System and Method for Control Information Multiplexing for Uplink Multiple Input, Multiple Output
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1. A method for transmitting control information over L MIMO layers, where L is an integer value greater than one, the method comprising:
- generating a plurality of control modulation symbols from the control information;
filling the L layers by mapping the plurality of control modulation symbols to L layers; and
transmitting the L layers.
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Abstract
A system and method for control information multiplexing for uplink multiple input, multiple output are provided. A method for transmitting control information over L MIMO layers, where L is an integer value greater than one, includes generating a plurality of control modulation symbols from the control information, filling the L layers by mapping the plurality of control modulation symbols to L layers, and transmitting the L layers.
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1. A method for transmitting control information over L MIMO layers, where L is an integer value greater than one, the method comprising:
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generating a plurality of control modulation symbols from the control information; filling the L layers by mapping the plurality of control modulation symbols to L layers; and transmitting the L layers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communications device comprising:
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a symbol generate unit configured to generate a plurality of control modulation symbols from control information; a layer fill unit coupled to the symbol generate unit, the layer fill unit configured to fill L layers by mapping the plurality of control modulation symbols to the L layers, where L is an integer value greater than one; and a transmitter coupled to the layer fill unit, the transmitter configured to transmit the L layers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for transmitting control information and data information over (L1+L2) MIMO layers, where L1>
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=1, the method comprising;generating a plurality of control modulation symbols from the control information; filling a first set of layers by mapping the plurality of control modulation symbols to the first set of layers, wherein the first set of layers comprises L1 layers; generating a plurality of data modulation symbols from the data information; mapping the data modulation symbols to a second set of layers, where the second set of layers comprises L2 layers and the second set of layers do not overlap with the first set of layers; and transmitting the data modulation symbols and the control modulation symbols on the first set of layers and second set of layers simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A communications device comprising:
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a symbol generate unit configured to generate a plurality of control modulation symbols from control information and a plurality of data modulation symbols from data information; a layer fill unit coupled to the symbol generate unit, the layer fill unit configured to fill a first set of layers by mapping the plurality of control modulation symbols to the first set of layers and to fill a second set of layers by mapping the data modulation symbols to the second set of layers, wherein the first set of layers comprises L1 layers and the second set of layers comprises L2 layers, wherein L1 and L2 are integer values and L1>
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=1, and wherein the first set of layers does not overlap with the second set of layers; anda transmitter coupled to the layer fill unit, the transmitter configured to simultaneously transmit the first set of layers and the second set of layers. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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