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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide techniques for enhancing performance in a wireless communication system using segments called subbands and using precoding.SOLUTION: The bandwidth for transmission to an access terminal is constrained to a preferred bandwidth which is smaller than the bandwidth available for transmission to an access terminal, and precoding information related to subcarriers within the constrained bandwidth is provided to a transmitter. The precoding information related to the subcarriers within the constrained bandwidth provides feedback about the forward link channel properties relative to different subbands and may be fed back on a channel associated with the bandwidth.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide systems and methodologies that facilitate integrating a list-sphere decoding design in a multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) wireless communication environment.SOLUTION: Optimal rank selection and CQI computation for an optimal rank can be performed in conjunction with a non-linear receiver such as a maximum likelihood (ML) MMSE receiver and a non-linear receiver with a list-sphere decoder and the like. The optimal rank selection can be performed using a maximum rank selection protocol, a channel capacity-based protocol, or any other suitable protocol that facilitates rank selection, and CQI information can be generated based in part on effective SNRs determined with regard to a selected optimal rank.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rank step-down method for MIMO SCW (single code word) design employing HARQ.SOLUTION: Systems and methodologies are described that reduce rank (e.g., of a user device) as a number of transmissions therefrom increases. Such rank step-down can improve interference resistance and maintain code rate despite transmission propagation. Additionally, rank step-down information can be encoded along with CQI information to generate a 5-bit CQI signal that can update a user's rank upon each CQI transmission (e.g., approximately every 5 ms). The described systems and/or methods can be employed in a single code word (SCW) wireless communication environment with a hybrid automatic request (HARQ) protocol.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide fair scheduling for all hops from a source node to a target node in a multi-hop network. SOLUTION: Flow-based fair scheduling of a wireless multi-hop network is rate-controlled multi-hop scheduling, or power-controlled multi-hop scheduling. Selected scheduling provides the minimized/maximized fairness in the whole of all flows within a wireless network. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To minimize feedback by sending a quality indicator for a non-restrictive reuse set and a vectored quality indicator for other reuse sets. SOLUTION: (1) For multiple code word MIMO users, a MIMO VCQI connection layer message enables a base station to reconstruct the MIMO-CQI for all reuse sets on a packet-by-packet basis. This enables dynamic scheduling (restrictive reuse) gains to be obtained. (2) For single code word users, dynamic restrictive reuse can be obtained by changing a CQI reporting format, and also sending a MIMO-VCQI connection layer message. (3) For single code word design, quasi-static scheduling gains can be obtained by sending a MIMO-VCQI connection layer message. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate performing interference nulling and rank prediction in an access terminal. Multiple receiver demodulator types may be implemented at the access terminal, and an interference covariance matrix may be estimated thereat. SNRs may be calculated for the various receiver demodulator types, and an optimum rank and associated CQI information may be identified and generated, respectively, which information may then be transmitted to an access point. At least one of the receiver demodulator types may perform an interference nulling protocol. For example, the receiver demodulator types may comprise at least one minimum mean-squared error interference-nulling (MMSE-IN) demodulator, along with and one or more of a maximal ratio combining (MRC) demodulator and a minimum mean-squared error (MMSE) demodulator.
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Techniques to enhance the performance in a wireless communication system using CQI feedback optimized to support different scenarios. According to one aspect, an access terminal may select a CQI feedback table based on the access terminals capability. According to another aspect, an access point may select a CQI feedback table based on an access terminals capability, system loading and the type of service provided by the access point. An access point which provides services that require high data rates may select a larger CQI feedback table to support the high data rates for access terminals which support the larger CQI feedback table. The same access point may select a smaller CQI feedback table for access terminals which do not have the capability or need for the high data rate services.