Abstract:
A method and apparatus for combining space-frequency block coding (SFBC), spatial multiplexing (SM) and beamforming in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) orthogonal frequency division mutliplexing (OFDM) system. The system inlcudes a transmitter (110) with a plurality of transmit antennas (126) and a receiver (130) with a plurality of receive antennas (128). The transmitter generates generates at least one data stream and plurality of spatial streams (118). The number of generated spatial streams is based on the number of the transmit antennas and the number of the receive antennas. The transmitter determines a transmission scheme in accordance with at least one of SFBC (112), SM (114), and beam forming (122). The transmitter transmits data in the data stream to the receiver based on the selected transmission scheme.
Abstract:
The present invention is related to a method and apparatus for implementing space frequency block coding (SFBC) in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) wireless communication system. The present invention is applicable to both a closed loop mode and an open loop mode. In the closed loop mode, power loading and eigen-beamforming are performed based on channel state information (CSI). A channel coded data stream is multiplexed into two or more data streams. Power loading is performed based on the CSI on each of the multiplexed data streams. SFBC encoding is performed on the data streams for each of the paired subcarriers. Then, eigen-beamforming is performed based on the CSI to distribute eigenbeams to multiple transmit antennas. The power loading may be performed on two or more SFBC encoding blocks or on each eigenmodes. Additionally, the power loading may be performed across subcarriers or subcarrier groups for weak eigenmodes.
Abstract:
Joint detection is performed in a multi-user detector (MUD) using reduced length channel impulse responses and using interference cancellation (IC) in the dimension of delay spread as a whole, whereby several clusters of smaller delay spread are processed. Several clusters of real transmitted paths that are close to each other are grouped together and zeros that occur between the path cluster groups are discarded. Each cluster group has a much shorter delay spread and thus has smaller dimensions of system matrix A. Mutual interference occurring between the path cluster groups is eliminated by applying an interference cancellation technique.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for automatically correcting the frequency of a local oscillator of a receiver. A primary common pilot channel (CPICH) code sequence is generated by a CPICH code generator based on a reference cell identification signal and a frame start signal. The received despread CPICH code sequence is used to generate an estimated frequency error signal. A control voltage generator based on the estimated frequency error signal generates a control voltage signal. The CPICH code generator generates the CPICH code sequence based on signals received from a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) serving cell when HSDPA is active, or a timing reference cell when HSDPA is not active. The present invention achieves full maximum ratio combining gain when space-time transmit diversity (STTD) is used, even without receiving a transmit diversity indication.
Abstract:
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRLJ) 11 uses an oscillator providing accuracy for synchronized communications parameters in an active mode (Fig. 1 , WTRLJ 11), and operates at reduced power during a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode (Fig. 1 WTRU 12). A real time clock (RTC) 28 is used as the frequency standard during the reduced power operation, and a frequency adjustment is effected while the RTC 28 is used as the frequency standard. By effecting the frequency adjustment, the RTC 28 is able to be used as the frequency standard for substantial time periods, thereby reducing power consumption of the WTRU 12 during the DRX mode.
Abstract:
A method and system is disclosed for enhancing reception of wireless communication signals. A beam pattern including at least one set of beams is generated. Where the beam pattern includes at least two sets of beams, the beam sets may be offset with respect to each other and alternated to enhance reception. Beams may be selected for data processing based on a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and may be maximal-ratio combined where signals from a single WTRU are detected within more than one beam and are used for data processing.
Abstract:
The downlink (DL) communication of single channel codewords is supported by providing a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmitter and receiver. The transmitter includes N
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for radio resources control in a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communication system are disclosed. Channel metric is calculated for each of a plurality of transmit antennas. Sub-carriers are allocated to each transmit antenna in accordance with the channel metric of each transmit antenna. Signals are transmitted using the allocated sub-carriers at each antenna. Adaptive modulation and coding and transmit power control of each sub-carrier may be further implemented in accordance with the channel metric. Power control may be implemented per antenna basis or per sub-carrier basis. In performing power control, a subset of transmit antennas may be selected and waterpouring may be applied only to the selected antennas. Waterpouring may be based on SNR instead of channel response.
Abstract:
A method and system for uplink (UL) synchronization of an uplink transmission from a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) to a Node-B in a code division multiple access (CDMA) system. A Node-B receives a transmission including a UL synchronization (SYNC_UL) sequence from a WTRU. A sampler samples the transmission at a sampling rate which is higher than a chip rate. The samples are down-sampled and the SYNC_UL sequence is detected at a lower rate. A first significant path location of the detected SYNC_UL sequence is determined, and based on the first significant path location, a final significant path location is determined. The final significant path location is quantized and UpPCHPOS is transmitted to the WTRU to adjust a UL transmission timing.
Abstract:
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) uses an oscillator providing accuracy for synchronized communications parameters in an active mode, and operates at reduced power during a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode. A real time clock (RTC) is used as the frequency standard during the reduced power operation, and a frequency adjustment is effected while the RTC is used as the frequency standard. By effecting the frequency adjustment, the RTC is able to be used as the frequency standard for substantial time periods, thereby reducing power consumption of the WTRU during the DRX mode.