Bi-directional beamforming multiple-input multiple-output wireless communication
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1. A method comprising:
- at a first device comprising a first plurality of antennas;
receiving at the first plurality of antennas a plurality of uplink signal streams that were beamformed by a second device and transmitted to the first device;
computing a plurality of downlink beamforming weight vectors from signals resulting from reception at the first plurality of uplink signal streams that were beamformed by the second device and received at the first plurality of antennasapplying the plurality of downlink beamforming weight vectors to a plurality of downlink signal streams for simultaneous beamform transmission via the first plurality of antennas of the first device to the second device; and
transmitting a non-beamformed downlink broadcast signal;
at the second device comprising a second plurality of antennas;
receiving at the second plurality of antennas the plurality of downlink signal streams that were beamformed by the first device;
detecting the non-beamformed downlink broadcast signal transmitted by the first device;
computing a plurality of uplink beamforming weight vectors based on the plurality of downlink signal streams beamformed by the first device and transmitted to the second device and based on the detected non-beamformed downlink broadcast signal detected by the second device; and
applying the plurality of uplink beamforming weight vectors to a plurality of uplink signal streams for simultaneous beamform transmission via the second plurality of antennas of the second device to the first device;
wherein the first device repeats the computing each time a new plurality of uplink signal streams are received at the first plurality of antennas of the first device from the second device to update the plurality of beamforming weight vectors used by the first device for application to the plurality of downlink signal streams to be transmitted, and wherein the second device repeats the computing each time the second device receives a new plurality of downlink signal streams from the first device to update the plurality of beamforming weight vectors used by the second device for application to the plurality of uplink signal streams to be transmitted.
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Abstract
Techniques are provided herein to configure first and second wireless communication devices in order to perform bi-directional beamformed multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication. Each device uses received signals from the other device to compute beamforming weight vectors for application to a plurality of signal streams to be simultaneously beamformed transmitted to the other device.
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1. A method comprising:
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at a first device comprising a first plurality of antennas; receiving at the first plurality of antennas a plurality of uplink signal streams that were beamformed by a second device and transmitted to the first device; computing a plurality of downlink beamforming weight vectors from signals resulting from reception at the first plurality of uplink signal streams that were beamformed by the second device and received at the first plurality of antennas applying the plurality of downlink beamforming weight vectors to a plurality of downlink signal streams for simultaneous beamform transmission via the first plurality of antennas of the first device to the second device; and transmitting a non-beamformed downlink broadcast signal; at the second device comprising a second plurality of antennas; receiving at the second plurality of antennas the plurality of downlink signal streams that were beamformed by the first device; detecting the non-beamformed downlink broadcast signal transmitted by the first device; computing a plurality of uplink beamforming weight vectors based on the plurality of downlink signal streams beamformed by the first device and transmitted to the second device and based on the detected non-beamformed downlink broadcast signal detected by the second device; and applying the plurality of uplink beamforming weight vectors to a plurality of uplink signal streams for simultaneous beamform transmission via the second plurality of antennas of the second device to the first device; wherein the first device repeats the computing each time a new plurality of uplink signal streams are received at the first plurality of antennas of the first device from the second device to update the plurality of beamforming weight vectors used by the first device for application to the plurality of downlink signal streams to be transmitted, and wherein the second device repeats the computing each time the second device receives a new plurality of downlink signal streams from the first device to update the plurality of beamforming weight vectors used by the second device for application to the plurality of uplink signal streams to be transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of antennas; a transmitter coupled to the plurality of antennas and configured to produce individual transmit signals for transmission by respective ones of the plurality of antennas; a receiver coupled to the plurality of antennas and configured to produce individual receive signals from signals received by respective ones of the plurality of antennas; and a controller coupled to the receiver and transmitter, wherein the controller is configured to; compute a plurality of beamforming weight vectors from signals based on signals resulting from reception at the plurality of signal streams that were beamformed at another device by applying transmit beamforming weight vectors and transmitted from the other device and based on signals resulting from reception of a non-beamformed broadcast signal transmitted by the other device and received at the plurality of antennas; apply the plurality of beamforming weight vectors to a plurality of signal streams for simultaneous beamform transmission via the plurality of antennas to the other device; and repeat the compute operation each time a new plurality of signal streams are received at the plurality of antennas from the other device to update the plurality of beamforming weight vectors used for application to the plurality of signal streams to be transmitted to the other device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with instructions for execution by a processor and when executed cause the processor to:
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compute a plurality of beamforming weight vectors from signals resulting from reception of a plurality of signal streams that were beamformed from at another device by application of transmit beamforming weight vectors and transmitted from the other device and based on signals resulting from reception of a non-beamformed broadcast signal transmitted by the other device and received at the plurality of antennas apply the plurality of beamforming weight vectors to a plurality of signal streams for simultaneous beamform transmission via the plurality of antennas to the other device; and repeat the compute operation each time the plurality of signal streams are received at the plurality of antennas from the other device to update the plurality of beamforming weight vectors used for application to the plurality of signal streams to be transmitted to the other device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device; the first wireless communication device comprising; a first plurality of antennas; a first transmitter coupled to the first plurality of antennas and configured to produce individual transmit signals for transmission by respective ones of the first plurality of antennas; a first receiver coupled to the first plurality of antennas and configured to produce individual receive signals from signals received by respective ones of the first plurality of antennas; and a first controller coupled to the first receiver and first transmitter, wherein the first controller is configured to; compute a plurality of downlink beamforming weight vectors from signals resulting from reception of a first plurality of signal streams beamformed by the second wireless communication device and received at the first plurality of antennas apply the plurality of downlink beamforming weight vectors to a corresponding plurality of downlink signal streams for simultaneous beamforming transmission via the first plurality of antennas of the first wireless communication device to the second wireless communication device; repeat the compute operation each time uplink signal streams are received from the second wireless communication device to update the plurality of beamforming weight vectors used for application to the plurality of downlink signal streams to be transmitted from the first wireless communication device to the second wireless communication device; and generate a non-beamformed downlink broadcast signal for transmission by the first transmitter; the second wireless communication device comprising; a second plurality of antennas; a second transmitter coupled to the second plurality of antennas and configured to produce individual transmit signals for transmission by respective ones of the second plurality of antennas; a second receiver coupled to the second plurality of antennas and configured to produce individual receive signals from signals received by respective ones of the second plurality of antennas; and a second controller coupled to the second receiver and the second transmitter, wherein the second controller is configured to; compute a plurality of uplink beamforming weight vectors based on the plurality of downlink signal streams beamformed by the first wireless communication device and received at the second plurality of antennas and based on signals resulting from reception of the non-beamformed downlink broadcast signal transmitted by the first wireless communication device and received at the second plurality antennas; apply the plurality of uplink beamforming weight vectors to a corresponding plurality of uplink signal streams for simultaneous beamforming transmission via the second plurality of antennas of the second wireless communication device to the first wireless communication device; and repeat the compute operation each time new downlink signal streams are received from the first wireless communication device to update the plurality of beamforming weight vectors used for application to the plurality of uplink signal streams to be transmitted from the second wireless communication device to the first wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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