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Simplified method of detection by spheres when there is a low signal to noise ratio

US6987818B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 31, 2001
Grant dateJan 17, 2006
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/71057
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method of detecting a plurality of symbols transmitted by or to a plurality of users from a received signal, each symbol of a user belonging to a modulation constellation, the detection method using a lattice of points generated by the said modulation constellations, the said plurality of symbols of the different users being represented by a point amongst a subset of points in the said lattice, the said constellation and the received signal being represented by a point characteristic of this signal, referred to as the received point, translated from a point in the said constellation by a noise vector, the method including a step of orthogonal projection of the received point onto an affine subspace, referred to as a projection subspace, parallel to or merged with an affine subspace delimiting the constellation, and a step of seeking the closest neighbor to the point thus projected amongst the points in the constellation.

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