Abstract:
A method and apparatus to efficiently calculate log-likelihood ratios for ea ch bit within M-ary QAM modulated symbols transmitted in a communication system . The method and apparatus utilize characteristics of square Karnaugh mapping of the QAM symbol constellation in order to reduce the number of distance calculations needed to determine the log-likelihood ratios for each of the bits within a demodulated symbol. The reduction in the number of calculations affords significant reduction in the time needed to determine log-likelihood ratios, especially for higher order M-ary QAM systems.
Abstract:
A method and system (100) for dynamic rate switching (105) via medium access channel layer signaling is disclosed, wherein data rates for high data rate channels are automatically shifted up or down based on a predetermined metri c. In a preferred embodiment, data rates are automatically shifted up or down based on transmit channel gain required to maintain a required signal to noi se ratio.
Abstract:
A system (100) for retransmitting data packets in a communication system having variable rates, providing device (106) for packetizing data to an atomic packet size at lowest rate packet, device (105) for determining whether a data packet requires retransmission at different rate, and device (105) for dynamically changing rate as a function of a multiple of the atomic packet size.
Abstract:
A method and system for dynamic rate switching via medium access channel layer signaling is disclosed, wherein data rates for high data rate channels are automatically shifted up or down based on a predetermined metric. In a preferred embodiment, data rates are automatically shifted up or down based on transmit channel gain required to maintain a required signal to noise ratio.
Abstract:
A system (100) for retransmitting data packets in a communication system having variable rates, providing device (106) for packetizing data to an atomic packet size at lowest rate packet, device (105) for determining wheth er a data packet requires retransmission at different rate, and device (105) fo r dynamically changing rate as a function of a multiple of the atomic packet size.
Abstract:
A method and system (100) for dynamic rate switching (105) via medium access channel layer signaling is disclosed, wherein data rates for high data rate channels are automatically shifted up or down based on a predetermined metri c. In a preferred embodiment, data rates are automatically shifted up or down based on transmit channel gain required to maintain a required signal to noi se ratio.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus to efficiently calculate log-likelihood ratios for ea ch bit within M-ary QAM modulated symbols transmitted in a communication system . The method and apparatus utilize characteristics of square Karnaugh mapping of the QAM symbol constellation in order to reduce the number of distance calculations needed to determine the log-likelihood ratios for each of the bits within a demodulated symbol. The reduction in the number of calculations affords significant reduction in the time needed to determine log-likelihood ratios, especially for higher order M-ary QAM systems.
Abstract:
A method and system for retransmitting data packets in a communication system having variable data rates is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, data packets are packetized to an atomic packet size equal to that of a lowest rate packet. If a data packet requires retransmission at a rate different than that at which the data packet was initially transmitted, the rate is dynamically changed based upon a multiple of the atomic packet size.
Abstract:
A method, apparatus and system for use in determining a pilot-to-data power ratio by receiving a data symbol (122) having a data amplitude, receiving a pilot signal (124) having a pilot amplitude, reverse training (350) an automatic gain (154) based on the data amplitude and the pilot amplitude, and determining a pilot-to-data power ratio (250) according to the reverse training of the automatic gain. In some embodiments the method further compensates for channel fading in the data symbol by providing for channel correction (340) on the data symbol, providing for channel correction (344) on the pilot signal and dividing the channel corrected data symbol by the channel corrected pilot signal providing a fading compensated data symbol, where the fading compensated data symbol (150) is provided prior to reverse training such that the reverse training is based at least in part on the fading compensated data symbol.
Abstract:
A method and system (100) for dynamic rate switching (105) via medium access channel layer signaling is disclosed, wherein data rates for high data rate channels are automatically shifted up or down based on a predetermined metric. In a preferred embodiment, data rates are automatically shifted up or down based on transmit channel gain required to maintain a required signal to noise ratio.