Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090067391 | Separate Rank and CQI Feedback in Wireless Networks - A transmission of information within a wireless network may include a first and second type of feedback information, wherein the second type of feedback information is derived based on the first type of feedback information. The first type of feedback information is embedded in a configured frame every T1 frames. The second type of feedback is embedded in a configured frame every T2 frames, wherein T1 is greater than or equal to T2. A sequence of frames is transmitted from one node in the network to a second node on an uplink control channel. | 03-12-2009 |
20090109873 | Selective Rank CQI and PMI Feedback in Wireless Networks - Within a wireless network, feedback information is used to determine channel quality. A node in the network receives a configuration message indicating at least a first type of feedback information and a subset S | 04-30-2009 |
20090110114 | Open-Loop MIMO Scheme and Signaling Support for Wireless Networks - Transmission with multiple antennas in a wireless network is performed by selecting between adaptive precoding and fixed precoding based on a selection criterion. Transmission using spatial multiplexing with adaptive precoding is performed if the selection criterion is fulfilled. Transmission using spatial multiplexing with fixed preceding is performed if the selection criterion is unfulfilled. | 04-30-2009 |
20090196366 | Transmission of Uplink Control Information with Data in Wireless Networks - Within a wireless network, feedback information from one node to another node is necessary to support various functions. The first node receives an allocation of resources for data transmission. The first node generates cyclic redundancy check (CRC) bits for a selected feedback control information type and encodes the selected feedback information and the CRC bits. The encoding of the feedback information and the CRC bits is adaptive based the amount of allocated resources. The encoded feedback information and CRC bits are then transmitted to the other node using a subset of the allocated resources on the physical shared channel that is normally used only for data transmissions. | 08-06-2009 |
20090199055 | Interleaver Design with Unequal Error Protection for Control Information - For transmission of a block of control information within a wireless network, the control information is interleaved to form an ordered set of control bits, wherein more important information bits of the control information are placed into a first portion of the ordered set of control bits, with less important information bits of the control information placed into a second portion of the ordered set of controls bits. The ordered set of control bits is encoded to form an encoded block of data. The encoded block of data is transmitted to a serving base station, wherein bits from the first portion of the ordered set of control bits will statistically have a lower bit error rate (BER) than bits from the second portion of the ordered set of control bits during transmission. | 08-06-2009 |
20090201825 | Partial CQI Feedback in Wireless Networks - Within a wireless network, feedback information from user equipment (UE) to a control node (eNodeB) is necessary to support various functions. A UE receives an allocation from the eNodeB comprising a plurality of periodic transmission instances for a channel quality indicator (CQI) and a schedule comprising a plurality of periodic transmission instances for a rank indicator (RI), wherein the CQI comprises RI and other CQI fields. The UE then transmits an RI without transmitting the other CQI fields in a transmission instance allocated for both RI and other CQI fields. | 08-13-2009 |
20090203383 | Transmission of Feedback Information on PUSCH in Wireless Networks - A transmission of feedback information from a secondary to a primary node occurs in a plurality of N logical time durations. The secondary node receives an allocation of resources comprising a plurality of resource elements on an uplink shared data channel. The secondary node generates feedback information in response to transmissions from the primary node and normally transmits feedback information to the primary node on a control channel. On occasion, the secondary node receives a trigger from the primary node. In response to the trigger, the secondary node transmits the feedback information using a subset of the allocated resource elements on the uplink shared data channel. | 08-13-2009 |
20090232070 | Data and Control Multiplexing in PUSCH in Wireless Networks - Transmission of information in a wireless network is performed by allocating a channel from a transmitter to a receiver. The channel has at least one time slot with each time slot having a plurality of symbols. Each slot contains at least one reference symbol (RS). As information becomes available for transmission, it is classified as prioritized information (PI) and other information. One or more priority symbols are generated using the digital samples of the priority information. Other symbols are generated using the other data. Priority symbols are transmitted on the channel in a manner that separation of priority symbol(s) and a reference symbol does not exceed a time duration of one symbol. For example, Rank Indicator (RI) is transmitted using symbol k, ACKNAK is transmitted using symbol k+1; and the reference signal (RS) is transmitted using symbol k+2, wherein symbols k, k+1, and k+2 are consecutive in time. The other symbols are transmitted in available locations. | 09-17-2009 |
