Method for blindly detecting a precoding matrix index

1. A method comprising:

receiving at a mobile station a common reference signal and user specific information and

determining the user specific information using known possible modulation constellations and known candidates of user specific information by minimizing an objective function for all known possible modulation constellations and known candidates of precoding matrix index (PMI) to determine the PMI corresponding to data or control information and wherein the objective function is given by

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where ŷ represents the determined PMI, X represents the received user specific information, w represents the known candidates for the PMIs, Ĥ represents a channel response estimated from the common reference signal in a given frequency domain, c represents the known modulation constellation, K represents a number of precoding vectors in the PMI, L represents a number of sub-carriers, M represents the total of known modulation constellations and m r represents the available modulation constellations for each rank, N represents a number of transmit antennas used for the common reference signal, R represents a rank for at least one of a data and control signal and G represents a number of receive antennas.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the user specific information comprises a precoding matrix index (PMI) corresponding to data or control information.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein minimizing the objective function comprises minimizing for a number of available ranks used to transmit data over a shared channel and signaling over a control channel.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein minimizing the objective function comprises minimizing the objective function over a set of sub-carrier signals used to transmit data or control signals from at least one antenna wherein the set of sub-carrier signals are used for determining the PMI.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein minimizing the objective function comprising minimizing over a plurality of antennas transmitting the data or control signals and a plurality of antennas receiving the data or control signal.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein determining the user specific information comprises determining a precoding matrix index (PMI) and minimizing for a total number of possible PMI vectors used to transmit data over a shared channel and signaling over the control channel.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein determining the user specific information comprises determining a precoding matrix index (PMI) and minimizing an objective function based on a hard decision of modulation symbols.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising, before minimizing an objective function, combining symbols.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein determining the user specific information comprises determining a precoding matrix index (PMI) and minimizing the objective function based on a soft decision of modulation constellations.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising, before minimizing the objective function, combining symbols.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein determining the user specific information comprises determining a precoding matrix index (PMI) and a summation for each antenna and each rank used to transmit data and control signals.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein minimizing an objective function comprises determining a precoding matrix index (PMI) and minimizing the objective function based on a soft decision of modulation symbols.

13. A method comprising:

receiving at a mobile station a common reference signal and user specific data and control signals weighted by a precoding matrix and

minimizing an objective function for each of at least one rank used to transmit the received user specific data and control signals and each of known possible modulation constellations used to transmit the received data and control signals over a set of sub-carrier signals used to transmit data signals from at least one antenna wherein the set of sub-carrier signals to determine the precoding matrix index (PMI) and wherein the objective function is given by

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where ŷ represents the determined PMI, X represents the received user specific data and control signals, w represents the known candidates for the PMIs, Ĥ represents a channel response estimated from the common reference signal in a given frequency domain, c represents the known modulation constellation, K represents a number of precoding vectors in the PMI, L represents a number of sub-carriers, M represents the total of known modulation constellations and m r represents the available modulation constellations for each rank, N represents a number of transmit antennas used for the common reference signal, R represents a rank for at least one of a data and control signal and G represents a number of receive antennas.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein minimizing the objective function comprises minimizing over a number of transmit and receive antennas used for at least one of a data and control signal.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein minimizing the objective function comprises minimizing for a total number of possible PMI vectors used to transmit data over a shared channel and signaling over the control channel.