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Method and device for decoding a signal of multiple input/multiple output system

US7782971B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 2005
Grant dateAug 24, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/03203
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The method for decoding a received signal in a multiple input/multiple output system uses QR-decomposition of the linear channel matrix, but then applies a non-Euclidean norm during tree traversal. Two separate hardware units, namely an MCU and a MEU, art provided for concurrent operation. The MCU determines a next child node, while the MEU determines next best parent nodes on the previously processed tree levels, which makes it possible to retrace the path to a next starting node without investing dedicated processing steps (e.g., cycles). On each tree level, the possible coordinates are grouped into several circular sets in the complex plane, and a series of decision boundaries is calculated for each set that allows a quick evaluation of the optimum coordinate in each set.

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