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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide frequency-independent eigensteering in MISO and MIMO systems.SOLUTION: A correlation matrix is computed for a MIMO channel based on channel response matrices and decomposed to obtain NS frequency-independent steering vectors for NS spatial channels of the MIMO channel. For main path eigensteering, a data symbol stream is transmitted on the best spatial channel for the main propagation path of the MIMO channel. For receiver eigensteering, a data symbol stream is steered toward a receive antenna based on a steering vector obtained for that receive antenna. For all eigensteering schemes, a matched filter is derived for each receive antenna based on the steering vector(s) and channel response vectors for the receive antenna.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide channel estimation and spatial processing for a TDD MIMO system.SOLUTION: Calibration may be performed (512) to address differences in the responses of transmission/reception chains at an access point and a user terminal. A MIMO pilot is transmitted (522) on a first link and used (524) to derive an estimate of the first link channel response, which is decomposed to obtain a diagonal matrix of singular values. A first unitary matrix contains (526) both left eigenvectors of the first link and right eigenvectors of a second link. A steered reference is transmitted (530) on the second link using the eigenvectors in the first unitary matrix, and is processed to obtain the diagonal matrix. A second unitary matrix contains (532) both left eigenvectors of the second link and right eigenvectors of the first link. Each unitary matrix may be used to perform spatial processing (540, 542, 550, 552).
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel and improved method and apparatus for processing data for transmission in a wireless communication system using selective channel inversion. SOLUTION: The method includes: coding data based on a common coding and modulation scheme to provide modulation symbols; and pre-weighting the modulation symbols for each selected channel based on the channel's characteristics. The pre-weighting may be achieved by "inverting" the selected channels so that the received SNRs are approximately similar for all selected channels. With selective channel inversion, only channels having SNRs above a particular threshold are selected, "bad" channels are not used, and the total available transmit power is distributed across only "good" channels. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique for transmitting data using a number of diversity transmission modes to improve reliability. SOLUTION: At a transmitter, for each of one or more data streams, a particular diversity transmission mode is selected for use from among a number of possible transmission modes. These transmission modes may include a frequency diversity transmission mode, a Walsh diversity transmission mode, a space time transmit diversity (STTD) transmission mode, and a Walsh-STTD transmission mode. Each diversity transmission mode redundantly transmits data over a time, a frequency, a space, or a combination thereof. Each data stream is coded and modulated to provide modulation symbols which are further processed based on the selected diversity transmission mode to provide transmit symbols. For OFDM, the transmit symbols for all data streams are further OFDM modulated to provide a stream of transmission symbols for each transmit antenna used for data transmission. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve transmission diversity on a legacy single-antenna receiving device. SOLUTION: In order to obtain transmission diversity, a transmission entity uses different pseudo-random steering vectors across subbands, and uses the same steering vector across packets for each subband. A receiving entity does not need to know the pseudo-random steering vectors and further does not need to perform any space processing. For space spreading, the transmission entity uses different pseudo-random steering vectors across the subbands and uses different steering vectors across the packets for each subband. Only the transmission and the receiving entities know the steering vectors used for data transmission. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique for controlling power to transmit a plurality of data flows in a radio multiple channel (e.g., MIMO) communication system. SOLUTION: A plurality of received symbol flows are processed according to a specific receiver processing technology (e.g., CCMI, CCMI-SC, MMSE or MMSE-SC) to first give a plurality of detected data flows. Post-detection SNRs of the detected data flows are evaluated and respective SNRs exceeding a set point is identified. This set point is correspondent to (1) an SNR required to obtain a maximum permissible spectral efficiency or (2) a target SNR required to obtain a specified spectral efficiency. A new (or adjusted) transmission power of each detected data flow related to the post-detection SNR exceeding the set point is determined and applied to the data flow. A different power control method is applied to a class of different receiver processing technique having a different characteristic. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a system for processing data for transmission in a multi-channel communication system using selective channel transmission. SOLUTION: Transmission channels available for use are segregated into one or more groups, with each group including any number of channels. With selective channel transmission, only "good" channels in each group are selected (e.g., based on the channels' received SNRs and an SNR threshold), "bad" channels are not used, and the total available transmit power for the group is (e.g., uniformly) distributed across only the good channels. Each group may also be associated with a respective coding and modulation scheme, and data for each group may also be coded and modulated based on the scheme selected for the group. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an effective coding and modulation scheme capable of processing data before transmission on a channel. SOLUTION: Data are coded on the basis of a common coding and modulation scheme to provide modulation symbols and the modulation symbols for each selected channel are pre-weighted on the basis of channel's characteristics. The pre-weighting may be achieved by "inverting" the selected channels so that the received SNRs are approximately similar for all selected channels. With selective channel inversion, only channels having SNRs at or above a particular threshold are selected, "bad" channels are not used, and the total available transmit power is distributed across only "good" channels. Improved performance is achieved due to the combined benefits of using only the Ns best channels and matching the received SNR of each selected channel to the SNR required by the selected coding and modulation scheme. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide techniques to support beamforming for stations in a wireless network.SOLUTION: A station supports beamforming with implicit or explicit feedback by responding to training request though sending a sounding frame, and by responding to request for explicit feedback. In one explicit beamforming embodiment, the station sends a first frame with an explicit feedback request and also sends a Null Data Packet (NDP) having at least one training field but no data field. The station receives a second frame with explicit feedback, which may be derived based on the NDP. The station derives steering information based on explicit feedback and then sends a steered frame with beamforming based on the steering information. The station performs implicit beamforming using NDP for sounding.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and system for processing data for transmission in a multi-channel communication system using selective channel transmission. SOLUTION: Transmission channels available for use in data transmission are separated into one or more groups, in which each group includes the arbitrary number of channels. With selective channel transmission, only "good" channels in each group are selected, "bad" channels are not used, and the total available transmit power for the group is distributed across only the good channels. Each group may also be associated with a respective coding and modulation scheme, and data for each group may also be coded and modulated based on the scheme selected for the group. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT