Pilot reference transmission for a wireless communication system
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting pilot references from a plurality of transmission sources, the method comprising:
- generating at a first transmission source of the plurality of transmission sources a first pilot burst;
transmitting the first pilot burst during a time period during which no user data is transmitted by the plurality of transmission sources, the transmission of the first pilot burst being synchronized with a common system time reference, and wherein the time period of the transmission of the first pilot burst at least partially overlaps with a transmission time period of a second pilot burst from a second transmission source of the plurality of transmission sources;
receiving a connection request from an access terminal based on link conditions between the plurality of transmission sources and the access terminal, the connection request comprising a requested data rate for transmissions to the access terminal, the requested data rate representing a maximum data rate for the transmissions to the access terminal; and
transmitting user data to the access terminal at the requested data rate.
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Abstract
A pilot reference transmission scheme well suited for high data rate wireless communication systems is disclosed. To maximize the amount of interference from transmissions from neighboring transmission sources (e.g., access points or base stations) during the pilot interval, and hence minimize the amount of interference from non-transmitting sources during the data intervals, the pilot references are transmitted in bursts at predetermined time intervals, and the pilot bursts from the access points are synchronized. This results in maximum interference contributions from non-transmitting neighboring access points, facilitating reliable estimation of worst case carrier-to-interference (C/I), and further allows the receiving devices (e.g., access terminals) to easily recognize the bursts as pilot reference. In one embodiment, each access point transmits the pilot bursts at or near its maximum transmit power level and no user-specific data is transmitted during the pilot bursts.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting pilot references from a plurality of transmission sources, the method comprising:
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generating at a first transmission source of the plurality of transmission sources a first pilot burst; transmitting the first pilot burst during a time period during which no user data is transmitted by the plurality of transmission sources, the transmission of the first pilot burst being synchronized with a common system time reference, and wherein the time period of the transmission of the first pilot burst at least partially overlaps with a transmission time period of a second pilot burst from a second transmission source of the plurality of transmission sources; receiving a connection request from an access terminal based on link conditions between the plurality of transmission sources and the access terminal, the connection request comprising a requested data rate for transmissions to the access terminal, the requested data rate representing a maximum data rate for the transmissions to the access terminal; and transmitting user data to the access terminal at the requested data rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for transmitting pilot references from a plurality of transmission sources, the method comprising:
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generating at a first transmission source of the plurality of transmission sources a first pilot burst; transmitting the first pilot burst at predetermined time intervals during which no user data is transmitted by the plurality of transmission sources, the transmission of the first pilot burst being synchronized with a common system time reference, and wherein a time period of the transmission of the first pilot burst at least partially overlaps with a transmission time period of a second pilot burst from a second transmission source of the plurality of transmission sources; receiving a connection request from an access terminal based on link conditions between the plurality of transmission sources and the access terminal, the connection request comprising a requested data rate for transmissions to the access terminal, the requested data rate representing a maximum data rate for the transmissions to the access terminal; and transmitting user data to the access terminal at the requested data rate.
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17. An access point comprising:
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a processor; and memory in electronic communication with the processor, the memory having instructions stored thereon that when executed by the processor cause the processor to; generate a first pilot burst; transmit the first pilot burst at predetermined time intervals during which no user data is transmitted by a plurality of transmission sources including the access point, the transmission of the first pilot burst being synchronized with a common system time reference, and wherein a time period of the transmission of the first pilot burst at least partially overlaps with a transmission time period of a second pilot burst from a second transmission source of the plurality of transmission sources; receive a connection request from an access terminal based on link conditions between the plurality of transmission sources and the access terminal, the connection request comprising a requested data rate for transmissions to the access terminal, the requested data rate representing a maximum data rate for the transmissions to the access point; and transmit user data to the access terminal at the requested data rate. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for generating a first pilot burst; means for transmitting the first pilot burst at predetermined time intervals during which no user data is transmitted by a plurality of transmission sources including the apparatus, the transmission of the first pilot burst being synchronized with a common system time reference, and wherein a time period of the transmission of the first pilot burst at least partially overlaps with a transmission time period of a second pilot burst from a second transmission source of the plurality of transmission sources; means for receiving a connection request from an access terminal based on link conditions between the plurality of transmission sources and the access terminal, the connection request comprising a requested data rate for transmissions to the access terminal, the requested data rate representing a maximum data rate for the transmissions to the access terminal; and means for transmitting user data to the access terminal at the requested data rate.
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