20100124291 | Receivers for Embedded ACK/NAK in CQI Reference Signals in Wireless Networks - Within a wireless network, uplink control information (UCI) transmitted by user equipment is received by a base station. The UCI includes a least two elements, a first set of symbols produced using a first information element and a second set of symbols produced using a second information element. At least a first metric is produced using the first set and the second set of received symbols. The first information element may then be detected using the first metric. | 05-20-2010 |
20100210256 | Transmission of Bundled ACK/NAK Bits - This invention is applicable to wireless communication between a user equipment (UE) and a base station using frames where at least one uplink (UL) is assigned a subframe to respond to a plurality of DL assigned subframes. This invention is an improvement in the acknowledge (ACK) or non-acknowledge (NAK) response by the UE. The UE generates an ACK or NAK dependent upon whether a DL communication is correctly received. For an UL subframe assigned to respond to communications on plural DL subframes, the UE logically combines plural ACK/NAK responses into a single bundled response for transmission to the base station. This logical combining produces a bit in a first digital state if all said responses are ACKs and in a second opposite digital state if any response is a NAK. | 08-19-2010 |
20100285792 | Coordinated Multi-Point Transmission in a Cellular Network - Coordinated multi-point (CoMP) transmissions in a cellular network is performed using multi-broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) subframes. During CoMP transmission, demodulation reference signals (DRS) are placed in the one portion the MDSFN subframe, while cell-specific reference signals (CRS) are placed in a separate portion of the MDSFN subframe. Therefore, no CRS-DRS collision will occur during CoMP transmission. | 11-11-2010 |
20100303034 | Dual-Layer Beam Forming in Cellular Networks - Single user and multiuser MIMO transmission in a cellular network may be performed by selecting by a base station (eNB) to transmit either one or two transmission layers. When one transmission layer is selected, a first transmission layer is precoded with a first precoder. A first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) sequence or a second DMRS sequence is selected by the eNB and precoded using the first precoder. The first transmission layer is transmitted with the selected precoded DMRS from the eNB to a user equipment (UE), and an indicator is transmitted to the UE to indicate which DMRS sequence is selected and transmitted. | 12-02-2010 |
20100322176 | Multiple CQI Feedback for Cellular Networks - Single user and multiuser MIMO transmission in a cellular network may be performed by a base station (eNB) transmitting either one or two transmission layers. A user equipment (UE) receives a reference symbol from the base station. The UE processes the reference symbol with one or more of a plurality of precoding matrices to form a plurality of channel quality indices (CQI). The UE provides feedback to the eNB comprising one or more feedback CQI selected from the plurality of CQI and one or more precoding matrix indicators (PMI) identifying the one or more precoding matrices used to form each of the one or more feedback CQIs, wherein at least two PMI are included in the feedback. | 12-23-2010 |
20110032839 | Multiple Rank CQI Feedback for Cellular Networks - Single user and multiuser MIMO transmission in a cellular network may be performed by a base station (eNB) transmitting either one, two, or more transmission layers. A user equipment (UE) receives a reference symbol from the base station. The UE processes the reference symbol with one or more of a plurality of precoding matrices to form a plurality of channel quality indices (CQI). The UE provides feedback to the eNB comprising one or more feedback CQI selected from the plurality of CQI and one or more precoding matrix indicators (PMI) identifying the one or more precoding matrices used to form each of the one or more feedback CQIs for two or more ranks. | 02-10-2011 |
20110305161 | CSI Reporting on PUSCH for Carrier Aggregation - Carrier aggregation allows concurrent transmission on multiple component carriers (CC) to increase the data rate. A user equipment (UE) device in a cellular network provides periodic or aperiodic channel state information of the DL channel to a base station (eNB) for each of the aggregated CCs. The UE receives two or more reference signals corresponding to two or more aggregated CCs from an eNB. The UE computes a plurality of channel state information (CSI) reports for each of two or more aggregated CCs derived from the two or more reference signals. The UE receives a positive CSI request from the eNB for a CSI report and transmits CSI feedback to the eNB comprising one or more CSI reports selected from the plurality of CSI reports. | 12-15-2011 |
20120243492 | DATA AND CONTROL MULTIPLEXING IN PUSCH IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Transmission of information in a wireless network is performed by allocating a channel from a transmitter to a receiver. The channel has at least one time slot with each time slot having a plurality of symbols. Each slot contains at least one reference symbol (RS). As information becomes available for transmission, it is classified as prioritized information (PI) and other information. One or more priority symbols are generated using the digital samples of the priority information. Other symbols are generated using the other data. Priority symbols are transmitted on the channel in a manner that separation of priority symbol(s) and a reference symbol does not exceed a time duration of one symbol. For example, Rank Indicator (RI) is transmitted using symbol k, ACKNAK is transmitted using symbol k+1; and the reference signal (RS) is transmitted using symbol k+2, wherein symbols k, k+1, and k+2 are consecutive in time. The other symbols are transmitted in available locations. | 09-27-2012 |
