Interference suppression in wireless backhaul network using collaborative weight update scheme
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1. A method comprising:
- at a base station operating in a wireless network configured to serve wireless client devices, receiving at a plurality of antennas of the base station downlink sounding messages in corresponding downlink sounding frames, wherein each downlink sounding frame is appended to a separate downlink network traffic subframe that is transmitted by respective ones of a plurality of feeder stations operating in a wireless backhaul network, and wherein the downlink sounding frames are each allocated to a single feeder station in accordance with a time division scheme in which no two feeder stations transmit a downlink sounding message in the same downlink sounding frame;
transmitting from the base station uplink sounding messages in a particular one of a plurality of uplink sounding frames, wherein each uplink sounding frame is appended to a separate uplink network traffic subframe, and wherein the uplink sounding frames are each allocated to a single base station in accordance with the time division scheme for uplink sounding to feeder stations;
generating spatial signature information with respect to a serving feeder station for the base station based on downlink sounding messages received from the serving feeder station in downlink sounding frames designated for the serving feeder station;
generating interference spatial signature information based on signals received during downlink sounding frames other than the downlink sounding frames designated for the serving feeder station; and
based on the spatial signature information for the serving feeder station and the interference spatial signature information, generating interference nulling beamforming weights for use by the base station when transmitting uplink backhaul traffic signals to the serving feeder station and/or for use when receiving downlink backhaul traffic signals from the serving feeder station.
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Abstract
Coordinated transmission of sounding messages between base stations and feeder stations in a wireless backhaul network is provided to facilitate accurate observations by each base station of signals from its serving feeder station and from other feeder stations in order to generate interference nulling beamforming weights for transmission to and/or reception from its serving feeder station. Likewise, these techniques facilitate accurate observations by each feeder station of signals from the base station(s) it serves and from other base stations in order to generate interfering nulling beamforming weights for transmission to and/or reception from the base station(s) it serves.
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1. A method comprising:
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at a base station operating in a wireless network configured to serve wireless client devices, receiving at a plurality of antennas of the base station downlink sounding messages in corresponding downlink sounding frames, wherein each downlink sounding frame is appended to a separate downlink network traffic subframe that is transmitted by respective ones of a plurality of feeder stations operating in a wireless backhaul network, and wherein the downlink sounding frames are each allocated to a single feeder station in accordance with a time division scheme in which no two feeder stations transmit a downlink sounding message in the same downlink sounding frame; transmitting from the base station uplink sounding messages in a particular one of a plurality of uplink sounding frames, wherein each uplink sounding frame is appended to a separate uplink network traffic subframe, and wherein the uplink sounding frames are each allocated to a single base station in accordance with the time division scheme for uplink sounding to feeder stations; generating spatial signature information with respect to a serving feeder station for the base station based on downlink sounding messages received from the serving feeder station in downlink sounding frames designated for the serving feeder station; generating interference spatial signature information based on signals received during downlink sounding frames other than the downlink sounding frames designated for the serving feeder station; and based on the spatial signature information for the serving feeder station and the interference spatial signature information, generating interference nulling beamforming weights for use by the base station when transmitting uplink backhaul traffic signals to the serving feeder station and/or for use when receiving downlink backhaul traffic signals from the serving feeder station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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at a feeder station that is part of a wireless backhaul network comprising a plurality of feeder stations each configured to communicate backhaul traffic to and from one or more base stations that serve wireless client devices in a wireless network, transmitting downlink sounding messages in designated downlink sounding frames among a plurality of downlink sounding frames, wherein each downlink sounding frame is appended to a separate downlink network traffic subframe is allocated to a single feeder station in accordance with a time division scheme in which no two feeder stations transmit a downlink sounding message in the same downlink sounding frame; receiving uplink sounding messages in corresponding uplink sounding frames allocated for base stations to transmit uplink sounding messages, wherein each uplink sounding frame is appended to a separate uplink network traffic subframe, and wherein the uplink sounding frames are each allocated to a single base station in accordance with the time division scheme such that no two base stations transmit an uplink sounding message in the same uplink sounding frame; generating spatial signature information with respect to a selecting base station that has selected the feeder station for service in the backhaul network based on uplink sounding messages received from the selecting base station in assigned uplink sounding frames; generating interference spatial signature information based on signals received during uplink sounding frames other than the assigned uplink sounding frames for the selecting base station; and based on the spatial signature information for the selecting base station and the interference spatial signature information, generating interference nulling beamforming weights for use by the feeder station when transmitting downlink backhaul traffic signals to the selecting base station and/or receiving signals from uplink backhaul traffic signals from the selecting base station. