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Multi-antenna receiver interference cancellation method and apparatus

US8315343B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 2007
Grant dateNov 20, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/03006
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A composite signal including a plurality of component signal streams is processed using QR-decomposition to detect symbols and calculate a decision metric for each of the signal streams (202). Soft serial interference cancellation is performed on the composite signal based on the symbols detected for different ones of the signal streams and a ranking of the signal streams (204). The symbols are re-detected and the decision metric re-calculated for each signal stream based on soft serial interference cancellation results (206). The different decision metric calculations for at least one of the signal streams are compared to determine whether symbol detection is more accurate with or without soft serial interference cancellation (208). The signal streams are decoded using symbols detected based on soft serial interference cancellation results when symbol detection is determined to be more accurate with soft serial interference cancellation (210). Otherwise, the streams are decoded based on the symbols detected using QR-decomposition (210).

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