Method and system for interference reduction
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a base station, receiving uplink signals transmitted from at least one mobile terminal, the uplink signals being sent using a training sequence assigned to the at least one mobile terminal;
estimating a vector channel impulse response for the mobile terminal based on the training sequence contained in the uplink signals;
estimating a spatial signature based on the training sequence for the mobile terminal;
generating one or more uplink nulling weights for the mobile terminal using the estimated spatial signature and interference information representing interfering signals;
generating a scalar channel impulse response from the vector channel impulse response, wherein generating the scalar channel response comprises performing a nulling operation based on the vector channel impulse response with the uplink nulling weights to derive the scalar channel impulse response;
detecting one or more uplink symbols contained in uplink signals received from the mobile terminal using the scalar channel impulse response;
generating one or more downlink nulling weights from the uplink nulling weights;
beamforming downlink signals via a plurality of antennas of the base station to the mobile terminal using the downlink nulling weights;
computing an interference intensity after the nulling operation using the uplink nulling weights; and
determining whether to switch a carrier for the mobile terminal based on the interference intensity.
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Abstract
A method and system for interference reduction for telecommunication systems are disclosed. The system comprises a base station control device (BCD) for configuring one or more parameters for operating one or more base stations (BSs), a first BS covering a first cell having one or more mobile terminals therein, a second BS covering a second cell neighboring to the first cell and sharing a predetermined frequency band with the first cell, wherein one or more radio frames constructed for communications between the first BS and any mobile terminal of the first cell and one or more radio frames constructed for communications between the second BS and any mobile terminal of the second cell are distinguishable by defining different channel configuration sets having one or more operation parameters, wherein the parameters includes a training sequence, a spreading code, and a channel observation window position.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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at a base station, receiving uplink signals transmitted from at least one mobile terminal, the uplink signals being sent using a training sequence assigned to the at least one mobile terminal; estimating a vector channel impulse response for the mobile terminal based on the training sequence contained in the uplink signals; estimating a spatial signature based on the training sequence for the mobile terminal; generating one or more uplink nulling weights for the mobile terminal using the estimated spatial signature and interference information representing interfering signals; generating a scalar channel impulse response from the vector channel impulse response, wherein generating the scalar channel response comprises performing a nulling operation based on the vector channel impulse response with the uplink nulling weights to derive the scalar channel impulse response; detecting one or more uplink symbols contained in uplink signals received from the mobile terminal using the scalar channel impulse response; generating one or more downlink nulling weights from the uplink nulling weights; beamforming downlink signals via a plurality of antennas of the base station to the mobile terminal using the downlink nulling weights; computing an interference intensity after the nulling operation using the uplink nulling weights; and determining whether to switch a carrier for the mobile terminal based on the interference intensity. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 17, 18)
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2. A method comprising:
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at a base station, receiving uplink signals transmitted from at least one mobile terminal, the uplink signals being sent using a training sequence assigned to the at least one mobile terminal; estimating a vector channel impulse response for the mobile terminal based on the training sequence contained in the uplink signals; estimating a spatial signature based on the training sequence for the mobile terminal; generating one or more uplink nulling weights for the mobile terminal using the estimated spatial signature and interference information representing interfering signals; generating a scalar channel impulse response from the vector channel impulse response, wherein generating the scalar channel response comprises performing a nulling operation based on the vector channel impulse response with the uplink nulling weights to derive the scalar channel impulse response; detecting one or more uplink symbols contained in uplink signals received from the mobile terminal using the scalar channel impulse response; generating one or more downlink nulling weights from the uplink nulling weights; beamforming downlink signals via a plurality of antennas of the base station to the mobile terminal using the downlink nulling weights; determining at the mobile terminal an interference intensity; and determining whether to send a carrier switch request from the mobile terminal to the base station based on the interference intensity. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 19, 20)
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8. A method comprising:
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at a base station, receiving uplink signals transmitted from at least one mobile terminal, the uplink signals being sent using a training sequence assigned to the at least one mobile terminal; estimating a vector channel impulse response for the mobile terminal based on the training sequence contained in the uplink signals; estimating a spatial signature based on the training sequence for the mobile terminal, wherein estimating the spatial signature comprises computing the spatial signature using the training sequence sent in a probing channel by the mobile terminal to the base station; generating one or more uplink nulling weights for the mobile terminal using the estimated spatial signature and interference information representing interfering signals; generating a scalar channel impulse response from the vector channel impulse response; detecting one or more uplink symbols contained in uplink signals received from the mobile terminal using the scalar channel impulse response; generating one or more downlink nulling weights from the uplink nulling weights; beamforming downlink signals via a plurality of antennas of the base station to the mobile terminal using the downlink nulling weights; and scheduling transmissions at the mobile terminal in the probing channel using predetermined hash operations based on at least one broadcasted frame number and at least one mobile terminal specific equipment identification number. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method comprising:
