Computing system with factor estimation mechanism and method of operation thereof

• US 9,629,003 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2014
• Issued: 04/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Bai, Dongwoon, Lee, Jungwon
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Parth
• Application Number:
  US14/453,872
• Publication Number:
  US 20150098408A1
• Time in Patent Office: 985 Days
• Field of Search: 370329, 375227
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/345 Interference values signal-to-interference ratio [SIR] or carrier-to-interference ratio [CIR] H04B17/336
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition

Abstract

A computing system includes: an inter-device interface configured to receive a receiver signal including a serving control information for representing a serving control signal communicated over a serving control channel; and a communication unit, coupled to the inter-device interface, configured to: generate a boosting factor estimate based on the receiver signal, and determine the serving control information from the receiver signal based on the boosting factor estimate.

Claims

1. A computing system comprising:

an inter-device interface configured to receive a receiver signal including an unknown boosting factor, serving control information for representing a serving control signal communicated over a serving control channel, and an interference control signal communicated over an interference control channel based on a transmission scheme; and

a communication unit, coupled to the inter-device interface, configured to;

calculate an initial factor estimate along with an initial content estimate for representing the serving control information, the initial factor estimate including a factor bias;

estimate the boosting factor based on the receiver signal and removing the factor bias from the initial factor estimate, wherein the boosting factor is for estimating in an adjustment in an amplitude of the serving control signal at a transmitting device;

determine the serving control information from the receiver signal based on the boosting factor;

calculate a control channel estimate for representing the serving control channel, the interference control channel, or a combination thereof; and

generate a refinement result based on a refinement input for representing the control channel estimate, the receiver signal, the transmission scheme, or a combination thereof.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the communication unit is configured to:

calculate the control channel estimate based on the receiver signal for representing the serving control channel;

generate a linearization adjustment based on the control channel estimate; and

estimate the boosting factor based on the linearization adjustment.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

the inter-device interface is configured to receive the receiver signal for representing the serving control signal transmitted by the transmitting device and the interference control signal transmitted by a different device; and

the communication unit is configured to estimate the boosting factor including an estimate set based on a hybrid refinement mechanism for representing the boosting factor corresponding to the serving control signal and the interference control signal.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

the inter-device interface is configured to receive the receiver signal including a noise portion; and

the communication unit is configured to;

determine a measure magnification function for representing the serving control information relative to the noise portion, and

estimate the boosting factor based on the measure magnification function.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

the inter-device interface is configured to receive the receiver signal for representing the serving control signal transmitted by the transmitting device and the interference control signal transmitted by a different device; and

the communication unit is configured to generate an estimate set including;

a serving factor estimate based on a whitening mechanism for isolating the serving control signal from within the receiver signal, and

an interference factor estimate based on the whitening mechanism for isolating the interference control signal from within the receiver signal.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

the inter-device interface is configured to receive the receiver signal for representing the serving control signal transmitted by the transmitting device and the interference control signal transmitted by a different device; and

the communication unit is configured to generate an estimate set based on a single-cell mechanism utilizing a linearization adjustment, a measure magnification function, or a combination thereof for estimating the boosting factor, based on iteratively processing one instance of the serving control signal or the interference control signal at a time, for the receiver signal.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the communication unit is configured to estimate the boosting factor based on a direct-calculation configuration and without an iterative configuration for estimating the boosting factor from the receiver signal.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the communication unit is configured to estimate the boosting factor without utilizing an expectation maximization approach for estimating the boosting factor from the receiver signal.

9. A method of operation of a computing system comprising:

receiving a receiver signal including an unknown boosting factor, serving control information for representing a serving control signal communicated over a serving control channel, and an interference control signal communicated over an interference control channel based on a transmission scheme;

calculating an initial factor estimate along with an initial content estimate for representing the serving control information, the initial factor estimate including a factor bias;

estimating the boosting factor with a communication unit based on the receiver signal and removing the factor bias from the initial factor estimate, wherein the boosting factor is for estimating an adjustment in an amplitude of the serving control signal at a transmitting device;

determining the serving control information from the receiver signal based on the boosting factor;

calculating a control channel estimate for representing the serving control channel, the interference control channel, or a combination thereof; and

generating a refinement result based on a refinement input for representing the control channel estimate, the receiver signal, the transmission scheme, or a combination thereof.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9 further comprising:

Calculating the control channel estimate based on the receiver signal for representing the serving control channel;

generating a linearization adjustment based on the control channel estimate; and

wherein;

estimating the boosting factor includes estimating the boosting factor based on the linearization adjustment.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9 wherein:

receiving the receiver signal includes receiving the receiver signal for representing the serving control signal transmitted by the transmitting device and the interference control signal transmitted by a different device; and

estimating the boosting factor includes estimating the boosting factor including an estimate set based on a hybrid refinement mechanism for representing the boosting factor corresponding to the serving control signal and the interference control signal.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9 wherein:

receiving the receiver signal includes receiving the receiver signal including a noise portion; and

further comprising;

determining a measure magnification function for representing the serving control information relative to the noise portion for estimating the boosting factor based on the measure magnification function.

13. The method as claimed in claim 9 wherein:

receiving the receiver signal includes receiving the receiver signal for representing the serving control signal transmitted by the transmitting device and an interference control signal transmitted by a different device; and

estimating the boosting factor includes generating an estimate set including;

a serving factor estimate based on a whitening mechanism for isolating the serving control signal from within the receiver signal, and

an interference factor estimate based on the whitening mechanism for isolating the interference control signal from within the receiver signal.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions for a computing system comprising:

receiving a receiver signal including an unknown boosting factor, serving control information for representing a serving control signal communicated over a serving control channel, and an interference control signal communicated over an interference control channel based on a transmission scheme;

calculating an initial factor estimate along with an initial content estimate for representing the serving control information, the initial factor estimate including a factor bias;

estimating the boosting factor based on the receiver signal and removing the factor bias from the initial factor estimate, wherein the boosting factor is for estimating an adjustment in an amplitude of the serving control signal at a transmitting device;

determining the serving control information from the receiver signal based on the boosting factor;

calculating a control channel estimate for representing the serving control channel, the interference control channel, or a combination thereof; and

generating a refinement result based on a refinement input for representing the control channel estimate, the receiver signal, the transmission scheme, or a combination thereof.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 14 further comprising:

calculating the control channel estimate based on the receiver signal for representing the serving control channel;

generating a linearization adjustment based on the control channel estimate; and

wherein;

estimating the boosting factor includes estimating the boosting factor based on the linearization adjustment.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 14 wherein:

receiving the receiver signal includes receiving the receiver signal for representing the serving control signal transmitted by the transmitting device and the interference control signal transmitted by a different device; and

estimating the boosting factor includes estimating the boosting factor including an estimate set based on a hybrid refinement mechanism for representing the boosting factor corresponding to the serving control signal and the interference control signal.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 14 wherein:

receiving the receiver signal includes receiving the receiver signal including a noise portion; and

further comprising;

determining a measure magnification function for representing the serving control information relative to the noise portion for estimating the boosting factor based on the measure magnification function.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 14 wherein:

receiving the receiver signal includes receiving the receiver signal for representing the serving control signal transmitted by the transmitting device and an interference control signal transmitted by a different device; and

estimating the boosting factor includes generating an estimate set including;

a serving factor estimate based on a whitening mechanism for isolating the serving control signal from within the receiver signal, and

an interference factor estimate based on the whitening mechanism for isolating the interference control signal from within the receiver signal.