Multi-standard communication

1. A method in a communication node in a wireless communication system for improving signal handling, the communication node arranged to receive signals from at least one antenna and configured as a WCDMA receiver, the method comprising:

executing a frequency domain conversion for two or more antenna signals from the at least one antenna, comprising:

receiving a continuous WCDMA signal from one of the at least one antenna;

splitting the continuous WCDMA signal into windowed signals; and

performing a frequency domain conversion of the windowed signals;

providing a channel estimate based on a frequency converted pilot signal comprising:

extracting a pilot signal from the continuous WCDMA signal;

splitting the pilot signal into windowed pilot signals;

performing a frequency domain conversion of the windowed pilot signals; and

providing a channel estimate of the frequency converted windowed pilot signals; and

providing diversity combined signals, comprising:

performing diversity combining based on the frequency converted windowed signals of the continuous WCDMA signal and the channel estimate; and

combining the diversity combined signals to provide a continuous signal.

2. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein executing the frequency domain conversion for the two or more antenna signals, further comprises storing the frequency converted windowed signals in an antenna signal buffer.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein executing the frequency domain conversion for the two or more antenna signals further comprises:

adding an overlap to the windowed signals;

wherein providing a channel estimate based on a frequency converted pilot signal further comprises:

adding an overlap to the windowed pilot signals; and

wherein providing diversity combined signals further comprises:

performing a time domain conversion of the diversity combined signals.

4. The method according to claim 3 ,

wherein adding an overlap to the windowed signals and the windowed pilot signals comprises an overlap/save step or an overlap/add step.

5. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein providing diversity combined signals further comprises performing a time domain conversion of the diversity combined signals.

6. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein combining the diversity combined signals to provide a continuous signal comprises adding overlap to the windowed pilot signals or discarding the windowed pilot signals.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising providing a further channel estimate based on a frequency converted pilot signal, comprising:

extracting a pilot signal from the continuous WCDMA signal;

splitting the pilot signal into windowed pilot signals;

performing a frequency domain conversion of the windowed pilot signals;

providing a channel estimate of the frequency converted windowed pilot signals;

performing a time domain conversion of the channel estimate; and

combining the time domain converted channel estimate into a continuous signal.

8. The method according to claim 7 ,

wherein providing the further channel estimate of the frequency converted windowed pilot signal, further comprises: adding an overlap to the windowed pilot signal.

9. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the method further comprises

interference canceling, comprising:

receiving an interference signal;

reproducing, based on the interference signal, a signal causing the interference;

splitting the reproduced signal into at least one windowed interfering signal;

performing frequency domain conversion of the windowed interfering signal;

scaling the frequency converted windowed interfering signal with the channel estimates; and

subtracting the scaled frequency converted windowed interfering signal from the antenna buffer.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the communication node is a base station.

11. A communication node in a wireless communication system for improving signal handling, the communication node arranged to receive signals from at least one antenna and being configurable as a WCDMA receiver, the communication node comprising:

a receiver arranged to receive two or more continuous WCDMA signals from one of the at least one antenna;

a splitter arranged to split the two or more continuous WCDMA signals into windowed signals; and

a processor arranged to execute a frequency domain conversion of the two or more windowed signals and to cause the communication node to:

extract a pilot signal from the two or more continuous WCDMA signals;

split the pilot signal into windowed pilot signals;

perform a frequency domain conversion of the windowed pilot signals;

provide a channel estimate of the frequency converted windowed pilot signals;

provide diversity combined signals based on the frequency converted windowed signals of the continuous WCDMA signals and the channel estimate; and

combine the diversity combined signals to provide a continuous signal.

12. The communication node according to claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured:

to execute the frequency domain conversion of the two or more continuous WCDMA signals by adding an overlap to the windowed signals,

to provide the channel estimate of the frequency converted windowed pilot signal further by adding an overlap to the windowed pilot signals, and

to cause the communication node to perform a time domain conversion of the diversity combined signals.

13. The communication node according to claim 12 , wherein adding an overlap to the windowed signals and the windowed pilot signals comprises an overlap/save step or an overlap/add step.

14. The communication node according to claim 11 , wherein the processor is further arranged to cause the communication node to provide a further channel estimate based on a frequency converted pilot signal, by:

extracting a pilot signal from the two or more continuous WCDMA signals;

splitting the pilot signal into windowed pilot signals;

performing a frequency domain conversion of the windowed pilot signal;

providing a channel estimate of the frequency converted windowed pilot signal;

performing a time domain conversion of the channel estimate; and

combining the time domain converted channel estimate into a continuous signal.

15. A method in a communication node in a wireless communication system for improving signal handling, the communication node arranged to receive signals from at least one antenna and configured as a WCDMA receiver, the method comprising:

executing a frequency domain conversion for two or more antenna signals from the at least one antenna, comprising:

receiving a continuous signal from one of the at least one antenna;

splitting the continuous antenna signal into windowed signals;

adding an overlap to the windowed signals; and

performing a frequency domain conversion of the windowed signals;

providing a channel estimate based on a frequency converted pilot signal comprising:

extracting a pilot signal;

splitting the pilot signal into windowed pilot signals;

adding an overlap to the windowed pilot signals;

performing a frequency domain conversion of the windowed pilot signals; and

providing a channel estimate of the frequency converted windowed pilot signals;

providing diversity combined signals, comprising:

performing diversity combining based on the frequency converted windowed signals of the two or more antenna signals and the channel estimate; and

performing a time domain conversion of the diversity combined signals

combining the diversity combined signals to provide a continuous signal.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein adding an overlap to the windowed signals and the windowed pilot signals comprises an overlap/save step or an overlap/add step.

17. The method according to claim 15 , further comprising:

providing a further channel estimate based on a frequency converted pilot signal, comprising:

extracting a pilot signal;

splitting the pilot signal into windowed pilot signals;

performing a frequency domain conversion of the windowed pilot signal;

providing a channel estimate of the frequency converted windowed pilot signal;

performing a time domain conversion of the channel estimate; and

combining the time domain converted channel estimate into a continuous signal.