Method and apparatus to improve closed loop transmit diversity modes performance via interference suppression in a WCDMA network equipped with a RAKE receiver

1. A method for processing signals in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

determining at a receiver, a maximum one of a plurality of signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) values for a received wireless signal, said plurality of SINR values calculated using a corresponding plurality of weight values; and

feeding back to a transmitter of said received wireless signal, a particular one of said corresponding plurality of weight values, wherein said particular one of said corresponding plurality of weight values is associated with said determined maximum one of said calculated plurality of SINR values.

2. The method according to claim 1 , comprising communicating said particular one of said corresponding plurality of weight values to said transmitter via at least one uplink communication channel.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of SINR values comprises at least one inter-path interference (IPI) value.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of weight values comprises at least one closed loop mode 1 (CLM1) weight value.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of weight values comprises at least one closed loop mode 2 (CLM2) weight value.

6. The method according to claim 1 , comprising: calculating said plurality of SINR values for said wireless signal utilizing at least one phase shift value; and selecting said at least one phase shift value from a range of [0°; 360°] utilizing at least one quantized step value.

7. The method according to claim 1 , comprising calculating said plurality of SINR values for said wireless signal utilizing one or both of a phase shift value and/or an amplitude value.

8. The method according to claim 1 , comprising acquiring at said receiver, one or both of channel state information and/or system geometry information for said received wireless signal.

9. The method according to claim 8 , comprising calculating at said receiver, said plurality of SINR values for said received wireless signal, based on one or both of said channel state information and/or said system geometry information.

10. A system for processing signals in a wireless communication system, the system comprising:

one or more processors and/or circuits in a receiver, wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to:

determine at said receiver, a maximum one of a plurality of signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) values for a received wireless signal, said plurality of SINR values calculated using a corresponding plurality of weight values; and

feed back to a transmitter of said received wireless signal, a particular one of said corresponding plurality of weight values, wherein said particular one of said corresponding plurality of weight values is associated with said determined maximum one of said calculated plurality of SINR values.

11. The system according to claim 10 , wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to communicate said particular one of said corresponding plurality of weight values to said transmitter via at least one uplink communication channel.

12. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said at least one uplink communication channel comprises a high-speed dedicated physical control channel (HS-DPCCH).

13. The system according to claim 10 , wherein each of said plurality of SINR values comprises at least one inter-path interference (IPI) value.

14. The system according to claim 10 , wherein said plurality of weight values comprises at least one closed loop mode 1 (CLM1) weight value.

15. The system according to claim 10 , wherein said plurality of weight values comprises at least one closed loop mode 2 (CLM2) weight value.

16. The system according to claim 10 , wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to: calculate said plurality of SINR values for said wireless signal utilizing at least one phase shift value; and select said at least one phase shift value from a range of [0°; 360°] utilizing at least one quantized step value.

17. The system according to claim 10 , wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to calculate said plurality of SINR values for said wireless signal utilizing one or both of a phase shift value and/or an amplitude value.

18. The system according to claim 10 , wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to acquire at said receiver, one or both of channel state information and/or system geometry information for said received wireless signal.

19. The system according to claim 18 , wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to calculate at said receiver, said plurality of SINR values for said received wireless signal, based on one or both of said channel state information and/or said system geometry information.

20. A receiver for processing signals in a wireless communication system, the receiver comprising:

one or more processors and/or circuits operable to:

calculate a plurality of signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) values for a received wireless signal based on a corresponding plurality of weight values and one or more of:

channel state information,

system geometry information,

a phase shift value and/or

an amplitude value;

determine a maximum of the plurality of SINR values; and

feed back the weight value in the corresponding plurality of weight values that is associated with the maximum of the plurality of SINR values.