Joint transmitter signal processing in multi-beam satellite systems
US10270520B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L25/0248
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A, method and apparatus for wirelessly transmitting data to a plurality of terminals in each of a plurality of beams through a plurality of transmit feeds includes selecting, for each beam, two or more terminals among the plurality of terminals in the beam as a subgroup of terminals, on the basis of channel state information of the plurality of terminals; determining, for each beam, equivalent channel state information representing the subgroup of terminals in the beam on the basis of the channel state information of the terminals of at least one of the plural subgroups of terminals; and determining a set of weight coefficients that relate the plurality of transmit feeds to a plurality of signals that are intended for transmission in the plurality of beams on the basis of the equivalent channel state information representing the plural subgroups of terminals. Also disclosed is a method and apparatus for receiving data transmitted via wireless transmission to a plurality of beams through a plurality of transmit feeds and estimating a channel on the basis of the received data. The present disclosure is advantageously applicable to satellite communication systems.
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