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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate pilot signal design, power control, data rate determination, and channel assignment in the reverse link of a wireless communication system for dynamic scheduling and joint operation in SIMO, SU-MIMO, and MU-MIMO.SOLUTION: Transmission of pilot signals is based on periodic transmissions of multiple sounding reference sequences. Power control is based on a reference signal at a predetermined power spectral density (PSD) level, and on an offset PSD determined and signaled based on an antenna that transmits the reference signal, other cell interference, and power amplifier headroom. PSD levels for SIMO/MIMO data transmissions are determined based on channel estimates and the predetermined PSD and offset PSD. Communication resources are conveyed through a channel assignment with an overhead that depends on the maximum multiplexing order of the estimated channel.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and apparatus for efficiently paging user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system.SOLUTION: The apparatus comprises: at least one processor configured to map user equipment (UE) to a paging occasion based on a predetermined number of least significant bits (LSBs) of a UE identifier (ID) that identifies the UE so that a plurality of UE with the same partial UE IDs are mapped to different paging occasions, and to send a paging indicator and a partial UE ID for a recipient UE in a paging occasion for the recipient UE; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform channel estimation for wireless communication.SOLUTION: Techniques for deriving channel estimates with different channel estimation filters are described. In one scheme, a filter selection metric is determined for a signal to be recovered, a channel estimation filter is selected based on the filter selection metric, and a channel estimate is derived with the selected channel estimation filter. In another scheme, a first channel estimate is derived with a first channel estimation filter having a first filter response, a first signal is recovered with the first channel estimate, and interference due to the first signal is estimated and removed. A second channel estimate is derived with a second channel estimation filter having a second filter response that is different from the first filter response.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication receiver having an equalizer length which is adaptively adjusted. SOLUTION: In a communication system, a method for estimating a transmitted signal is disclosed. A communication signal is received. A delay-power analyzer analyzes the communication signal. A delay spread is then estimated from the information obtained from the delay-power analyzer. A new equalizer filter length is determined, based on the delay spread estimated. An equalizer is configured to use the new equalizer filter length. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an HSDPA system with reduced inter-user interference. SOLUTION: In a wireless network (100) using user equipment devices (130) corresponding to HSDPA, a base transceiver station (120) transmits to each UE corresponding to HSDPA information regarding allocation of HSDPA codes and associated modulation techniques for other UEs corresponding to HSPDA. Using this additional control information, each UE configures a decision feedback filter of its equalizer to reduce inter-user interference. The additional control information may be transmitted in a packet (300) that includes a CRC portion (310) with the packet's CRC masked by a common ID, which is known to the UE corresponding to HSDPA. To reduce the number of bits needed to transmit the additional control information, the HSDPA codes used with a particular modulation technique are allocated consecutively. For each modulation technique, only the beginning code and the total number of codes need be known to the UE. The number of codes used with each modulation technique may be allowed to change once in several TTIs. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify computational complexity in correcting a signal transmitted via a channel by estimating the behavior of the channel. SOLUTION: The method includes receiving a signal transmitted over a channel. The received signal includes a known signal and an information signal. The method further includes determining at least one indicator indicative of channel characteristics based on at least a portion of the partly known signal. The method further includes generating a first value indicative of the information signal based on at least one indicator being partly channel characteristics. The first value includes an error signal. The method further includes removing the error signal from the first estimate of the signal based on at least the portion of the partly known signal. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide pilot transmission schemes suitable for use in wireless multi-carrier (e.g., OFDM) communication systems. SOLUTION: 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 a plurality of different orthogonal codes. The pilots may also be scrambled with a plurality of different scrambling codes, which are used to randomize pilot interference and to enable identification of transmitters of these pilots. Further, pilot interference is estimated and then subtracted from received symbols to obtain pilot-canceled symbols having improved quality. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for delivering content to end user via shared broadcast are provided. The apparatus may be a UE that determines to acquire a MBMS service. The UE tunes to a frequency provided by a first MNO to which the UE is not a subscriber in order to receive the MBMS service via a carrier shared by the first MNO and at least one other MNO. The UE receives the MBMS service on the frequency via the carrier shared by the first MNO and the at least one other MNO. The shared carrier may have a common SFN timing with respect to the first MNO and the at least one other MNO. The shared carrier may include a shared MBMS SDL carrier. The shared carrier may include a standalone shared carrier for receiving the MBMS service and control information associated with the MBMS service.
Abstract:
A communication environment with carrier aggregation (CA,) is disclosed in which a UE is configured for communication at a first time with a first network node via a primary component carrier (PCC) and a second network node via a secondary CC (SCC). At a second time, the UE is configured for communication with a third network node via the SCC at a second time. The UE maintains communication with the first network node via the PCC without triggering handover at the UE during the establishing communication with the third network node.