Abstract: Disclosed is a method for compensating phase noise. A symbol comprising one or more data sub-symbols and one or more pilot sub-symbols is received (501). A sequence of first phase noise estimates is obtained (502) based at least partly on the one or more pilot sub-symbols. A first filter is used to obtain (503, 507) a first sequence of filtered phase noise estimates from at least a subset of the one or more data sub-symbols based at least partly on the sequence of first phase noise estimates. The first sequence of filtered phase noise estimates is stored (506, 510). Phase noise compensation is applied (512) to the one or more data sub-symbols based at least partly on the first sequence of filtered phase noise estimates.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided an apparatus comprising for performing the following. The apparatus receives a stream of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbols and associated cyclic prefixes produced by at least one orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing modulator of a radio transmitter or transceiver. The apparatus divides said stream into a plurality of overlapping processing blocks of a first length. At least one of the plurality of overlapping processing blocks comprises a non-overlapping section having values corresponding to a segment of said stream. The dividing comprises adjusting a length of the non-overlapping section at least based on whether a cyclic prefix is comprised in said segment and, if this is true, on a length of said cyclic prefix. The apparatus filters the plurality of overlapping processing blocks using fast convolution processing and concatenates filtered processing blocks to form an output signal for transmission using the radio transmitter or transceiver.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided an apparatus comprising for performing the following. The apparatus receives a stream of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbols and associated cyclic prefixes produced by at least one orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing modulator of a radio transmitter or transceiver. The apparatus divides said stream into a plurality of overlapping processing blocks of a first length. At least one of the plurality of overlapping processing blocks comprises a non-overlapping section having values corresponding to a segment of said stream. The dividing comprises adjusting a length of the non-overlapping section at least based on whether a cyclic prefix is comprised in said segment and, if this is true, on a length of said cyclic prefix. The apparatus filters the plurality of overlapping processing blocks using fast convolution processing and concatenates filtered processing blocks to form an output signal for transmission using the radio transmitter or transceiver.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is described comprising: obtaining time domain samples of a received radio frequency signal of a mobile communication system, wherein the radio frequency signal comprises a Physical Random Access Channel; determining an estimated power distribution for the time domain samples; determining a filtering threshold value at which a time domain sample is deemed to be due to interference, based on a defined probability level of the estimated power distribution; defining a filtering mask based on the time domain samples and the filtering threshold; and applying the filtering mask to the time domain samples to generate a filtered signal samples, wherein the filtering mask is configured to attenuate time domain samples that are above the filtering threshold.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising, receiving, by a wireless network node, at least one parameter from a wireless terminal, wherein the at least one parameter is related to at least one transmit and/ or receive beam of the wireless terminal and based on at least one metric with respect to a normal of at least one antenna panel of the wireless terminal, determining, based on the at least one parameter, a configuration for communicating with the wireless terminal and communicating with the wireless terminal according to the determined configuration.

Abstract: An inter-carrier interference method comprises: receiving one or more OFDM signal comprising plural blocks of OFDM subcarriers of a first type and plural blocks of OFDM subcarriers of a second type, wherein the frequencies of the subcarriers of each block of OFDM subcarriers of the first type are contiguous and wherein the plural blocks of subcarriers of the first type are distributed amongst the plural blocks of subcarriers of the second type; for each of the plural blocks of subcarriers of the first type, estimating inter-carrier interference components; estimating inter-carrier interference components for the subcarriers of the second type using the inter-carrier interference components estimated for the plural blocks of subcarriers of the first type; and compensating for inter-carrier interference in the plural blocks of subcarriers of the second type using the inter-carrier interference components estimated for the sub-carriers of the second type, thereby to generate plural compensated blocks of subcarri

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a beamforming processing apparatus for a radio transmitter or receiver including an antenna array. The beamforming processing apparatus includes circuitry configured for maintaining, in a database, information on radiation properties of the antenna array and probability density functions for target device positions. The radiation properties of the antenna array include beam parameters and a beam parameter dependent beam gain function. The beamforming processing apparatus includes circuitry configured for calculating cumulative distribution functions of beam gain based on the probability density functions and the beam gain function and based thereon one or more optimal values of beam parameters defining an optimal beam by maximizing a first optimization parameter defined based on the one or more cumulative distribution functions subject to a minimum value of a second optimization parameter.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a beamforming processing apparatus for a radio transmitter or receiver including an antenna array. The beamforming processing apparatus includes circuitry configured for maintaining, in a database, information on radiation properties of the antenna array and probability density functions for target device positions. The radiation properties of the antenna array include beam parameters and a beam parameter dependent beam gain function. The beamforming processing apparatus includes circuitry configured for calculating cumulative distribution functions of beam gain based on the probability density functions and the beam gain function and based thereon one or more optimal values of beam parameters defining an optimal beam by maximizing a first optimization parameter defined based on the one or more cumulative distribution functions subject to a minimum value of a second optimization parameter.

