Closed form singular value decomposition

• US 9,325,399 B2
• Filed: 11/06/2012
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Quarterhill Inc. (f/k/a Wi-LAN Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Wi-LAN Inc.
• Inventors: Porat, Ron, Jiang, Yi
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Siu
• Application Number:
  US13/669,786
• Publication Number:
  US 20130058426A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,267 Days
• Field of Search: 375/295, 375/316, 375/219, 375/221, 375/259, 375/260, 375/267, 375/285, 375/296, 375/299, 375/346, 375/347, 375/349
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0417 Feedback systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0626 Channel coefficients, e.g. channel state information [CSI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/03343 Arrangements at the transmitter end
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0023 Time-frequency-space

Abstract

The subject matter disclosed herein provides methods and apparatus for determining a singular value decomposition, providing feedback from a client station to a base station, and closed loop operation of a wireless system implementing multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO). The method may include determining one or more singular vectors using a closed form singular value decomposition. The one or more determined singular vectors may be provided to a precoder at the base station as feedback. The method may include aligning a phase of one or more singular vectors. The method may also include determining, at a client station, a plurality of singular vectors for channels used in a MIMO transmission from a base station to a client station. The client station may provide an indication to the base station regarding whether to use a singular value decomposition or a uniform channel decomposition. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described.

Claims

1. A method for use in a client station, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of signals transmitted by a base station implementing a plurality of antennas configured for a multiple-input and multiple-output transmission;

determining, using a closed form singular value decomposition, one or more singular vectors;

aligning a phase of each of the one or more singular vectors to generate one or more aligned singular vectors;

averaging the aligned singular vectors to generate an average singular vector; and

providing, as feedback, the average singular vector to a precoder at the base station.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining further comprises:

determining, using the closed form singular value decomposition without iteration, the one or more singular vectors.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining further comprises:

determining, using the closed form singular value decomposition, a first singular vector based on the following equation;

v₁=h₁*cos θ

+h₂*sin θ

e^jφ

; and

a second singular vector based on the following equation;

v₂=h₁*sin θ

+h₂*cos θ

e^jφ

.

4. A client station comprising:

a radio interface configured to receive a plurality of signals transmitted by a base station implementing a plurality of antennas configured for a multiple-input and multiple-output transmission; and

a channel estimator configured to determine, using a closed form singular value decomposition, one or more singular vectors;

the channel estimator further configured to align a phase of each of the one or more singular vectors to generate one or more aligned singular vectors, and to average the aligned singular vectors to generate an average singular vector;

wherein the radio interface is further configured to transmit, as feedback, the average singular vector to a precoder at the base station.

5. The client station of claim 4, wherein the channel estimator is further configured to determine, using the closed form singular value decomposition without iteration, the one or more singular vectors.

6. The client station of claim 4, wherein the channel estimator is further configured to determine, using the closed form singular value decomposition, a first singular vector based on the following equation:

v₁=h₁*cos θ

+h₂*sin θ

e^jφ

; and

a second singular vector based on the following equation;

v₂=h₁*sin θ

+h₂*cos θ

e^jφ

.

7. A method for use in a base station, the method comprising:

receiving, at a base station, feedback comprising an average singular vector determined, at a client station, by using a closed form singular value decomposition to determine one or more singular vectors, aligning a phase of each of one or more singular vectors to generate one or more aligned singular vectors, and averaging the one or more aligned singular vectors;

precoding a plurality of signals for multiple-input and multiple-output transmission based on the received average singular vector; and

transmitting, as the multiple-input and multiple-output transmission, the precoded plurality of signals.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more singular vectors are determined at the client station using the closed form singular value decomposition without iteration.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more singular vectors are determined using the closed form singular value decomposition at the client station based on a first singular vector determined according to the following equation:

v₁=h₁*cos θ

+h₂*sin θ

e^jφ

; and

based on a second singular vector determined according to the following equation;

v₂=h₁*sin θ

+h₂*cos θ

e^jφ

.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein v₁ and v₂ are phase aligned.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the precoding the plurality of signals for multiple-input multiple-output transmission includes using the singular vectors to weight orthogonal eigen-beams transmitted via each of a plurality of antennas.

12. A base station comprising:

a radio interface configured to receive feedback comprising an average singular vector determined, at a client station, by using a closed form singular value decomposition to determine one or more singular vectors, aligning a phase of each of one or more singular vectors to generate one or more aligned singular vectors, and averaging the aligned singular vectors; and

a precoder configured to precode a plurality of signals for multiple-input and multiple-output transmission based on the received average singular vector;

wherein the radio interface is further configured to transmit, as the multiple-input and multiple-output transmission, the precoded plurality of signals.

13. The base station of claim 12, wherein the one or more singular vectors are determined at the client station using the closed form singular value decomposition without iteration.

14. The base station of claim 12, wherein the one or more singular vectors are determined using the closed form singular value decomposition at the client station based on a first singular vector determined according to the following equation:

v₁=h₁*cos θ

+h₂*sin θ

e^jφ

; and

based on a second singular vector determined according to the following equation;

v₂=h₁*sin θ

+h₂*cos θ

e^jφ

.

15. The base station of claim 14, wherein v₁ and v₂ are phase aligned.

16. The base station of claim 13, wherein the precoder is further configured to precode the plurality of signals for multiple-input multiple-output transmission using the average singular vector to weight orthogonal eigen-beams transmitted via each of a plurality of antennas.