Abstract:
In a semi-open loop rate adaptation scheme for a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system, a transmitter can advantageously use one or more quality metrics of an uplink as well as knowledge of device characteristics of both ends to perform fast and accurate rate adaptation.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an apparatus and method of multiple antenna transmitter beamforming of high data rate wideband packetized wireless communication signals, where each of the signals comprises N frequencies, where N is a positive integer. The apparatus, in an exemplary embodiment, includes (1) a transmit beamformer that co-phases and weights the signals for each of the N frequencies across M antennas, thereby generating M co-phased and weighted frequency data and (2) M Inverse Fast Fourier Transform units (IFFTs) that convert the M co-phased and weighted frequency data into M digital outputs, and M transmit antennas transmitting the M co-phased and weighted signals, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 2.
Abstract:
A Viterbi decoding system interprets bits in received QAM constellations as many-valued parameters rather than binary valued parameters. It performs the Viterbi algorithm using these many-valued parameters to provide results superior to hard decision decoding. Rather than applying a hard 0-1 function to the QAM data, the system uses a non-stepped linear or curved transfer function to assign values to the bits. In another aspect, a system differentiates between data bits based on their estimated reliability, giving more emphasis to decoding reliable bits than unreliable bits using any of a variety of techniques. By differentiating between good and bad bits and de-emphasizing or ignoring unreliable bits, the system can provide a significant reduction in uncorrectable errors and packet loss.
Abstract:
A circular filtering system that prevents the problem of inter-symbol interference. The circular filtering system utilizes a buffer memory to store samples of a given symbol and provide only these samples to a linear filter such that the output of the filter, for any given symbol is formed by filtering only samples of that input symbol. Each symbol being filtered independent of other symbols hence eliminating inter-symbol interference caused by filtering. Where symbols are tolerant to a fixed phase shift for each symbol, the circular filtering system can be simplified by reducing the size of the buffer and introducing a multiplexer.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an apparatus and method of multiple antenna receiver combining of high data rate wideband packetized wireless communication signals, where the apparatus includes M receive antennas, receiving M high data rate wideband packetized wireless communication signals, where each of the signals includes N frequency bins. The apparatus, in an exemplary embodiment, includes (1) a joint timing recovery units that perform joint coarse signal timing estimation, joint frequency offset estimation, and joint fine timing estimation on each of the signals, (2) M Fast Fourier Transform units (FFTs) that each convert the digital data for each of the M signals into frequency domain information for each of the N received frequencies and that output Q pilots for each of the signals, where Q is a positive integer, and (3) a combiner that weights and combines the outputs of the M FFTs for each of the N received frequencies.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an apparatus and method of multiple antenna transmitter beamforming of high data rate wideband packetized wireless communication signals, where each of the signals comprises N frequencies, where N is a positive integer. The apparatus, in an exemplary embodiment, includes (1) a transmit beamformer that co-phases and weights the signals for each of the N frequencies across M antennas, thereby generating M co-phased and weighted frequency data and (2) M Inverse Fast Fourier Transform units (IFFTs) that convert the M co-phased and weighted frequency data into M digital outputs, and M transmit antennas transmitting the M co-phased and weighted signals, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 2.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an apparatus and method of multiple antenna receiver combining of high data rate wideband packetized wireless communication signals, where the apparatus includes M receive antennas, receiving M high data rate wideband packetized wireless communication signals, where each of the signals includes N frequency bins. The apparatus, in an exemplary embodiment, includes (1) a joint timing recovery units that perform joint coarse signal timing estimation, joint frequency offset estimation, and joint fine timing estimation on each of the signals, (2) M Fast Fourier Transform units (FFTs) that each convert the digital data for each of the M signals into frequency domain information for each of the N received frequencies and that output Q pilots for each of the signals, where Q is a positive integer, and (3) a combiner that weights and combines the outputs of the M FFTs for each of the N received frequencies.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an apparatus and method of multiple antenna transmitter beamforming of high data rate wideband packetized wireless communication signals, where each of the signals comprises N frequencies, where N is a positive integer. The apparatus, in an exemplary embodiment, includes (1) a transmit beamformer (220) that co-phases and weights the signals for each of the N frequencies across M antennas, thereby generating M co-phased and weighted frequency data and M Inverse Fast Fourier Transform units (IFFTs 230, 232) that convert the M co-phased and weighted frequency data into M digital outputs, and M transmit antennas (260, 262) transmitting the M co-phased and weighted signals, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 2.