Abstract: A frequency allocation method and apparatus using a mirroring-assisted frequency hopping pattern is provided for retransmission in a wireless communication system operating in a frequency hopping mode. A frequency mapping method for a wireless communication system operating in a frequency hopping mode includes determining whether or not mirroring is used in accordance with a number of packet transmissions; mapping a frequency resource for a packet transmission based on a result of the determination; and receiving a packet using the mapped frequency resource.

Abstract: The present document provides a method for feeding back channel state information and a user equipment. The method includes: a user equipment determining a second parameter y of a feedback mode according to the number of Channel-State Information-reference signals (CSI-RS) ports configured by a high layer signaling or according to the number of CSI-RS ports and indication information indicating whether to feed back a pre-coding matrix indicator (PMI) and rank indicator (RI); the user equipment determining the feedback mode according to a transmission mode configured by the high layer signaling, a first parameter x of the feedback mode and the second parameter y of the feedback mode; and the user equipment feeding back the channel state information according to the determined feedback mode. The present document improves the system flexibility and performance and reduces the feedback overhead.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system and method for broadcast pre-coding in a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) system. In one example, the method includes modulating a broadcast signal to create a stream of modulated symbols. Pre-coding is performed on each of the modulated symbols to break each modulated symbol into at least two pre-coded portions, and the two pre-coded portions of each modulated symbol are transmitted via at least two antennas.

Abstract: A transmitting entity performs spatial processing on data symbols for each subband with an eigenmode matrix, a steering matrix, or an identity matrix to obtain spatially processed symbols for the subband. The data symbols may be sent on orthogonal spatial channels with the eigenmode matrix, on different spatial channels with the steering matrix, or from different transmit antennas with the identity matrix. The transmitting entity further performs beamforming on the spatially processed symbols, in the frequency domain or time domain, prior to transmission from the multiple transmit antennas. A receiving entity performs the complementary processing to recover the data symbols sent by the transmitting entity. The receiving entity may derive a spatial filter matrix for each subband based on a MIMO channel response matrix for that subband and perform receiver spatial processing for the subband with the spatial filter matrix.

Abstract: A method for quantizing a relative phase and a relative amplitude is described. A received symbol is obtained. A relative phase is determined from the received symbol. A relative amplitude is also determined from the received symbol. A quantized relative phase is obtained for the relative phase. A quantized relative amplitude is obtained for the relative amplitude.

Abstract: In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for transmitting data over discontiguous portions of radio frequency spectrum. Data that is to be wirelessly transmitted to a remote computing device is received. A first signal that encodes the data across a band of radio frequencies is generated. The first signal is split into multiple signals, each of the multiple signals being associated with a different portion of the band of radio frequencies. Each of the multiple signals is filtered to isolate each respective one of the multiple signals to its associated portion of the band of radio frequencies. At least one of the multiple signals is frequency translated. Each of the multiple signals are combined after the filtering of each of the multiple signals. The second signal is provided for wireless transmission by an antenna.

Abstract: A system for parallel radio frequency (RF) testing. The system includes a plurality of signal generators, a plurality of signal analyzers, a data bus connected to the plurality of signal generators, and a controller. The controller has a connection to the data bus so as to be in electronic communication with the plurality of signal generators, and has a plurality of point to point links to respective ones of the signal analyzers so as to be in electronic communication with the plurality of signal analyzers.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for constructing a training sequence as a part of transmission preamble in an effort to minimize (or at least reduce) a peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) at a transmitting node.

Abstract: A communications apparatus. Multiple antennas are arranged to receive downlink signals and transmit uplink signals. A transceiver module is arranged to receive the downlink signals from the antennas and pass the uplink signals to an antenna selection device. The antenna selection device is coupled between the antennas and the transceiver module and arranged to receive the uplink signals to be transmitted from the transceiver module and dynamically pass the uplink signals to one of the antennas according to an antenna selection signal. A processor is arranged to receive the downlink signals from the transceiver module, calculate short-term signal qualities of the downlink signals and generate the antenna selection signal according to the short-term signal qualities.

