Abstract:
A method in a first node for adapting a multi-antenna transmission to a second node over a wireless channel is provided. The wireless channel has at least three inputs and at least one output. The first node and the second node are comprised in a wireless communication system. The method comprising the steps of: Obtaining (401) at least one symbol stream; Determining (403) a precoding matrix having a product structure created by a block diagonal matrix being multiplied from the left with a block diagonalizing unitary matrix; Precoding (404) the at least one symbol stream with the determined precoding matrix; And Transmitting (405) the precoded at least one symbol stream over a wireless channel to the second node.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and arrangements in a communication system for Multi User Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) signaling via Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) antennas between a base station and one of a plurality of mobile terminals supporting both Single User and Multi User Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO) signaling modes. Switching between the modes is supported in the system and the modes have partly shared signaling. SU-MIMO mode signaling which is redundant, i.e. not needed, for MU-MIMO mode signaling is identified. Bits, i.e. data bits, of the identified redundant signaling is re-interpreted or re-defined to comprise signaling information associated with MU-MIMO mode. The signaling information associated with MU-MIMO mode is signaled to the mobile terminal by using the reinterpreted redundant bits.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a unified, rank independent mapping between antenna ports and group/code pairs. Each antenna port is uniquely associated with one code division multiplexing (CDM) group and one orthogonal cover code (OCC). The mapping between antenna ports and group/code pairs is chosen such that, for a given antenna port, the CDM group and OCC will be the same for every transmission rank.
Abstract:
In a transmitter or transceiver, codewords from HARQ processes can be mapped or assigned to various layers for transmission and/or retransmission of information on a radio channel. Exemplary embodiments provide for various mappings which facilitate, for example, HARQ processes. For example, a codeword can be mapped onto a plurality of layers which are equal in number to a channel rank of a radio channel to be used for the transmission.
Abstract:
According to one or more aspects, the teachings herein improve user equipment (UE) Channel State Information (CSI) feedback, by letting the precoder part of a CSI feedback report comprise factorized precoder feedback. In one or more such embodiments, the factorized precoder feedback corresponds to at least two precoder matrices, including a recommended "conversion" precoder matrix and a recommended "tuning" precoder matrix. The recommended conversion precoder matrix restricts the number of channel dimensions considered by the recommended tuning precoder matrix and, in turn, the recommended tuning precoder matrix matches the recommended precoder matrix to an effective channel that is defined in part by said recommended conversion precoder matrix.
Abstract:
A receiving unit or a transmitting unit of a wireless network for facilitating noise and interference measurements on an air interface. The receiving unit includes a network interface which obtains information relating to a time-varying layout of a silent resource element (RE) grid. The receiving unit includes an electronic memory having code in communication with the network interface which stores the information. The receiving unit includes a processing unit in communication with the electronic memory that takes a presence of a silent RE grid into account in the reception of a control or a data channel. In the transmitting unit, the processing unit takes the presence of a silent RE grid into account in the transmission of a control or a data channel. A method in the receiving unit or a transmitting unit of a wireless network, for facilitating noise and interference measurements on an air interface. The method includes the steps of obtaining information relating to a time-varying layout of a silent resource element (RE) grid. There is the step of taking a presence of a silent RE grid into account in the reception of a control or a data channel.
Abstract:
A user terminal (14), a communication network (10, 14), a computer readable medium and a method for selecting at the user terminal (14) a reception and decoding of a transmission mode used by a base station (10), the user terminal (14) receiving communicated information from the base station (10), which has multiple antennas (12), via plural channels, the plural channels including a primary broadcast channel and at least one control channel. The method includes receiving at the user terminal (14) initiating data from the base station (10) via the primary broadcast channel, detecting from the received initiating data whether a first or a second transmission mode is used by the base station (10) for the primary broadcast channel, the first transmission mode indicating that a first number of antennas are used by the base station (10) and the second transmission mode indicating that a second number, different than the first number, of antennas are used by the base station (10) to communicate with the user terminal (14), and using the detected first or second transmission mode of the primary broadcast channel to decode the at least one control channel.