is connected to the second splitter. The second line is connected to the third splitter. An adjustment circuit is connected between the first and second lines. The frequency of a harmonic signal of a transmission signal transmitted through the first line has a frequency band that is close to or overlaps the frequency of a reception signal transmitted through the second line. The impedance of the adjustment circuit is set such that a harmonic signal transmitted from the adjustment circuit to the second line and a harmonic signal transmitted from the third splitter to the second line are not in same phase with each other at the connection point between the adjustment circuit and the second line.

Abstract: An outphasing amplifier having: a first branch arranged to receive and process a first branch signal, the first branch signal being phase modulated, with constant amplitude envelope; and a second branch arranged to receive and process a second branch signal, the second branch signal being phase modulated, with constant amplitude envelope, and at least a portion of the second branch signal anti-phase from the first branch signal, wherein each branch includes: circuitry arranged to process the signal to reduce the energy in sidebands of the signal away from the central frequency, while retaining the phase information in the signal; and an amplifier arranged to amplify the filtered and re-asserted branch signal.

Abstract: Frames in a variable length frame format which are addressed to a plurality of users are multiplexed and preferably transmitted. Data frames having different lengths are multiplexed on a same time through space division multiple access, but since the multiplexed frames are transmitted while eventually having a same length, when the multiplexed data frames from the access point STA0 are received in the respective communication stations STA1 to STA3 in FIG. 4 or when data simultaneously transmitted from the respective communication stations STA1 to STA3 are received in the access point STA0 in FIG. 5, it is possible to eliminate an operation instability of AGC.

Abstract: A communication device is provided that includes a first transmission circuit configured to transmit radio signals with a first transmission power range up to a first predefined transmission power. The communication device further includes a second transmission circuit configured to transmit the radio signals with a second transmission power range up to a second predefined transmission power. The communication device further includes a baseband circuit configured to select a transmission circuit from the first transmission circuit and the second transmission circuit and to generate a signal based on the predefined transmission power of the selected transmission circuit. The baseband circuit is configured to apply the signal to the selected transmission circuit to be transmitted by the selected transmission circuit.

Abstract: A method for multi-dimensional modulation of a network protocol including control data and payload data. The method includes encoding a first sine wave with the control data; encoding a second sine wave with the payload data; and summing the first and second sine waves to generate a compound sine wave. In some embodiments, the control data is header information for a first Ethernet packet and post-payload data for a second Ethernet packet; and the payload data is payload data for the second Ethernet packet.

Abstract: There is described a method of generating a power supply tracking a reference signal, comprising the steps of: filtering the reference signal; generating a first voltage in dependence on the filtered reference signal; generating a second voltage in dependence on the reference signal; and combining the first and second voltages to provide a power supply voltage.

Abstract: A keyless entry apparatus includes: a vehicle-side device provided in a vehicle, the device including a vehicle-side transmitter that transmits a request signal and a vehicle-side receiver that receives an answer signal; and a mobile device including a mobile device receiver that receives the request signal and a mobile device transmitter that transmits the answer signal in accordance with the request signal. The vehicle-side device includes at least one modulator that modulates the request signal, the mobile device includes at least one demodulator that demodulates the request signal in accordance with the corresponding at least one modulator, and the request signal includes a signal modulated by the at least one modulator. Switching between modulation methods for the request signal is performed at at least one timing.

Abstract: A modulation processor (500) comprises a first processing stage (110) and a second processing stage (120). The first processing stage (110) comprises a phase generation stage (117) arranged to generate a phase signal (PM) indicative of a phase of a modulation signal (S), a differentiation stage (118) arranged to generate a frequency signal (FM) by differentiating the phase signal (PM), and a first bandwidth reduction stage (113) arranged to generate a first output signal (FM_LP) by reducing a bandwidth of the frequency signal (FM). The second processing stage (120) is arranged to generate a second output signal (AM*) proportional to the modulation signal (S) with its phase retarded by an angle equal to an integral of the first output signal (FM_LP).

