Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110085519 | Spreading Code Allocation - A method includes allocating length-2n spreading codes to reference signals contained on first and second groups of resource elements in a first physical resource block and to copies of the reference signals contained on a selected group from the first or second groups and a third group of resource elements in a second physical resource block. Each length-2n spreading code is determined using a first length-n spreading code allocated to the first group and a second length-n code allocated to the second group, or using whichever one of the first or second length-n spreading codes is allocated to the selected group and a third length-n spreading code allocated to the third group. Symbols for the reference signals and their copies are spread and transmitted on the first and second physical resource blocks. | 04-14-2011 |
20110170427 | Best Companion PMI-Based Beamforming - From one perspective, a fixed rank r (r>1 is an integer) is determined from received signaling; at least one codeword of rank r is selected from a codebook of antenna weights for controlling inter-cell interference between a serving cell and a neighboring cell; and the selected at least one codeword of rank-r is reported to the serving cell. From a different perspective, the fixed rank r is derived and signaled to user equipments UEs operating in a serving cell; there is received from a UE in the serving cell a report indicating the at least one rank-r codeword; and an indication of the at least one rank-r codeword is forwarded to the neighboring cell. Methods, apparatus and computer programs are detailed as well as embodiments in which different ranks are used for different neighboring cells and narrowband/wideband PMI reporting which can also be different for different neighboring cells. | 07-14-2011 |
20110243098 | CODEBOOK SUBSET RESTRICTION BASED ON CODEBOOK GROUPING - A method and apparatus are provided for an apparatus. The apparatus includes at least one memory including computer program code, and at least one processor. The at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to receive an indication of a set of codeword groups to be included in a codebook, and to select a precoding matrix index based on the indicated set of codeword groups in the codebook. The apparatus is also cause to transmit the precoding matrix index to a network node. | 10-06-2011 |
20120026964 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIGNALING OF INTERFERING SPATIAL LAYERS WITH DEDICATED REFERENCE SIGNAL - An apparatus, method and system for signaling of interfering spatial layers with dedicated reference signals in a communication system. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a processor ( | 02-02-2012 |
20120082042 | CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION FEEDBACK FOR ENHANCED DOWNLINK MULTIPLE INPUT - MULTIPLE OUTPUT OPERATION - In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is deriving multiple input-multiple output feedback information using a set of precoding matrices associated with at least one precoding codebook, signaling, in a first plurality of resource elements, channel state information associated with a first precoding matrix indicator of the set of precoding matrices jointly with a transmission rank, and signaling separately, in a second plurality of resource elements, channel state information associated with a second precoding matrix indicator of the set of precoding matrices. In addition, there is receiving signaling in a first plurality of resource elements of channel state information associated with a first precoding matrix indicator of a set of precoding matrices jointly with a transmission rank, receiving signaling separately in a second plurality of resource elements of channel state information associated with a second precoding matrix indicator of the set of precoding matrices, and controlling a downlink multiple input-multiple output transmission in accordance with the received signaling. | 04-05-2012 |
20120155291 | Method and apparatus providing interference measurement in a coordinated multi-point transmission environment - A method includes receiving signaling from a base station, where the signaling includes information descriptive of a muted resource element pattern configuration when operating in a cell that is associated with at least one multi-cell cooperation area. The method further includes making at least one measurement according to the received information for at least one of the cooperation areas for making an interference estimate and transmitting measurement results to the base station. Another method includes transmitting signaling that contains information descriptive of a muted resource element pattern configuration to a user equipment operating in a cell that is associated with at least one multi-cell cooperation area. This method further includes muting resource element transmissions in accordance with the information descriptive of the muted resource element pattern configuration; and receiving from the user equipment at least one measurement made according to the transmitted signaling for at least one of the cooperation areas. In these methods different cooperation areas are associated with mutually orthogonal muted resource elements. Corresponding apparatus and computer programs stored on non-transitory computer readable medium are also disclosed. | 06-21-2012 |
20120207243 | Precoder Selection For Precoder Cycling - From a set of X precoding matrix codewords, there is selecting a subset of N codewords so that each selected codeword is optimized for both a cross-polarized antenna array and a co-polarized linear antenna array. Each n | 08-16-2012 |
20120275507 | Methods And Apparatus For Compensating For Propagation Delays In Coordinated Multi-Point Transmission - Systems and techniques for communication using coordinated multi-point transmission. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises at least one processor and a memory storing a set of computer instructions, configured. The processor is configured to cause the apparatus to determine a linear phase variation between at least first and second transmissions from first and second transmission points based at least in part on a propagation delay difference between the first and second transmissions, and transmit the phase variation information for at least the first and the second transmissions. An apparatus configured to operate as a transmission point in a network receives linear phase variation information indicating phase variation experienced by at least one user equipment resulting from a propagation delay difference between at least the apparatus and a second apparatus operating as a second transmission point and manages transmission so as to control phase variation resulting from the propagation delay difference. | 11-01-2012 |
