Abstract: A system and method for multi-stage antenna training of beamforming vectors is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises a method of acquiring a beamforming pattern in a wireless communication system, the method comprising receiving a first plurality of signals having different transceiver sector patterns, measuring first indicators of link quality corresponding to the first plurality of signals, selecting at least one transceiver sector pattern based on the first indicators of link quality, receiving a second plurality of signals having different transceiver beam patterns, each transceiver beam pattern associated with the selected at least one transceiver sector pattern, measuring second indicators of link quality corresponding to the second plurality of signals, and selecting at least one transceiver beam pattern based on the second measures of link quality.

Abstract: A method and system for processing high definition video data using remainder bytes is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving an information packet having the length of L bytes, wherein L=(M×n×K)+A, and where: M is the depth of an interleaver, n is the number of interleavers, K is an encoding code length and A is the number of remainder bytes with respect to M×n×K bytes, wherein the remainder bytes are located at the end of the information packet, and wherein M×n×K bytes represent M×n codewords. The method further includes converting the A remainder bytes into a plurality of shortened codewords, wherein each of the shortened codewords is shorter in length than each of the M×n codewords. At least one embodiment of the invention provides much lower padding efficiency while improving the decoding performance.

Abstract: A system and a method of using fast Fourier transform (FFT) based tone interleaver for OFDM are disclosed. One embodiment of the system includes an OFDM transmitter, which includes an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) subsystem. The IFFT subsystem includes a bit-reversal (or quarternary-digit reversal depending on implementation) module followed by a butterfly operator. The bit-reversal (or quarternary-digit reversal) module output is connected to the butterfly operator input. The OFDM transmitter further includes a tone interleaver having an input and an output. The symbol interleaver output is connected to the bit reversal (or quarternary-digit reversal) module input. The tone interleaver is configured to rearrange the input symbol sequence such that the symbol sequence input to the tone interleaver input is the same as the symbol sequence input to the butterfly operator input.

Abstract: A method and system phase tracking in a wireless communication system is provided. Phase tracking involves receiving a first Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol and a second OFDM symbol which is a repetition of the first symbol, over a wireless channel, the symbols representing an incoming signal. A phase of the incoming signal is extracted by performing phase tracking across all subcarrier data tones and pilot tones of the symbols.

Abstract: A system and method for reporting quantized feedback information for adaptive codebooks include generating channel state information, encoding all or part of the channel state information to produce a feedback payload and transmitting the feedback payload to a base station from a mobile station. The channel state information comprises a rank indicator, a first matrix indicator, a wideband channel quality indicator, a second matrix indicator and at least one narrowband channel quality indicator. When the rank indicator is greater than 1, the first matrix indicator is reported in a second report. On the other hand, when the rank indicator is equal to 1, the content of the first matrix indicator is split between a second report and a third report.

Abstract: A system and method for pseudorandom permutation for interleaving in wireless communication is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a first ordered sequence of communication symbols having a first order, permuting the first ordered sequence of communication symbols to generate a second ordered sequence of communication symbols having a second order, and outputting the second ordered sequence of communication symbols, wherein the second order is based, at least in part, on a third order having a greater size than the second order, the third order being a pseudorandom permutation defined by the input-output relationship Y = mod ? ( m * S * ( S + 1 ) 2 , P ) , wherein P is the smallest power of two not less than the number of elements in the first ordered sequence, S is an input order represented by a sequence of consecutive integers from zero to P?1 in increasing order, Y is an output order represented as a sequence of integers, and m is an integer.

Abstract: A system and method for feeding back channel information are provided. A method for communications device operations includes generating feedback information, encoding the feedback information to produce a feedback payload, and transmitting the feedback payload to a communications server serving a communications device. The feedback information includes at least a first long term wideband channel statistics and a second long term wideband channel statistics.

Abstract: A system and method for obtaining a transmit beamforming vector for transmission of high definition video data over a wireless medium is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system comprises at least one transceiver, a memory configured to store a first transmit beamforming vector, and a processor configured to i) perform beamforming with the first transmit beamforming vector to modulate a first training signal, ii) transmit the modulated training signal via the at least one transceiver, iii) receive a second modulated training signal via the at least one transceiver, iv) obtain a second transmit beamforming vector based on the modulated second training signal, v) replace the first transmit beamforming vector in the memory with the second transmit beamforming vector, and vi) determine whether to use the second transmit beamforming vector to modulate a high definition video data signal to be transmitted.

Abstract: A system and method for adapting codebooks are provided. A method for communications device operations includes receiving a pilot signal, computing a channel estimate for a channel between a controller and a communications device, the computing being based on the pilot signal, adapting a codebook based on the channel estimate and positions of codewords in the codebook, computing a representation of the channel using the adapted codebook, transmitting the representation of the channel as feedback information, and receiving a transmission beamformed based on the feedback information.

