Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to transmitter and method of transmitting a signal stream from a plurality of antennas, in a communication network. The method comprises grouping, by a transmitter, a plurality of consecutive signals of the input to obtain a plurality of groups. Also, the method comprises generating a plurality of physical resource groups (PRGs) using the plurality of groups and a corresponding plurality of subcarriers and precoding each of the PRGs using one or more weighing coefficients to obtain precoded plurality of groups. Further, the method comprises processing the precoded plurality of groups to obtain a processed plurality of groups and transmitting the plurality of processed signal groups using a corresponding plurality of antennas. An indication about variation of the weighing coefficients corresponding to each of plurality of PRGs is provided by the transmitter to the one or more receivers.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to transmitter and method of transmitting a signal stream from a plurality of antennas, in a communication network. The method comprises grouping, by a transmitter, a plurality of consecutive signals of the input to obtain a plurality of groups. Also, the method comprises generating a plurality of physical resource groups (PRGs) using the plurality of groups and a corresponding plurality of subcarriers and precoding each of the PRGs using one or more weighing coefficients to obtain precoded plurality of groups. Further, the method comprises processing the precoded plurality of groups to obtain a processed plurality of groups and transmitting the plurality of processed signal groups using a corresponding plurality of antennas. An indication about variation of the weighing coefficients corresponding to each of plurality of PRGs is provided by the transmitter to the one or more receivers.

Abstract: An approach provides a frame structure for supporting different operational modes. A frame is generated for transmission over a network to a first device and a second device over a first bandwidth and a second bandwidth, respectively. The preamble provides synchronization for operation over the first bandwidth and the second bandwidth.

Abstract: An approach provides a frame structure for supporting different operational modes. A frame is generated for transmission over a network to a first device and a second device over a first bandwidth and a second bandwidth, respectively. The preamble provides synchronization for operation over the first bandwidth and the second bandwidth.

Abstract: A method for space-time-frequency coding pieces of data includes receiving a stream of a plurality of pieces of data in a multi-antenna transmission system, where the data may comprise a stream of orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) symbols, orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) symbols or the like. The pieces of data are then coded across space, time and frequency dimensions based upon a plurality of space-time-frequency (STF) codes. The pieces of data are coded such that one or more STF codes in the frequency dimension differ from one or more other STF codes in the frequency dimension. In this regard, the frequency dimension can include a plurality of frequency bins such that the pieces of data can be coded in a manner whereby the plurality of STF codes sequentially circulates through sets of at least one frequency bin in the frequency domain.

Abstract: A power synthesizer is in several (n) discrete stages, each stage having a discrete amplitude, constant envelope amplifier coupled in series with a continuous phase modulator. Each modulator is actuated simultaneously, but not necessarily to modulate the signal phase similarly. For circuit power combining, the modulators are coupled to inputs of the amplifiers, while the separately modulated and amplified bits are combined prior to being fed to the antenna. For spatial power combining, each modulator is coupled to the input of an amplifier which in turn feeds one of several antennas. Each stage operates on one bit, and each successive nth stage amplifies the input bit by a factor of a0/2n?1. Preferably, a discrete amplitude generator converts an (analog) output of an IFFT block to a binary sequence, and each bit is fed to a separate stage.

Abstract: An interference rejection algorithm for a radio receiver is presented. According to the present solution a signal comprising a training sequence and a data sequence is received at the radio receiver. A radio channel response may be estimated from the received training sequence, and interference parameters may be estimated from at least one of the received training sequence and the received data sequence, the estimation of the interference parameters comprising smoothing a frequency spectrum of at least one of the estimated channel response and the estimated interference parameters through averaging. Then, frequency domain interference suppression weights are calculated from the estimated channel response and the interference parameters, and weighting of the received data sequence is carried out with the calculated weights.

Abstract: A power synthesizer is in several (n) discrete stages, each stage having a discrete amplitude, constant envelope amplifier coupled in series with a continuous phase modulator. Each modulator is actuated simultaneously, but not necessarily to modulate the signal phase similarly. For circuit power combining, the modulators are coupled to inputs of the amplifiers, while the separately modulated and amplified bits are combined prior to being fed to the antenna. For spatial power combining, each modulator is coupled to the input of an amplifier which in turn feeds one of several antennas. Each stage operates on one bit, and each successive nth stage amplifies the input bit by a factor of a0/2n-1. Preferably, a discrete amplitude generator converts an (analog) output of an IFFT block to a binary sequence, and each bit is fed to a separate stage.

Abstract: Apparatus, and an associated method, for performing joint equalization of received data vectors, received during operation of a multiple-input, multiple-output communication system. Slicing operations, implemented alternately as group slicing operations, decoupled slicing operations, and successive slicing operations are implemented at a joint equalizer of a receiving station of the multiple-input, multiple-output communication system. Once jointly equalized, equalized data vectors are provided to a joint decoder.

