Method and apparatus for multiuser-interference reduction
First Claim
1. An apparatus for reducing the multiuser-interference of input signals x(D) in a CDMA communication system, said apparatus comprising:
- a multivariate predictor;
a decision quantizer;
a means for extracting interference signals η
'"'"'(D), said interference signals η
'"'"'(D) obtained from said input signals x(D) and from output signals b(D) from said decision quantizer;
wherein said multivariate predictor operates on said interference signals η
'"'"'(D) provided by the means for extracting interference signals with said multivariate predictor feeding its output signals η
(D) into means for combining with said input signals x(D).
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Abstract
The present invention concerns an apparatus and method for reducing the multiuser-interference of input signals. The apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises a multivariate predictor (81) and a decision quantizer (82), said multivariate predictor (81) operating on interference signals η'"'"'(D) provided by means for extracting interference signals (83), said interference signals η'"'"'(D) being obtained from said input signals and output signals b(D) which are available at an output of said decision quantizer (82) and fed back from there to said means for extracting interference signals (83).
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1. An apparatus for reducing the multiuser-interference of input signals x(D) in a CDMA communication system, said apparatus comprising:
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a multivariate predictor; a decision quantizer; a means for extracting interference signals η
'"'"'(D), said interference signals η
'"'"'(D) obtained from said input signals x(D) and from output signals b(D) from said decision quantizer;
wherein said multivariate predictor operates on said interference signals η
'"'"'(D) provided by the means for extracting interference signals with said multivariate predictor feeding its output signals η
(D) into means for combining with said input signals x(D). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for reducing the multiuser-interference of input signals x(D) in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps:
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extracting interference signals η
'"'"'(D) from said input signals x(D) by using output signals b(D) of a decision quantizer,generating multivariate predictor output signals η
(D) by taking said interference signals η
'"'"'(D) as inputs, andreducing the noise and residual interference signals of said input signals x(D) by subtracting said multivariate predictor output signals η
(D) from said input signals x(D). - View Dependent Claims (12)
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