Abstract: A system and method of training antennas for two devices having heterogeneous antenna configurations in a wireless network is disclosed. The method includes communicating one or more estimation training sequences between two devices via a phased array antenna and a switched array antenna, wherein a beamforming vector of the phased array antenna is switched between phase vectors within a set of weight vectors while the switched array antenna is switched within a plurality of antenna sectors. The method further includes tuning at least one of the phase array and switched array antennas with an antenna parameter selected based at least in part on the one or more estimation training sequences. The method further includes communicating data messages via at least one of the phase array and switched array antennas so tuned.

Abstract: A system and method for reduced feedback in MU-MIMO communications is provided. A method for transmitter operations includes transmitting a pilot signal, receiving channel information feedback from a set of K communications devices served by a transmitter, where K is a non-negative integer value and K?2, selecting M communications devices out of the set of K communications devices, where M is a non-negative integer value and M?K, computing a precoder for each of the M selected communications devices based on the channel information feedback, and simultaneously transmitting information to the M selected communications devices.

Abstract: A method and system of wireless communication is provided which involves inputting information bits, wherein certain bits have higher importance level than other bits, and applying unequal protection to the bits at different importance levels. As such, important bits are provided with more protection for transmission and error recovery. Applying unequal protection involves using skewed constellations such that more important bits are provided with more error recovery protection.

Abstract: A system and method of training antennas for two devices having heterogeneous antenna configurations in a wireless network is disclosed. The method includes communicating one or more estimation training sequences between two devices via a phased array antenna and a switched array antenna, wherein a beamforming vector of the phased array antenna is switched between phase vectors within a set of weight vectors while the switched array antenna is switched within a plurality of antenna sectors. The method further includes tuning at least one of the phase array and switched array antennas with an antenna parameter selected based at least in part on the one or more estimation training sequences. The method further includes communicating data messages via at least one of the phase array and switched array antennas so tuned.

Abstract: A system and method for wireless communications with adaptive codebooks are provided. A method for communications node operations includes estimating a communications channel between the communications node and a controller serving the communications node, quantizing the estimated communications channel based on an adapted codebook, estimating statistics of the communications channel, transmitting a first indicator of the quantized estimated communications channel, adjusting the adapted codebook based on the estimated statistics, and receiving a transmission from the controller. The transmission is precoded based on the first indicator of the quantized estimated communications channel.

Abstract: Systems and methods of training antennas for two devices equipped with phased array antennas in a wireless network are disclosed. In one embodiment, the methods include transmitting a plurality of estimation training sequences from a transmit phased array antenna to a receive phased array antenna, wherein a length of at least one of the plurality of training sequences is adapted to a number of antenna elements at one of the transmit and receive phased array antennas. The methods further include transmitting data to the receive phased array antenna via the transmit phased array antenna tuned with a transmit beamforming vector (BV) selected based at least in part on the plurality of estimation training sequences.

Abstract: A method and system for analog beamforming in a wireless system is provided. Analog beamforming involves performing an iterative beam acquisition process based on beam search training, determining transmit and receive beamforming vectors including phase weighting coefficients, based on the iterative beam acquisition process. Each iteration includes estimating the receive and transmit beamforming coefficients alternatively, until the receive and transmit beamforming coefficients converge.

Abstract: A method and system for transmitting uncompressed video information from a sender to a receiver over a wireless channel is described. Uncompressed video information bits are provided at the sender and the video information bits are packetized into one or more packets. A preamble to precede the data in each packet is provided, where the preamble includes a set of short training sequences and a set of long training sequences. Multiple packets are transmitted from the sender to the receiver over a wireless channel. In certain embodiments, the set of short training sequences includes seven short training sequences and the set of long training sequences includes two long training sequences, and the total length of the preamble is five orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols long.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing wireless communication system includes receiving a reference signal from each base station of a plurality of base stations serving a mobile station. The received reference signals are measured to compute a single cell feedback matrix and a combining matrix for each channel between the plurality of base stations and the mobile station. A channel state information is generated having information about the combining and the single cell feedback matrices. The channel state information is transmitted to the plurality of base stations.

Abstract: A system and method for relay node flow control and/or congestion control in a wireless communications system are provided. A method for relay operation includes determining a buffer status of a buffer for data to be transmitted on a communications channel allocated from network resources controlled by a communications controller, computing buffer status information based on the buffer status, and transmitting the buffer status information to the communications controller.

Abstract: A system and method for wireless communications with codebook adaptation with low feedback overhead are provided. A method for controller operations includes receiving a first channel information from a communications device, estimating channel statistics based on the first channel information, adapting a codebook using the channel statistics, and receiving a second channel information from the communications device. The method also includes constructing a precoding matrix from the second channel information and the adapted codebook, and transmitting information precoded by the precoding matrix to the communications device.