Method and apparatus for uplink network MIMO in a wireless communication system
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by an anchor node, channel state information (CSI) reports, which comprise UE channel time/frequency profiles, from one or more cooperating network nodes, wherein the anchor node and the one or more cooperating network nodes are configured to cooperatively receive uplink transmissions, from a user equipment unit (UE), using a network multiple-in multiple out (N-MIMO) technique, wherein the N-MIMO technique includes the one or more cooperating network nodes and the anchor node, connected via one or more backhaul links, receiving uplink signals in parallel from the UE; and
computing, by the anchor node, a communication rate to be assigned to the UE for communication with the one or more cooperating network nodes based at least in part on the CSI reports.
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Abstract
Systems and methodologies are described herein that facilitate generation and processing of control signaling to support uplink network multiple-in-multiple-out (N-MIMO) communication in a wireless communication system. As described herein, respective network nodes associated with an uplink N-MIMO framework can generate channel state information (CSI) corresponding to an uplink channel from a designated network user to the respective nodes. Generated CSI can subsequently be communicated to an uplink anchor node for the network user in order to facilitate rate assignment, scheduling, and/or other operations with respect to the network user. As described herein, CSI generated and reported by respective cells can include channel profiles, carrier/interference profiles, estimated supported uplink rates, or the like. As additionally described herein, supplemental information such as observed interference levels, demodulation indicators, or the like can be communicated to an anchor node and utilized in rate assignment and/or scheduling.
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25 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by an anchor node, channel state information (CSI) reports, which comprise UE channel time/frequency profiles, from one or more cooperating network nodes, wherein the anchor node and the one or more cooperating network nodes are configured to cooperatively receive uplink transmissions, from a user equipment unit (UE), using a network multiple-in multiple out (N-MIMO) technique, wherein the N-MIMO technique includes the one or more cooperating network nodes and the anchor node, connected via one or more backhaul links, receiving uplink signals in parallel from the UE; and computing, by the anchor node, a communication rate to be assigned to the UE for communication with the one or more cooperating network nodes based at least in part on the CSI reports. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
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a memory, of an anchor node, that stores data relating to a network user and one or more cooperative network nodes associated with uplink network multiple-in-multiple-out (N-MIMO) communication with the network user, wherein the N-MIMO communication includes the one or more cooperative network nodes and the anchor node connected via one or more backhaul links receiving uplink signals in parallel from a user equipment unit (UE); and a processor of the anchor node configured to receive channel state information of a receiver (CSIR) reports, which comprise time/frequency profiles corresponding to an uplink channel between the network user and the one or more cooperative network nodes, from the one or more cooperative network nodes and to calculate a communication rate to be assigned to the network user based at least in part on the CSIR reports. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for obtaining, by an anchor node, uplink channel state information of the receiver (CSIR) reports, which comprise UE channel time/frequency profiles relating to a user equipment unit (UE), from one or more cooperating network nodes within a coordinated reception framework associated with the UE, using a network multiple-in multiple out (N-MIMO) technique, wherein the N-MIMO technique includes the one or more cooperating network nodes and the anchor node connected via one or more backhaul links receiving uplink signals in parallel from the UE; and means for performing rate assignment, by the anchor node, for the UE based at least in part on the uplink CSIR reports. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program product, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising; code for causing a computer to obtain, by an anchor node, uplink channel state information of a receiver (CSIR) reports, which comprise UE channel time/frequency profiles relating to a user equipment unit (UE), from one or more cooperating network nodes within a coordinated reception framework associated with the UE using a network multiple-in multiple out (N-MIMO) technique, wherein the N-MIMO technique includes the one or more cooperating network nodes and the anchor node connected via one or more backhaul links receiving uplink signals in parallel from the UE; and code for causing the computer to perform rate assignment, by the anchor node, for the UE based at least in part on the uplink CSIR reports. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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