Abstract: A communications system and method for managing transmitting power of communications devices equipped with multiple antennas. A first communications device enables a first antenna configuration in accordance with a first pre-determined rule. A second communications device activates a second antenna configuration in accordance with a second predetermined rule. First and second messages are exchanged between the first and second communications devices. The first message includes the power management profile of the first communications device and the second message includes information pertinent to a power management profile of the second communications device, and signal integrity information determined by the second communications device from the received first message.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for transmitting a same pilot sequence from a transmitting end to a receiving end in a multi-antenna wireless communication system. In particular, the method comprises the steps of: setting an identical pilot pattern in a plurality of transmitting antennas, allocating respectively different pilot sequences to the set pilot patterns, and transmitting the allocated pilot sequences to the receiving end, wherein at least one of the transmitting antennas forms a valid communication link with one of the receiving antennas. Here, when there is a plurality of valid communication links, the plurality of communication links are mutually independent.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that uses a first antenna and a second antenna in a portable electronic device. During operation, the system receives a request to switch from the first antenna to the second antenna to transmit a signal to a cellular receiver. Next, the system loads a set of radio-frequency (RF) calibration values for the second antenna. Finally, the system performs the switch from the first antenna to the second antenna to transmit the signal, wherein the second antenna is operated using the RF calibration values after the switch.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for constructing a long training field (LTF) sequence in a preamble to reduce a peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) at a transmitter.

Abstract: Methods and systems for vector combining power amplification are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a plurality of signals are individually amplified, then summed to form a desired time-varying complex envelope signal. Phase and/or frequency characteristics of one or more of the signals are controlled to provide the desired phase, frequency, and/or amplitude characteristics of the desired time-varying complex envelope signal. In another embodiment, a time-varying complex envelope signal is decomposed into a plurality of constant envelope constituent signals. The constituent signals are amplified equally or substantially equally, and then summed to construct an amplified version of the original time-varying envelope signal. Embodiments also perform frequency up-conversion.

Abstract: A first wireless device including a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver includes a channel estimation module configured to receive, from a second wireless device over a communication channel, a training packet and estimate a quality of the communication channel based on the training packet, and a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) determination module configured to determine an MCS based on one or more of the training packet and the estimated quality of the communication channel. The transmitter is configured to transmit, to the second wireless device over the communication channel, an indication of the MCS determined by the MCS determination module.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method of operating an antenna thereof are provided. The mobile terminal includes a plurality of antennas. A resonance frequency moving unit moves a resonance frequency of at least one of the plurality of antennas. And a controller controls the resonance frequency moving unit to sustain or move a resonance frequency of the at least one antenna according to use of a plurality of antennas. Therefore, by minimizing mutual interference occurring between a plurality of antennas using a similar frequency band, a wireless communication performance can be improved.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method in a wireless access network node for controlling a UE. The UE comprises at least two transmit antennas, and is capable of uplink transmit diversity. There is an antenna weight associated with each transmit antenna. First, the wireless access network node determines that the antenna weights of the user equipment may be controlled. Then, it creates a control signal that comprises control information and transmits it to the user equipment. The control information controls a UE autonomous selection of the antenna weights in the UE.

Abstract: A transmitting entity performs spatial processing on data symbols for each subband with an eigenmode matrix, a steering matrix, or an identity matrix to obtain spatially processed symbols for the subband. The data symbols may be sent on orthogonal spatial channels with the eigenmode matrix, on different spatial channels with the steering matrix, or from different transmit antennas with the identity matrix. The transmitting entity further performs beamforming on the spatially processed symbols, in the frequency domain or time domain, prior to transmission from the multiple transmit antennas. A receiving entity performs the complementary processing to recover the data symbols sent by the transmitting entity. The receiving entity may derive a spatial filter matrix for each subband based on a MIMO channel response matrix for that subband and perform receiver spatial processing for the subband with the spatial filter matrix.

