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Multi-user MIMO systems and methods

US8054898B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 12, 2006
Grant dateNov 8, 2011
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B7/0673
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided for scheduling data transmission in a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) system. The MIMO-OFDM system may comprise at least one MIMO-OFDM transmitter and at least one MIMO-OFDM receiver. Feedback from one or more receivers may be used by a transmitter to improve quality, capacity, and scheduling in MIMO-OFDM communication systems. The method may comprise generating or receiving information pertaining to a MIMO channel metric and information pertaining to a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) in respect of a transmitted signal; and sending a next transmission to a receiver using a MIMO mode selected in accordance with the information pertaining to the MIMO channel metric, and an adaptive coding and modulation selected in accordance with the information pertaining to the CQI.

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