Abstract: A device comprises a memory that stores instructions executed by one or more processors to obtain a plurality of received signals transmitted by a user equipment from a plurality of antenna elements in a cellular network. A plurality of complex channel values are calculated in an angle domain for a horizontal arrival angle and a vertical arrival angle per a received ray in a plurality of received rays in response to the plurality of received signals. A frequency-offset estimation is calculated and applied to the plurality of complex channel values. The plurality of offset complex channel values are transformed to a plurality of channel values in a time domain. A time-offset estimation is calculated and applied to the plurality of channel values. An expected value of the plurality of channel values is obtained to obtain a power angle delay profile for the geographical location of the user equipment.

Abstract: A method implemented in a base station used in a wireless communications system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, from a user equipment, rank indication (RI), a first precoding matrix indicator (PMI), and a second PMI (codebook index i2), wherein values 0-15 are assigned to the second PMI IPMI2 for RI=1 and values 0-3 are assigned to the second PMI IPMI2 for each of RI=2, RI=3, and RI=4, and wherein codebook index i2 comprises IPMI2 for RI=1. Other methods, apparatuses, and systems also are disclosed.

Abstract: Circuits for producing signals representative of mean and variance estimations for quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) are provided where the circuits comprise: sequentially repeated first circuit modules and sequentially repeated second circuit modules configured for producing updates in the corresponding estimation iterations. In one embodiment, a closest negative integer power of 2 is used as a substitute multiplicand when multiplying together two or more outputs of hyperbolic function generating units where the substituted for output is less than one. Size and complexity of the corresponding multiplier can then be reduced.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems and methods for selecting almost-blank sub-frames (ABSs) in wireless networks. ABSs may be utilized as part of enhanced inter-cell interference cancellation (eICIC). In an embodiment, an ABS pattern is selected in a distributed fashion without use of a direct interface between neighboring base stations. Embodiments operate with a hybrid self-organizing network (SON) that includes a centralized self-organizing network (cSON) unit and a distributed self-organizing network (dSON) unit. The cSON may provide the dSON with information about a plurality of ABS patterns, and the dSON may utilize the information received from the cSON to select an ABS pattern from the plurality of ABS patterns. In some embodiments, a base station may select neighboring base stations to perform eICIC based on a reference signal received power (RSRP).

Abstract: In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for intelligent transmit power management. Output power levels may be dynamically determined responsive to REM measurements, user equipment (UE) signal reports, information received from other cells (e.g. via X2 application protocol (X2AP) or other such communication protocols), or any combination of these or other information in an iterative level conditioning and limit checking process.

Abstract: A hybrid combination of analog RF beamforming and digital pre-coding is used to improve signal-to-noise ratio and mitigate interference as between an RF base station and a plurality of wireless receivers within a cell area of the base station. Feedback overhead for beamforming training may be reduced by using indices for identifying the preferred beams of each wireless receiver. Scheduling for channel training may be based on identifying non-colliding ones of the RF beams and assigning these to corresponding wireless receivers which can best use the assigned beams in shared transmission slots.

Abstract: A method implemented in a base station used in a wireless communications system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, from a user equipment, rank indication (RI), a first precoding matrix indicator (PMI), and a second PMI (codebook index i2), wherein values 0-15 are assigned to the second PMI IPMI2 for RI=1 and values 0-3 are assigned to the second PMI IPMI2 for each of RI=2, RI=3, and RI=4, and wherein codebook index i2 comprises IPMI2 for RI=1. Other methods, apparatuses, and systems also are disclosed.

Abstract: A method for adaptive user equipment (UE) grouping and beamforming includes the assignment each of a plurality of user equipment (UE) devices into a respective UE group of a plurality of UE groups. Each UE group has at least one UE device. A UE device is reassigned from the respective UE group to which it was previously assigned to an updated UE group. An updated respective beamforming vector is generated for the updated UE group until the updated respective beamforming vector for each UE group produces a largest average UE rate for the updated UE group.

Abstract: A method implemented in a base station used in a wireless communications system is disclosed. The method comprises having 1-layer, 2-layer, 3-layer, and 4-layer codebooks for 4 transmit antenna (4TX) transmission, each codebook including a plurality of precoding matrices, precoding data with one of the plurality of precoding matrices, and transmitting, to a user equipment, the precoded data, wherein each of the 1-layer and 2-layer codebooks comprises a first codebook and a second codebook, and wherein each precoding matrix in the first codebook comprises a first index and a second index. Other apparatuses, systems, and methods also are disclosed.

Abstract: Methods relating to managing operations of small cells are provided. One method includes receiving, from a management system configured to manage one or more operations of a plurality of small cells, a plurality of fractional frequency reuse (FFR) patterns for a frequency range. Each FFR pattern is configured to define a plurality of cell groupings, each including one or more of the plurality small cells. Each of the plurality of cell groupings is configured to transmit downlink transmissions over a different one of a plurality of frequency bands within the frequency range. The method further includes selecting a first FFR pattern from among the plurality of FFR patterns received from the management system and transmitting downlink transmissions in accordance with the first FFR pattern.

Abstract: A device comprises a memory that stores instructions executed by one or more processors to obtain a plurality of received signals transmitted by a user equipment from a plurality of antenna elements in a cellular network. A plurality of complex channel values are calculated in an angle domain for a horizontal arrival angle and a vertical arrival angle per a received ray in a plurality of received rays in response to the plurality of received signals. A frequency-offset estimation is calculated and applied to the plurality of complex channel values. The plurality of offset complex channel values are transformed to a plurality of channel values in a time domain. A time-offset estimation is calculated and applied to the plurality of channel values. An expected value of the plurality of channel values is obtained to obtain a power angle delay profile for the geographical location of the user equipment.

Abstract: A method for precoded communications includes precoding in a first stage, outgoing data streams with first precoding matrices generated in accordance with instantaneous channel feedback received from receiving devices, wherein a configuration of the instantaneous channel feedback is determined in accordance with statistical channel information and individual of the receiving devices, thereby producing first precoded data streams, precoding in a second stage, the first precoded data streams with second precoding matrices generated in accordance with the statistical channel information associated with the receiving devices, thereby producing second precoded data streams, and transmitting the second precoded data streams to the receiving devices.

Abstract: Circuits for producing signals representative of mean and variance estimations for quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) are provided where the circuits comprise: sequentially repeated first circuit modules and sequentially repeated second circuit modules configured for producing updates in the corresponding estimation iterations. In one embodiment, a closest negative integer power of 2 is used as a substitute multiplicand when multiplying together two or more outputs of hyperbolic function generating units where the substituted for output is less than one. Size and complexity of the corresponding multiplier can then be reduced.

Abstract: A method implemented in a base station used in a wireless communications system is disclosed. The method comprises having 1-layer, 2-layer, 3-layer, and 4-layer codebooks for 4 transmit antenna (4TX) transmission, each codebook including a plurality of precoding matrices, (precoding data with one of the plurality of precoding matrices, and transmitting, to a user equipment, the precoded data, wherein each of the 1-layer and 2-layer codebooks comprises a first codebook and a second codebook, and wherein each precoding matrix in the first codebook comprises a first index and a second index. Other apparatuses, systems, and methods also are disclosed.

Abstract: In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for dense small cell deployment. In one or more embodiments, a plurality of small cells is grouped into a first group of small cells having a first power level and a second group of small cells having a second power level. In one or more embodiments, each power level in the first set of power levels is greater than each power level in the second set of power levels. In one or more embodiments, the small cells of the first group performs frequency domain inter-cell interference coordination (ICIC) between the small cells of the first group. In one or more embodiments, the small cells of the second group performs time domain ICIC with the small cells in the first group. In one or more embodiments, the small cells of the first group use a same almost blank subframe (ABS) pattern.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to technology for iterative localization and channel estimation in a communication system. A radio network node detects user location information from user equipment in a geographic region, where the geographic region includes a location cluster having multiple location levels. A location signature profile is formed for each level based on the location signature of a corresponding location level in the cluster, and a filter is generated for each level based on the location signature. Upon application of the filter that matches the location level of the location user information, the channel is estimated and the user location information is updated based on the channel estimation. The process is repeated until the user location information converges with a preselected convergence value.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems and methods for selecting almost-blank sub-frames (ABSs) in wireless networks. ABSs may be utilized as part of enhanced inter-cell interference cancellation (eICIC). In an embodiment, an ABS pattern is selected in a distributed fashion without use of a direct interface between neighboring base stations. Embodiments operate with a hybrid self-organizing network (SON) that includes a centralized self-organizing network (cSON) unit and a distributed self-organizing network (dSON) unit. The cSON may provide the dSON with information about a plurality of ABS patterns, and the dSON may utilize the information received from the cSON to select an ABS pattern from the plurality of ABS patterns. In some embodiments, a base station may select neighboring base stations to perform eICIC based on a reference signal received power (RSRP).

Abstract: A method implemented in a user equipment configured to be used in a multi-user (MU) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communications system is disclosed. The method includes transmitting to a base station a first channel state information (CSI) report determined according to a single-user (SU) MIMO rule, and transmitting to the base station a second CSI report determined according to an MU-MIMO rule. Other methods, apparatuses, and systems also are disclosed.

Abstract: A device for mitigating excessive handovers may include at least one processor circuit. The at least one processor circuit may be configured to receive information from a user equipment. The at least one processor circuit may be configured to determine that a first handover of the user equipment from a first base station has occurred, based at least on the information received from the user equipment. The at least one processor circuit may be configured to prevent a second handover of the user equipment back to the first base station until at least one condition has occurred.

Abstract: In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for dense small cell deployment. In one or more embodiments, a plurality of small cells is grouped into a first group of small cells having a first power level and a second group of small cells having a second power level. In one or more embodiments, each power level in the first set of power levels is greater than each power level in the second set of power levels. In one or more embodiments, the small cells of the first group performs frequency domain inter-cell interference coordination (ICIC) between the small cells of the first group. In one or more embodiments, the small cells of the second group performs time domain ICIC with the small cells in the first group. In one or more embodiments, the small cells of the first group use a same almost blank subframe (ABS) pattern.