Geometrical closed loop line of sight (LOS) multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO)

• US 9,077,407 B2
• Filed: 12/28/2012
• Issued: 07/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Maxlinear Asia Singapore Pte Ltd. (Maxlinear Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Koren, Shay, Eisenberg, Yoav, Tsur, Eitan
• Primary Examiner(s): Jackson, Blane J
• Application Number:
  US13/730,255
• Publication Number:
  US 20130309976A1
• Time in Patent Office: 921 Days
• Field of Search: 455/63.1, 455/63.4, 455/67.11, 455/562.1, 455/575.7, 455/101, 455/132, 455/226.1, 455/272, 455/278.1, 375/267
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0473 taking constraints in layer or codeword to antenna mapping into account
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0854 using error minimizing algorithms, e.g. minimum mean squared error [MMSE], "cross-correlation" or matrix inversion

Abstract

Geometrical closed loop line of sight (LOS) multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO). Singular value decomposition (SVD) processing for a LOS communication channel into respective channel matrices, and appropriate processing of signals within transmitter and/or receiver communication devices operate to support very high data throughput, including approaching or converging to the Shannon limit channel capacity (e.g., bits/sec/Hz). Certain communication systems operate with multi-antenna communication devices, and sometimes, the optimal spacing between those respective antennae cannot be achieved. Appropriate processing can recover most, if not all, of any performance degradation as may be incurred by a deviation from the perfectly optimal spacing between those respective antennae. In addition, any deleterious effects of phase noise among the antennae may be mitigated by driving the antennae using a common or singular local oscillator, or tracking the communication channel (e.g., channel estimation, tracking, etc.) and updating the respective SVD channel matrices based upon such phase noise.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a first communication device that includes;

a first plurality of antennae configured to transmit a signal; and

a first processor configured to process the signal using a first of a plurality of channel matrices that correspond to a singular value decomposition (SVD) of a line of sight (LOS) multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) communication channel between the first communication device and a second communication device into a plurality of independent streams at the first communication device; and

the second communication device includes;

a second plurality of antennae configured to receive the signal transmitted from the first plurality of antennae of the first communication device via the LOS MIMO communication channel; and

a second processor configured to process the signal using a second of the plurality of channel matrices, corresponding to the SVD, wherein the first of the plurality of channel matrices and the second of the plurality of channel matrices operate cooperatively to effectuate an increase in information carrying capacity of the signal via the LOS MIMO communication channel, and wherein the plurality of channel matrices that correspond to the SVD include the first of the plurality of channel matrices, a matrix having only entries on a diagonal thereof, and the second of the plurality of channel matrices.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second processor is further configured to:

the second processor configured to perform zero forcing equalization (ZFE) on the signal to effectuate the increase in information carrying capacity of the signal via the LOS MIMO communication channel.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising at least one of:

the first processor configured to modify or update the first of the plurality of channel matrices based on first differential phase noise among the first plurality of antennae of the first communication device;

or

the second processor configured to modify or update the second of the plurality of channel matrices based on second differential phase noise among the second plurality of antennae of the second communication device.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising at least one of:

the first communication device includes a first local oscillator (LO) to drive each of the first plurality of antennae to reduce or eliminate first differential phase noise among the first plurality of antennae;

or

the second communication device includes a second LO to drive each of the second plurality of antennae to reduce or eliminate second differential phase noise among the second plurality of antennae.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

at least one of the first communication device or the second communication device configured to support communications within at least one of a satellite communication system, a wireless communication system, a wired communication system, a fiber-optic communication system, or a mobile communication system.

6. An apparatus comprising:

a first plurality of antennae configured to receive a signal transmitted from a second plurality of antennae of at least one additional apparatus via a communication channel between the apparatus and the at least one additional apparatus; and

a processor configured to;

process the signal using one of a plurality of channel matrices that correspond to a singular value decomposition (SVD) of the communication channel into a plurality of independent streams at the at least one additional apparatus to effectuate an increase in information carrying capacity of the signal; and

perform zero forcing equalization (ZFE) on the signal to effectuate the increase in information carrying capacity of the signal.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising:

a communication device configured to support communications within at least one of a satellite communication system, a wireless communication system, a wired communication system, a fiber-optic communication system, or a mobile communication system.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising:

the at least one additional apparatus including at least one additional processor configured to process the signal using another one of the plurality of channel matrices, corresponding to the SVD of the communication channel into the plurality of independent streams at the at least one additional apparatus, to effectuate the increase in information carrying capacity of the signal; and

the plurality of channel matrices, corresponding to the SVD, including the one of the plurality of channel matrices, a matrix having only entries on a diagonal thereof, and the another one of the plurality of channel matrices.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the at least one additional processor configured to:

modify or update the another one of the plurality of channel matrices based on differential phase noise among the second plurality of antennae of at least one additional apparatus.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the at least one additional processor further comprises:

a local oscillator (LO) to drive each of the second plurality of antennae to reduce or eliminate any differential phase noise among the second plurality of antennae.

11. The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising:

a local oscillator (LO) to drive each of the first plurality of antennae to reduce or eliminate any differential phase noise among the first plurality of antennae.

12. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to:

modify or update the one of the plurality of channel matrices based on differential phase noise among the first plurality of antennae.

13. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the communication channel between the apparatus and at least one additional apparatus being a line of sight (LOS) multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) communication channel.

14. A method for execution by a communication device, the method comprising:

operating a first plurality of antennae of the communication device to receive a signal transmitted from a second plurality of antennae of at least one additional communication device via a line of sight (LOS) multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) communication channel between the communication device and the at least one additional communication device;

processing the signal using one of a plurality of channel matrices that correspond to a singular value decomposition (SVD) of the LOS MIMO communication channel into a plurality of independent streams at the at least one additional communication device to effectuate an increase in information carrying capacity of the signal; and

performing zero forcing equalization (ZFE) on the signal to effectuate the increase in information carrying capacity of the signal.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the communication device is configured to support communications within at least one of a satellite communication system, a wireless communication system, a wired communication system, a fiber-optic communication system, or a mobile communication system.

16. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

operating at least one additional processor, of the at least one additional communication device, to process the signal using another one of the plurality of channel matrices, corresponding to the SVD of the LOS MIMO communication channel into the plurality of independent streams at the at least one additional communication device, to effectuate the increase in information carrying capacity of the signal; and

wherein;

the plurality of channel matrices, corresponding to the SVD, including the one of the plurality of channel matrices, a matrix having only entries on a diagonal thereof, and the another one of the plurality of channel matrices.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising:

within the at least one additional communication device, modifying or updating the another one of the plurality of channel matrices based on differential phase noise among the second plurality of antennae of at least one additional apparatus.

18. The method of claim 16 further comprising:

operating a local oscillator (LO), of the at least one additional communication device, to drive each of the second plurality of antennae to reduce or eliminate any differential phase noise among the second plurality of antennae.

19. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

operating a local oscillator (LO) of the communication device to drive each of the first plurality of antennae to reduce or eliminate any differential phase noise among the first plurality of antennae.

20. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

within the at least one additional communication device, modifying or updating the one of the plurality of channel matrices based on differential phase noise among the first plurality of antennae.