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MIMO wireless precoding system robust to power imbalance

US7629902B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 30, 2008
Grant dateDec 8, 2009
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Expiry dateMay 30, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/0242
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for preventing power imbalance in a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) wireless precoding system. According to one aspect of the present invention, a codebook is constructed with a first subset of codewords that are constant modulus matrices, and a second subset of codewords that are non-constant modulus matrices. A mapping scheme is established between the first subset of codewords and the second subset of codewords. When a unit of user equipment feeds back a first codeword that is a non-constant modulus matrix, the Node-B may replace the first codewords with a second codeword that is selected from the first subset of codewords and that corresponds to the first codeword in accordance with the mapping scheme.

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