20120282935 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEFINING RESOURCE ELEMENTS FOR THE PROVISION OF CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REFERENCE SIGNALS - Methods, apparatus and computer program products define additional resource elements of a physical resource block (PRB) to be allocated for the provision of channel state information reference signals in a manner that does not create issues relating to backwards compatibility for legacy mobile terminals. A method may include receiving a definition of a plurality of resource elements of a PRB to be allocated for provision of channel state information reference signals. At least some of the plurality of resource elements of the PRB that are allocated for the provision of channel state information reference signals correspond in position to resource elements of the PRB that are interpreted by a different type of mobile terminal to be muted. The method also causes, channel state information reference signals to be received via the plurality of resource elements of the PRB that are allocated for the provision of channel state information reference signals. | 11-08-2012 |
20120307704 | Methods And Apparatus For Determining Participants In Coordinated Multi-Point Transmission - Systems and techniques for communication using coordinated multi-point transmission. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises at least one processor and a memory storing a set of computer instructions. The processor is configured to cause the apparatus to receive information relating to a propagation delay variation between at least a first transmission and a second transmission received at a user equipment. The first transmission is received from a first transmission point and the second transmission is received from a second transmission. The information relating to the propagation delay variation is evaluated and, based on the result of the evaluation, a determination is made as to whether the second transmission point is acceptable as a participant in a cooperative multi-point joint processing transmission to the user equipment. | 12-06-2012 |
20130010880 | Feedback Framework for MIMO Operation in Heterogeneous Communication Network - There is provided a mechanism providing a flexible feedback framework operating in different scenarios, such as heterogeneous network deployments. Antenna information are sent from a scheduler element to a UE, the antenna information including information indicating a grouping of one or more antenna in closely spaced antenna groups of one or more transmit points. The UE selects at least one of precoding codewords and amplitude weight parameters for each closely spaced antenna group, and determines information related to a sub-band precoder and a transmit point related combiner. The processing results are indicated to the scheduler by means of sending indices related to a wide-band long-term precoder and a sub-band short-term precoder. The scheduler processes these results for determining a joint precoder. | 01-10-2013 |
20130058285 | SPATIAL HASHING FOR ENHANCED CONTROL CHANNEL SEARCH SPACES - The present invention provides a method, apparatus and a computer program product for spatial hashing for enhanced control channel search spaces. The present invention includes defining a control channel search space for searching for control channel candidates, defining search space locations within the search space, grouping the search space locations into a plurality of subsets of search space locations, associating each subset of search space locations with an antenna port, for each of a plurality of subframes, changing the search space locations from a first subset of search space locations to a second subset of search space locations. | 03-07-2013 |
20130058424 | Codebook Design and Structure for Multi-Granular Feedback - A first precoding matrix W | 03-07-2013 |
20130064129 | Apparatus, Method and Computer Program Product for Selecting Beam Group and Subset of Beams in Communication System - An apparatus and method for selecting a beam group and a subset of beams in a communication system are disclosed. The method includes: measuring channel state information (CSI) on a downlink from a base station ( | 03-14-2013 |
20130077707 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULITPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA ARRAYS - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for reporting low rank feedback information for each transmission point up to a maximum rank per transmission point. In this regard, a method includes determining a transmission rank and a precoding matrix for each of at least two transmission points of a plurality of transmission points. A method also includes determining a joint transmission rank based on at least two of the plurality of transmission points. A method also includes selecting a joint transmission precoding matrix based on the determined precoding matrix for each of the at least two transmission points and the determined joint transmission rank. The method further includes causing channel state information “CSI” to be transmitted to an access point, wherein the CSI describes the selected joint transmission precoding matrix. | 03-28-2013 |
20130114427 | Cooperative Multipoint Scheme Selection Codebook - A network sends to a user equipment UE a reference signal configuration, and from receiving it the UE selects a codeword identifying a cooperative multipoint CoMP transmission scheme. There is a CoMP scheme selection codebook from which the UE selects the codeword corresponding to its recommended CoMP scheme. The UE sends to the network that codeword which identifies the CoMP transmission scheme, along with the CSI feedback characterizing the CoMP transmission scheme. From that codeword which the network receives it determines the UE's assumed CoMP transmission scheme, which the network uses to determine how the CSI feedback, received from the UE, was calculated by the UE (for example, joint transmission, or dynamic point selection with or without muting, or coordinating scheduling/beamforming). The network uses this information for selecting a CoMP transmission scheme for downlink CoMP transmissions to the UE. | 05-09-2013 |
20130114428 | Devices and Methods Related to Improvements in Coordinated Multipoint Transmission Arrangements - For coordinated multipoint transmission arrangements there is provided a device, including a controller module, configured to control a plurality of transmission points, each constituted by a set of at least one transmit antenna, to transmit data to another device in a coordinated transmission from at least a subset of the plurality of transmission points, wherein each subset with resources allocated thereto defines a respective coordinated transmission scheme, wherein the controller module is configured to transmit information on resources pertaining to multiple coordinated transmission schemes, and send at least one biasing parameter associated to at least one of the transmission schemes, to be applied for biasing a channel quality parameter. Another device includes a controller module, configured to report feedback responsive to such coordinated transmission, and the controller module is, among others, configured to apply the at least one biasing parameter to derived channel quality parameters. | 05-09-2013 |