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a plurality of base stations configured to operate in a wireless network and to serve wireless client devices in the wireless network; a plurality of feeder stations configured to operate in a wireless backhaul network and to serve base stations in the wireless backhaul network; wherein each base station is configured to transmit uplink sounding messages in a particular one of a plurality of uplink sounding frames, wherein each uplink sounding frame is appended to a separate uplink network traffic subframe, and wherein the uplink sounding frames are each allocated to a single base station for uplink sounding to feeder stations in accordance with a time division scheme such that no two base stations transmit an uplink sounding message in the same uplink sounding frame; wherein each feeder station is configured to transmit downlink sounding messages in designated downlink sounding frames among a plurality of downlink sounding frames, wherein each downlink sounding frame is appended to a separate downlink network traffic subframe, and wherein each downlink sounding frame is allocated to a single feeder station in accordance with the time division scheme such that no two feeder stations transmit a downlink sounding message in the same downlink sounding frame; wherein each base station is configured to receive downlink sounding messages in corresponding downlink sounding frames transmitted by respective ones of a plurality of feeder stations, generate spatial signature information for a serving feeder station for the base station based on downlink sounding messages received from the serving feeder station in downlink sounding frames designated for the serving feeder station, generate interference spatial signature information based on signals received during downlink sounding frames other than the downlink sounding frames designated for the serving feeder station, and based on the spatial signature information for the serving feeder station and the interference spatial signature information, generate interference nulling beamforming weights for use by the base station when transmitting uplink backhaul traffic signals to the serving feeder station and/or for use when receiving downlink backhaul traffic signals from the serving feeder station; wherein each feeder station is configured to receive uplink sounding messages in corresponding uplink sounding frames, to generate spatial signature information for a selecting base station that has selected the feeder station for service in the backhaul network based on uplink sounding messages received from the selecting base station in assigned uplink sounding frames, generate interference spatial signature information based on signals received during uplink sounding frames other than the assigned uplink sounding frames for the selecting base station, and based on the spatial signature information for the selecting base station and the interference spatial signature information, generate interference nulling beamforming weights for use by the feeder station when transmitting downlink backhaul traffic signals to the selecting base station and/or receiving signals from uplink backhaul traffic signals from the selecting base station.
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19. A base station apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of antennas; a receiver configured to generate a plurality of receive signals based on reception at respective ones of the plurality of antenna of downlink sounding messages in corresponding downlink sounding frames transmitted by respective ones of a plurality of feeder stations operating in a wireless backhaul network, wherein each downlink sounding frame is appended to a separate downlink network traffic subframe, and wherein the downlink sounding frames are each allocated to a single feeder station in accordance with a time division scheme in which no two feeder stations transmit a downlink sounding message in the same downlink sounding frame; a transmitter configured to generate transmit signals to be transmitted by respective ones of the plurality of antennas; and a controller configured to connect to the transmitter and the receiver, wherein the controller is configured to; generate uplink sounding messages for transmission by the transmitter in a particular one of a plurality of uplink sounding frames allocated for uplink sounding; generate spatial signature information with respect to a serving feeder station based on downlink sounding messages received from the serving feeder station in downlink sounding frames designated for the serving feeder station; generate interference spatial signature information based on signals received during downlink sounding frames other than the downlink sounding frames designated for the serving feeder station; and based on the spatial signature information for the serving feeder station and the interference spatial signature information, generate interference nulling beamforming weights for use when transmitting uplink backhaul traffic signals to the serving feeder station and/or for use when receiving downlink backhaul traffic signals from the serving feeder station. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A feeder station apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of antennas; a receiver configured to generate a plurality of receive signals based on reception at respective ones of the plurality of antennas of uplink sounding messages in corresponding uplink sounding frames allocated for base stations to transmit uplink sounding messages, wherein each uplink sounding frame is appended to a separate uplink network traffic subframe, and wherein the uplink sounding frames are each allocated to a single base station in accordance with a time division scheme in which no two base stations transmit an uplink sounding message in the same uplink sounding frame; a transmitter configured to generate transmit signals to be transmitted by respective ones of the plurality of antennas, including downlink sounding messages; a controller configured to connect to the receiver and the transmitter, wherein the controller is configured to; generate downlink sounding messages for transmission by the transmitter in designated downlink sounding frames among a plurality of downlink sounding frames allocated for feeder stations operating in a wireless backhaul network generate spatial signature information for a selecting base station that has selected the feeder station for service in the backhaul network based on uplink sounding messages received from the selecting base station in assigned uplink sounding frames; generate interference spatial signature information based on signals received during uplink sounding frames other than the assigned uplink sounding frames for the selecting base station; and based on the spatial signature information for the selecting base station and the interference spatial signature information, generate interference nulling beamforming weights for use by the feeder station when transmitting downlink backhaul traffic signals to the selecting base station and/or receiving signals from uplink backhaul traffic signals from the selecting base station. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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