Receiving device and receiving method, and computer program
A receiving device receiving a SC-FDMA signal includes a first calculating unit calculating a first channel estimation value indicating a propagation path state based on a sounding reference signal transmitted from a transmitting end device; a second calculating unit calculating a rank determination value and a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) determination value based on the first channel estimation value, the rank determination value and MCS determination value being associated with a transmission rank number and a transmission coding ratio/modulation scheme respectively, and used when the transmitting end device next transmits a data channel; a third calculating unit calculating a second channel estimation value indicating a propagation path state based on a demodulation reference signal by using interpolation processing in accordance with at least one of the rank determination value and the MCS determination value; and a demodulation/decoding unit acting on a data channel using the second channel estimation value.
1. A receiving device that receives a single carrier-frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) signal, the receiving device comprising:
first calculating unit that calculates a first channel estimation value indicating a state of a propagation path, on the basis of a sounding reference signal transmitted from a transmitting end device;
second calculating unit that calculates, on the basis of the first channel estimation value, a rank determination value associated with a transmission rank number and a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) determination value, which are used when the transmitting end device transmits a data channel next;
third calculating unit that calculates a second channel estimation value indicating a state of a propagation path, on the basis of a demodulation reference signal, by using interpolation processing in accordance with at least one of the rank determination value and the MCS determination value; and
an unit that performs demodulation and decoding of a data channel by using the second channel estimation value.
2. The receiving device according to claim 1 , wherein the third calculating unit calculates the second channel estimation value by using the interpolation processing which interpolates a sub-carrier in a frequency direction.
3. The receiving device according to claim 2 , wherein the third calculating unit calculates the second channel estimation value by using the interpolation processing which performs interpolation after execution of equalizing processing among a plurality of the sub-carries or by using the interpolation processing which performs filling of each of at least one unused sub-carrier portion with zero.
4. The receiving device according to claim 1 , wherein the third calculating unit calculates the second channel estimation value by using the interpolation processing which performs interpolation after execution of equalizing processing among a plurality of the sub-carries or by using the interpolation processing which performs filling of each of at least one unused sub-carrier portion with zero.
5. A receiving method for receiving a SC-FDMA signal, the receiving method comprising:
calculating a first channel estimation value indicating a state of a propagation path, on the basis of a sounding reference signal transmitted from a transmitting end device;
calculating, on the basis of the first channel estimation value, a rank determination value associated with a transmission rank number and a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) determination value, which are used when the transmitting end device transmits a data channel next;
calculating a second channel estimation value indicating a state of a propagation path, on the basis of a demodulation reference signal, by using interpolation processing in accordance with at least one of the rank determination value and the MCS determination value; and
performing demodulation and decoding of a data channel by using the second channel estimation value.
6. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying instructions for a controlling a device to implement a method for controlling a receiving device that receives a SC-FDMA signal the method comprising:
calculating a first channel estimation value indicating a state of a propagation path, on the basis of a sounding reference signal transmitted from a transmitting end device;
calculating, on the basis of the first channel estimation value, a rank determination value associated with a transmission rank number and a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) determination value, which are used when the transmitting end device transmits a data channel next;
calculating a second channel estimation value indicating a state of a propagation path, on the basis of a demodulation reference signal, by using interpolation processing in accordance with at least one of the rank determination value and the MCS determination value; and
performing demodulation and decoding of a data channel by using the second channel estimation value.