High data rate wireless bridging
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1. In a wireless communication system, a method for receiving a signal, said method comprising:
- receiving a first OFDM signal via a first antenna element;
receiving a second OFDM signal via a second antenna element;
during a first channel training period, within each of a plurality of frequency subchannels, obtaining received signal measurements via said first antenna element and via said second antenna element;
during a second channel training period, within each of a plurality of frequency subchannels, obtaining received signal measurements via said first antenna element and via said second antenna element; and
measuring a MIMO channel response based on said measurements made during said first channel training period and said second channel training period;
wherein a first transmitting antenna element is quiet during a portion of said first and second channel training periods and a second transmitting antenna element is quiet during another portion of said first and second channel training periods.
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Abstract
A specialized preamble is provided to facilitate matrix channel estimation of a MIMO channel. In a particular implementation, a channel training preamble provided by the IEEE 802.11a standard is modified to facilitate MIMO channel estimation.
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1. In a wireless communication system, a method for receiving a signal, said method comprising:
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receiving a first OFDM signal via a first antenna element; receiving a second OFDM signal via a second antenna element; during a first channel training period, within each of a plurality of frequency subchannels, obtaining received signal measurements via said first antenna element and via said second antenna element; during a second channel training period, within each of a plurality of frequency subchannels, obtaining received signal measurements via said first antenna element and via said second antenna element; and measuring a MIMO channel response based on said measurements made during said first channel training period and said second channel training period; wherein a first transmitting antenna element is quiet during a portion of said first and second channel training periods and a second transmitting antenna element is quiet during another portion of said first and second channel training periods. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 15, 16, 17)
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4. In a wireless communication system, a method for receiving a signal, said method comprising:
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receiving a first OFDM signal via a first antenna element; receiving a second OFDM signal, co-channel to said first OFDM signal, via a second antenna element; during a channel training period, obtaining received signal measurements in a first set of subcarriers and a second set of subcarriers, said first set of subcarriers and said second set of subcarriers being non-overlapping; and measuring a MIMO channel response based on said measurements made during said channel training period; and wherein transmissions from different remote antenna elements are expected in said first set of subcarriers and said second set of subcarriers during said channel training period and the remote antenna elements alternate even and odd subcarriers. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. In a wireless communication system, apparatus for receiving a signal, said apparatus comprising:
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a first receiver block that receives a first OFDM signal via a first antenna element; a second receiver block that receives a second OFDM signal via a second antenna element; a channel estimation block that, within each of a plurality of frequency subchannels, during first and second channel training periods, obtains received signal measurements via said first and second receiver blocks, and that estimates a MIMO channel response based on said measurements; wherein a first transmitting antenna element is quiet during a portion of said first and second channel training periods and a second transmitting antenna element is quiet during another portion of said first and second channel training periods. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 20)
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10. In a wireless communication system, apparatus for receiving a signal, said apparatus comprising:
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a first receiver block that receives a first OFDM signal via a first antenna element; a second receiver block that receives a second OFDM signal via a second antenna element; and a channel estimation block that, during a channel training period, obtaining received signal measurements in a first set of subcarriers and a second set of subcarriers, said first set of subcarriers and said second set of subcarriers being non-overlapping and measures a MIMO channel response based on said measurements made during said channel training period; and wherein transmissions from different remote antenna elements are expected in said first set of subcarriers and said second set of subcarriers during said channel training period and the remote antenna elements alternate even and odd subcarriers. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 18, 19)
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13. In a wireless communication system, apparatus for receiving a signal, said apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a first OFDM signal via a first antenna element; means for receiving a second OFDM signal via a second antenna element; means for, during a first channel training period, within each of a plurality of frequency subchannels, obtaining received signal measurements via said first antenna element and via said second antenna element; means for, during a second channel training period, within each of a plurality of frequency subchannels, obtaining received signal measurements via said first antenna element and via said second antenna element; and means for measuring a MIMO channel response based on said measurements made during said first channel training period and said second channel training period; wherein a first transmitting antenna element is quiet during a portion of said first and second channel training periods and a second transmitting antenna element is quiet during another portion of said first and second channel training periods.
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14. In a wireless communication system, apparatus for receiving a signal, said apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a first OFDM signal via a first antenna element; means for receiving a second OFDM signal, co-channel to said first OFDM signal, via a second antenna element; means for, during a channel training period, obtaining received signal measurements in a first set of subcarriers and a second set of subcarriers, said first set of subcarriers and said second set of subcarriers being non-overlapping; and means for measuring a MIMO channel response based on said measurements made during said channel training period; and wherein transmissions from different remote antenna elements are expected in said first set of subcarriers and said second set of subcarriers during said channel training period and the remote antenna elements alternate even and odd subcarriers.
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