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Methods and apparatus for precoding control in a wireless communication network

US10419098B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 7, 2017
Grant dateSep 17, 2019
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Expiry dateApr 7, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B7/0658
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Culling a set of precoders down to a smaller set using a comparatively simple first-pass evaluation allows a wireless device or other entity to reduce an overall computational burden associated with identifying a currently preferred precoder. An example approach involves selecting a reduced set of precoders from a full set of precoders, based on performing preliminary evaluations of precoders in the full set, and selecting a preferred precoder or precoders from the reduced set, based on performing further evaluations of precoders in the second set. On a per precoder basis, the further evaluations are more complex than the preliminary evaluations. One may view the approach as using less complex first-pass evaluations to reduce the precoder search space, and then using more complex second-pass evaluations to identify a currently preferred precoder or precoders within the reduced search space.

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