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Methods and devices for determining effective mutual information

US9544121B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2014
Grant dateJan 10, 2017
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Expiry dateJan 18, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/0246
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes receiving at a receiver circuit a composite signal including non-interfered data resource elements and interfered data resource elements from a plurality of radio cells, and determining a first mutual information metric based on the non-interfered data resource elements. The method further includes determining a second mutual information metric based on the interfered data resource elements, and determining effective mutual information based on a combination of the first mutual information metric and the second mutual information metric.

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