Abstract:
Space division multiple access channelization is provided that includes scheduling transmission for two or more terminals and utilizing different code offsets that correspond to different sub-trees. The transmissions can be scheduled on overlapping frequency resources for overlapping time periods on different spatial resources. The pilot code offsets provide different pilot signatures so that the pilot transmissions do not overlap. The overlapping frequency resources can partially overlap or completely overlap.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for broadcast multicast service in an ultra mobile broadband network is provided. An apparatus is provided which is operable in a wireless communication system to provide a means for mapping broadcast flows to a broadcast multicast logical channel and transmitting the broadcast multicast logic channel on an aggregation of broadcast physical channels, where each of the aggregation of the broadcast physical channels is uniquely characterized by a subband interlace multiplex triple (SIMT). Radio configurations to support the ultra mobile broadband network are also provided.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for transmitting a MIMORequest message in a wireless communication system are described. A MIMORequest message comprising an 8 bit MessageID field, a 2 bit SupportedMIMOMode field wherein the SupportedMIMOMode field indicates the MIMO modes supported by an apparatus transmitting the message and a 6 bit Reserved field is encoded and transmitted over a communication link.
Abstract:
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate integrating a list-sphere decoding design in a multiple input-multiple output (MIMO wireless communication environment. According to various aspects, optimal rank selection and CQI computation for an optimal rank can be performed in conjunction with a non-linear receiver, such as a maximum life (ML) MMSE receiver, a non-linear receiver with a list-sphere decoder, and the like. 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.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed that utilize information from less than all transmission paths from a transmitter to form beamforming weights for transmission. In addition, methods and apparatuses are disclosed that utilize channel information, such as CQI, eigenbeam weights, and/or channel estimates, to form beamforming weights.
Abstract:
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate mitigating effects of mismatch errors related to incorrectly decoded acknowledgments indicative of successfully decoded data packets in a wireless network environment. Misinterpretation of a cumulative acknowledgment related to a number of successfully decoded data packets can be identified, and data packet transmission mismatch errors caused thereby can be evaluated to determine an optimal manner in which to decode and acknowledge remaining data packets to alleviate mismatch and restore synchronization between a transmitter of the data packets and a receiver thereof.
Abstract:
For channel estimation in a spectrally shaped wireless communication system, an initial frequency response estimate is obtained for a first set of P uniformly spaced subbands (1) based on pilot symbols received on a second set of subbands used for pilot transmission and (2) using extrapolation and/or interpolation, where P is a power of two. A channel impulse response estimate is obtained by performing a P-point IFFT on the initial frequency response estimate. A final frequency response estimate for N total subbands is derived by (1) setting low quality taps for the channel impulse response estimate to zero, (2) zero-padding the channel impulse response estimate to length N, and (3) performing an N-point FFT on the zero-padded channel impulse response estimate. The channel frequency/impulse response estimate may be filtered to obtain a higher quality channel estimate.
Abstract:
For incremental redundancy transmission on multiple parallel channels in a MIMO system, a transmitter processes (e.g., encodes, partitions, interleaves, and modulates) each data packet for each parallel channel based on a rate selected for the parallel channel and obtains multiple symbol blocks for the packet. For each data packet, the transmitter transmits one symbol block at a time on its parallel channel until a receiver recovers the packet or all blocks have been transmitted. The receiver performs detection and obtains symbol blocks transmitted on the parallel channels. The receiver recovers the data packets transmitted on the parallel channels independently or in a designated order. The receiver processes (e.g., demodulates, deinterleaves, re-assembles, and decodes) all symbol blocks obtained for each data packet and provides a decoded packet. The receiver may estimate and cancel interference due to recovered data packets so that data packets recovered later can achieve higher SINRs.
Abstract:
Techniques to derive a channel estimate using substantially fewer number of complex multiplications than with a brute-force method to derive the same channel estimate. In one method, an intermediate vector B is initially derived based on K sub-vectors of a vector Ĥ for a channel frequency response estimate and at least two DFT sub-matrices for a DFT matrix W , where K > 1. An intermediate matrix for A the DFT matrix W is also obtained. A least square channel impulse response estimate is then derived based on the intermediate vector B and the intermediate matrix A . In one implementation, the intermediate vector B is obtained by first computing DFTs of a matrix Ĥ TXL , which is formed based on the vector Ĥ , to provide a matrix G LXL . Inner products between the columns of a base DFT sub-matrix W 1 and the rows of the matrix G LXL are then computed to obtain the entries of the intermediate vector B .