Abstract: A method of small cell discovery and RSRP/RSRQ measurements in OFDM/OFDMA systems is proposed. A discovery reference signal (DRS) with low transmission frequency is introduced to support small cell detection within a short time, multiple small cell discovery, and accurate measurement of multiple small cells. The DRS consists of one or multiple reference signal types with the functionalities including timing and frequency synchronization, cell detection, RSRP/RSSI/RSRQ measurements, and interference mitigation. RE muting is configured for the DRS to reduce interference level from data to DRS for discovery and RSRP/RSRQ measurements for small cells.

Abstract: A method of small cell discovery and RSRP/RSRQ measurements in OFDM/OFDMA systems is proposed. A discovery reference signal (DRS) with low transmission frequency is introduced to support small cell detection within a short time, multiple small cell discovery, and accurate measurement of multiple small cells. The DRS consists of one or multiple reference signal types with the functionalities including timing and frequency synchronization, cell detection, RSRP/RSSI/RSRQ measurements, and interference mitigation. RE muting is configured for the DRS to reduce interference level from data to DRS for discovery and RSRP/RSRQ measurements for small cells.

Abstract: A method of small cell discovery and RSRP/RSRQ measurements in OFDM/OFDMA systems is proposed. A discovery reference signal (DRS) with low transmission frequency is introduced to support small cell detection within a short time, multiple small cell discovery, and accurate measurement of multiple small cells. The DRS consists of one or multiple reference signal types with the functionalities including timing and frequency synchronization, cell detection, RSRP/RSSI/RSRQ measurements, and interference mitigation. RE muting is configured for the DRS to reduce interference level from data to DRS for discovery and RSRP/RSRQ measurements for small cells.

Abstract: A method of small cell discovery and RSRP/RSRQ measurements in OFDM/OFDMA systems is proposed. A discovery reference signal (DRS) with low transmission frequency is introduced to support small cell detection within a short time, multiple small cell discovery, and accurate measurement of multiple small cells. The DRS consists of one or multiple reference signal types with the functionalities including timing and frequency synchronization, cell detection, RSRP/RSSI/RSRQ measurements, and interference mitigation. RE muting is configured for the DRS to reduce interference level from data to DRS for discovery and RSRP/RSRQ measurements for small cells.

Abstract: A method of small cell discovery and RSRP/RSRQ measurements in OFDM/OFDMA systems is proposed. A discovery reference signal (DRS) with low transmission frequency is introduced to support small cell detection within a short time, multiple small cell discovery, and accurate measurement of multiple small cells. The DRS consists of one or multiple reference signal types with the functionalities including timing and frequency synchronization, cell detection, RSRP/RSSI/RSRQ measurements, and interference mitigation. RE muting is configured for the DRS to reduce interference level from data to DRS for discovery and RSRP/RSRQ measurements for small cells.

Abstract: A method of small cell discovery and RSRP/RSRQ measurements in OFDM/OFDMA systems is proposed. A discovery reference signal (DRS) with low transmission frequency is introduced to support small cell detection within a short time, multiple small cell discovery, and accurate measurement of multiple small cells. The DRS consists of one or multiple reference signal types with the functionalities including timing and frequency synchronization, cell detection, RSRP/RSSI/RSRQ measurements, and interference mitigation. RE muting is configured for the DRS to reduce interference level from data to DRS for discovery and RSRP/RSRQ measurements for small cells.

Abstract: A method for delay spread approximation used in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: retrieving a plurality of pilot symbols from a channel of a wireless communication system; calculating at least one parameter representing the shape of the frequency response of the channel according to the values and the relative positions of the pilot symbols; determining a representative parameter value according to the at least one parameter; and determining a delay spread value according to the representative parameter value.

Abstract: A method for establishing multiple look-up tables and a data acquisition method using multiple look-up tables are provided. In the present method, a plurality of input data is classified into a plurality of groups, and a plurality of input data and a plurality of output data corresponding to the input data are respectively provided to the groups to establish a plurality of corresponding look-up tables. At least one bit is selectively removed from the input data in each of the look-up tables corresponding to at least one of the groups, and the result input data and the corresponding output data are recorded in the look-up table corresponding to the group.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a soft demapping method. In the soft demapping method, each shortest Euclidean distance of the Euclidean distances from all possible signal vectors corresponding to the bits which are not obtained during a signal detection to a received signal vector is calculated by using channel state information (CSI) and modulation coefficients, so as to establish a complete bit vector-shortest distance mapping table, and a log likelihood ratio (LLR) of each bit is obtained according to the bit vector-shortest distance mapping table. The soft demapping method can be applied along with different signal detection techniques to decode a received signal vector into a bit vector, wherein the signal detection techniques include a maximum likelihood detection (MLD) technique and a sphere decoding (SD) technique.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for reception of multi-input multi-output (MIMO) transmission in a wireless communication system including a plurality of base stations. The method includes receiving, by a receiving device, one or more media access control (MAC) messages including a plurality of identifiers of neighboring base stations, and receiving, by the receiving device, a bistream including a plurality of bits, each bit representing one base station of the plurality of base stations. The method also includes determining, by the receiving device, at least one of the plurality of identifiers of neighboring base stations included in the one or more received MAC messages based on the received bitmap.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for phase quantization and equal gain precoding in a wireless communication system. The method includes scaling, by a receiving device, a phase vector based on a predetermined scaling factor to determine a first lattice point. The method also includes determining, by the receiving device, a second lattice point based on the determined first lattice point. In addition, the method includes determining, by the receiving device, a quantized phase vector based on the determined second lattice point and the predetermined scaling factor.

Abstract: A method for estimating a phase error existing in a receiver of a MIMO OFDM communications system is disclosed. The method includes executing Hermitian transpose on channel coefficient matrix of the MIMO OFDM communications system for generating Hermitian-transposed channel coefficient matrix, multiplying received signal matrix of the receiver with the Hermitian-transposed channel coefficient matrix for generating converted signals, summing products of the converted signals and complex conjugates of pilot signals corresponding to the converted signals for generating a sum result, and generating the phase error according to the sum result, the converted signals, and the complex conjugates of the pilot signals. The pilot signals are extracted from the received signal matrix.

Abstract: A method for estimating a phase error existing in a receiver of a MIMO OFDM communications system is disclosed. The method includes executing Hermitian transpose on channel coefficient matrix of the MIMO OFDM communications system for generating Hermitian-transposed channel coefficient matrix, multiplying received signal matrix of the receiver with the Hermitian-transposed channel coefficient matrix for generating converted signals, summing products of the converted signals and complex conjugates of pilot signals corresponding to the converted signals for generating a sum result, and generating the phase error according to the sum result, the converted signals, and the complex conjugates of the pilot signals. The pilot signals are extracted from the received signal matrix.

Abstract: A method for estimating a phase error existing in a receiver of a MIMO OFDM communications system is disclosed. The method includes executing Hermitian transpose on channel coefficient matrix of the MIMO OFDM communications system for generating Hermitian-transposed channel coefficient matrix, multiplying received signal matrix of the receiver with the Hermitian-transposed channel coefficient matrix for generating converted signals, summing products of the converted signals and complex conjugates of pilot signals corresponding to the converted signals for generating a sum result, and generating the phase error according to the sum result, the converted signals, and the complex conjugates of the pilot signals. The pilot signals are extracted from the received signal matrix.