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Determining a channel matrix by measuring interference

US7843990B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 2007
Grant dateNov 30, 2010
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2025/03426
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus includes a transmitter configured to transmit symbols to one or more receivers via a plurality of communication channels of a physical communication link. The transmitter is configured to estimate a phase of one or more off-diagonal elements of a channel matrix for the physical communication link based on values of signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratios at the one or more receivers.

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