Abstract: Embodiments provide an apparatus, a method, a central unit and a computer program for determining information related to precoding. A mobile communication system (300) comprises one or more relay station transceivers (100) being configured, to provide wireless services to one or more mobile transceivers (200) of the mobile communication system (300) via a first radio channel. The one or more relay station transceivers (100) are configured to use wireless backhaul communication to communicate with a central, unit (400) of the mobile communication system (300) via a second radio channel. An apparatus (10) for determining information related to precoding in the mobile communication system (300) comprises one or more interfaces (12) configured to obtain, information related to the first radio channel or an. effective access channel, and to obtain information related to the second radio channel.

Abstract: Embodiments provide an apparatus, a method, a central unit and a computer program for determining information related to precoding. A mobile communication system (300) comprises one or more relay station transceivers (100) being configured, to provide wireless services to one or more mobile transceivers (200) of the mobile communication system (300) via a first radio channel. The one or more relay station transceivers (100) are configured to use wireless backhaul communication to communicate with a central, unit (400) of the mobile communication system (300) via a second radio channel. An apparatus (10) for determining information related to precoding in the mobile communication system (300) comprises one or more interfaces (12) configured to obtain, information related to the first radio channel or an. effective access channel, and to obtain information related to the second radio channel.

Abstract: Embodiments provide beamforming apparatuses, methods and a computer programs for a base station transceiver and a mobile transceiver. An apparatus (10) operable in a base station transceiver (100) of a mobile communication system comprises a transceiver module (12) comprising interfaces to a plurality (15) of antennas. The transceiver module (12) is operable to subdivide the plurality (15) of antennas in a plurality of subgroups using the interfaces, and to form a first beam pattern (16) using one or more antennas of a subgroup. The apparatus (10) further comprises a control module (14), which is operable to transmit a synchronization signal using the transceiver module (12) and the first beam pattern (16). The control module (14) is further operable to receive a response signal after transmission of the synchronization signal from a mobile transceiver (200) using the transceiver module (12), to determine a second beam pattern (18) based on the response signal from the mobile transceiver (200).

Abstract: The embodiments of the invention relate to a method and a transmitter apparatus for generating and transmitting channel feedback.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for multi-antenna signal processing at an antenna element arrangement belonging to a transceiver of a radio communication network, the antenna element arrangement comprising antenna elements (211, 221, 231, 241) in horizontal and in vertical direction, wherein complex antenna weights are applied to said antenna elements.

Abstract: Embodiments provide beamforming apparatuses, methods and a computer programs for a base station transceiver and a mobile transceiver. An apparatus (10) operable in a base station transceiver (100) of a mobile communication system comprises a transceiver module (12) comprising interfaces to a plurality (15) of antennas. The transceiver module (12) is operable to subdivide the plurality (15) of antennas in a plurality of subgroups using the interfaces, and to form a first beam pattern (16) using one or more antennas of a subgroup. The apparatus (10) further comprises a control module (14), which is operable to transmit a synchronization signal using the transceiver module (12) and the first beam pattern (16). The control module (14) is further operable to receive a response signal after transmission of the synchronization signal from a mobile transceiver (200) using the transceiver module (12), to determine a second beam pattern (18) based on the response signal from the mobile transceiver (200).

Abstract: Embodiments provide an apparatus, a method and a computer program for the transceiver of a mobile communication system. The apparatus (10) is operable in a first transceiver (100) of a mobile communication system. The apparatus (10) comprises a transceiver module (12) comprising interfaces to a plurality of transmit antennas (15). The transceiver module (12) is operable to subdivide the plurality of transmit antennas (15) in a plurality of subgroups using the interfaces, and to form a set of first beam patterns (16) using one or more transmit antennas of a subgroup. The apparatus (10) further comprises a control module (14) operable to determine information related to a quality of a radio link between the first transceiver (100) and the second transceiver (200). The control module (14) is further operable to determine a second beam pattern (18) for communicating with the second transceiver (200) using two or more beam patterns from the set of first beam patterns (16).

Abstract: The embodiments of the invention relate to a method and a transmitter apparatus for generating and transmitting channel feedback.

Abstract: When building sets of mobile stations in a radio communication network, reference signals are transmitted from a base station to at least two mobile stations to determine channel properties of a downlink channel between the base station and the at least two mobile stations. First and second feedback information are determined at the at least two mobile stations respectively, each feedback information comprising a first component indicating a channel quality. The first and the second feedback information are transmitted from the first and second mobile stations to the base station. A mobile station set is built according to the first and the second feedback information at the base station, wherein the channel quality is a parameter of a downlink beam with a largest received carrier power of at least three downlink beams of said downlink channel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the appropriate combination of at least two MIMO transmission techniques for a radio link in between a transmitter (10) and a receiver (20). The MIMO transmission techniques use at least two antennas (12, 14, 16, 18) with at least two polarizations. According to the invention the appropriate combination is the combination of beamforming and at least one of polarization time coding, closed loop coherent combination of polarization beams and polarization multiplexing. The appropriate combination is chosen dependent on at least one of radio conditions of the radio link (20) and relative velocity in between the transmitter (10) and the receiver (30). The invention further relates to a method for receiving a transmission of a radio link (20) in between a transmitter (10) and a receiver (30). The invention also relates to a base station comprising a transmitter, a mobile terminal comprising a receiver and a communication network.

