Methods and apparatus for mitigating multi-antenna correlation effect in communication systems

• US 7,974,359 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2004
• Issued: 07/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Gorokhov, Alexei, Kadous, Tamer
• Primary Examiner(s): PUENTE, EVA YI ZHENG
• Application Number:
  US11/022,418
• Publication Number:
  US 20060146692A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,386 Days
• Field of Search: 375/267, 375/264, 375/265, 375/260, 375/295, 375/322, 370/208, 370/281, 370/345, 370/343, 370/334, 370/203, 342/458
• US Class Current: 375/267
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/04 using two or more spaced independent antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0697 using spatial multiplexing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/06 using space diversity

Abstract

The disclosed embodiments provide for methods and systems for transmitting a number of streams of modulation symbols by a multi-antenna transmitter. In one aspect, a method for transmitting a number of streams of modulation symbols by a multi-antenna transmitter includes the acts of transforming a first number of streams of symbols to a second number of streams of symbols, the first number being smaller than or to the second number; and transmitting the second number of streams of symbols by a transmitter having the second number of antennas.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting a number of streams of modulation symbols by a multi-antenna transmitter in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:

transforming a first number (N1) of streams of modulation symbols to a second number (N2) of streams of symbols, N1 being smaller than N2; and

transmitting the second number of streams of symbols by a transmitter comprising N2 antennas,

wherein said transforming includes operating on the first number of streams of modulation symbols by a vector rotation operation,

wherein the vector rotation operation includes a discrete Fourier transformation, and

wherein said operating includes operating the discrete Fourier transformation, represented by a unitary square matrix of a dimension equal to N2, on the first number of streams of modulation symbols after being augmented by a third number (N3) of known pilots;

wherein said unitary square matrix is defined by;

2. A method for transmitting a number of streams of modulation symbols by a multi-antenna transmitter in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:

transforming a first number (N1) of streams of modulation symbols to a second number (N2) of streams of symbols, the first number being smaller than the second number; and

transmitting the second number of streams of symbols by a transmitter comprising the second number of antennas,

wherein said transforming includes operating on the first number of streams of modulation symbols by a vector rotation operation,

wherein the vector rotation operation includes a discrete Fourier transformation, and p1 wherein the vector rotation operation includes phase shifting N2 outputs of the discrete Fourier transformation,

wherein said phase shifting includes operating on the N2 outputs of the discrete Fourier transformation by a unitary diagonal square matrix,

wherein said unitary diagonal square matrix is defined by;

3. An apparatus for transmitting a number of streams of modulation symbols by a multi-antenna transmitter in a wireless communication network, comprising:

means for transforming a first number (N1) of streams of modulation symbols to a second number (N2) of streams of symbols, N1 being smaller than N2,

wherein said means for transforming includes means for vector rotating the first number of streams of modulation symbols,

wherein the means for vector rotating includes means for performing discrete Fourier transformation, and

wherein said means for performing includes means for operating the discrete Fourier transformation, represented by a unitary square matrix of a dimension equal to N2, on the first number of streams of modulation symbols after being augmented by a third number (N3) of known pilots; and

means for transmitting the second number of streams of symbols by a transmitter comprising N2 antennas

wherein said unitary square matrix is defined by;

4. An apparatus for transmitting a number of streams of modulation symbols by a multi-antenna transmitter in a wireless communication network, comprising:

means for transforming a first number (N1) of streams of modulation symbols to a second number (N2) of streams of symbols, the first number being smaller than the second number,

wherein said means for transforming includes means for vector rotating the first number of streams of modulation symbols,

wherein the means for vector rotating includes means for performing discrete Fourier transformation, and

wherein the means for vector rotating includes means for phase shifting N2 outputs of the discrete Fourier transformation,

wherein said means for phase shifting includes means for operating on the N2 outputs of the discrete Fourier transformation by a unitary diagonal square matrix, and

wherein said unitary diagonal square matrix is defined by;

5. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying means for implementing a method for transmitting a number of streams of modulation symbols by a multi-antenna transmitter in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:

transforming a first number (N1) of streams of modulation symbols to a second number (N2) of streams of symbols, N1 being smaller than N2,

wherein said transforming includes operating on the first number of streams of modulation symbols by a vector rotation operation,

wherein the vector rotation operation includes a discrete Fourier transformation,

wherein said operating includes operating the discrete Fourier transformation, represented by a unitary square matrix of a dimension equal to N2, on the first number of streams of modulation symbols after being augmented by a third number (N3) of known pilots; and

transmitting the second number of streams of symbols by a transmitter comprising N2 antennas,

wherein said unitary square matrix is defined by;

6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying means for implementing a method for transmitting a number of streams of modulation symbols by a multi-antenna transmitter in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:

transforming a first number (N 1) of streams of modulation symbols to a second number (N2) of streams of symbols, the first number being smaller than the second number,

wherein said transforming includes operating on the first number of streams of modulation symbols by a vector rotation operation,

wherein the vector rotation operation includes a discrete Fourier transformation, and

wherein the vector rotation operation includes phase shifting N2 outputs of the discrete Fourier transformation,

wherein said phase shifting includes operating on the N2 outputs of the discrete Fourier transformation by a unitary diagonal square matrix, and

wherein said unitary diagonal square matrix is defined by;

7. At least one processor programmed to implement a method for transmitting a number of streams of modulation symbols by a multi-antenna transmitter in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:

transforming a first number (N1) of streams of modulation symbols to a second number (N2) of streams of symbols, N1 being smaller than N2,

wherein said transforming comprises operating on the first number of streams of modulation symbols by a vector rotation operation,

wherein the vector rotation operation further comprises a discrete Fourier transformation, and

wherein said operating further comprises operating the discrete Fourier transformation, represented by a unitary square matrix of a dimension equal to N2, on the first number of streams of modulation symbols after being augmented by a third number (N3) of known pilots; and

transmitting the second number of streams of symbols by a transmitter comprising N2 antennas,

wherein said unitary square matrix is defined by;

8. At least one processor programmed to implement a method for transmitting a number of streams of modulation symbols by a multi-antenna transmitter in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:

transforming a first number (N1) of streams of modulation symbols to a second number (N2) of streams of symbols, the first number being smaller than the second number,

wherein said transforming includes operating on the first number of streams of modulation symbols by a vector rotation operation,

wherein the vector rotation operation includes a discrete Fourier transformation, and

wherein the vector rotation operation further comprises phase shifting N2 outputs of the discrete Fourier transformation,

wherein said phase shifting further comprises operating on the N2 outputs of the discrete Fourier transformation by a unitary diagonal square matrix, and

wherein said unitary diagonal square matrix is defined by;

9. An apparatus for transmitting a number of streams of modulation symbols by a multi-antenna transmitter in a wireless communication network, comprising:

a transformation module configured to perform transformation of a first number (N1) of streams of modulation symbols to a second number (N2) of streams of symbols, N1 being smaller than N2,

wherein the transformation includes a vector rotation operation on the first number of streams of modulation symbols,

wherein the vector rotation operation includes a performance of a discrete Fourier transformation, and

wherein said performance includes an operation of the discrete Fourier transformation, represented by a unitary square matrix of a dimension equal to N2, on the first number of streams of modulation symbols after being augmented by a third number (N3) of known pilots; and

a transmitter comprising N2 antennas and configured to transmit the second number of streams of symbols,

wherein said unitary square matrix is defined by;

10. An apparatus for transmitting a number of streams of modulation symbols by a multi-antenna transmitter in a wireless communication network, comprising:

a transformation module configured to perform transformation of a first number (N1) of streams of modulation symbols to a second number (N2) of streams of symbols, N1 being smaller than N2,

a transmitter comprising N2 antennas and configured to transmit the second number of streams of symbols,

wherein said transformation includes operating on the first number of streams of modulation symbols by a vector rotation operation,

wherein the vector rotation operation includes a discrete Fourier transformation, and

wherein the vector rotating operation comprises phase shifting N2 outputs of the discrete Fourier transformation,

wherein said phase shifting further comprises operating on the N2 outputs of the discrete Fourier transformation by a unitary diagonal square matrix, and

wherein said unitary diagonal square matrix is defined by;