Signal modulation and demodulation for multiuser superposition transmission scheme
US10257013B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L5/0046
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of modulating and demodulating superposed signals for MUST scheme is proposed. A transmitter takes bit sequences intended for multiple receivers under MUST scheme to go through a “bit sequence to constellation points” mapper before entering the modulators to satisfy the Gray coding rule and to achieve high demodulation performance for the receivers. In a first method, each bit sequence is assigned for each constellation point on the constellation map to satisfy one or more conditions under different power split factors. In a second method, the constellation map is divided into sub-regions according to the clustering of the constellation points for bit sequence assignment. A near-UE may use an ML receiver for demodulation and decoding the superposed signal. A far-UE may use an ML receiver or an MMSE receiver for demodulation and decoding the superposed signal.
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