Pilot scrambling for channel estimation

1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

receiving data symbols for transmission over a wireless communication channel using multiple antenna ports;

generating a plurality of scrambling sequences, each corresponding to one of the multiple antenna ports;

mapping, for each antenna port, a corresponding pilot signal to time and frequency transmission resources using a corresponding scrambling sequence;

multiplexing a first input from the data symbols and a second input from the mapping of the corresponding pilot signal to generate an output signal comprising an OFDM symbol; and

transmitting the output signal over a wireless communication channel,

wherein the generating the plurality of scrambling sequences comprises:

using a pseudorandom number generator to generate a pseudorandom sequence,

generating a plurality of circular shifts based on evenly dividing a length of the OFDM symbol, and

generating each of the plurality of scrambling sequences by performing a circular shift operation on the pseudorandom sequence using each of the plurality of circular shifts for the each antenna port.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the circular shift operation is performed in a time domain.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the circular shift operation is performed by modulating the scrambling sequence by a complex exponential in the frequency domain.

4. The method of claim 1 , further including:

generating orthogonal codes,

wherein the mapping includes using the corresponding scrambling sequence and one of the orthogonal codes for mapping pilot signals to time-frequency transmission resources.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a different modulated version of a same scrambling sequence is used for each antenna port.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first input from the data symbols comprises forward error correction coded and modulated data bits.

7. The method of claim 1 , further including mapping to shared time-frequency transmission resources being performed by different user equipment.

8. A wireless communication device comprising a memory storing instruction and a processor, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to implement a method comprising:

receiving data symbols for transmission over a wireless communication channel using multiple antenna ports;

generating a plurality of scrambling sequences, each corresponding to one of the multiple antenna ports;

mapping, for each antenna port, a corresponding pilot signal to time and frequency transmission resources using a corresponding scrambling sequence;

multiplexing a first input from the data symbols and a second input from the mapping of the corresponding pilot signal to generate an output signal; and

transmitting the output signal over a wireless communication channel,

wherein the generating the plurality of scrambling sequences includes using a different pseudorandom number generator to generate a pseudorandom sequence for each antenna port.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:

generating orthogonal codes,

wherein the mapping includes using the corresponding scrambling sequence and one of the orthogonal codes for mapping pilot signals to time-frequency transmission resources.

10. The device of claim 8 , wherein a different modulated version of a same scrambling sequence is used for each antenna port.

11. The device of claim 8 , wherein the first input from the data symbols comprises forward error correction coded and modulated data bits.

12. The device of claim 8 , further including mapping to shared time-frequency transmission resources being performed by different user equipment.

13. A wireless signal transmission apparatus comprising a processor, configured to:

receive data symbols for transmission over a wireless communication channel using multiple antenna ports;

generate a plurality of scrambling sequences, each corresponding to one of the multiple antenna ports;

map, for each antenna port, a corresponding pilot signal to time and frequency transmission resources using a corresponding scrambling sequence;

multiplex a first input from the data symbols and a second input from the mapping of the corresponding pilot signal to generate an output signal; and

cause a transmission of the output signal over a wireless communication channel,

wherein generating the plurality of scrambling sequences comprises:

using a pseudorandom number generator to generate a pseudorandom sequence,

generating a plurality of circular shifts based on evenly dividing a length of the OFDM symbol, and

generating each of the plurality of scrambling sequences by performing a circular shift operation on the pseudorandom sequence using each of the plurality of circular shifts for the each antenna port.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the circular shift operation is performed in a time domain.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the circular shift operation is performed by modulating the scrambling sequence by a complex exponential in the frequency domain.

16. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

generate orthogonal codes,

wherein the mapping includes using the corresponding scrambling sequence and one of the orthogonal codes for mapping pilot signals to time-frequency transmission resources.

17. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein a different modulated version of a same scrambling sequence is used for each antenna port.

18. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first input from the data symbols comprises forward error correction coded and modulated data bits.

19. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to map to shared time-frequency transmission resources being performed by different user equipment.