Correlation-matrix feedback method and system for antenna array
US8982973B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/0663
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a correlation-matrix feedback method and system for an antenna array. The method comprises steps of: selecting, at a receiving end, a codeword from a predetermined correlation-matrix codebook comprising a plurality of codewords according to a predetermined criterion to represent a correlation matrix to be fed back (300); and feeding back an index of the selected codeword in the predetermined correlation-matrix codebook to a transmitting end (302); wherein each codeword is a codeword matrix for approximating a correlation matrix of an antenna array at the transmitting end. According to the present invention, it is possible to take good advantage of the characteristics of closely-spaced ULA antennas and spatial correlation thereof, design a corresponding codebook for quantization and feedback, and reduce feedback overhead and computational complexity so as to improve the system performance of a spatial correlation aided system, such as a MIMO system.
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