Abstract: Systems and methods that provide channel bonding in multiple antenna communication systems are provided. In one embodiment, a method for signal transmission over a plurality of antennas of a transmitter may include, for example, one or more of the following: demultiplexing an input signal into a plurality of signal components; assigning each of the signal components to one of a plurality of logical channels; weighting each of the signal components with transmit baseband weight values; combining ones of the resultant weighted signal components to form a plurality of transmit weighted signals, each of the plurality of transmit weighted signals being assigned to one of the plurality of logical channels; and combining groups of the plurality of transmit weighted signals to form a plurality of output signals capable of being used to generate a plurality RF output signals.

Abstract: A method for processing signals in a wireless communication system includes determining at a receiver, a maximum one of a plurality of signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) values for a received wireless signal. The plurality of SINR values may be calculated using a corresponding plurality of weight values. A particular one of the corresponding plurality of weight values may be fed back to a transmitter of the received wireless signal. The particular one of the corresponding plurality of weight values may be associated with the determined maximum one of the calculated plurality of SINR values. The particular one of the corresponding plurality of weight values may be communicated to the transmitter via at least one uplink communication channel. The at least one uplink communication channel may include a high-speed dedicated physical control channel (HS-DPCCH). Each of the plurality of SINR values may include at least one inter-path interference (IPI) value.

Abstract: A system and method for processing signals are disclosed. The method may include performing by one or more processors and/or circuits in a wireless device that includes a plurality of transmit and/or receive antennas for one or more of HSDPA, space-time transmit diversity (STTD), Closed Loop, Normal Mode and spatial multiplexing, the one or more processors and/or circuits comprising a minimum mean square error (MMSE) equalizer, generating a plurality of chip-rate synchronously sampled signals utilizing a plurality of received clusters. At least a portion of said generated plurality of chip-rate synchronously sampled signals may be simultaneously equalized in time domain and in spatial domain, based on a plurality of weight values calculated for the plurality of received clusters. The plurality of weight values may be iteratively computed utilizing a time-based adaptation method.

Abstract: A method and system for a double search algorithm of user group selection for multiuser MIMO downlink transmission are provided. The use of optimal brute-force user group selection may require high computational expense. A first search operation may be based on a first user having a channel gain greater than that of other users, while a second search operation may be based on a second user having a channel gain greater than that of the remaining users. A maximized system capacity may be determined based on the maximized system capacities determined in the first and second search loop. A receiver pair associated with the maximized system capacity may be selected as the user group. The double search algorithm may reduce the computational complexity while achieving performances that may exceed the TDMA scheme and be similar to that of systems with ideal CSI at the transmitter.

Abstract: Systems and methods that provide channel-adaptive antenna selection in multi-antenna-element communication systems are provided. In one embodiment, a method that selects a subset of receive antennas of a receiver to receive a transmitted RF signal may include, for example, one or more of the following: establishing possible subsets of the receive antennas; determining sets of channel parameter statistics corresponding to the possible subsets of the receive antennas; computing output bit error rates of the receiver, each output bit error rate being computed based on at least one set of channel parameter statistics; selecting a particular possible subset of the receive antennas based upon a criterion predicated on the computed output bit error rates; and connecting one or more RF chains of the receiver to the receive antennas of the selected particular possible subset.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for processing transmit power control (TPC) commands in a wideband CDMA (WCDMA) network based on a sign metric are disclosed and may include calculating a sign metric of a downlink dedicated physical channel (DPCH) based on a plurality of TPC bits received via the downlink DPCH. A value of at least one of the plurality of TPC bits may not be known when the at least one of the plurality of TPC bits is received. The sign metric may specify an error associated with the plurality of TPC bits. Transmit power may be adjusted for a signal transmitted via at least one uplink communication channel based on the calculated sign metric. At least one reliability weight value may be calculated for at least a portion of the received TCP bits, based on the calculated sign metric.

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing signals in a receiver are disclosed herein and may include updating a plurality of filter taps utilizing at least one channel response vector and at least one correlation vector, for a plurality of received clusters, based on initialized values related to the at least one channel response vector and the at least one correlation vector. At least a portion of the received signal clusters may be filtered utilizing at least a portion of the updated plurality of filter taps. The update may be repeated whenever a specified signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for the received signal clusters is reached. The initialized values may be updated during a plurality of iterations, and the update may be repeated whenever a specified number of the plurality of iterations is reached.