Abstract: The present invention relates Io a method for multi-antenna signal processing at an antenna element arrangement belonging to a transceiver of a radio communication network, the antenna element arrangement comprising antenna elements (211, 221, 231, 241) in horizontal and in vertical direction, wherein complex antenna weights are applied to said antenna elements

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for building sets of mobile stations in a radio communication network (RCS1), wherein the method comprising the steps of: transmitting (M1/1) reference signals from a base station (BS1) to at least two mobile stations (MS1, MS2, MS3) for being able to determine channel properties of a downlink channel (DL1) between the base station (BS1) and the at least two mobile stations (MS1, MS2, MS3); determining (M1/3, M1/4, M1/5, M1/6) a first feedback information at a first one of the at least two mobile stations (MS1, MS2, MS3) and a second feedback information at a second one of the at least two mobile stations (MS1, MS2, MS3) each comprising a first component indicating a channel quality; transmitting (M1/7) the first and the second feedback information from the first one and the second one of the at least two mobile stations (MS1, MS2, MS3) to the base station (BS1); and building (M1/9) a mobile station set according to the first and the second feedback information at the base st

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of sending first and second signals to a plurality of user equipments, the method comprising the steps of providing of a dedicated channel for each one of the plurality of user equipments, providing of a code-multiplexed shared channel for the plurality of user equipments, assigning of an antenna of a set of antennas to each one of the user equipments, sending of one of the first signals to one of the plurality of user equipments on one of the dedicated channels on a carrier frequency by applying transmit diversity, sending of one of the second signals to one of the plurality of user equipments on the code-multiplexed shared channel on the carrier frequency by applying multi-user diversity.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of evaluating a virtual MIMO system's quality of a first group of mobile devices in a base station of a mobile communication system. The mobile communication system further comprises a plurality of mobile devices coupled to the base station, the base station is adapted for receiving uplink channel estimation coefficients of each mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the appropriate combination of at least two MIMO transmission techniques for a radio link in between a transmitter (10) and a receiver (20). The MIMO transmission techniques use at least two antennas (12, 14, 16, 18) with at least two polarizations. According to the invention the appropriate combination is the combination of beamforming and at least one of polarization time coding, closed loop coherent combination of polarization beams and polarization multiplexing. The appropriate combination is chosen dependent on at least one of radio conditions of the radio link (20) and relative velocity in between the transmitter (10) and the receiver (30). The invention further relates to a method for receiving a transmission of a radio link (20) in between a transmitter (10) and a receiver (30). The invention also relates to a base station comprising a transmitter, a mobile terminal comprising a receiver and a communication network.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining a set of users able to be scheduled on an identical basic resource unit in a base station of a SDMA capable multiple access radio communication system. According to the present invention, the method comprises the steps of: Attributing to each user a scheduling criterion value, Selecting the user having the highest scheduling criterion value, Checking for additional users spatially separable from said selected user, Selecting the user having the highest scheduling criterion value among said additional users.

Abstract: A method for providing a static beam forming in a wireless communication system using an antenna arrangement of a base station which shapes at least one fixed beams, whereby the antenna arrangement covers at least two cells, each cell being covered by at least two beams. The at least two beams covering a cell use the same scrambling code and the same phase reference, whereby the base station autonomously decides which of the at least two fixed beams covering a cell should service a channel.

Abstract: A method for calculating a path profile in a cellular communication system, whereby the method can be used by a spread spectrum receiver such as a CDMA receiver. Furthermore, the method can be used by the logic of a base station and/or a subscriber station comprising such a spread spectrum receiver. The method applies the concept of energetic combining and adds the square of the absolute values of all time slots. The method applies also the concept of coherent profiling and add the complex amplitudes of two consecutive time slots, whereby one solution applies this concept to at least two neighboured time slots, and the other solution to at least two neighboured slots with an overlap.

Abstract: The invention refers to a mobile radio communication system (1) for downlink transmission and to a method for transmitting a signal (s) across at least two downlink paths (5, 6) of a multiple antenna (3, 4) mobile radio communication system (1). The system (1) comprises: a base station (2) comprising a plurality of antennas (3, 4); at least one mobile user equipment (8); at least two downlink paths (5, 6) across at least two of the antennas (3, 4) for transmitting a signal (s) from the base station (2) to the at least one user equipment (8), each downlink path (5, 6) comprising a complex channel coefficient (h1, h2); and a feedback path (9) for returning information on at least one complex weight (w) from the user equipment (8) to the base station (2), the at least one complex weight (w) being used for multiplying the signal (s) which is transmitted across at least two of the downlink paths (6).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication method in a wireless cellular telecommunication system comprising at least one base station having a beam forming capability, the method comprising the steps of receiving at least a first pilot signal being assigned to a first beam and a second pilot signal being assigned to a second beam by a user equipment, measuring the signal strengths of the at least first and second pilot signals, selecting one of the at least first and second beams having the strongest pilot signal, signalling of the beam selection to the base station and switching off data channels to the user equipment of the beams which have not been selected by the user equipment.