System and method for distributed input-distributed output wireless communications
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- transmitting a training signal from each antenna of a base station to each of a plurality of client devices, each of the client devices independently analyzing each training signal to generate channel characterization data, wherein for a base station having N antennas transmitting to M client devices the channel characterization data comprises at least N * M components, each component defining a channel characterization between one of the N antennas and one of the M client devices;
transmitting the channel characterization data including the N * M components back to the base station;
storing the channel characterization data including the N * M components associated with each antenna/client device combinations;
receiving data to be transmitted to each of the client devices; and
precoding the data using the channel characterization data including each of the N * M components associated with each respective antenna/client device combination to generate precoded data signals for each antenna/client device combination; and
transmitting the precoded data signals through each antenna of the base station to each respective client device.
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Abstract
A method is described comprising: transmitting a training signal from each antenna of a base station to each of a plurality of client devices, each of the client devices analyzing each training signal to generate channel characterization data, and transmitting the channel characterization data back to the base station; storing the channel characterization data for each of the plurality of client devices; receiving data to be transmitted to each of the client devices; and precoding the data using the channel characterization data associated with each respective client device to generate precoded data signals for each antenna of the base station; and transmitting the precoded data signals through each antenna of the base station to each respective client device.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting a training signal from each antenna of a base station to each of a plurality of client devices, each of the client devices independently analyzing each training signal to generate channel characterization data, wherein for a base station having N antennas transmitting to M client devices the channel characterization data comprises at least N * M components, each component defining a channel characterization between one of the N antennas and one of the M client devices; transmitting the channel characterization data including the N * M components back to the base station; storing the channel characterization data including the N * M components associated with each antenna/client device combinations; receiving data to be transmitted to each of the client devices; and precoding the data using the channel characterization data including each of the N * M components associated with each respective antenna/client device combination to generate precoded data signals for each antenna/client device combination; and transmitting the precoded data signals through each antenna of the base station to each respective client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
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a plurality of client devices; a base station; and a plurality of antennas of the base station each antenna transmitting a training signal to each of a plurality of client devices, each of the client devices independently analyzing its respective training signals to generate channel characterization data, wherein for a base station having N antennas transmitting to M client devices, the channel characterization data comprises at least N * M components, each component defining a channel characterization between one of the N antennas and one of the M client devices wherein each client device transmits the channel characterization data including the N * M components back to the base station, wherein the base station stores the channel characterization data including the N * M components associated with each antenna/client device combination, and wherein the base station precodes the data using the channel characterization data including each of the N * M components associated with each respective antenna/client device combination to generate precoded data signals for each antenna/client device combination; and
wherein each antenna of the base station transmits a respective precoded data signal through each antenna to each respective client device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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