Method and apparatus for supporting multi-user and single-user MIMO in a wireless communication system

    公开(公告)号:AU2009279485A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-11

    申请号:AU2009279485

    申请日:2009-08-07

    Applicant: QUALCOMM INC

    Abstract: Techniques for supporting distributed multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmissions are described. In one design, a user equipment (UE) determines channel estimates for multiple cells and reports the channel estimates. The UE thereafter receives a data transmission sent by the multiple cells to the UE based on the channel estimates. The data transmission may include at least one data stream, and each data stream may be sent by one cell or the multiple cells to the UE. In another design, a UE determines first and second channel estimates for first and second cells, respectively, and reports the channel estimates. The UE then receives a first data transmission sent by the first cell to the UE based on the first channel estimate. The UE also receives a second data transmission sent by the second cell to another UE and steered away from the UE based on the second channel estimate.

    Pilot transmission schemes for wireless multi-carrier communication systems

    公开(公告)号:AU2004204911C1

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-03

    申请号:AU2004204911

    申请日:2004-01-07

    Applicant: QUALCOMM INC

    Abstract: Pilot transmission schemes suitable for use in wireless multi-carrier (e.g., OFDM) communication systems. These pilot transmission schemes may utilize frequency, time, or both frequency and time orthogonality to achieve orthogonality among the pilots transmitted by multiple base stations on the downlink. Frequency orthogonality is achieved by transmitting pilots on disjoint sets of subbands. Time orthogonality is achieved by transmitting pilots using different orthogonal codes (e.g., Walsh codes). The pilots may also be scrambled with different scrambling codes, which are used to randomize pilot interference and to enable identification of the transmitters of these pilots. Pilot interference cancellation may be performed to improve performance since subbands used for data transmission by one transmitter may also be used for pilot transmission by another transmitter. Pilot interference is estimated and then subtracted from received symbols to obtain pilot-canceled symbols having improved quality.

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    公开(公告)号:AT441981T

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-15

    申请号:AT02768894

    申请日:2002-09-24

    Applicant: QUALCOMM INC

    Abstract: Systems and methods according to the present invention are described for adjusting the number of taps in an adaptive equalizer over time as the rate of change of a communications channel varies. The number of taps or "equalizer length" is adjusted based on an estimate of the Doppler frequency between the devices communicating over a channel. The Doppler frequency is reflective of the rate of change of the communications channel. Greater Doppler frequencies indicate a more quickly varying channel, and vice versa. It is therefore desirable to change the equalizer length (by adding or dropping taps) based on a measurement of the Doppler frequency. Equalizer length is increased as the Doppler frequency decreases. Conversely, equalizer length is decreased as the Doppler frequency increases. This enables the equalizer to achieve a better compromise between the competing goals of adaptation speed (less taps) and ISI reduction (more taps).

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    公开(公告)号:BRPI0407686A

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-01

    申请号:BRPI0407686

    申请日:2004-02-23

    Applicant: QUALCOMM INC

    Abstract: Techniques for performing equalization of multiple signals received by a terminal in soft handoff with multiple base stations. The received signal at the terminal is conditioned and digitized to provide a stream of received samples (y m ), which is then equalized/filtered (410) with multiple sets of coefficients to provide multiple streams of transmit chip estimates (X k ). One set of coefficients (f k ) is provided for each base station and is used to provide a corresponding stream of transmit chip estimates. The multiple streams of transmit chip estimates are further processed (420) to provide multiple streams of data symbol estimates (d k ), one stream of data symbol estimates for each base station. The multiple streams of data symbol estimates are then scaled (430) with multiple scaling factors (± k ) and combined (432) to provide a stream of combined data symbol estimates (d k ). The processing for the multiple base stations may be performed by a single hardware unit in a time division multiplexed manner.

    MULTI-ANTENNA TRANSMISSION FOR SPATIAL DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS

    公开(公告)号:CA2787797A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-09

    申请号:CA2787797

    申请日:2004-11-12

    Applicant: QUALCOMM INC

    Abstract: An uplink channel response matrix is obtained for each terminal and decomposed to obtain a steering vector used by the terminal to transmit on the uplink. An "effective" uplink channel response vector is formed for each terminal based on its steering vector and its channel response matrix. Multiple sets of terminals are evaluated based on their effective channel response vectors to determine the best set (e.g., with highest overall throughput) for uplink transmission. Each selected terminal performs spatial processing on its data symbol stream with its steering vector and transmits its spatially processed data symbol stream to an access point. The multiple selected terminals simultaneously transmit their data symbol streams via their respective MIMO channels to the access point. The access point performs receiver spatial processing on its received symbol streams in accordance with a receiver spatial processing technique to recover the data symbol streams transmitted by the selected terminals.

    DECISION FEEDBACK EQUALIZER WITH COMBINED CCK ENCODING-DECODING IN FEEDBACK FILTERING

    公开(公告)号:CA2526757A1

    公开(公告)日:2004-12-23

    申请号:CA2526757

    申请日:2004-05-28

    Applicant: QUALCOMM INC

    Abstract: A decision feedback equalizer includes a chip estimate buffer that forms chi p estimates into a vector. A CCK decoder decodes the vector of chip estimates, and a CCK encoder, connected with the CCK decoder, re-encodes the vector of chip estimates into a valid CCK code word. At the same time, a chip slicer provides direct sliced chips from the chip estimates. An update module then forms a hybrid vector from the valid CCK code-word and the direct sliced chi ps for input to the feedback filter of the decision feedback equalizer. The hybrid feedback filter input vector reflects the CCK coding gain of its re- encoded portion thereby reducing the estimated chip error rate to improve th e performance of the decision feedback equalizer.

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