Abstract: Systems and methods that provide antenna selection in multi-antenna-element communication systems are provided. In one embodiment, a system that selects N antenna elements in an M-antenna-element transmitter or an M-antenna-element receiver, in which N is less than M, may include, for example, M antenna elements in the M-antenna-element transmitter or the M-antenna-element receiver; N RF chains; and a switch coupled to the N RF chains. The M-antenna-element receiver may determine a bit error rate for each possible N antenna element subset of the M antenna elements. The M-antenna-element receiver may determine the particular N antenna element subset with a lowest bit error rate. In response to the determination of the particular N antenna element subset with the lowest bit error rate, the switch may couple the N RF chains to the particular N antenna element subset with the lowest bit error rate.

Abstract: A method for processing signals in a wireless communication system includes determining at a receiver, a maximum one of a plurality of signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) values for a received wireless signal. The plurality of SINR values may be calculated using a corresponding plurality of weight values. A particular one of the corresponding plurality of weight values may be fed back to a transmitter of the received wireless signal. The particular one of the corresponding plurality of weight values may be associated with the determined maximum one of the calculated plurality of SINR values. The particular one of the corresponding plurality of weight values may be communicated to the transmitter via at least one uplink communication channel. The at least one uplink communication channel may include a high-speed dedicated physical control channel (HS-DPCCH). Each of the plurality of SINR values may include at least one inter-path interference (IPI) value.

Abstract: A system and method for processing signals in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method may include transmitting a wireless signal from a transmitter, and receiving at the transmitter, feedback information from a receiver that receives the transmitted wireless signal. The received feedback information may include one or more of a plurality of weight values corresponding to a maximum signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) value that is determined from a plurality of SINR values. The receiver may generate the plurality of SINR values from the received transmitted wireless signal based on the corresponding plurality of weight values. The feedback information that includes the one or more of the plurality of weight values may be received by the transmitter via one or more uplink communication channels. The at least one uplink communication channel may include a high-speed dedicated physical control channel (HS-DPCCH).

Abstract: Systems and methods that provide channel-adaptive antenna selection in multi-antenna-element communication systems are provided. In one embodiment, a method that selects a subset of receive antennas of a receiver to receive a transmitted RF signal may include, for example, one or more of the following: establishing possible subsets of the receive antennas; determining sets of channel parameter statistics corresponding to the possible subsets of the receive antennas; computing output bit error rates of the receiver, each output bit error rate being computed based on at least one set of channel parameter statistics; selecting a particular possible subset of the receive antennas based upon a criterion predicated on the computed output bit error rates; and connecting one or more RF chains of the receiver to the receive antennas of the selected particular possible subset.

Abstract: A method for processing signals includes, in a wireless system comprising one or more processors and/or circuits integrated within a single chip, initializing values related to at least one channel response vector and at least one correlation vector using a conjugate gradient-based (CG) algorithm. A plurality of filter taps may be updated utilizing at least one channel response vector and at least one correlation vector, for a plurality of received clusters, based on the initialized values and at least one signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for the received signal clusters. At least a portion of the received signal clusters may be filtered utilizing at least a portion of the updated plurality of filter taps. The updating may be repeated whenever a specified signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for the received clusters is reached. The initialized values may be updated during a plurality of iterations.

Abstract: Systems and methods that provide antenna selection in multi-antenna-element communication systems are provided. In one embodiment, a system that selects N antenna elements in an M-antenna-element transmitter or an M-antenna-element receiver, in which N is less than M, may include, for example, M antenna elements in the M-antenna-element transmitter or the M-antenna-element receiver; N RF chains; and a switch coupled to the N RF chains. The M-antenna-element receiver may determine a bit error rate for each possible N antenna element subset of the M antenna elements. The M-antenna-element receiver may determine the particular N antenna element subset with a lowest bit error rate. In response to the determination of the particular N antenna element subset with the lowest bit error rate, the switch may couple the N RF chains to the particular N antenna element subset with the lowest bit error rate.

