Abstract: An operating method of a wireless communication apparatus including a plurality of antennas and receiving a data signal through a downlink channel from a base station includes: calculating a plurality of estimated energy efficiencies under a plurality of reception conditions of the wireless communication apparatus in accordance with prior information regarding a number of transmission ranks and a number of receiving antennas to be used for receiving the data signal; and generating channel state information by using the calculated estimated energy efficiencies and determining the number of receiving antennas.

Abstract: An operating method of a wireless communication apparatus including a plurality of antennas and receiving a data signal through a downlink channel from a base station includes: calculating a plurality of estimated energy efficiencies under a plurality of reception conditions of the wireless communication apparatus in accordance with prior information regarding a number of transmission ranks and a number of receiving antennas to be used for receiving the data signal; and generating channel state information by using the calculated estimated energy efficiencies and determining the number of receiving antennas.

Abstract: A link adaptation method of a wireless communication apparatus including a plurality of antennas to receive data signals through a channel from a base station includes estimating a plurality of data transmission rates of the data signals and power consumptions to process the data signals under a plurality of reception conditions of the wireless communication apparatus based on combinations in a first quantity of transmission ranks from the base station and a second quantity of antennas among the plurality of antennas; calculating a plurality of energy efficiencies by using the power consumptions and the plurality of data transmission rates; and generating a channel state information to perform a link adaptation based on the plurality of energy efficiencies, and determining a number of antennas to receive the data signals, among the plurality of antennas.

Abstract: A link adaptation method of a wireless communication apparatus including a plurality of antennas to receive data signals through a channel from a base station includes estimating a plurality of data transmission rates of the data signals and power consumptions to process the data signals under a plurality of reception conditions of the wireless communication apparatus based on combinations in a first quantity of transmission ranks from the base station and a second quantity of antennas among the plurality of antennas; calculating a plurality of energy efficiencies by using the power consumptions and the plurality of data transmission rates; and generating a channel state information to perform a link adaptation based on the plurality of energy efficiencies, and determining a number of antennas to receive the data signals, among the plurality of antennas.