20130114430 | Devices and Methods Related to Controlling UE Assumption of Interference - To control UE assumption of interference there is a controller module to control a plurality of transmission points, each constituted by a set of at least one transmit antenna, to transmit data to another device in a coordinated transmission from at least a subset of the plurality of transmission points. The controller module is configured to allocate, to each resource linked to the subset of the plurality of transmission points, an interference contribution parameter that is indicative of an expected interference contribution originating from said transmission point, and to inform said another device of those resources to which the subset of the plurality of transmission points is linked, together with the respective interference contribution parameter allocated to each resource. Another device reports feedback based on signals which are scaled with the respective interference contribution parameter. | 05-09-2013 |
20130121312 | Transmission of Channel State Information - Signalling information relating to Multiple Input Multiple Output MIMO channel state information characteristics that a user equipment UE determines to be highest priority for a downlink is transmitted uplink from a the UE to a node of a cellular wireless network. The UE receives an indicator from the node indicating a preferred basis of the highest priority signalling information. The UE compiles the highest priority signalling information according to the preferred basis, and sends the compiled signalling information to the node. If the UE determines that the number of MIMO layers preferred for use for the downlink is one, then signalling information is sent in different messages indicating a first and second codeword respectively, the first codeword being selected to be a closest codeword to an intended MIMO channel state information characteristic, and the second characteristic is selected to be a less close codeword. | 05-16-2013 |
20130195047 | METHOD AND APPARATUS IMPLEMENTING CHANNEL QUALITY CONTROL - Methods for devices, devices and computer program products for devices relate to a communication module, arranged for packet based communication, and including a receiving module. The receiving module is arranged to receive a control message, wherein the control message includes a plurality of acknowledgement information items, wherein each of the plurality of acknowledgement information items are located in a preset portion of the control message, respectively. The device further includes a determination module, arranged to determine whether the received control message is intended for the device, a selection module, arranged to select, responsive to an affirmative determination result, at least one of the plurality of acknowledgement information items based on the preset portions, and an obtaining module, arranged to obtain control data contained in the selected at least one of the plurality of acknowledgement information items. | 08-01-2013 |
20130195051 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION - A method is provided that includes allocating a first subset of resource elements (REs) of a physical resource block (PRB) to a mobile terminal and associating one or more first demodulation reference symbols (DM-RS) ports therewith. The first subset of REs and the one or more first DM-RS ports have common interference characteristics, thereby providing for enhanced interference suppression. The method also includes causing transmission of the PRB for reception by the mobile terminal. Corresponding apparatus and computer program products are also provided. | 08-01-2013 |
20130223253 | Method and Apparatus for Coordinated Multi-Point Operations - Embodiments provide a feedback indicator for coordinated multi-point operations of various coordinated multi-point schemes and/or scenarios. An exemplary embodiment involves generating a feedback indicator for coordinated multi-point operations, the feedback indicator indicating a recommendation for a CoMP controller entity to request signaling of multi-point feedback information with respect to multiple coordinated multi-point transmission points, and signaling the generated feedback indicator for coordinated multi-point operations to the CoMP controller entity. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223255 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION - An apparatus and method for communication are provided. The solution includes controlling the estimation of a radio channel to obtain an estimate of a channel quality, performing quantization of the estimate of the channel quality to obtain a channel quality index, the quantization steps being of non-uniform size and selected on the basis of the accuracy of the estimation on different levels of channel quality, and controlling the transmission of the channel quality index to the communication system. | 08-29-2013 |
20130242764 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK IN MULTIPOINT TRANSMISSIONS - An apparatus and a method are provided, which, for example in a user equipment, measure a transmission channel based on reference resources with respect to at least two transmission points, establish a feedback report based on the measurement, the feedback report including a plurality of channel feedback information related to each transmission point, and send the feedback report on a physical uplink control channel. | 09-19-2013 |
20140056265 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING RESOURCE ELEMENTS FOR THE PROVISION OF CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REFERENCE SIGNALS - Methods, apparatus and computer program products define additional resource elements of a physical resource block (PRB) to be allocated for the provision of channel state information reference signals in a manner that does not create issues relating to backwards compatibility for legacy mobile terminals. A method may include receiving a definition of a plurality of resource elements of a PRB to be allocated for provision of channel state information reference signals. At least some of the plurality of resource elements of the PRB that are allocated for the provision of channel state information reference signals correspond in position to resource elements of the PRB that are interpreted by a different type of mobile terminal to be muted. The method also causes channel state information reference signals to be received via the plurality of resource elements of the PRB that are allocated for the provision of channel state information reference signals. | 02-27-2014 |
20140355703 | Codeword Structure For Multi-Structured Codebooks - A multi-structured codebook includes a wideband codebook portion C(W | 12-04-2014 |