Abstract: According to various examples, a communication device is described comprising a memory configured to store data received in one or more first transmissions of a transmission process according to a retransmission protocol, a receiver configured to receive a second transmission of data of the transmission process, a combiner configured to combine the data received in the second transmission with the data stored in the memory, a determiner configured to determine whether the second transmission was interfered by a communication resource deallocation and a controller configured to maintain data storage of the received data of the transmission process stored in the memory as received data of the transmission process if the second transmission was interfered by a communication resource deallocation.

Abstract: According to various examples, a communication device is described comprising a memory configured to store data received in one or more first transmissions of a transmission process according to a retransmission protocol, a receiver configured to receive a second transmission of data of the transmission process, a combiner configured to combine the data received in the second transmission with the data stored in the memory, a determiner configured to determine whether the second transmission was interfered by a communication resource deallocation and a controller configured to maintain data storage of the received data of the transmission process stored in the memory as received data of the transmission process if the second transmission was interfered by a communication resource deallocation.

Abstract: A communication device is described including a memory, a receiver configured to receive data via a communication channel and a controller configured to determine whether the communication device is to request a retransmission for the received data, to store the received data in the memory if the communication device is to request a retransmission for the received data and to prevent storing of the received data in the memory if the communication device is to omit a request for a retransmission for the received data.

Abstract: A scheduling device for scheduling an allocation of a set of link resources includes: a prediction circuit configured to generate a predicted link quality for a first link resource of the set of link resources; a classification circuit configured to classify the first link resource to a classification pattern based on the predicted link quality of the first link resource; and an allocation circuit configured to allocate the first link resource to a first transmission or retransmission subframe set based on the classification pattern.

Abstract: A method (300) for determining channel state information includes: receiving (301) a downlink signal, wherein the downlink signal comprises a transport block comprising a plurality of code blocks, each code block of the plurality of code blocks comprising a plurality of resource elements; determining (302) a worst case code block of the plurality of code blocks based on at least one of noise or interference experienced by the plurality of resource elements of the respective code blocks; and determining (303) a metric indicative of a channel state information based on the worst case code block.

Abstract: A scheduling device for scheduling an allocation of a set of link resources includes: a prediction circuit configured to generate a predicted link quality for a first link resource of the set of link resources; a classification circuit configured to classify the first link resource to a classification pattern based on the predicted link quality of the first link resource; and an allocation circuit configured to allocate the first link resource to a first transmission or retransmission subframe set based on the classification pattern.

Abstract: A method (300) for determining channel state information includes: receiving (301) a downlink signal, wherein the downlink signal comprises a transport block comprising a plurality of code blocks, each code block of the plurality of code blocks comprising a plurality of resource elements; determining (302) a worst case code block of the plurality of code blocks based on at least one of noise or interference experienced by the plurality of resource elements of the respective code blocks; and determining (303) a metric indicative of a channel state information based on the worst case code block.

Abstract: A communication device is described including a memory, a receiver configured to receive data via a communication channel and a controller configured to determine whether the communication device is to request a retransmission for the received data, to store the received data in the memory if the communication device is to request a retransmission for the received data and to prevent storing of the received data in the memory if the communication device is to omit a request for a retransmission for the received data.

Abstract: A method of detecting a control channel includes receiving data transmitted via a control channel. A path metric and a correction term is computed based on the received data. A decision metric representing a sum or a difference of the path metric and the correction term is computed. Based on the decision metric, it is decided on a detection of the control channel.

Abstract: A decoder for decoding a concatenated code includes a storage input interleaver for storage-interleaving of received data using a storage interleaving operation. A data memory is coupled to an output of the storage input interleaver for temporary storage of storage-interleaved data. A first storage output interleaver is coupled to an output of the data memory for interleaving of data read from the data memory, and a plurality of processors are coupled to an output of the first storage output interleaver to access the data memory. Further, an encoder for generating a concatenated code sequence includes a code interleaver coupled to an input of the encoder for applying a code generation interleaving operation, a first convolutional encoder having an input coupled to an output of the code interleaver, and a storage interleaver coupled to an input of the encoder for applying a storage interleaving operation.