Abstract: An inter-carrier interference method comprises: receiving one or more OFDM signal comprising plural blocks of OFDM subcarriers of a first type and plural blocks of OFDM subcarriers of a second type, wherein the frequencies of the subcarriers of each block of OFDM subcarriers of the first type are contiguous and wherein the plural blocks of subcarriers of the first type are distributed amongst the plural blocks of subcarriers of the second type; for each of the plural blocks of subcarriers of the first type, estimating inter-carrier interference components; estimating inter-carrier interference components for the subcarriers of the second type using the inter-carrier interference components estimated for the plural blocks of subcarriers of the first type; and compensating for inter-carrier interference in the plural blocks of subcarriers of the second type using the inter-carrier interference components estimated for the sub-carriers of the second type, thereby to generate plural compensated blocks of subcarri

Abstract: There is provided applying minimum radio frequency performance requirements to uplink transmission, when there are multiple possible multiple sets of minimum radio frequency performance requirements. A network node determines a condition for applying a first set of minimum radio frequency performance requirements or a second set for minimum radio frequency performance requirements by a device for uplink transmissions in a given radio technology. The network node transmits an indication to the device indicating whether the first set or the second set of requirements can be applied for subsequent uplink transmissions.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a waveform processing device. Said waveform processing device comprises means for performing the following. Upon receiving one or more input signals, each of which corresponds to a different subband, the waveform processing device segments each of the one or more input signals to a subband-specific set of parallel signal blocks. Then, the waveform processing device filters each subband-specific set by applying at least a first time window function, a transform-plane window function and a second time window function in this order. Finally, the waveform processing device concatenates filtered signals to an output signal.

Abstract: There is provided applying minimum radio frequency performance requirements to uplink transmission, when there are multiple possible multiple sets of minimum radio frequency performance requirements. A network node determines a condition for applying a first set of minimum radio frequency performance requirements or a second set for minimum radio frequency performance requirements by a device for uplink transmissions in a given radio technology. The network node transmits an indication to the device indicating whether the first set or the second set of requirements can be applied for subsequent uplink transmissions.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a waveform processing device. Said waveform processing device comprises means for performing the following. Upon receiving one or more input signals, each of which corresponds to a different subband, the waveform processing device segments each of the one or more input signals to a subband-specific set of parallel signal blocks. Then, the waveform processing device filters each subband-specific set by applying at least a first time window function, a transform-plane window function and a second time window function in this order. Finally, the waveform processing device concatenates filtered signals to an output signal.

Abstract: Transmission of synchronization information Access information is transmitted at a repetition interval by replacing one or more downlink symbols belonging to a specific port with one or more sequences of the synchronization information. The replaced downlink symbol may be a demodulation reference symbol or a downlink data symbol.

Abstract: A device that identifies a current channel estimate based on previously received pilot tones; and iteratively, for each instance of receiving a set of new pilot tones: generates an updated channel estimate by replacing contributions to the current channel estimate that depend from the previously received pilot tones with contributions that depend from the set of new pilot tones; and considers for the next iteration the updated channel estimate as the current channel estimate and the set of new pilot tones as the previously received pilot tones.

Abstract: A current channel estimate H0(k) based on previously received pilot tones is provided. To update that current channel estimate, an iterative process is performed for each instance of receiving a set of Np new pilot tones within an nth time sample index. For each iteration: generate an updated channel estimate Hupd(k) by replacing contributions to the current channel estimate H0(k) that depend from the previously received pilot tones with contributions that depend from the set of Np new pilot tones; and consider for the next iteration the updated channel estimate Hupd(k) as the current channel estimate H0(k) and the set of Np new pilot tones as the previously received pilot tones A windowing function w(n) defines a frequency span within which are disposed each of the received sets of Np new pilot tones. Improvements are quantitatively shown at FIGS. 2 and 4A-B.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program for providing a frame based access (FBA). An example method for use in an access point or station may comprise causing capture of a header, for example PLCP or PHY header from an attempted packet transfer and causing transmission of a negative acknowledgement (NACK) frame in response to a transmitter comprising the decoded address in the header, the NACK configured to indicate a failure to receive or decode data from the attempted packet transfer.

Abstract: Measures for synchronization and channel estimation in local area communication scenarios. Such measures may for example comprise generating a synchronization reference sequence for synchronization of two communication endpoints and for estimation of characteristics of a communication channel, determining a maximum repetition interval of the synchronization reference sequence based on constancy of the characteristics of the communication channel, and transmitting the synchronization reference sequence with a repetition interval equal to or less than the maximum repetition interval.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided to provide configurations for transmitting reference symbols in a wireless communication network. In the context of a method, a first set of one or more reference symbols may be caused to be transmitted by a first access point in at least one control channel of a system frame comprising a plurality of control channels and incorporating control channel frequency reuse. The reference symbols of the first set may overlap with at least one reference symbol in a second set of one or more reference symbols transmitted by a second access point. Multiple configurations for the reference symbols may also be provided, including a minimum configuration.