Transmission performance measurement and use thereof
First Claim
1. A method of measuring transmission performance for a signal emanating from an antenna, the method including:
- receiving the signal in a first time interval and in a second time interval to provide, respectively, a first channel metric and a second channel metric;
assessing a relative channel metric corresponding to said first channel metric and said second channel metric, said relative channel metric indicative of the transmission performance of a transmission mode wherein the transmission mode is one of a plurality of transmission modes; and
sending an information signal corresponding to said relative channel metric and receiving a control signal with a predetermined control component, said control signal including a pilot signal adjusted in a predetermined manner.
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Abstract
A method for and wireless communications unit adapted for measuring transmission performance for a signal emanating from an antenna is discussed. The wireless communications unit includes a receiver for receiving the signal in a first and a second time interval to provide, respectively, a first and a second signal; and a channel processor for assessing a relative channel metric corresponding to the first and second signal, the relative channel metric indicative of the transmission performance of a transmission mode. A corresponding method and base transmitter is also arranged and adapted for adjusting a transmission mode based on measured transmission performance and includes a transmitter for sending the signal in the first and second time interval and a base channel processor for determining a channel metric corresponding to the first and second signal, the channel metric indicative of the transmission performance; the transmitter further sending a control signal corresponding to the transmission mode adjusted according to the transmission performance.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of measuring transmission performance for a signal emanating from an antenna, the method including:
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receiving the signal in a first time interval and in a second time interval to provide, respectively, a first channel metric and a second channel metric;
assessing a relative channel metric corresponding to said first channel metric and said second channel metric, said relative channel metric indicative of the transmission performance of a transmission mode wherein the transmission mode is one of a plurality of transmission modes; and
sending an information signal corresponding to said relative channel metric and receiving a control signal with a predetermined control component, said control signal including a pilot signal adjusted in a predetermined manner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of measuring transmission performance for a signal emanating from an antenna, the method including:
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receiving the signal in a first time interval and in a second time interval to provide, respectively, a first channel metric and a second channel metric; and
assessing a relative channel metric corresponding to said first channel metric and said second channel metric, said relative channel metric indicative of the transmission performance of a transmission mode wherein the transmission mode is one of a plurality of transmission modes, wherein said assessing said relative channel metric further includes determining a metric corresponding to adaptive array weights for said first time interval and an alternative transmission mode. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of adjusting a transmission mode based on measured transmission performance for a signal emanating from an antenna, the method including:
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sending the signal in a first time interval and in a second time interval to provide, respectively, a first signal and a second signal;
determining a channel metric corresponding to said first signal and said second signal, said channel metric indicative of the transmission performance;
sending a control signal corresponding to the transmission mode wherein the transmission mode is adjusted according to the transmission performance, said control signal further comprising a predetermined control component included in a pilot signal adjusted in a predetermined manner. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of adjusting a transmission mode based on measured transmission performance for a signal emanating from an antenna, the method including:
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sending the signal in a first time interval and in a second time interval to provide, respectively, a first signal and a second signal;
determining a channel metric corresponding to said first signal and said second signal, said channel metric indicative of the transmission performance, wherein said channel metric further corresponds to adaptive array weights for said first time interval and an alternative transmission mode; and
sending a control signal corresponding to the transmission mode wherein the transmission mode is adjusted according to the transmission performance. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A wireless communications unit adapted for measuring transmission performance for a signal emanating from an antenna, the wireless communications unit comprising in combination:
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a receiver for receiving the signal in a first time interval and in a second time interval to provide, respectively, a first signal and a second signal; and
a channel processor for assessing a relative channel metric corresponding to said first signal and said second signal, said relative channel metric indicative of the transmission performance of a transmission mode, wherein the transmission mode is one of a plurality of transmission modes and the relative channel metric corresponds to adaptive array weights for said first time interval and an alternative transmission mode. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A base transmitter arranged and adapted for adjusting a transmission mode based on measured transmission performance for a signal emanating from an antenna, the base transmitter comprising in combination:
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a transmitter for sending the signal in a first time interval and in a second time interval to provide, respectively, a first signal and a second signal;
a base channel processor for determining a channel metric corresponding to said first signal and said second signal, said channel metric indicative of the transmission performance and corresponding to adaptive array weights for said first time interval and an alternative transmission mode; and
said transmitter further for sending a control signal corresponding to the transmission mode wherein the transmission mode is adjusted according to the transmission performance. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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