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at a base station, receiving uplink signals transmitted from at least one mobile terminal, the uplink signals being sent using a training sequence assigned to the at least one mobile terminal; estimating a vector channel impulse response for the mobile terminal based on the training sequence contained in the uplink signals; estimating a spatial signature based on the training sequence for the mobile terminal; generating one or more uplink nulling weights for the mobile terminal using the estimated spatial signature and interference information representing interfering signals; generating a scalar channel impulse response from the vector channel impulse response; detecting one or more uplink symbols contained in uplink signals received from the mobile terminal using the scalar channel impulse response, wherein the detected symbols are symbols either in a traffic or control portion of a frame, or in an information portion of a probing channel; generating one or more downlink nulling weights from the uplink nulling weights; and beamforming downlink signals via a plurality of antennas of the base station to the mobile terminal using the downlink nulling weights.
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11. A system comprising:
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a base station configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more mobile terminals in a coverage area; at least one mobile terminal configured to send uplink signals to the base station and to receive downlink signals transmitted by the base station; wherein the base station is configured to; estimate a vector channel impulse response for the mobile terminal based on the training sequence contained in uplink signals transmitted by the mobile terminal; estimate a spatial signature based on the training sequence for the mobile terminal; generate one or more uplink nulling weights for the mobile terminal using the estimated spatial signature and interference information representing interfering signals; generate the scalar channel response by performing a nulling operation based on the vector channel impulse response with the uplink nulling weights to derive the scalar channel impulse response; detect one or more uplink symbols contained in uplink signals received from the mobile terminal using the scalar channel impulse response; generate one or more downlink nulling weights from the uplink nulling weights; beamform downlink signals via a plurality of antennas of the base station to the mobile terminal using the downlink nulling weights; compute an interference intensity after the nulling operation using the uplink nulling weights; and determine whether to switch a carrier for the mobile terminal based on the interference intensity. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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12. A system comprising:
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a base station configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more mobile terminals in a coverage area; at least one mobile terminal configured to send uplink signals to the base station and to receive downlink signals transmitted by the base station; wherein the base station is configured to; estimate a vector channel impulse response for the mobile terminal based on the training sequence contained in uplink signals transmitted by the mobile terminal; estimate a spatial signature based on the training sequence for the mobile terminal; generate one or more uplink nulling weights for the mobile terminal using the estimated spatial signature and interference information representing interfering signals; generate a scalar channel impulse response from the vector channel impulse response; detect one or more uplink symbols contained in uplink signals received from the mobile terminal using the scalar channel impulse response; generate one or more downlink nulling weights from the uplink nulling weights; and beamform downlink signals via a plurality of antennas of the base station to the mobile terminal using the downlink nulling weights; wherein the mobile terminal is configured to determine an interference intensity and to determine whether to send a carrier switch request to the base station based on the interference intensity.
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16. A system comprising:
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a base station configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more mobile terminals in a coverage area; at least one mobile terminal configured to send uplink signals to the base station and to receive downlink signals transmitted by the base station; wherein the base station is configured to; estimate a vector channel impulse response for the mobile terminal based on a training sequence contained in uplink signals transmitted by the mobile terminal; estimate the spatial signature using the training sequence sent in a probing channel by the mobile terminal to the base station; generate one or more uplink nulling weights for the mobile terminal using the estimated spatial signature and interference information representing interfering signals; generate a scalar channel impulse response from the vector channel impulse response; detect one or more uplink symbols contained in uplink signals received from the mobile terminal using the scalar channel impulse response; generate one or more downlink nulling weights from the uplink nulling weights; and beamform downlink signals via a plurality of antennas of the base station to the mobile terminal using the downlink nulling weights; wherein the mobile terminal is configured to schedule transmissions in the probing channel using predetermined hash operations based on at least one broadcasted frame number and at least one mobile terminal specific equipment identification number.
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