Wireless communications system that supports multiple modes of operation
First Claim
1. A wireless communications system for transmitting information between a base transceiver station and a subscriber unit, comprising:
- a mode determinator, in communication with the base transceiver station and the subscriber unit, capable of determining, in response to a received signal, if a subscriber datastream should be transmitted between the base transceiver station and the subscriber unit utilizing spatial multiplexing or non-spatial multiplexing, the mode determinator comprising;
a comparator capable of comparing a delay spread measure for the received signal to a delay spread threshold; and
a selector capable of selecting a spatial multiplexing operational mode for transmission of the subscriber datastream if the delay spread measure does not exceed the delay spread threshold and capable of a selecting non-spatial multiplexing operational mode if the delay spread measure exceeds the delay spread threshold.
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Abstract
A wireless communications adapts its mode of operation between spatial multiplexing and non-spatial multiplexing in response to transmission-specific variables. An embodiment of a wireless communications system for transmitting information between a base transceiver station and a subscriber unit includes mode determination logic. The mode determination logic is in communication with the base transceiver station and the subscriber unit. The mode determination logic determines, in response to a received signal, if a subscriber data stream should be transmitted between the base transceiver station and the subscriber unit utilizing spatial multiplexing or non-spatial multiplexing.
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15 Claims
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1. A wireless communications system for transmitting information between a base transceiver station and a subscriber unit, comprising:
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a mode determinator, in communication with the base transceiver station and the subscriber unit, capable of determining, in response to a received signal, if a subscriber datastream should be transmitted between the base transceiver station and the subscriber unit utilizing spatial multiplexing or non-spatial multiplexing, the mode determinator comprising; a comparator capable of comparing a delay spread measure for the received signal to a delay spread threshold; and a selector capable of selecting a spatial multiplexing operational mode for transmission of the subscriber datastream if the delay spread measure does not exceed the delay spread threshold and capable of a selecting non-spatial multiplexing operational mode if the delay spread measure exceeds the delay spread threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for operating a wireless communications system, comprising:
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receiving a signal transmission at one of a base transceiver station and a subscriber unit via the wireless communications system; measuring a delay spread characteristic of the received signal transmission; comparing the delay spread characteristic to a delay spread threshold; and selecting a spatial multiplexing operational mode if the delay spread measure does not exceed the delay spread threshold and selecting a non-spatial multiplexing operational mode if the delay spread measure exceeds the delay spread threshold, wherein the base transceiver station and the subscriber unit utilize a multiple access protocol to transmit the subscriber datastream, and wherein the multiple access protocol comprises a code-division multiple access protocol, a frequency-division multiple access protocol, a time-division multiple access protocol, a space-division multiple access protocol, an orthogonal frequency division multiple access protocol, an orthogonal division multiple access protocol, or a quasi-orthogonal division multiple access protocol, or a combination thereof.
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12. A wireless communications system for transmitting information between a base transceiver station and a subscriber unit, comprising:
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a control channel capable of communicating whether a subscriber datastream should be transmitted between the base transceiver station and the subscriber unit utilizing a spatial multiplexing operational mode or a non-spatial multiplexing operational mode; and a mode determinator, wherein the control channel is capable of being used to indicate a spatial multiplexing or a non-spatial multiplexing capability of one of the base transceiver station and/or the subscriber unit wherein the mode determinator is, in communication with the base transceiver station and the subscriber unit, and is capable of determining, in response to a received signal, if the subscriber datastream should be transmitted between the base transceiver station and the subscriber unit utilizing the spatial multiplexing operational mode or the non-spatial multiplexing operational mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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