Abstract: A device such as a turbo decoding device is proposed in which an intermediate buffering device including an address buffering device and an element buffering device is communicatively coupled to a plurality of processing devices and a memory device. During a cycle of a parallel decoding process, the intermediate buffering device receives, from two different processing devices, first and second address information respectively corresponding to first and second elements of a code sequence stored in the memory device. During the cycle, the intermediate buffering device transmits a request for the first element to the memory device based on the first address information and stores the second address information in the address buffering device. Subsequently, during the cycle, the intermediate buffering device receives first element information corresponding to the first element from the memory device and stores the received first element information in the element buffering device.

Abstract: An iterative decoder for decoding a code block comprises a computation unit configured to perform forward and backward recursions over a code block or a code sub-block in each decoding iteration. A first forward/backward decoding scheme is used in a first iteration and a second forward/backward decoding scheme is used in a second iteration. The first and second decoding schemes are different in view of forward and backward processing.

Abstract: A device such as a worker, window-size and iteration control unit (WWICU) is proposed. The WWICU determines processing, iteration, and window information based on format information indicative of one or more formats to be processed by a decoding process. The processing information may include a number of parallel workers, the iteration information may include a number of half-iterations, and the window information may include a window size to be used in the decoding process. The WWICU then determines time information including a total cycle count based on the processing information, the iteration information, and the window information. In response to determining that the total cycle count is not beyond a threshold value, the WWICU may transmit configuration information including the processing, iteration, and window information to a device, such as a turbo decoding device, configurable to perform the decoding process based on the configuration information.

Abstract: A device such as a turbo decoding device is proposed in which an intermediate buffering device including an address buffering device and an element buffering device is communicatively coupled to a plurality of processing devices and a memory device. During a cycle of a parallel decoding process, the intermediate buffering device receives, from two different processing devices, first and second address information respectively corresponding to first and second elements of a code sequence stored in the memory device. During the cycle, the intermediate buffering device transmits a request for the first element to the memory device based on the first address information and stores the second address information in the address buffering device. Subsequently, during the cycle, the intermediate buffering device receives first element information corresponding to the first element from the memory device and stores the received first element information in the element buffering device.

Abstract: A device such as a worker, window-size and iteration control unit (WWICU) is proposed. The WWICU determines processing, iteration, and window information based on format information indicative of one or more formats to be processed by a decoding process. The processing information may include a number of parallel workers, the iteration information may include a number of half-iterations, and the window information may include a window size to be used in the decoding process. The WWICU then determines time information including a total cycle count based on the processing information, the iteration information, and the window information. In response to determining that the total cycle count is not beyond a threshold value, the WWICU may transmit configuration information including the processing, iteration, and window information to a device, such as a turbo decoding device, configurable to perform the decoding process based on the configuration information.

Abstract: A method of detecting a control channel includes receiving data transmitted via a control channel. A path metric and a correction term is computed based on the received data. A decision metric representing a sum or a difference of the path metric and the correction term is computed. Based on the decision metric, it is decided on a detection of the control channel.

Abstract: An iterative decoder for decoding a code block comprises a computation unit configured to perform forward and backward recursions over a code block or a code sub-block in each decoding iteration. A first forward/backward decoding scheme is used in a first iteration and a second forward/backward decoding scheme is used in a second iteration. The first and second decoding schemes are different in view of forward and backward processing.

Abstract: A radio receiver comprises a processing unit configured to subject a received radio signal to signal switching. A control unit is configured to output a control signal indicative of information related to the signal switching. A channel estimator is coupled to an output of the processing unit and configured to provide channel parameters based on the control signal received from the control unit.

Abstract: An iterative decoder for decoding a code block comprises a computation unit configured to perform forward and backward recursions over a code block or a code sub-block in each decoding iteration. A first forward/backward decoding scheme is used in a first iteration and a second forward/backward decoding scheme is used in a second iteration. The first and second decoding schemes are different in view of forward and backward processing.

Abstract: A method transmits data by radio during which a frequency band is split into a plurality of subcarriers, and a plurality of antennas are used for transmitting. The data are split into a number of elements, which are to be respectively transmitted by each antenna, said number of elements corresponding to the number of subcarriers, whereby for each antenna, each element is respectively assigned to a subcarrier for transmitting, and at least two antennas on at least one subcarrier transmit different elements. Before an OFDM modulation for each antenna, each element is multiplied by an antenna-specific and element-specific factor. Alternatively, after an OFDM modulation for at least one antenna, the time sequence of the time-dependent signal generated on the basis of the OFDM modulation is reordered. A transmitter carries out the method.