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, methods and systems include providing interference characterization data by a network node to a first wireless device for use in performing interference mitigation. A network node may provide telecommunications services for a first wireless device located associated with the network node. Characteristic data associated with at least one characteristic of an interfering signal associated with a second wireless device may be identified. The at least one characteristic may identify at least one transmission mode associated with the interfering signal. The characteristic data associated with the interfering signal associated with the second wireless device may be transmitted to the first wireless device.

Abstract: In a wireless communication device, baseband variable gain amplifiers amplify a baseband signal. Mixers convert the amplified baseband signal into a high-frequency transmission signal. Hybrid variable gain amplifiers amplify an in-phase local signal and an orthogonal local signal which are input to the mixers. The level detection controller changes respective gains of the baseband variable gain amplifiers and the hybrid variable gain amplifiers, in response to power of the high-frequency transmission signal.

Abstract: A suppressed carrier audio system can include a modulator having an input configured to receive an audio signal having audio content and configured to modulate the received audio signal onto an ultrasonic carrier to produce a modulated signal; a bandpass filter to receive the modulated signal and suppress or remove the carrier from the modulated signal, and further configured to pass a sideband of the modulated signal thereby creating a suppressed carrier signal; and a first ultrasonic transducer having an input coupled to receive the suppressed carrier signal, the ultrasonic transducer configured to emit the suppressed carrier signal in a direction toward an intended listener. The system can also include a demodulator having a signal generator configured to generate a carrier signal and a second ultrasonic transducer having an input coupled to receive the carrier signal and to emit the carrier signal in a direction toward the intended listener.

Abstract: A wireless communication device that includes a power amplifier and an antenna is provided. The power amplifier includes a first and a second power amplifying paths, a first and a second selection circuits, first matching circuits and second matching circuits. The first and the second power amplifying paths receive a first and a second input signals respectively. The first selection circuit selects one of the first matching circuits according to a frequency band of the first input signal to perform a first matching process to generate a first output signal. The second selection circuit selects one of the second matching circuits according to a frequency band of the second input signal to perform a second matching process to generate a second output signal. The antenna is coupled to the power amplifier to transmit the first and/or the second output signals.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for envelope tracking calibration are provided. In one embodiment, a power amplifier system includes a power amplifier, an envelope tracker that generates the power amplifier's supply voltage, a power detector, and a calibration module. The envelope tracker includes an envelope shaping table generated at a desired gain compression and a scaling module that scales an amplitude of an envelope signal. The power detector measures the power amplifier's output power, and the calibration module provides calibration data to the scaling module to change the scaling of the envelope signal's amplitude. The calibration module sets the calibration data to a first value corresponding to a supply voltage level associated with substantially no gain compression, and reduces the supply voltage level by changing the calibration data until the power detector indicates that the gain compression of the power amplifier is about equal to the desired gain compression.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus of the present invention that uses an adaptive modulation radio scheme, includes: two-system transmission paths of an active system transmission path and an auxiliary system transmission path; a line information acquiring unit that acquires line information indicating line states of the active system transmission path and the auxiliary system transmission path; and a signal processing unit that determines whether or not a fault occurs in the active system transmission path and the auxiliary system transmission path, based on the line information acquired by the line information acquiring unit. The signal processing unit performs a setting so as to perform wireless communication using the two-system transmission paths of the active system transmission path and the auxiliary system transmission path, in a case of determining that a fault does not occur in the active system transmission path and the auxiliary system transmission path.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus that performs radio communication with a base station apparatus in a mobile communication system, including: a transmission mode information receiving unit configured to receive transmission mode information, from the base station apparatus, corresponding to a transmission mode that should be set in the terminal apparatus; a transmission mode setting unit configured to set the terminal apparatus to the transmission mode if the terminal apparatus can perform radio transmission in the transmission mode corresponding to the transmission mode information received by the transmission mode receiving unit; and a radio transmission unit configured to perform radio transmission in the transmission mode.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting enhanced uplink (EU) data is disclosed. Configuration parameters for EU operation are received, including a priority associated with each MAC-d flow and a maximum number of H-ARQ transmissions associated with each MAC-d flow. A H-ARQ process to use for transmission for a next TTI is identified. On a condition that the identified H-ARQ process is available for new data for the next TTI, data is selected for transmission over the EU channel based on MAC-d flow priority, a transmission status is set to indicate a new transmission, and the selected data is transmitted in accordance with the identified H-ARQ process. On a condition that the identified H-ARQ process is not available for new data for the next TTI, the transmission status is set to indicate a retransmission, and data associated with the identified H-ARQ process is retransmitted.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus and a system can be used for improving data transmission performance. Specific steps may include determining whether a transmission rate for transmitting data is lower than a reference transmission rate that the data is actually required. If it is lower than the reference transmission rate, a reference working frequency is obtained by querying part of or an entire working frequency band. The reference working frequency corresponds to a transmission rate that is higher than or equal to the reference transmission rate from the working frequency band. Frequency modification indication information is sent to a network access device and a working frequency for communication is modified to the reference working frequency.

