Abstract:
The invention discloses a beamforming method for polarized antenna array consisting of a plurality of antenna elements, applied to single layer beamforming or dual layer beamforming, which includes the steps: determining (201) first beamforming weights for phase compensation among the antenna elements within each polarization direction; determining (202) second beamforming weights for phase compensation between equivalent channels of two polarization directions; and calculating (203) hybrid beamforming weights as product of the first beamforming weights and the second beamforming weights. A beamforming apparatus for polarized antenna array is also provided in the invention as well as a radio communication device and a system thereof. With the invention, the single-layer and dual-layer beamforming weights are determined for the cross-polarized antenna array without requiring full channel knowledge or the aid of PMI. Computation complexity is lowered and full power amplifier utilization can be achieved.
Abstract:
A first base station (14) in a wireless communication system (10) operating according to a synchronised time division scheme detects interference of uplink communication, determines the delay of the interference in relation to an own communication structure (CS1), detects aerial interface identifying data of the source of interference identifying a further base station and sends an indication of the further base station interfering uplink communication to the interference handling node (22). The indication is accompanied by identification data comprising aerial interface identifying data of the further base station and distance data determining the distance (D1) between the first and the further base station. The interference handling node (37) receives the indication with accompanying identification data, investigates the identification data in order to determine the identity of a candidate for the further base station and orders the candidate base station to perform an interference limitation activity.
Abstract:
The invention discloses a method (500) for a cellular communications system (100), in which traffic is sent in frames (200), each frame comprising a first number of subframes (201-210), with a second number of said subframes being available for at least either uplink or downlink traffic. At least one of said second number of subframes is made to comprise at least three parts (515), as follows: €¢ One part (520) which is utilized for uplink traffic, €¢ One part (525) which is utilized for downlink traffic, €¢ One part (530) which is utilized as a guard period, with said guard period part (525) being scheduled between the uplink and the downlink parts. The duration of at least two of said three parts (520, 525,530) may be varied to fit the current system need.
Abstract:
A receiving unit or a transmitting unit of a wireless network for facilitating noise and interference measurements on an air interface. The receiving unit includes a network interface which obtains information relating to a time-varying layout of a silent resource element (RE) grid. The receiving unit includes an electronic memory having code in communication with the network interface which stores the information. The receiving unit includes a processing unit in communication with the electronic memory that takes a presence of a silent RE grid into account in the reception of a control or a data channel. In the transmitting unit, the processing unit takes the presence of a silent RE grid into account in the transmission of a control or a data channel. A method in the receiving unit or a transmitting unit of a wireless network, for facilitating noise and interference measurements on an air interface. The method includes the steps of obtaining information relating to a time-varying layout of a silent resource element (RE) grid. There is the step of taking a presence of a silent RE grid into account in the reception of a control or a data channel.
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for conveying feedback reports from a data receiving party (300) for data received from a data sending party (302) in a wireless connection. A plurality of feedback resources (304) assigned to different feedback information codes are allocated to the data receiving party for transmitting feedback reports. After checking whether the data was received correctly or not, the data receiving party selects a feedback resource (FR2) with a feedback information code that corresponds to one or more feedback reports on the received data. The data receiving party then sends feedback information on the selected feedback resource to the data sending party, thereby conveying the corresponding feedback information code. In this way, multiple feedback reports can be conveyed in a single feedback resource to the data sending party while still retaining single carrier properties.
Abstract:
A method, a terminal and a base station for handling signal quality measurements in a wireless communication system comprising at least one base station communicating with at least one terminal. According to the invention the method comprises adjusting recommended pre-processing rules for the generation of measurement reports, where said measurement reports comprises signal quality feedback information, said adjusting being based on current conditions experienced in the terminal.
Abstract:
The invention is a method and apparatus for signaling uplink control information in a mobile communication network using carrier aggregation. The signaling mechanism allows the transmission, on a single uplink component carrier, of control information associated with a downlink transmission on multiple aggregated downlink component carriers. Semi-statically reserved resources for the transmission of control information on the uplink component carrier may be dynamically shared byuser terminals that are assigned multiple downlink component carriers for downlink transmissions. Implicit or explicit resource indication can be used in combination with dynamic resource indication.