IP Library Granted Patent US 9,893,775
Granted Patent B1
US 9,893,775 · App. 15/375,399 · Granted Feb 13, 2018

Systems and methods for implementing an enhanced multi-antenna transmission scheme

Inventors: Muhammad Ahsan Naim (Ashburn, VA); Yu Zhou (Herndon, VA); Luca Zappaterra (Eindhoven, NL)
Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
H04B7/04H04B17/336H04W74/004
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Patent No.
US 9,893,775
App. No.
15/375,399
Granted
Feb 13, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems and methods are described for enhanced multi-antenna transmission. At a multi-antenna system of a first access node, implicit transmit symbols are assigned to a plurality of antennas. At least two antennas are selected from the plurality of antennas to simultaneously transmit explicit symbols to a wireless device. The explicit symbols are used at the wireless device to decode the implicit transmit symbols.

Claims (28)

1. A method for enhanced multi-antenna transmission, the method comprising:

assigning implicit transmit symbols to a plurality of antennas of the multi-antenna system;

selecting at least two antennas from the plurality of antennas to simultaneously transmit explicit symbols to at least one wireless device; and

instructing the at least one wireless device to decode the implicit transmit symbols based on the explicit symbols transmitted,

wherein the at least two antennas are further selected based on a binary sum of the implicit transmit symbols assigned to the at least two antennas.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the explicit symbols are assigned to each antenna of multi-antenna system.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the explicit symbols are encoded data signals.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the at least two antennas are selected based on the implicit transmit symbols a sender wants to communicate at the wireless device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas experiences multipath fading.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the at least two antennas are selected based on the implicit transmit symbols assigned to the at least one antenna experiencing multipath fading.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein data signals transmitted from the at least two antennas are combined on a same resource block (RB) for uplink (UL) transmission.

8. A method for multi-antenna transmission, the method comprising:

selecting two or more antennas of a multi-antenna system that meet a criteria;

simultaneously transmitting at least one explicit symbol from the selected antennas to a pre-configured receiver; and

decoding implicit information at the receiver based on the selected two or more antennas and the transmitted at least one explicit symbol,

wherein the criteria is a binary sum of implicit information that equals a sum of implicit transmit symbols corresponding to at least one antenna of the multi-antenna system experiencing multipath fading.

9. A system for enhanced multi-antenna transmission, the system comprising:

a processing node configured to:

assign implicit transmit symbols to a plurality of antennas of the multi-antenna system;

select at least two antennas from the plurality of antennas to simultaneously transmit explicit symbols to at least one wireless device; and

instruct the wireless device to decode the implicit transmit symbols at the wireless device based on the explicit symbols transmitted,

wherein the processing node is further configured to select the at least two antennas based on a binary sum of the implicit transmit symbols assigned to the at least two antennas.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least two antennas are selected based on the implicit transmit symbols a sender wants to communicate at the wireless device.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the explicit symbols are encoded data signals.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processing node is further configured to select the at least two antennas are selected based on the implicit transmit symbols a sender wants to communicate at the wireless device.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas experiences multipath fading.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the processing node is further configured to select the at least two antennas based on the implicit transmit symbols assigned to the at least one antenna experiencing multipath fading.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein data signals transmitted from the two or more antennas are combined on a same resource block (RB) for uplink (UL) transmission.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2022
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
To: IBSV LLC; LAYER3 TV, LLC; PUSHSPRING, LLC; T-MOBILE CENTRAL LLC; T-MOBILE USA, INC.; ASSURANCE WIRELESS USA, L.P.; BOOST WORLDWIDE, LLC; CLEARWIRE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; CLEARWIRE IP HOLDINGS LLC; SPRINTCOM LLC; SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.; SPRINT INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED; SPRINT SPECTRUM LLC
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 11, 2022
From: SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
To: SPRINT SPECTRUM LLC
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TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF FIRST PRIORITY AND JUNIOR PRIORITY SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Apr 3, 2020
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
To: SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 2, 2020
From: T-MOBILE USA, INC.; ISBV LLC; T-MOBILE CENTRAL LLC; LAYER3 TV, INC.; PUSHSPRING, INC.; BOOST WORLDWIDE, LLC; CLEARWIRE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; CLEARWIRE IP HOLDINGS LLC; CLEARWIRE LEGACY LLC; SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.; SPRINT INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED; SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.; ASSURANCE WIRELESS USA, L.P.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
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GRANT OF FIRST PRIORITY AND JUNIOR PRIORITY SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Mar 3, 2017
From: SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2016
From: NAIM, MUHAMMAD AHSAN; ZHOU, YU; ZAPPATERRA, LUCA
To: SPRINT SPECTRUM LP
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