METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA IN A TIME DIVISION DUPLEXED (TDD) COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for performing data processing in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- calibrating at least one communication link between a base station and a terminal;
obtaining a channel response estimate for the at least one communication link based on one or more pilots; and
deriving at least one eigenvector from the channel response estimate usable for spatial processing of the at least one communication link.
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Abstract
Techniques to process data for transmission in a time division duplexed (TDD) communication system. In one aspect, the frequency response of a forward link is estimated at a base station based on reverse link transmissions (e.g., pilots) from a terminal. Prior to a data transmission on the forward link, the base station determines a reverse transfer function based on the pilots transmitted by the terminal, “calibrates” the reverse transfer function with a calibration function to derive an estimate of a forward transfer function, and preconditions modulation symbols based on weights derived from the forward transfer function. In another aspect, the terminal estimates the “quality” of the forward link and provides this information to the base station. The base station then uses the information to properly code and modulate data prior to transmission such that the transmitted data can be received by the terminal at the desired level of performance.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for performing data processing in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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calibrating at least one communication link between a base station and a terminal;
obtaining a channel response estimate for the at least one communication link based on one or more pilots; and
deriving at least one eigenvector from the channel response estimate usable for spatial processing of the at least one communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for performing data processing in a wireless communication system comprising:
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means for calibrating at least one communication link between a base station and a terminal;
means for obtaining a channel response estimate for the at least one communication link based on one or more pilots; and
means for decomposing the channel response estimate to obtain one or more eigenvectors usable for spatial processing of the one or more communication links. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 24)
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18. A wireless communication unit in a time division duplexed (TDD) communication system, comprising:
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a processor configured to estimate characteristics of a communication link based on a received first transmission, to derive a calibration function indicative of a difference between the first transmission and a second transmission, and to precondition modulation symbols based on weights derived at least in part from the estimated characteristics and on the calibration function; and
a plurality of antennas coupled with the processor. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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