MULTICARRIER TRANSCEIVER AND METHOD FOR PRECODING SPATIALLY MULTIPLEXED OFDM SIGNALS IN A WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A multicarrier transceiver for communicating spatially multiplexed orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) signals over two or more spatial channels in a wireless access network in accordance with an orthogonal frequency division multiple access technique with a plurality of antennas, the transceiver comprising:
- a matrix generator to generate a matrix for precoding transmission symbols based an indicator received from a receiving station, the indicator being based at least in part on channel characteristics; and
a precoder to multiply the transmission symbols by the matrix for transmission on groups of subcarriers that comprise the OFDM signals using the antennas for transmission through two or more spatial channels, each of the two or more spatial channels to concurrently convey separate spatially multiplexed data streams over a same set of subcarriers.
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Abstract
A multicarrier transceiver for communicating spatially multiplexed orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) signals over two or more spatial channels in a wireless access network in accordance with an orthogonal frequency division multiple access technique with a plurality of antennas is generally disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the multicarrier transceiver comprises a matrix generator to generate a matrix for precoding transmission symbols based an indicator received from a receiving station, the indicator being based at least in part on channel characteristics. The multicarrier transceiver also includes a precoder to multiply the transmission symbols by the matrix for transmission on groups of subcarriers that comprise the OFDM signals using the antennas for transmission through two or more spatial channels, each of the two or more spatial channels to concurrently convey separate spatially multiplexed data streams over a same set of subcarriers.
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17 Claims
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1. A multicarrier transceiver for communicating spatially multiplexed orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) signals over two or more spatial channels in a wireless access network in accordance with an orthogonal frequency division multiple access technique with a plurality of antennas, the transceiver comprising:
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a matrix generator to generate a matrix for precoding transmission symbols based an indicator received from a receiving station, the indicator being based at least in part on channel characteristics; and a precoder to multiply the transmission symbols by the matrix for transmission on groups of subcarriers that comprise the OFDM signals using the antennas for transmission through two or more spatial channels, each of the two or more spatial channels to concurrently convey separate spatially multiplexed data streams over a same set of subcarriers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for communicating spatially multiplexed orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) signals over two or more spatial channels in a wireless access network in accordance with an orthogonal frequency division multiple access technique with a plurality of antennas, the method comprising:
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generating a matrix for precoding transmission symbols based an indicator received from a receiving station, the indicator being based at least in part on channel characteristics; and multiplying the transmission symbols by the matrix for transmission on groups of subcarriers that comprise the OFDM signals using the antennas for transmission through two or more spatial channels, each of the two or more spatial channels to concurrently convey separate spatially multiplexed data streams over a same set of subcarriers. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for precoding beamforming in a wireless access network that communicates using orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) communication signals over a plurality of spatial channels, the method comprising:
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transmitting OFDM training symbols over the spatial channels through a plurality of associated antennas; receiving an indicator from a receiving station, the indicator being based at least in part on channel characteristics of the spatial channels measured by the receiving station based on the training symbols; generating a matrix based on the indicator, the matrix being associated with a codebook; applying the matrix at baseband to the transmission symbols to precode the transmission symbols for subsequent transmission to the receiving station through two or more spatial channels.
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15. A mobile device for receiving precoded orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) transmissions over a plurality of spatial channels, the mobile device comprising:
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a receiver to receive OFDM training symbols over the spatial channels through a plurality of associated antennas; processing circuitry to generate an indicator that is based at least in part on channel characteristics of the spatial channels measured from the training symbols, the indicator to indicate a matrix associated with a codebook for precoding of transmission symbols; and a transmitter to transmit the indicator to a transmitting station, wherein the receiver is configured to receive transmission symbols from the transmitting station that are precoded by application of the matrix. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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