Uplink pilot and signaling transmission in wireless communication systems
First Claim
1. A method for assigning pilot signals for transmission, comprising:
- assigning a first group of subbands to pilot signals of a first terminal, wherein each subband of the first group is non-contiguous with any other subband of the first group; and
assigning a second group of subbands to pilot signals a second terminal, wherein each subband of the second group is non-contiguous with any other subband of the second group.
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Abstract
Techniques to more efficiently transmit pilot and signaling on the uplink in an OFDM system. With subband multiplexing, M usable subbands in the system are partitioned into Q disjoint groups of subbands. Each subband group may be assigned to a different terminal for uplink pilot transmission. Multiple terminals may transmit simultaneously on their assigned subbands. The transmit power for the pilot may be scaled higher to attain the same total pilot energy even though S instead of M subbands are used for pilot transmission by each terminal. Pilot transmissions from the terminals are received, and a channel estimate is derived for each terminal based on the pilot received on the assigned subbands. The channel estimate comprises a response for additional subbands not included in the assigned group. Subband multiplexing may also be used for uplink signaling transmission.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for assigning pilot signals for transmission, comprising:
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assigning a first group of subbands to pilot signals of a first terminal, wherein each subband of the first group is non-contiguous with any other subband of the first group; and
assigning a second group of subbands to pilot signals a second terminal, wherein each subband of the second group is non-contiguous with any other subband of the second group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory; and
a processor configured to assign a first group of subbands to pilot signals of a first terminal and assign a second group of subbands to pilot signals a second terminal, wherein each subband of the first group is non-contiguous with any other frequency band of the first group. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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means for assigning a first group of non-contiguous subbands to pilot signals of a first terminal; and
means for assigning a second group of non-contiguous subbands to pilot signals of a second terminal. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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