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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To maximize diversity for data transmission over as many dimensions as possible for obtaining strong characteristics. SOLUTION: For transmission diversity in a multi-antenna OFDM system, a transmitter encodes, interleaves, and symbol maps traffic data to obtain data symbols. The transmitter processes each pair of data symbols to obtain two pairs of transmission symbols for transmission from a pair of antennas either (1) in two OFDM symbol periods for space-time transmission diversity or (2) on two subbands for space-frequency transmission diversity. N T (N T -1)/2 different antenna pairs are used for data transmission, along with different antenna pairs being used for adjacent subbands, where N T is the number of antennas. The system may support multiple OFDM symbol sizes. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract translation:要解决的问题:为了最大限度地实现数据传输的分集,尽可能多的尺寸以获得强的特性。 解决方案:对于多天线OFDM系统中的发射分集,发射机对业务数据进行编码,交织和符号映射以获得数据符号。 发射机处理每对数据符号以获得两对传输符号,用于在两个用于空时传输分集的OFDM符号周期中的一个天线(1)或(2)用于空间 - 频率传输分集的两个子带上从一对天线发射 。 N T SB>(N T SB> -1)/ 2个不同的天线对用于数据传输,以及不同的天线对用于相邻子带,其中N T SB>是天线的数量。 该系统可以支持多个OFDM符号大小。 版权所有(C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide pilots suitable for use in MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) systems and capable of supporting various functions. SOLUTION: Various types of pilots include: a beacon pilot, a MIMO pilot, a steered reference or steered pilot, and a carrier pilot. The beacon pilot is transmitted from all transmit antennas and can be used for timing and frequency acquisition. The MIMO pilot is transmitted from all transmission antennas but is covered with different orthogonal codes assigned to the transmission antennas. The MIMO pilot can be used for channel estimation. The steered reference is transmitted on specific eigenmodes of a MIMO channel and specific to a user terminal. The steered reference can be used for channel estimation. The carrier pilot can be transmitted on designated sub-bands/antennas and can be used for phase tracking of a carrier signal. Various pilot transmission schemes can be devised based on different combinations of these various types of pilots. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and an apparatus for generating code words with variable length and redundancy from a single low-density parity check (LDPC) code with variable-length input words. SOLUTION: A mother code for encoding data words is generated based on a parity check matrix, and the mother code is adjusted to reflect the size of the data word to be encoded. A generator matrix applies the mother code to the data words to produce a code words for transmission. A reduction criteria is determined and the size of the generator matrix is reduced accordingly. At a receiver, a corresponding parity check matrix is applied to decode the received code word. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide techniques to support beamforming for stations in a wireless network.SOLUTION: A station A sends a first frame with a request for explicit feedback and also sends a Null Data Packet (NDP) having at least one training field but no data field. A station B generates the explicit feedback on the basis of the NDP, and sends a frame with the explicit feedback. The station A receives the frame, derives steering information (e.g., steering matrices) on the basis of the explicit feedback, and sends a steered frame with beamforming on the basis of the steering information. The station may also perform implicit beamforming using NDP for sounding.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently derive a spatial filter matrix. SOLUTION: In a first scheme, a Hermitian matrix is iteratively derived based on a channel response matrix, and a matrix inversion is indirectly calculated by deriving the Hermitian matrix iteratively. The spatial filter matrix is derived based on the Hermitian matrix and the channel response matrix. In a second scheme, multiple rotations are performed to iteratively obtain first and second matrices for a pseudo-inverse matrix of the channel response matrix. The spatial filter matrix is derived based on the first and second matrices. In a third scheme, a matrix is formed based on the channel response matrix and decomposed to obtain a unitary matrix and a diagonal matrix. The spatial filter matrix is derived based on the unitary matrix, the diagonal matrix, and the channel response matrix. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and system for processing data for transmission in a multi-channel communication system using selective channel transmission. SOLUTION: Transmission channels are selected for use for data transmission and data are processed and transmitted over the selected transmission channel. Transmission channels available for use are segregated into one or more groups, with each group including any number of channels. With selective channel transmission, only "good" channels in each group are selected (e.g., based on the channels' received SNRs and an SNR threshold), "bad" channels are not used, and the total available transmit power for the group is (e.g., uniformly) distributed across only the good channels. Each group can also be associated with a respective coding and modulation scheme, and data for each group can be coded and modulated based on the scheme selected for the group. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology for adaptively controlling a data transmission rate in a radio (e.g., OFDM) communication system. SOLUTION: In one viewpoint, various kinds of metrics may be derived and used to select a suitable rate for data transmission. Some kinds of metrics relate to different characteristics of a communication channel such as an SNR, a frequency selection degree, a time selection degree and the like. One kind of metrics relates to data transmission performance. In another viewpoint, the various kinds of metrics may be used in a different way to adaptively control the rate. Some metrics may be used for open-loop control, other metrics may be used for closed-loop control, and some may be used for both. For example, a channel metrics may be used to decide or select the rate, and a performance metrics may be used to decide whether or not to adjust the rate. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide techniques to calibrate the downlink and uplink channels to account for differences in the frequency responses of the transmit and receive chains at an access point and a user terminal. SOLUTION: Pilots are transmitted on the downlink and uplink channels and used to derive estimates of the downlink and uplink channel responses, respectively. Two sets of correction factors are then determined based on the estimates of the downlink and uplink channel responses. A calibrated downlink channel is formed by using a first set of correction factors for the downlink channel, and a calibrated uplink channel is formed by using a second set of correction factors for the uplink channel. The first and second sets of correction factors may be determined using a matrix-ratio computation or a minimum means square error (MMSE) computation. The calibration may be performed in real-time based on over-the-air transmission. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide techniques for selecting a proper set of user terminals for simultaneous transmission, and transmitting and receiving data between the selected user terminals. SOLUTION: An uplink channel response matrix is obtained for each terminal and decomposed to obtain a steering vector for use 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 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. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique to successively process received signals in a receiver unit and to adaptively process data in a transmitter unit based on channel state information available with an MIMO channel in an MIMO system for recovering transmitted data. SOLUTION: A successive cancellation receiver processing technique is used for processing the received signals and performing a number of iterations in order to provide a decoded data stream. For each iteration, input (e.g., received) signals for the iteration are processed to provide one or more symbol streams. One of the symbol streams is selected and processed to provide a decoded data stream. The interference due to the decoded data stream is removed (i.e., canceled) from the input signals provided to the next iteration. The channel characteristics are evaluated and informed to the source of the transmitter system to adjust processing (such as coding, modulation) of data prior to transmission (i.e., adaptation). COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT