METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING UPLINK TRANSMIT DIVERSITY IN A SWITCHED ANTENNA ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for providing uplink transmit diversity in a switched antenna Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing communication system, the method comprising:
- restricting a switching of antennas for use by a customer'"'"'s wireless communication device to transmit an uplink signal to switching time periods comprising one or more of a transition gap immediately preceding a transmission of a channel quality-related uplink signal and a time period subsequent to the occurrence of the transition gap but prior to the transmission of the channel quality-related uplink signal, which channel quality-related uplink signal may be used by a serving radio access network to update a channel response and antenna array weights associated with the customer'"'"'s wireless communication device; and
switching, by the customer'"'"'s wireless communication device, from use of a first antenna of a plurality of antennas to use of a second antenna of the plurality of antennas for uplink transmissions only during the switching time periods.
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Abstract
A method and a customer'"'"'s wireless communication device are provided that perform uplink transmit diversity in a switched antenna OFDM communication system. A switching of antennas used by the customer'"'"'s wireless communication device to transmit an uplink signal is restricted to switching time periods that comprise one or more of a transition gap immediately preceding a transmission of a channel quality-related uplink signal and a time period subsequent to the occurrence of the transition gap but prior to the transmission of the channel quality-related uplink signal, which channel quality-related uplink signal may be used by a serving radio access network to update a channel response and antenna array weights associated with the customer'"'"'s wireless communication device. The customer'"'"'s wireless communication device then switches antennas used for uplink transmissions only during the switching time periods.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for providing uplink transmit diversity in a switched antenna Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing communication system, the method comprising:
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restricting a switching of antennas for use by a customer'"'"'s wireless communication device to transmit an uplink signal to switching time periods comprising one or more of a transition gap immediately preceding a transmission of a channel quality-related uplink signal and a time period subsequent to the occurrence of the transition gap but prior to the transmission of the channel quality-related uplink signal, which channel quality-related uplink signal may be used by a serving radio access network to update a channel response and antenna array weights associated with the customer'"'"'s wireless communication device; and switching, by the customer'"'"'s wireless communication device, from use of a first antenna of a plurality of antennas to use of a second antenna of the plurality of antennas for uplink transmissions only during the switching time periods. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A customer'"'"'s wireless communication device that is capable of operating in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing communication system and that comprises:
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a plurality of antennas; a switching device coupled to the plurality of antennas; and a processor that is coupled to the switching device and that is configured to cause the switching device to switch from use of a first antenna of the plurality of antennas to use of a second antenna of the plurality of antennas for uplink transmissions only during the switching time periods, wherein the switching time periods are restricted to time periods comprising one or more of a transition gap immediately preceding a transmission of a channel quality-related uplink signal and a time period subsequent to the occurrence of the transition gap but prior to the transmission of the channel quality-related uplink signal, which channel quality-related uplink signal may be used by a serving radio access network to update a channel response and antenna array weights associated with the customer'"'"'s wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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