Method and apparatus for processing data for transmission in a multi-channel communication system using selective channel inversion
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting data by a transmitter over multiple transmission channels to a receiver in a wireless multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) multi-channel communication system that uses orthogonal frequency division modulation (OFDM), comprising:
- selecting a plurality of available transmission channels for use for data transmission, wherein the selected transmissions channels have signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratios at or above a threshold value, wherein the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratios are calculated based on channel state information (CSI) received from the receiver;
coding and modulating data for transmission over the selected transmission channels using a common coding and modulation scheme selected from a plurality of available coding and modulation schemes to provide modulation symbols, the common coding and modulation scheme resulting in approximately the same bit rate for each selected channel;
weighting the modulation symbols for each selected transmission channel based on channel state information (CSI) for the selected channels, in an effort to distribute the total available transmit power across the selected transmission channels to achieve similar received signal quality at the receiver; and
transmitting the weighted modulation symbols on the selected transmission channels.
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Abstract
Techniques to process data for transmission over a set of transmission channels selected from among all available transmission channels. In an aspect, the data processing includes coding data based on a common coding and modulation scheme to provide modulation symbols and pre-weighting the modulation symbols for each selected channel based on the channel'"'"'s characteristics. The pre-weighting may be achieved by “inverting” the selected channels so that the received SNRs are approximately similar for all selected channels. With selective channel inversion, only channels having SNRs at or above a particular threshold are selected, “bad” channels are not used, and the total available transmit power is distributed across only “good” channels. Improved performance is achieved due to the combined benefits of using only the NS best channels and matching the received SNR of each selected channel to the SNR required by the selected coding and modulation scheme.
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1. A method for transmitting data by a transmitter over multiple transmission channels to a receiver in a wireless multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) multi-channel communication system that uses orthogonal frequency division modulation (OFDM), comprising:
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selecting a plurality of available transmission channels for use for data transmission, wherein the selected transmissions channels have signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratios at or above a threshold value, wherein the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratios are calculated based on channel state information (CSI) received from the receiver; coding and modulating data for transmission over the selected transmission channels using a common coding and modulation scheme selected from a plurality of available coding and modulation schemes to provide modulation symbols, the common coding and modulation scheme resulting in approximately the same bit rate for each selected channel; weighting the modulation symbols for each selected transmission channel based on channel state information (CSI) for the selected channels, in an effort to distribute the total available transmit power across the selected transmission channels to achieve similar received signal quality at the receiver; and transmitting the weighted modulation symbols on the selected transmission channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A transmitter for use in a wireless multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) multi-channel communication system that uses orthogonal frequency division modulation (OFDM), comprising:
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a controller configured to select a plurality of available transmission channels for use for data transmission, wherein the selected transmissions channels have signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratios at or above a threshold value, wherein the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratios are calculated based on channel state information (CSI) received from a receiver; a transmit data processor configured to; code and modulate data for transmission over the selected transmission channels using a common coding and modulation scheme selected from a plurality of available coding and modulation schemes to provide modulation symbols, wherein use of the common coding and modulation scheme results in approximately the same bit rate for each selected channel, weight the modulation symbols for each selected transmission channel based on channel state information (CSI) for the selected channels, in an effort to distribute the total available transmit power across the selected transmission channels to achieve similar received signal quality at the receiver, and transmit the weighted modulation symbols on the selected transmission channels. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for transmitting data by a transmitter over multiple transmission channels to a receiver in a wireless multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) multi-channel communication system that uses orthogonal frequency division modulation (OFDM), comprising:
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means for selecting a plurality of available transmission channels for use for data transmission, wherein the selected transmissions channels have signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratios at or above a threshold value, wherein the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratios are calculated based on channel state information (CSI) received from a receiver; means for coding and modulating data for transmission over the selected transmission channels using a common coding and modulation scheme selected from a plurality of available coding and modulation schemes to provide modulation symbols, wherein use of the common coding and modulation scheme results in approximately the same bit rate for each selected channel; means for weighting the modulation symbols for each selected transmission channel based on channel state information (CSI) for the selected channels, in an effort to distribute the total available transmit power across the selected transmission channels to achieve similar received signal quality at the receiver; and means for transmitting the weighted modulation symbols on the selected transmission channels. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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