Abstract: A method for adjusting power in a mobile terminal is disclosed and may include determining a total transmit power control (TPC) command for a downlink channel based on a plurality of TPC commands. The plurality of TPC commands may be calculated based on a plurality of control channels. The transmit power may be adjusted based on the determined total TPC command. The plurality of control channels may include a dedicated physical channel and a common pilot channel. Noise power may be determined for each of the plurality of control channels. A TPC command may be determined based on the plurality of control channels. A reliability weight value may be determined for each of the plurality of TPC commands, based on the determined noise power for each of the plurality of control channels.

Abstract: A method and system for a double search algorithm of user group selection for multiuser MIMO downlink transmission are provided. The use of optimal brute-force user group selection may require high computational expense. A first search operation may be based on a first user having a channel gain greater than that of other users, while a second search operation may be based on a second user having a channel gain greater than that of the remaining users. A maximized system capacity may be determined based on the maximized system capacities determined in the first and second search loop. A receiver pair associated with the maximized system capacity may be selected as the user group. The double search algorithm may reduce the computational complexity while achieving performances that may exceed the TDMA scheme and be similar to that of systems with ideal CSI at the transmitter.

Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for a programmable interference suppression module may include receiving a communication signal comprising one or more desired signal, and one or more undesired signals. The communication signal may be utilized to generate estimated channel state information. The estimated channel state information may be formatted for use in interference suppression. A reduced interference signal may be generated from a delayed version of said communications signal and the estimated channel state information, wherein the one or more undesired signals may be attenuated. The reduced interference signal may be formatted for post-processing. The desired signals may comprise WCDMA and/or HSDPA signals, and the undesired signals may be inter-cell and/or intra-cell interference. Further processing may comprise HSDPA processing and/or RAKE finger processing. The communication signal may be a Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) compliant signal.

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing signals in a wireless communication system are disclosed. Aspects of the method may include estimating at a receiver, a rate at which a communication channel changes. A length of a filter used to average a noise power estimate and/or a signal power estimate may be adaptively changed based on the estimation of the rate at which the communication channel changes. The communication channel may comprise a common pilot channel (CPICH). At least a portion of a wireless signal received via the communication channel may be descrambled at the receiver to generate a plurality of descrambled bits. At least a portion of the plurality of descrambled bits may be accumulated to generate at least one in-phase (I) component and at least one quadrature (Q) component.

Abstract: A method for processing signals includes, in a wireless system comprising one or more processors and/or circuits integrated within a single chip, initializing values related to at least one channel response vector and at least one correlation vector using a conjugate gradient-based (CG) algorithm. A plurality of filter taps may be updated utilizing at least one channel response vector and at least one correlation vector, for a plurality of received clusters, based on the initialized values and at least one signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for the received signal clusters. At least a portion of the received signal clusters may be filtered utilizing at least a portion of the updated plurality of filter taps. The updating may be repeated whenever a specified signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for the received clusters is reached. The initialized values may be updated during a plurality of iterations.

Abstract: Systems and methods that provide channel-adaptive antenna selection in multi-antenna-element communication systems are provided. In one embodiment, a method that selects a subset of receive antennas of a receiver to receive a transmitted RF signal may include, for example, one or more of the following: establishing possible subsets of the receive antennas; determining sets of channel parameter statistics corresponding to the possible subsets of the receive antennas; computing output bit error rates of the receiver, each output bit error rate being computed based on at least one set of channel parameter statistics; selecting a particular possible subset of the receive antennas based upon a criterion predicated on the computed output bit error rates; and connecting one or more RF chains of the receiver to the receive antennas of the selected particular possible subset.

Abstract: A wireless system may receive a plurality of multipath signals from a plurality of transmitters and allocate per-cell modules for generating an interference suppressed signal from the multipath signals. Data symbols may be sequentially processed in the received multipath signals utilizing the per-cell modules and subtracting the processed symbols from a residual buffer storing the received multipath signals. Desired information received from one or more of the transmitters may be recovered utilizing the interference suppressed signal. Timing of the data symbols may be correlated utilizing a cell chip combiner. The data symbols may be descrambled utilizing conjugated scrambling codes associated with one of the plurality of transmitters. Orthogonal variable spreading factor (OVSF) codes may be generated utilizing a Walsh transform on the data symbols. Power levels of the OVSF codes may be estimated and estimated signals may be generated based on the OVSF codes and the estimated power levels.