Abstract: A method for operating a radio communication system involves the use of OFDM and involves a first sending station modulating a first OFDM symbol onto a first carrier frequency and sending the first OFDM symbol to a first receiving station via a first transmission channel using an air interface. The first sending station changes the first carrier frequency during a time used for sending the first OFDM symbol, the change in the first carrier frequency being made independently of a change in transmission characteristics of the first transmission channel over time. A fast frequency hopping system is disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a downlink reference signal structure suitable for increase in number of transmission layers. A radio base station device (20) has a plurality of transmission antennas; a orthogonal RS sequence generator (22) for generating orthogonal reference signals based on a two-dimensional orthogonal code, the orthogonal reference signals being orthogonalized between downlink reference signals adjacent in two-dimensional directions of frequency direction and time direction to each other in one transmission layer and being orthogonalized in different transmission layers assigned to one radio resource; a multiplexer (23) for multiplexing transmission data and the orthogonal reference signals in the one transmission layer; and a transmitter for transmitting a transmission signal obtained by multiplexing the transmission data and the orthogonal reference signals, via the transmission antenna in transmission layers simultaneously.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide for systems and methods for signal conversion of one modulated signal to another modulated signal using demodulation and then re-modulation. According to some embodiments, a signal receiving system may comprise an I/Q demodulator that demodulates a first modulated signal to an in-phase (“I”) signal and a quadrature (“Q”) signal, an I/Q signal adjustor that adaptively adjusts the Q signal to increase the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a transitory signal that is based on a second modulated signal, and an I/Q modulator that modulates the I signal and the adjusted Q signal to the second modulated signal. To increase the SNR, the Q signal may be adjusted based on a calculated error determined for the transitory signal during demodulation by a demodulator downstream from the I/Q modulator.

Abstract: A mobile station device that includes a receiving unit. The receiving unit of mobile station device receives using at least a first downlink component carrier and a second downlink component carrier which are aggregated, the receiving unit is configured to receive, a first physical downlink control channel for the mobile station device, on the first downlink component carrier, and a second physical downlink control channel for the mobile station device, on the second downlink component carrier, where both a first sequence including at least modulated symbols of the first physical downlink control channel and a second sequence including at least modulated symbols of the second physical downlink control channel are cyclically-shifted by a base station.

Abstract: A near field communications (NFC) device is disclosed that load modulates and regulates a radio frequency (RF) signal. The NFC device includes a rectifier that rectifies the RF signal to provide a direct current voltage. The NFC device also includes a modulator that modulates a data signal. The modulator provides a first voltage when the data signal is at a first level and provides a second voltage when the data signal is at a second level. The NFC device utilizes a regulator to regulate and to load modulate the RF signal. The regulator adjusts an impedance based upon a comparison of the DC voltage provided by the regulator to the first voltage provided by the modulator for the data signal at the first level or to the second voltage provided by the modulator for the data signal at the second level.

Abstract: To control a gain of a transmit signal in a wireless transmitter, the wireless transmitter is provided. The wireless transmitter includes a baseband processor for processing an analog baseband transmit signal, and a Radio Frequency (RF) signal processor including a plurality of mixers. The plurality of mixers are configured to share an output signal of the baseband processor as an input.

Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) power amplifier system or transmitter includes one or more power amplifiers and a controller that is configured to adjust amplitudes and phases of RF input signals of the one or more power amplifiers and supply voltages applied to the one or more power amplifiers. In embodiments where multiple power amplifiers are used, a combiner may be provided to combine outputs of the power amplifiers.

Abstract: A multichannel radio receiver may include a radio frequency (RF) subsystem and a digital subsystem. The RF subsystem may be configured to provide analog information associated with a radio band to an analog to digital converter (ADC). The ADC samples the analog input and sends digital output to the digital subsystem. The digital subsystem may be configured with one or more channelizers and one or more decoders. A channelizer within the digital subsystem may filter and re-sample the digital output to result in a channel plan having a desired bandwidth and a desired sample rate. The sample rate may be selected for compatibility with a decoder. The decoder may have design specifications based in part on a modulation scheme to be decoded. The design specifications may indicate the desired sample rate to be provided by the channelizer.

Abstract: The present invention employs a pilot scheme for frequency division multiple access (FDM) communication systems, such as single carrier FDM communication systems. A given transmit time interval will include numerous traffic symbols and two or more short pilot symbols, which are spaced apart from one another by at least one traffic symbol and will have a Fourier transform length that is less than the Fourier transform length of any given traffic symbol. Multiple transmitters will generate pilot information and modulate the pilot information onto sub-carriers of the short pilot symbols in an orthogonal manner. Each transmitter may use different sub-carriers within the time and frequency domain, which is encompassed by the short pilot symbols within the transmit time interval. Alternatively, each transmitter may uniquely encode the pilot information using a unique code division multiplexed code and modulate the encoded pilot information onto common sub-carriers of the short pilot symbols.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method including signalling by a receive node at least one first transmission rank r to a transmit node, where 1?r ?R, wherein R is a maximum available rank for a transmission, and at least one predefined precoding matrix corresponds to the first transmission rank r, determining by the transmit node a second transmission rank r? for transmitting data from the transmit node to the receive node, where 1?r? ?R, defining at least two subsets of precoding matrices for at least one of the at least one first transmission rank r, selecting one of the at least two subsets of precoding matrices in accordance with a channel quality estimate for a radio channel, and signalling the selected one subset of precoding matrices, wherein the selected one subset of precoding matrices is associated with said the at least one predefined precoding matrix.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wireless communication device, including: a plurality of communication units for transmission adapted to modulate and transmit a transmission subject signal; the communication units for transmission including a communication unit or units for transmission which adopt a method which modulates the amplitude and a communication unit or units for transmission which adopt a modulation method which modulates at least the phase or the frequency and requires transmission power lower than that of the method which modulates the amplitude.

Abstract: A method and system for transmitting three distinct electromagnetic signals on a same frequency are provided. One or more transmitting devices transmit a first data signal and an inverse of the first data signal in two orthogonal linear polarities of an antenna maintaining their inverted phase relationship and a same amplitude as propagated. Transmitting devices also transmit a second data signal in a linear polarity with a 45 degree rotation around the transmit axis of the first data signal. Transmitting devices also transmit a third data signal in linear polarity orthogonal to the second data signal and consequently 315 degree rotation around the transmit axis from the first data signal.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide for systems and methods for wireless communications that implement transmitter protection schemes using spatial combining. The protection scheme implemented by some embodiments provides for a number of benefits, including without limitation: hitless protection; constant power monitoring for each wireless channel being utilized; extra gain to wireless signals transmitted; beam steering, beam hopping, and beam alignment capabilities; and varying levels of transmission path protection (e.g., 1+1 protection, or 1+N protection). Additionally, the features of some embodiments may be applied to a variety of wireless communications systems including, for example, microwave wireless systems, cellular phone systems and WiFi systems.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) modulation signal generators, which generate a first OFDM modulation signal and a second OFDM modulation signal. The transmission apparatus also includes a transmitter that transmits the first OFDM modulation signal from a first antenna and the second OFDM modulation signal from a second antenna, in an identical frequency band.

