Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses for decoding codewords received over a MIMO channel are provided. According to one aspect of the disclosure, a cost function is computed for each constellation point of an Mth rank or spatial layer, and Ncand of those constellation points having minimum cost are preserved as candidate points, where Ncand is a parameter specified to the decoding algorithm. In addition, a cost function may be computed for all possible transitions from the Ncand candidate points of the Mth rank to all possible constellation points of the (M-1)th spatial layer, and Ncand of those transitions having minimum cost are preserved as candidate points. The process is repeated for all spatial layers, resulting in the identification of Ncand candidate codewords and their associated cost functions.
Abstract:
A method transmits data by radio during which a frequency band is split into a plurality of subcarriers, and a plurality of antennas are used for transmitting. The data are split into a number of elements, which are to be respectively transmitted by each antenna, said number of elements corresponding to the number of subcarriers, whereby for each antenna, each element is respectively assigned to a subcarrier for transmitting, and at least two antennas on at least one subcarrier transmit different elements. Before an OFDM modulation for each antenna, each element is multiplied by an antenna-specific and element-specific factor. Alternatively, after an OFDM modulation for at least one antenna, the time sequence of the time-dependent signal generated on the basis of the OFDM modulation is reordered. A transmitter carries out the method.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a signal transmitting and receiving method and system in a mobile communication system provided with a plurality of antennas. The signal transmitting method in the mobile communication system that transmits a signal through a plurality of antennas includes separating by layers and primarily encoding input data for an independent signal generation interleaving in space and time the primarily encoded data of the respective layers, receiving and secondarily encoding the interleaved data, and transmitting the secondarily encoded data through the plurality of antennas.
Abstract:
A system and method for enhancing the data rate of a WLAN. Through the deployment of a MIMO system, the data rate ordinarily expected of a SISO type system can be doubled. Yet, the MIMO system of the present invention can remain backward compatible with conventional WLAN standards implemented by typical SISO type system. In particular, the packet preamble of the MIMO packet of the present invention is similar to that of a conventional SISO system so as to be backward compatible with conventional SISO receivers. Additionally, the data model of the MIMO system can be configured to support the detection of symbols in the MIMO packet of the present invention. Importantly, the present invention can include a least squares soft-detector for use in a wireless LAN compatible MIMO system.
Abstract:
A receiver for a hybrid space time block codes (STBC) scheme using a nonlinear decision feedback (DFB) filter instead of a conventional linear filter which are used in the hybrid STBC scheme, that is, a combination of a spatial division multiplexing (SDM) scheme and a STBC scheme. In the receiver used for the STBC scheme, a previous-stage remaining signal is detected by using a well-known BLAST algorithm, and inter-symbol interference (ISI) is minimized by applying the previous-stage remaining signal to a current-stage signal, providing improved performance. The receiver used for the STBC scheme can be applied to a time varying channel fading environment as well as a quasi-static channel environment. According to the hybrid STBC scheme, a gain of about 3 dB can be obtained in channel environments having a frame error rate (FER) frequency efficiency of 2 and 3 Bps/Hz in the same condition by using a simulation.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus encode a source data stream via convolutional encoding. One or more encoded data streams are interleaved and transmitted on one or more transmission channels. Data groups generated via convolutional encoding are interleaved via time-interleaving functions to disperse selected bits within puncture groups of the data groups, bits in between data groups, and bits in selected sets of data groups to facilitate reconstruction of the source data stream from at least a portion of the interleaved data stream received on at least one transmission channel. The time-interleaving functions are selected to facilitate reconstruction of the source data stream from one transmission channel following continuous blockage. Subsets of bits of puncture groups are selected to allow reconstruction of the source data stream from the transmission channels using a minimum number of subsets. Multiple combinations of subsets can be received via two or more transmission channels to reconstruct the source data stream following blockage of one channel. Decoding is performed via a Viterbi decoder.
Abstract:
Apparatus, and an associated method, for space-time encoding data to be communicated upon a communication channel susceptible to fading. Multi-rate data services can be effectuated through appropriate selection of the code rate by which data is encoded. And, the coding of space-time encoded data is facilitated as different permutations of coded data symbols are separate transmitted upon separate communication paths.
Abstract:
A mobile communication apparatus including a base station and at least two mobile stations, having multiple antennas, respectively is provided. In the mobile communication apparatus, the base station restores from feedback signals transmitted from the mobile stations weight information determined in the mobile stations, generates from the restored weight information downlink control information ensuring maximum throughput to each of the mobile stations, and selects from among data of all of the mobile stations data of a desired mobile station(s) to be transmitted, based on the downlink control information. Each of each of the mobile stations has at least one mobile station antenna, the base station has at least two base station antennas, and the downlink control information includes mobile station selection information, an optimal basis matrix index, and optimal gain indices. As a result, nominal peak throughput in multi-antenna mobile communications can be efficiently achieved at low costs.
Abstract:
A communications system, comprising a transmitter and a receiver, are operable to communicate information using a spatial multiplexing method. The transmitter is operable to separate data to be transmitted into two categories, Alamouti encoding the symbols of the first category and transmitting them on an even number of antennae, and not encoding the second category of symbols, but merely using a modulation scheme such as QAM, and transmitting them on one or more further antennae. A corresponding receiver is operable to successively detect signal components received on corresponding spatially displaced antennae, and then to determine an estimated channel response from the signal components. A weighting function is then derived to extract a stream of data from the received signal, which, on the basis that the Alamouti STBC encoded signal will have the highest signal to noise ratio, will normally be the latter, while other data not encoded according to Alamouti is detected thereafter.
Abstract:
Provided is a method for transmitting a data signal in a multiple-input multiple-output mobile communication system for transmitting and receiving the data signal by using a plurality of transmitting antennas and a plurality of receiving antennas, wherein when each data transmitted through the plurality of transmitting antennas is transmitted with respectively different control signals, the control signals are transmitted respectively through downlink control signal transport channels as many as the number of control signals. According to this, when information with respect to modulation methods and OVSF codes for each transmitting antenna in the MIMO system is different, it is possible to achieve efficient transmission and reception by using a method for transmitting the different information to a terminal. Furthermore, a backward compatibility between the MIMO system and the related art HSDPA system can be satisfied by using control channels similar to the control channels used in the related art HSDPA system, and the method can be unlimitedly applied to any case data is composed of one packet or of several packets.