Abstract: A data communication network to transmit and/or receive data using soft-decision information is provided. A target access point in a data communication network may compute soft-decision information with respect to information bits corresponding to a transmission symbol, and transmit the computed soft-decision information to a destination device or an access point connected to the destination device. The destination device or the access point connected to the destination device may combine soft-decision information of a plurality of access points, and detect information bits based on the combined soft-decision information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to channel state feedback in a communication system. The method includes obtaining a reference signal from an access point; deriving a rank indication, a codebook subset selection indication and a precoding matrix index based on the obtained reference signal; sending a first feedback message conveying the rank indication and the codebook subset selection indication, and sending a second feedback message conveying the precoding matrix index, to the access point; and receiving, from the access point, data precoded by a matrix derived based on the rank indication, the codebook subset selection indication and the precoding matrix index.

Abstract: Data may be transmitted from a RAN node to a wireless terminal using a MIMO antenna array. A plurality of unmapped symbol blocks may be generated. Symbols of a first one of the plurality of unmapped symbol blocks may be mapped to first and second mapped symbol blocks so that the first mapped symbol block includes symbols of the first unmapped symbol block and so that the second mapped symbol block includes symbols of the first unmapped symbol block. The symbols of the first and second mapped symbol blocks may be precoded to provide precoded symbols of respective first and second MIMO precoding layers using a MIMO precoding vector. Each of the precoded symbols of the first and second MIMO precoding layers may be transmitted through the MIMO antenna array to the wireless terminal using a same TFRE. Related devices and terminals are also discussed.

Abstract: A method for selecting antenna elements at a base station can include selecting multiple transmit antenna elements from several antenna elements according to a work mode of the base station. The work mode can be an open-loop or a closed-loop working mode. In open-loop mode the base station does not receive feedback information regarding channel quality from a mobile station. In closed-loop mode feedback information is received. For example, for control signaling, or when the speed of a mobile station is very high, the base station may determine that the working mode is open-loop. When the information being transmitted is data for a specific mobile station and the mobile station is moving at a speed under a threshold, the base station may select or determine the working mode to be the closed-loop working mode. Antenna elements are selected, for example, according to a spatial correlation appropriate to the work mode.

Abstract: Spatial spreading is performed in a multi-antenna system to randomize an “effective” channel observed by a receiving entity for each transmitted data symbol block. For a MIMO system, at a transmitting entity, data is processed (e.g., encoded, interleaved, and modulated) to obtain ND data symbol blocks to be transmitted in NM transmission spans, where ND?1 and NM>1. The ND blocks are partitioned into NM data symbol subblocks, one subblock for each transmission span. A steering matrix is selected (e.g., in a deterministic or pseudo-random manner from among a set of L steering matrices, where L>1) for each subblock. Each data symbol subblock is spatially processed with the steering matrix selected for that subblock to obtain transmit symbols, which are further processed and transmitted via NT transmit antennas in one transmission span. The ND data symbol blocks are thus spatially processed with NM steering matrices and observe an ensemble of channels.

Abstract: A system includes a first external mounted amplifier (EMA) having a first low-noise amplifier (LNA) coupled to a first antenna, a second EMA having a second LNA coupled to a second antenna, a first splitter coupled between the first antenna and the first LNA, a first phase shifter coupled to the first splitter, and a second mixer coupled to the first phase shifter. The first LNA is operable to receive a first input signal from first antenna. The second LNA is operable to receive a second input signal from second antenna. The first splitter is operable to derive a first sampling signal from first signal. The first phase shifter is operable to shift the phase of first sampling signal to create a second cancelation signal. The second mixer is operable to mix a second input signal derived from second signal with second cancelation signal to create a second output signal.

Abstract: An approach is provided for supporting transmission in a multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) communication system including a plurality of terminals. A preamble portion of a frame is transmitted by a multiple transmit antennas of a hub using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) to the terminals over a channel, wherein each of the terminals determines a characteristic of the channel with respect to the transmit antennas as feedback information. The hub receives the feedback information from the terminals. The hub selects, according to the feedback information, a subset of the antennas for transmission of a remaining portion of the frame to the terminal.

Abstract: A communication station uses a plurality of antennas for transmission of orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) symbols. The communication station includes an interleaver to interleave a block of encoded bits of an associated input bit stream for use in generating an output bit stream having a desired code rate. The communication station also includes circuitry to modulate the bits of the output bit stream to generate complex-valued modulation symbols, circuitry to map the modulation symbols for transmit diversity to layers for each of the antennas based on a number of antennas used and to further map the modulation symbols for each antenna onto resource elements, circuitry to cyclically shift the mapped modulation elements, circuitry to provide the cyclically-shifted modulation symbols for transmission by an associated one of the antennas, and circuitry to add a cyclic prefix to the modulation symbols prior to transmission.

Abstract: An arrangement for a transmitter and/or receiver which is adapted to allow carrier aggregation in a wireless communication system, comprising a plurality of radio frequency (RF) blocks, each of which is inherently adapted to operate substantially across (in the region of) one of the particular groups of frequency ranges. The number of groups may be 5 or less.

Abstract: A wireless communication system that concurrently communicates information in multiple regulatory domains to facilitate audio/video media streaming and other high bandwidth operations. One domain may be licensed and the other may be unlicensed. Transmission in the licensed domain may occur in white space in the domain, and the amount of information transmitted in that domain may be limited by regulations. The amount of information conveyed in the licensed domain may also depend on channel conditions in either or both of the domains. As a result, the relative amount of information transmitted in each domain may vary dynamically. The system includes a transmitter that dynamically determines weighting coefficients applied to each of a plurality of channels to set power levels in both domains to achieve a desired metric for the overall communication. A corresponding receiver assembles the substreams into a stream that can then be displayed or otherwise processed.

Abstract: A method implemented in a wireless communications system is disclosed. The method includes: transmitting, from a wireless transmitter having a transmit antenna array, a first signal on each of a plurality of different transmit beams in transmitter (TX) sector level sweep (SLS), receiving, at a wireless receiver having a receive antenna array, the first signal, and determining, at the wireless receiver, quality of the first signal. Other methods, systems, and apparatuses also are disclosed.

Abstract: A programmable radio communication system comprises a transmitter (1) and a receiver (2). The transmitter comprises radio transmitting means (5) and processing means (3).

Abstract: An adaptive modulation apparatus and method using a multiple antenna selection scheme are provided. The adaptive modulation method using the multiple antenna scheme includes: selecting one transmit antenna from a plurality of transmit antennas; determining a target transmission rate of the selected transmit antenna to transmit the determined target transmission rate to a multiple antenna reception apparatus; receiving, from the multiple antenna reception apparatus, feedback information including information regarding whether to accept the target transmission rate; and transmitting data to the multiple antenna reception apparatus using the received feedback information.

Abstract: A receiver receives, using a plurality of antennas, a multiplexed signal that includes (i) a first OFDM modulation signal with a subcarrier carrying a symbol including multiplex information and a subcarrier carrying a pilot symbol and a subcarrier carrying a data symbol and (ii) a second OFDM modulation signal with a subcarrier carrying a symbol including multiplex information and a subcarrier carrying the pilot symbol and a subcarrier carrying the data symbol. A decoder uses the symbol including multiplex information and decodes the data symbol.

Abstract: The present invention provides a data transmission device and method in a wireless communication system. The device comprises a processor which is connected with the M antennas and which is formed so as to generate data to be transmitted through the M antennas, on the basis of a precoding matrix; the precoding matrix is generated based on a plurality of matrices; and a first matrix, which is one matrix among the plurality of matrices, is selected from within a codebook for N antennas (where N<M).

Abstract: A communication system including a first station having at least two first narrow beam antennas and a second station having at least two second narrow beam antennas. The first and second stations establish a first communication path for wireless communication via a pair of first and second narrow beam antennas. When communication via the first communication path is disturbed by obstacles, the first and second stations automatically establish at least one alternative communication path, which is spatially different from the first communication path, for wireless communication using the at least two first narrow beam antennas and the at least two second narrow beam antennas.

Abstract: A system for transmitting and receiving Channel State Information (CSI) is provided, in which a terminal receives a pilot signal transmitted from a transmitter, the terminal estimates CSI of part of downlink channels based on the received pilot signal, the terminal superposes the CSI of part of downlink channels onto a uplink sounding signal orthogonally, and transmits them together; the transmitter obtains the CSI of the rest part of downlink channels by estimating the uplink sounding signal, the transmitter performs orthogonal de-multiplexing on the received signal to obtain the CSI of the part of downlink channels, the transmitter, by using the CSI of the two parts of downlink channels, pre-codes downlink data and transmits it to the terminal.