Abstract: A sounding reference signal transmission method which is efficient in an uplink wireless telecommunications system using a multiple antenna technique and sounding reference signal hopping. A terminal using the multiple antenna technique is equipped with a plurality of antennas, and a base station receives the sounding reference signal transmitted from these antennas and estimates the uplink channel state of each antenna. Moreover, the sounding reference signal performs frequency hopping so that the base station determines the channel condition for the entire bandwidth to which data is transmitted in the uplink system. The sounding reference signal is transmitted through an antenna pattern in which the sounding reference signal can be transmitted through the entire data transmission bandwidth of the uplink system for each antenna of the terminal without additional overhead in this environment.

Abstract: A process selects a Precoding Matrix Index (PMI) in a Multiple In Multiple Out (MIMO) receiver used in a wireless communications system including a base station communicating with User Equipments (UE) through a downlink and uplink channel. The base station applies a precoding on the transmit symbol vector based on a matrix selected from a set of predefined matrices and identified by a PMI index computed by the UE and forwarded to the base station via the uplink. The process includes estimating the MIMO channel matrix H of a given set of resources blocks comprising received symbol vectors, estimating the variance ?2 of the additive noise (AWGN), and computing for each particular matrix comprised within the set of predefined matrices a cost function representative of the orthogonality of the matrix MIMO channel matrix H.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and arrangement for symbol mapping in wireless communication systems utilizing OFDM transmission technology in combination with advanced coding schemes. In the method according to the present invention, adapted for use in a wireless communication system utilizing OFDM transmission technology, an OFDM grid is defined by at least a first dimension and a second dimensions from the dimensions time, frequency or space. The advanced coding scheme, for example Alamouti coding, outputs symbols that are related via the coding. At least some of the symbols, defining a code related symbol group should experience identical, or at least very similar, radio channels. According to one embodiment of the present invention, symbols from the same code related symbol group is placed as close together in the OFDM grid as possible.

Abstract: The present invention relates to user equipment (UE) having at least two transmit antennas that are capable of transmitting RF signals to a base station, which selects either an open-loop mode or a closed-loop mode depending on how the RF signals from the UE are changing. In the closed-loop mode, the base station periodically evaluates the RF signals from the UE and selects which of the UE's transmit antennas are to be used. This information is then sent to the UE. If the base station determines that the RF signals from the UE are changing too rapidly for effective control, then the base station selects the open-loop mode, such that the UE selects which of the UE's transmit antennas are to be used.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for uplink MIMO transmissions in a wireless communication system. In some particular aspects, an E-TFC selection process for selecting a transport format combination for an uplink MIMO transmission may take certain steps in the case that a UE is power- or buffer-limited. For example, in a rank 2 transmission, non-scheduled data is allocated only to the primary stream. If the allocated non-scheduled data is less than the determined primary stream transport block size, scheduled data is allocated to the primary stream in an amount not to exceed the determined primary stream TBS. Finally, scheduled data is allocated to the secondary stream in an amount not to exceed the determined secondary stream TBS.

Abstract: A method for generating/transmitting a transmission-unit symbol sequence is disclosed. In the case of transmission information, the information is modulated in time and frequency domains on the basis of a predetermined transmission unit (e.g., a transmission time interval TTI or slot), simultaneous transmission of the information is made, and then a transmission unit symbol is generated/transmitted. A transmission sequence is masked in each symbol contained in one transmission unit. Symbol-unit circular shift (cyclic shift) is applied to the masked result, so that transmission efficiency increases. A control signal transmission method for supporting a variety of formats and a signal transmission method based on a prime-length sequence are also provided.

Abstract: A communications transmitter includes a baseband processor configured to generate amplitude, angle, in-phase and quadrature baseband signals and a combination modulator that is configurable to modulate in the polar domain and, alternatively, in the quadrature domain. The combination modulator includes a quadrature modulator and a separate and distinct angle modulator that is configured to serve as a local oscillator for the quadrature modulator. In one embodiment of the invention the combination modulator is configured to modulate in the quadrature domain when the transmitter is operating according to a first communications condition (e.g., first transmit power level or first modulation scheme) and is configured to modulate in the polar domain when the transmitter is operating according to a second communications condition (e.g., second transmit power level or second modulation scheme).