20140093006 | WIRELESS PRECODING METHODS - Various wireless precoding systems and methods are presented. In some embodiments, a wireless transmitter comprises an antenna precoding block, a transform block, and multiple transmit antennas. The antenna precoding block receives frequency coefficients from multiple data streams and distributes the frequency coefficients across multiple transmit signals in accordance with frequency-dependent matrices. The transform block transforms the preceded frequency coefficients into multiple time domain transmit signals to be transmitted by the multiple antennas. The frequency coefficients from multiple data streams may be partitioned into tone groups, and all the frequency coefficients from a given tone group may be redistributed in accordance with a single matrix for that tone group. In some implementations, the frequency coefficients within a tone group for a given data stream may also be precoded. In some alternative embodiments, tone group preceding may be employed in a single channel system. | 04-03-2014 |
20140185556 | CHANNEL QUALITY REPORT PROCESSES, CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS - An electronic device includes a first circuit ( | 07-03-2014 |
20140195880 | RATE MATCHING AND SCRAMBLING TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROL SIGNALING - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a transmitter, a receiver and methods of operating a transmitter and a receiver. In one embodiment, the transmitter includes an input padding module configured to provide padded bits having padding bits added to payload bits for one or more control channels, and a scrambling module configured to apply a masking sequence to one or more of the padded bits to generate scrambled bits. Additionally, the transmitter also includes an encoding module configured to perform forward error correction encoding and rate matching on the scrambled bits to obtain a required number of control channel output bits, and a transmit module configured to transmit the control channel output bits for one or more control channels. | 07-10-2014 |
20140204825 | METHODS FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT UNICAST AND MULTICAST TRANSMISSION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for time multiplexing subframes on a serving cell to a user equipment, wherein one set of subframes operate with the legacy LTE transmission format and one set of subframes operate with an evolved transmission format comprising reduced density CRS transmission without a PDCCH control region. | 07-24-2014 |
20140269395 | MULTIPLE RANK CQI FEEDBACK FOR CELLULAR NETWORKS - Single user and multiuser MIMO transmission in a cellular network may be performed by a base station (eNB) transmitting either one, two, or more transmission layers. A user equipment (UE) receives a reference symbol from the base station. The UE processes the reference symbol with one or more of a plurality of precoding matrices to form a plurality of channel quality indices (CQI). The UE provides feedback to the eNB comprising one or more feedback CQI selected from the plurality of CQI and one or more precoding matrix indicators (PMI) identifying the one or more precoding matrices used to form each of the one or more feedback CQIs for two or more ranks. | 09-18-2014 |
20140348109 | DUAL LAYER BEAM FORMING IN CELLULAR NETWORKS - Single user and multiuser MIMO transmission in a cellular network may be performed by selecting by a base station (eNB) to transmit either one or two transmission layers. When one transmission layer is selected, a first transmission layer is precoded with a first precoder. A first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) sequence or a second DMRS sequence is selected by the eNB and precoded using the first precoder. The first transmission layer is transmitted with the selected precoded DMRS from the eNB to a user equipment (UE), and an indicator is transmitted to the UE to indicate which DMRS sequence is selected and transmitted. | 11-27-2014 |
20140348145 | SECONDARY SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL MAPPING - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a transmitter, a receiver and methods of operating a transmitter or a receiver. In one embodiment, the transmitter is for use with a base station and includes a primary module configured to provide a primary synchronization signal. The transmitter also includes a secondary mapping module configured to provide a secondary synchronization signal derived from two sequences taken from a same set of N sequences and indexed by an index pair (S | 11-27-2014 |
20140355506 | TURBO HSDPA SYSTEM - A method of power saving for a wireless transceiver (FIGS. | 12-04-2014 |
20150055624 | MAPPING SCHEMES FOR SECONDARY SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL SCRAMBLING - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a transmitter, a receiver and methods of operating a transmitter and a receiver. In one embodiment, the transmitter includes a synchronization unit configured to provide a primary synchronisation signal and a secondary synchronisation signal having first and second segments. The transmitter also includes a secondary scrambling unit configured to provide a scrambled secondary synchronization signal, wherein scrambling agents for the first and second segments are derived from a primary synchronization sequence of the primary synchronization signal. The secondary scrambling unit is further configured to provide an additional scrambling of one of the first and second segments, wherein a second scrambling agent is derived from the remaining segment of a secondary synchronization sequence of the secondary synchronization signal. The transmitter further includes a transmit unit configured to transmit the primary synchronization signal and the scrambled secondary synchronization signal. | 02-26-2015 |