Abstract: A method of transmitting signals from a base station towards user terminals in a cellular communication system. The method includes generating diversity signals, wherein at least one of the diversity signals is subjected to a selectively variable RF phase shift. Specifically, a set of radio link quality indicators is determined at the base station, wherein each radio link quality indicator is representative of the quality of the radio link between the base station and a respective one of the user terminals. The set of radio link quality indicators is used to generate an aggregated radio quality indicator, which in turn is used to selectively vary the variable RF phase shift. For example, the phase shift may be selected, which optimizes the aggregated radio quality indicator.

Abstract: A method for calibrating a channel which includes: performing slide-window correlation on a delayed downlink service signal of a current transmit channel and a feedback signal of the transmit channel, and performing sampling to obtain a group of correlation values of the transmit channel in a sliding window; determining a peak amplitude value among amplitude values of the group of correlation values in the sliding window, and amplitude values at two points that are left adjacent and right adjacent to a point corresponding to the peak amplitude value; performing an interpolation operation on the peak amplitude value and the amplitude values at the two points that are left adjacent and right adjacent to the point to obtain an amplitude value, a delay and a phase at an actual peak point in the group of correlation values of the transmit channel in the sliding window; and calibrating the transmit channel.

Abstract: In a beamforming method, one or more compensation factor sets are applied to antennas of a first communication device. A modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for communicating with a second communication device is selected while applying a first compensation factor set to the antennas of the first communication device. For each of the one or more compensation factor sets, (i) a steering matrix is developed based on a data unit received at the first communication device from the second communication device, (ii) one or more data units are transmitted from the first communication device to the second communication device while applying the steering matrix and the compensation factor set to the first plurality of antennas, and (iii) a channel performance indicator is determined based on the one or more data units. A compensation factor set to be used in subsequent beamforming operations is selected based on the channel performance indicator.

Abstract: The present invention provides a data stream processing method, device, and system. The data stream processing method includes: using a precoding parameter to perform precoding processing on an lth to-be-sent data stream of a current kth transmitting device, where the lth to-be-sent data stream includes a lattice point data stream mapped to a lattice grid; and sending the precoded lth to-be-sent data stream to a kth receiving device, where both l and k are positive integers. The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention can be helpful for filtering out interference, exactly complies with an actual processing procedure of an interfering data stream, and have strong practicability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating a primary station comprising a transceiver for communicating with a plurality of secondary stations, the transceiver including at least two antennas, the method comprising the primary station transmitting to a secondary station for a single spatial channel at least one first set of reference symbols with a first antenna and at least one second set of reference symbols with a second antenna, the second set of reference symbols being orthogonal to the first set of reference symbols.

Abstract: An apparatus may include a channel estimation component to determine a channel estimation matrix H for a tone of a multiplicity of tones in a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) communications signal. The apparatus may further include a processor circuit coupled to the receiver component, and a flow selection component for execution on the processor circuit to calculate a figure of merit for power loss for the received tone based upon the channel estimation matrix, and based upon the calculated figure of merit, perform either a max-log calculation or a maximum likelihood calculation to determine a received signal metric, but not both calculations. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A method for sending data includes obtaining data packets to be sent and modulating, by each transmit diversity branch, the data packets by using modulation mode corresponding to the each transmit diversity branch, and sending the modulated data packets. The modulation modes form a preset optimized combination of modulation modes. A different modulation mode corresponds to a different group of modulation factors and/or different group of constellation modulation symbols. The different groups of modulation factors comply with a preset modulation factor mapping relationship. The different groups of constellation modulation symbols comply with a preset constellation modulation symbol mapping relationship.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for a random terminal to receive a signal from a base station in a distributed antenna system (DAS), and more specifically, to a method for a terminal for receiving a signal from a base station, comprising: selecting a precoding matrix corresponding to a terminal-specific, numbered antenna from a codebook for the DAS, which is based on control information about the terminal-specific antenna to be used for communication with the terminal from among a plurality of antennas which includes antennas that are isolated from each other by a predetermined distance; and processing the received signal by using the selected precoding matrix.

Abstract: By switching between an SFBC and a CDD according to required transmission power in an uplink, the transmission diversity of the uplink is efficiently performed. A wireless transmitter which includes transmitting antennas 21-1, 21-2 and selects any of plural kinds of transmission diversity scheme to perform the transmission diversity includes a transmission power deciding section 14 that decides transmission power based on information notified from a receiver which is a transmission destination, a transmission diversity scheme selecting section 15 that selects any one of the plural kinds of transmission diversity schemes based on the decided transmission power, and a switching section 16, an SFBC coding section 17, a CDD section 18, IFFT sections 19-1, 19-2, CP inserting sections 20-1, 20-2, and the transmitting antennas 21-1, 21-2, which perform wireless transmission to the receiver using the selected transmission diversity scheme.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of communicating between a first node including a plurality of antennas and a second node, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting a signal from the first node to said second node using each of the plurality of antennas of the first node; at the second node, selecting one of the plurality of antennas for use; and communicating between the two nodes using this selected antenna. The invention is also directed to apparatus and software for performing the methods.

Abstract: A first angle of arrival of a first signal from a second communication device to a first communication device is determined. A second angle of arrival of a second signal from a third communication device to the first communication device is determined. First coefficients to control an antenna array according to a first beam pattern is determined using (i) the first angle of arrival of the first signal and (ii) the second angle of arrival of the second signal. The first coefficients are for communicating with the second communication device. Second coefficients to control the antenna array according to a second beam pattern is determined using (i) the first angle of arrival of the first signal and (ii) the second angle of arrival of the second signal. The second coefficients are for communicating with the third communication device.

Abstract: A first base station receives from a mobile terminal identification information indicating a combination of a weight coefficient for the first base station and a weight coefficient for a second base station, transfers the received identification information to the second base station, and performs precoding of a data signal to be transmitted to the mobile terminal by collaborative transmission, by using the weight coefficient for the first base station identified by means of latest identification information. The second base station receives the identification information from the first base station, and performs precoding of a data signal to be transmitted by collaborative transmission, by using the weight coefficient for the second base station identified by means of identification information obtained as latest identification information and different from that for the weight coefficient for the first base station used for precoding of the data signal.

Abstract: A data transmission method includes, in the mobile station apparatus, selecting a PMI and an RI corresponding to an Hermitian transpose of a channel matrix indicative of channel characteristics and calculating a CQI from the PMI. The method further includes transmitting the PMI, the RI, and the CQI to the base station apparatus as feedback information. The method further includes, in the base station apparatus, calculating a first data rate of a case of performing SU-MIMO transmission based on the PMI transmitted from the mobile station apparatus as feedback and calculating a second data rate of a case of performing ZF MU-MIMO transmission based on the PMI. The method further includes selecting a transmission scheme corresponding to a higher data rate between the first and second data rates.

Abstract: In an ad hoc peer-to-peer communication network between wireless devices, a high priory first receiver device is configured to perform successive interference cancellation (SIC). The first receiver device receives a first transmission request from a first transmitter device indicating that the first transmitter device intends to transmit traffic to the first receiver device. Similarly, the first receiver device receives a second transmission request from an interferer second transmitter device. The first receiver device then determines a transmission rate cap for the interferer second transmitter device based on the signal strengths of the first and second transmission requests and sends it to the interferer second transmitter device. The transmission rate cap is a maximum rate at which the first receiver device can reliably decode traffic signals from the second transmitter device.

Abstract: A method for configurable spatial channel information feedback in wireless communication systems is disclosed including receiving, at the wireless communication device, transmission from a plurality of antennas, receiving an indication of a feedback mode for feeding back spatial channel information that is based on correlations among at least some of the plurality of antennas, decomposing a correlation matrix representative of the correlations among at least some of the plurality of antennas into at least two Kronecker components, and feeding back parameters representative of the Kronecker components according to the feedback mode indicated.