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Radio communication device and method thereof

US7313400B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 5, 2003
Grant dateDec 25, 2007
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L5/0085
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a radio communication device able to adaptively adjust a pilot symbol insertion rate and improve efficiency of channel estimation and data transmission. It comprises a channel estimation unit that performs the channel estimation using the pilot symbols, a storage unit that stores a plurality of estimated values obtained by the channel estimation unit, a determination unit that compares the estimated values stored in the storage unit and determines an amount of change of the estimated values, and a notification unit that notifies the pilot symbol insertion unit of the amount of change of the estimated values.

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