Abstract: A method is provided. The method includes: receiving a multi-carrier signal that includes a plurality of subcarriers; and performing widely linear (WL) processing on the received signal.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing hopped delay diversity for multiple antenna transmissions. In the method and apparatus, an input symbol stream is offset in time by M symbol periods to generate or offset symbol stream. The offset input stream may be offset so as to lead or lag the original input symbol stream. The original input symbol stream is then transmitted on a first set of N antennas and the offset input symbol stream is transmitted on a second set of N antennas, with transmit diversity techniques applied to the transmissions from the first and second set of N antennas.

Abstract: A method for space-time-frequency coding pieces of data includes receiving a stream of a plurality of pieces of data in a multi-antenna transmission system, where the data may comprise a stream of orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) symbols, orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) symbols or the like. The pieces of data are then coded across space, time and frequency dimensions based upon a plurality of space-time-frequency (STF) codes. The pieces of data are coded such that one or more STF codes in the frequency dimension differ from one or more other STF codes in the frequency dimension. In this regard, the frequency dimension can include a plurality of frequency bins such that the pieces of data can be coded in a manner whereby the plurality of STF codes sequentially circulates through sets of at least one frequency bin in the frequency domain.

Abstract: The transmit diversity and symbol rate in a wireless mobile system are increased by allocating the complex symbols to be transmitted in accordance with a time-space slot format that incorporates non-orthogonal-based matrices, defined as matrices whose format is such that the product of the matrix and its Hermitian transpose is other than the identity matrix times a real number other than unity. The non-orthogonal-based matrices are indexed by antenna and by symbol period. Copies and complex conjugates (or negative complex conjugates) of the same symbol that are transmitted from different antennas are mutually separated into non-adjacent parts of the slot. Each non-orthogonal-based “space-time” matrix is composed of orthogonal-based matrices, i.e., matrices other than non-orthogonal-based matrices. Preferably, sequences of complex conjugates are time-reversed in the slot.

Abstract: An I/Q MIMO detection framework is a practical means to realize interference cancellation (IC) gains when GMSK, 8PSK signals interfere with each other in synchronous GSM/EDGE networks, thereby providing coverage, capacity, and throughput gain. Further, the presented algorithm applies to a high data rate system concept, in which multiple signals are transmitted from the base station (BTS) through multiple antennas.

Abstract: A method of operation of a filter (12) of a receiver (10) of a mobile station or a base station of a radio access network and corresponding equipment, the method for use in suppressing co-channel interference and based on separating the in-phase (I) and quadrature phase (Q) components of the received signal and then performing whitening on a symbol-by-symbol basis, i.e. the whitening operation is done within one symbol.

Abstract: A method of operation of a filter (12) of a receiver (10) of a mobile station or a base station of a radio access network and corresponding equipment, the method for use in suppressing co-channel interference and based on separating the in-phase (I) and quadrature phase (Q) components of the received signal and then performing whitening on a symbol-by-symbol basis, i.e. the whitening operation is done within one symbol.

Abstract: The present invention presents a method and apparatus for phase hopping and space-time coding signals for transmission on multiple antennas. The method and apparatus provides expansion of a N×N′ space time block code to a M×M′ space time block code, where M>N, by using phase hopping on the symbols within the N×N′ space time block code to allow transmission of the space time block code on a number of diversity antennas greater than N′. A result of M antenna diversity may be achieved for M transmit antennas.

Abstract: The present invention presents a method and apparatus for phase hopping and space-time coding signals for transmission on multiple antennas. The method and apparatus provides expansion of a N×N′ space time block code to a M×M′ space time block code, where M>N, by using phase hopping on the symbols within the N×N′ space time block code to allow transmission of the space time block code on a number of diversity antennas greater than N′. A result of M antenna diversity may be achieved for M transmit antennas.

Abstract: Apparatus, and an associated method, for performing joint equalization of received data vectors, received during operation of a multiple-input, multiple-output communication system. Slicing operations, implemented alternately as group slicing operations, decoupled slicing operations, and successive slicing operations are implemented at a joint equalizer of a receiving station of the multiple-input, multiple-output communication system. Once jointly equalized, equalized data vectors are provided to a joint decoder.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for space-time coding signals for transmission on multiple antennas. A received input symbol stream is transformed using a predefined transform and transmitted on a first set of N antennas. The same input symbol stream is then offset by M symbol periods to generate an offset input symbol stream. The offset input symbol stream is then transformed using the predefined transform and transmitted on a second set of N antennas. A third through Xth set of N antennas may be utilized for transmission by successively offsetting the offset input symbol stream by an additional M symbol periods for each additional set of N antennas used, before performing the transform and transmitting on the additional set of N antennas.